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J. Jackson - SG

DET

Josh Jackson was the lone bright spot for Memphis in a ugly loss to Dallas on Friday, scoring 16 points on 7-of-15 shooting with two rebounds, two assists, one steal, one block and two triples in 22 minutes.

His shot hasn't been pretty, but his energy has been off the charts for Memphis. It's translated to the stat sheet too, because even though he's shooting 39.7% from the field over the last weeks, he's been a 9th rounder in 9-cat with 11.9 points, 2.6 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.3 steals, 0.9 blocks and 2.0 triples. He's a solid short-term add until the Grizzlies get Jaren Jackson Jr. (knee) back (likely at some point next week).

Added Mar 07 1:06 am (EST)

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R. Hood - SF

POR

Rodney Hood's mysterious absence from Monday's game was due to a thigh contusion, Terry Stotts confirmed after the game.

We have no idea why the injury wasn't revealed sooner but it makes sense after Hood had started the previous two games for the Blazers. Gary Trent Jr. started in his place last night and scored 22 points, while Anfernee Simons had a big game off the bench. The Blazers have a bunch of guys (Hood, Trent Jr., Simons, Carmelo Anthony and Derrick Jones Jr.) that can help fill the void left by C.J. McCollum's foot injury, and they're all likely to step on each other's toes going forward, at least in terms of fantasy. Consider Hood day-to-day for now.

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R. Rubio - PG

MIN

Ricky Rubio scored just six points vs the Warriors on Monday but dished out a season-high 11 assists with four rebounds and a steal in the loss.

Rubio was able to get everyone but himself involved in Monday's game vs the Dubs. He went 1-of-8 from the field and continues to shoot it terribly this season, connecting on just 37% of his shots and 21% of his threes. Unless you're in a deep league, there's no need to hang onto him other than when D'Angelo Russell is out of the lineup.

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J. McLaughlin - PG

MIN

Jordan McLaughlin played 22 minutes off the bench and hit 7-of-12 shots and a 3-pointer for a season-high 15 points, two rebounds, five assists and a steal in Monday's loss to the Warriors.

D'Angelo Russell is out with quad contusion and may or may not be ready for Wednesday and McLaughlin has been getting some nice run as a backup point guard to Ricky Rubio. He'll likely crawl back under a rock once DAR is back in action, but if he's out again on Wednesday, McLaughlin could be worth a DFS flier again on Wednesday.

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N. Reid - C

MIN

Naz Reid had a decent game on Monday, posting 11 points, 10 rebounds, an assist and two blocks in 24 minutes.

Reid couldn't find his shooting stroke vs the Warriors, missing 11 of his 16 field goal attempts and going 1-of-6 from beyond the arc. He also committed six fouls and two turnovers in what was his worst game in about a week. He'll look to bounce back on Wednesday when the Wolves play the Warriors once again. Just beware that he's likely to take a big hit once Karl-Anthony Towns (COVID) is back in action. We'd rather grab Jarred Vanderbilt off the wire for long-term help.

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M. Beasley - SG

MIN

Malik Beasley hit 10-of-18 shots, four 3-pointers and 6-of-6 free throws for a season-high 30 points, seven rebounds and a steal in 30 minutes of Monday's 130-108 loss to the Warriors.

Beasley, who has a pending suspension still hanging over his head, has now scored at least 12 points in 13 straight games and has been hitting a ton of 3-pointers, grabbing some boards, racking up assists, and swiping some steals, as well. He was returning sixth-round fantasy value prior to tonight's explosion and has been a must-start fantasy player for the season. Just roll him out there and watch him go off until further notice, as we have no clue when his 'threat of violence' suspension may be happening.

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J. Vanderbilt - PF

MIN

Jarred Vanderbilt stuffed the stat sheet on Monday night, tallying 12 points, five boards, two assists, two steals and two blocks in 25 minutes.

JV had another productive night as a starter, shooting 5-of-8 from the floor and playing some impressive defense on the other end. He's notched at least 10 points, four rebounds, two steals and a block in his last three games is making a legitimate case to be the starting power forward for the rest of the season. He looks like one of the better waiver-wire pickups in fantasy right now and is currently only rostered in 15 percent of Yahoo! leagues. He suffered a nasty cut above his right eye tonight and missed some time because of it, but was able to finish the game.

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J. Wiseman - C

GSW

James Wiseman came off the bench on Monday and finished with 13 points, four rebounds and two blocks in 16 minutes.

Wiseman was moved to the bench while veteran Kevon Looney got the start. After the game, Draymond Green said of Wiseman, "If he's coming off the bench or not, he's one of the most important players on this team." And Draymond's right, but for now, it appears the rookie will come off the bench as Steve Kerr looks to shake things up and so far, he's 1/1. We'll see how long this move lasts moving forward.

Added 1:18 am (EST)

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R. Hood - SF

POR

Rodney Hood, who started the last two games for the Blazers and scored 21 points in one of them, got a DNP-CD on Monday when he never got off the bench.

Carmelo Anthony, Derrick Jones Jr. and Gary Trent Jr. all started on Monday while Anfernee Simons went off for his best game of the season off the bench. All four of these guys now appear to be ahead of Hood on the depth chart, so it's probably time to drop Hood if you recently picked him up thinking he was locked into a starting gig.

Added 1:11 am (EST)

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K. Oubre - SF

GSW

Kelly Oubre played extremely well on Monday vs the Wolves, totaling 14 points, six rebounds, four assists, three steals and a block in 28 minutes.

The three swipes were Oubre's second-highest mark of the season and he was one of three Warriors players (Stephen Curry and Andrew Wiggins) to record three steals in the game. He shot 4-of-9 from the floor and 4-of-5 from the line and made two 3-pointers after failing to make any in the last couple of games. The first-year Dub is getting more comfortable in Steve Kerr's system each night, and if he continues to play like he did tonight, we should see his shooting percentages increase over time.

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A. Simons - SG

POR

Anfernee Simons came off the bench and hit 10-of-17 shots and six 3-pointers for a season-high 26 points, two rebounds, one assist, one steal and one turnover in 29 minutes of Monday's loss to the Thunder.

While the points and 3-pointers were easily season highs for Simons, he didn't set any career highs, which sit at seven 3-pointers and 37 points. The fact that Rodney Hood didn't even get into the game after starting and scoring seven and 21 points in his last two games bodes well for Simons, as the Blazers may be ready to make him their sixth man until C.J. McCollum (foot) and Robert Covington (concussion) are ready to return. If that happens, Simons might be an interesting fantasy pickup, but we'd like to see him do this again before taking the bait.

Added 1:05 am (EST)

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G. Trent - SG

POR

Gary Trent started over Rodney Hood (DNP-CD) on Monday and hit 9-of-17 shots and four 3-pointers for 22 points, but had just one rebound, zero assists and two steals in a team-high 41 minutes in a tough loss to the Thunder.

Rodney Hood, who had been playing well, didn't even get off the bench tonight and Trent played a ton of minutes and looked pretty good. The lack of peripheral stats is not an anomaly and he'll likely be a scorer and 3-point specialist going forward, but the start tonight and the minutes were highly encouraging.

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E. Kanter - C

POR

Enes Kanter hit 5-of-10 shots for 13 points, a season-high 22 rebounds, three assists and two steals in Monday's loss to the Thunder.

Kanter's game log reads like a single-digit manifesto but he has had a few big games this season. And with Jusuf Nurkic out indefinitely, Kanter should be putting up more lines like this more consistently. He won't get to face the Thunder every night, but there's no reason he can play better than he has in Nurkic's absence. He's worth grabbing if he's somehow available in your league.

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R. Hood - SF

POR

Rodney Hood's mysterious absence from Monday's game was due to a thigh contusion, Terry Stotts confirmed after the game.

Added 2:34 am (EST)

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R. Rubio - PG

MIN

Ricky Rubio scored just six points vs the Warriors on Monday but dished out a season-high 11 assists with four rebounds and a steal in the loss.

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J. McLaughlin - PG

MIN

Jordan McLaughlin played 22 minutes off the bench and hit 7-of-12 shots and a 3-pointer for a season-high 15 points, two rebounds, five assists and a steal in Monday's loss to the Warriors.

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N. Reid - C

MIN

Naz Reid had a decent game on Monday, posting 11 points, 10 rebounds, an assist and two blocks in 24 minutes.

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M. Beasley - SG

MIN

Malik Beasley hit 10-of-18 shots, four 3-pointers and 6-of-6 free throws for a season-high 30 points, seven rebounds and a steal in 30 minutes of Monday's 130-108 loss to the Warriors.

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J. Vanderbilt - PF

MIN

Jarred Vanderbilt stuffed the stat sheet on Monday night, tallying 12 points, five boards, two assists, two steals and two blocks in 25 minutes.

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J. Wiseman - C

GSW

James Wiseman came off the bench on Monday and finished with 13 points, four rebounds and two blocks in 16 minutes.

Added 1:18 am (EST)

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R. Hood - SF

POR

Rodney Hood, who started the last two games for the Blazers and scored 21 points in one of them, got a DNP-CD on Monday when he never got off the bench.

Added 1:11 am (EST)

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