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Brandon Goodwin popped off the bench with 15 points, four rebounds, five assists, two threes, and a steal in 24 minutes, making six of his 12 shots as well as his lone free-throw. Goodwin benefited from the absences of both Darius Garland and Caris LeVert, but LeVert will continue to miss time, making Goodwin a potential streamer. When Goodwin has gotten the requisite playing time, he’s put up numbers. Most recently, that came in a three-game stretch at the beginning of the month when Goodwin averaged 13.3 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 6.0 APG, 2.7 3PTM, and 2.0 SPG. However, with the Cavs fancying themselves as legit contenders, they may favor veteran Rajon Rondo over him, making Goodwin a watch-and-wait guy for the time being (zero percent rostered).

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It was a true team effort for the Wiz, with four guys off the bench scoring in double figures. One of those four was Deni Avdija, who has really been playing well since the trade deadline. He finished up with 13 points, eight rebounds, a triple, two steals and a block. It was his fifth straight game scoring double-digit points. Over that stretch he’s been playing 30 minutes a night despite coming off the bench, with averages of 12.4 PPG, 7.4 RPG, 1.4 3PTM, 1.0 SPG, and 0.8 BPG. He should be entrenched in this role the rest of the season, meaning he’ll have plenty of opportunity to produce (17 percent rostered in Yahoo! leagues).

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The Grizzlies are one of the deepest teams in the league, with upwards of 10 guys who can contribute fantasy-wise on any given night. That was the case last night when three of the bench mob scored in double figures, but today we’re going to highlight Brandon Clarke, who’s been consistently good for several weeks, even while playing right around 20 MPG. Against Detroit, Clarke scored 14 points, grabbed nine rebounds, dished out three assists, and recorded a steal and a block apiece. It was the sixth time in seven outings Clarke reached double digits in the points column. Over the past 30 days he’s actually been a borderline top-50 player overall, making him a good pickup for those looking for efficiency and defense with modest points and boards (35 percent rostered in Yahoo! leagues).

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I forgot Taurean Prince was on the T’Wolves, but the man has been a comet lately. Last night he matched his season-high (which was set in the previous game) with 23 points on 8-of-13 shooting, including 5-of-6 from downtown. He tacked on six boards and a steal to round out his evening. He’s scored in double figures in four straight, and he’s absolutely shot the lights out over that span, converting 66 percent of his field goals and a ridiculous 68 percent of his threes. The shooting will obviously regress, but he does enough in rebounds and steals (6.8 RPG, 1.5 SPG over his past four) to make him a streaming target while he’s scorching (10 percent rostered in Yahoo! leagues).

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With LeBron James resting last night, Malik Monk had to pick up some of the slack as a distributor. That led to a healthy five assists in 31 minutes, but without King James generating clean looks for him, Monk struggled to put the ball in the basket. He shot just 3-of-13 from the floor and 1-for-6 from distance to score 11 points, with four boards and two steals to round out his evening. Monk has been very effective of late, coming in as a borderline top-40 player over the past 30 days. He should be rostered in more than 53 percent of Yahoo! leagues.

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Goga Bitadze is a must-add with the Pacers’ front line decimated. He’s kind of the only act in town now, and he’s got some talent. Bitadze played 31 minutes against the Warriors before getting tossed, scoring 13 points, grabbing nine boards, dishing out five assists, hitting a three, and blocking a shot. He needs to be picked up everywhere for the tremendous opportunity he’s got in front of him (21 percent rostered).

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Lu Dort broke out of a massive shooting slump last night, scoring 27 points on 9-of-17 from the floor, including six connections from downtown. It was the first time in several weeks he cracked 50 percent shooting from the field. It was good to see his shot fall, given he didn’t contribute anywhere else on the stat sheet, with just two assists and a rebound accompanying those points and treys. His streakiness and the drain on FG percentage makes me not want to deal with him (64 percent rostered in Yahoo! leagues). Maybe if he strings together a couple more hot performances you can explore selling high.

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Coming off a game in which he went scoreless in 22 minutes, Evan Fournier went OFF for a career-high 41 points, including 10 made triples. At one point I saw an actual fireball coming off his fingers as he flung up splashes before they barely touched his fingers. He added eight boards, a steal and a block to his line. He’s rostered in most leagues (64 percent), but maybe you can sell high on him if his national TV performance swayed some opinions in your league.

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Jrue Holiday got off to a slow start, but has caught fire since Thanksgiving. Over his past 19 games, he’s shooting a scorching 56 percent from the field (on over 15 attempts per game), and 40 percent from deep despite a fair number of those games coming without Milwaukee’s two All Stars. He’s averaging a 21-5-7 over that span and has been a top-30 player over the past 30 days. Gotta show some love for Holiday, who’s deserving of an All Star nod himself.

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Deni Avdija has really been showing promise lately, especially on the defensive end of the floor. He’s turned into a perimeter “stopper” for the Wiz and it’s been translating into valuable fantasy stats, like last night when he swatted three shots. His offense has picked up too, as he’s reached double figures in scoring in four straight after putting up 14 in the Garden. Over his past four outings, Avdija is averaging 13.0 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 1.5 3PTM, 1.3 SPG, and 1.0 BPG. He could be a 1/1/1 guy the rest of the way and will stick in the rotation even after all the replacement players go away (14 percent rostered in Yahoo! leagues).

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Saddiq Bey roared back to life with a major slump buster last night, tying a season-high with 28 points on 9-of-17 shooting from the field and a perfect 7-for-7 from the foul line. Bey also added to that in other cats, grabbing 10 rebounds, dishing out five assists, and canning three triples. It was the first time he had topped 15 points in a month. Over that miserable span, he barely maintained a top-300 ranking and saw his roster share drop to 55 percent in Yahoo! leagues. He’ll have plenty of opportunity with Jerami Grant out of the lineup. If he’s been dropped in your league, give him a whirl.

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Joe Ingles is finally kicking it into gear after a slow start to the season. Ingles is back to canning threes and dropping dimes—he amassed three of the former and seven of the latter on Thursday—and has scored in double digits in five of his last seven. Over that span, he’s averaging 11.3 PPG, 3.9 APG, and 2.7 3PTM. Those numbers may seem modest, but paired with close to 60 percent shooting, it’s made him a top-100 player over the past 14 days. He’s trending in the right direction, and I would scoop him up now if you need treys and dimes (39 percent rostered in Yahoo! leagues).

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