A ton of breaking news & a ton of news to come….
Ish Smith has been placed in health & protocols
- James Bouknight – this years first round pick – could draw a start here. If he doesn't, he'll surely be in their rotation.
DeMar DeRozan has been placed in health & protocols
- Zach LaVine gets a huge usage bump (5% w/ DDR out), 35% overall
- Lonzo Ball gets a 2.1% usage bump, .1.04 FP/min w/o DDR & Caruso
- Derrick Jones Jr. & Ayo Dosunmu stand out as the value options for the Bulls.
Tyrese Maxey ruled out (illness)
- Shake Milton is the clear-cut no.1 beneficiary to Maxey being out.
- Seth Curry gets a 3% USG bump. He's OK as a last piece in our builds.
D'Angelo Russell & Patrick Beverley are OUT. Karl-Anthony Towns is IN.
- Karl-Anthony Towns, Anthony Edwards are TIER 1 plays.
- Leandro Bolmaro, Jarred Vanderbilt, Malik Beasley TIER 2 plays.
Giannis Antetokounmpo is a GTD…
- Jrue Holiday, Khris Middleton & Bobby Portis are the top priorities if Giannis sits.
- Pat Connaughton is a very solid option as well.

| POSITIONS | TOP TIER | MID TIER | VALUE TIER |
| PG | Trae Young | Tyus Jones | Dennis Smith Jr. |
| SG | Tyler Herro | Desmond Bane | Caleb Martin |
| SF | Anthony Edwards | Kelly Oubre Jr. | Kevin Huerter |
| PF | Giannis Antetokounmpo | Miles Bridges | Cameron Johnson |
| C | Joel Embiid | Karl-Anthony Towns | PJ Washington |
| Position | Top Tier | Mid-Tier | Value-Tier |
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