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Fantasy Basketball Minutes Report: Injuries to Trae Young, Walker Kessler shake up rotations

Welcome to the inaugural edition of the Fantasy Basketball Minutes Report. Every week, I will be going through each team’s updated minutes per game to see which players are seeing the court more or less than in previous weeks. With this information in hand, I’ll try to discuss any relevant fantasy risers or fallers; players who we should be adding off waivers or removing from our teams.

The charts below are also great for exploring on your own. You can track the minutes over the last three games, five games, ten games, and for the entire season to see what trends stand out to you. All of this data was made accessible by [**Kyle Bland**](https://x.com/blandalytics), who is incredibly talented and also incredibly generous, so make sure to give him a follow to check out all of his baseball data as well.

### Atlanta Hawks

**Name**

Last 3

Last 5

Last 10

Dyson Daniels

36.4

35.5

32.4

Jalen Johnson

33.7

32.4

31.9

Nickeil Alexander-Walker

32.7

32.1

31.1

Luke Kennard

26.3

25.5

25.2

Onyeka Okongwu

26

27.1

29.1

Kristaps Porziņģis

25.8

25.5

25.5

Zaccharie Risacher

24

24

23.5

Trae Young

20.6

27.8

Obviously, the big change here is the knee injury to **Trae Young**, which will keep him out at least a month. In the meantime, we haven’t seen a major spike for any one player. Minutes have ticked up a bit for all starters, and those five (Daniels, Johnson, Alexander-Walker, Porziņģis, and Risacher) and going to be leaned on heavily. Kennard and Okongwu will see enough time to maybe pop a big fantasy day here and then, especially Kennard with his three-point shooting, but the biggest shift will be the way the usage rates tick up for the other starters.

### Boston Celtics

**Name**

Last 3

Last 5

Last 10

Jaylen Brown

28.4

29.8

31.1

Payton Pritchard

28.3

29.9

31.9

Derrick White

26.9

30.1

31.9

Anfernee Simons

24.3

25.6

26.9

Josh Minott

22.7

24.6

22.5

Sam Hauser

22.4

22.5

23.6

Neemias Queta

22

22.2

22.9

Jordan Walsh

21.3

14.7

9.6

The Celtics continue to toy around with their rotation in a season without **Jayson Tatum**. Recently, we’ve seen Joe Mazzulla use a lot of smaller lineups with **Josh Minott** spelling **Neemias Queta** at center. This has allowed **Jordan Walsh** to enter the rotation as a bigger guard/wing. That has cut into minutes for **Hugo Gonzalez** and **Baylor Scheierman**, but none of that is actionable in fantasy leagues other than the fact that Minott has settled into a consistent role and is contributing across most categories in his nearly 23 minutes per game.

### Brooklyn Nets

**Name**

Last 3

Last 5

Last 10

Michael Porter Jr.

33.4

31.9

32.4

Nic Claxton

32.5

29.9

28.7

Terance Mann

32.2

29.8

27.9

Tyrese Martin

25.6

24

20.9

Noah Clowney

25.5

23.4

22.6

Cam Thomas

25

27.1

28.3

Ziaire Williams

22.5

22.5

20.5

Egor Dëmin

16.7

16.6

18.9

Ben Saraf

3.6

13.8

15.7

As I mentioned last week. Brooklyn is a young team that is going to try and work in a bunch of rookies and second-year players around the main cogs **Michael Porter Jr., Cam Thomas**, and **Nic Claxton**. Thomas’ recent hamstring injury makes his minute totals look lower than they are, and we’ve seen **Terance Mann** grow into a bit more of a prominent role. It’s been a struggle early on for **Egor Dëmin** and **Ben Saraf**, but the rookies figure to continue to get plenty of minutes throughout the year.

### Charlotte Hornets

**Name**

Last 3

Last 5

Last 10

Miles Bridges

35.6

34.2

33.6

LaMelo Ball

33.5

32.7

33.3

Kon Knueppel

32.9

30.6

30.4

Sion James

29.2

27.7

24.3

Ryan Kalkbrenner

27.2

28.8

27.4

Collin Sexton

26.3

26.2

26.4

Tre Mann

23

22.3

20.8

Moussa Diabaté

19.6

19.6

19.9

Pat Connaughton

12.7

9.1

7.4

Brandon Miller

19.9

The injury to **Brandon Miller**, which will keep him out at least a few weeks, has led to an uptick in minutes and usage from **Kon Knueppel**, who’s having a solid rookie season and averaging 14.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and very few defensive stats. **Sion James** has also stepped into a bigger role, but there isn’t much fantasy juice there. **Ryan Kalkbrenner** also continues to lead the center battle here and is putting up plenty of fantasy value because he’s blocking 2.4 shots per game with 7.1 rebounds and an elite field goal percentage.

### Chicago Bulls

**Name**

Last 3

Last 5

Last 10

Josh Giddey

38.1

35.6

34.2

Nikola Vučević

31.3

32.1

32

Matas Buzelis

30.3

31.4

29

Ayo Dosunmu

29.3

25.8

26.1

Tre Jones

28.2

29

29.4

Kevin Huerter

24

23.6

24.9

Isaac Okoro

23.7

24.8

24

Patrick Williams

23.3

22.3

22.5

The Bulls are 6-1. Who saw that coming? (_Yes, I will continue to ask that question if they continue to play this well)._ **Ayo Dosunmu** has been great off the bench and should be back on Friday after missing one game with a quad injury. The rest of the minutes have been relatively consistent and likely will be until **Coby White** returns, which is still a couple of weeks away.

### Cleveland Cavaliers

**Name**

Last 3

Last 5

Last 10

Donovan Mitchell

35.5

33.1

33.8

Evan Mobley

34.7

33.7

34.1

De’Andre Hunter

32.3

29.8

29.2

Jarrett Allen

29.5

26.6

27.4

Jaylon Tyson

28.9

28.2

24.8

Sam Merrill

26.8

22.4

26

Darius Garland

26.1

26.1

26.1

Lonzo Ball

25.1

24.9

24.1

Craig Porter Jr.

20

21.2

18

Larry Nance Jr.

19.7

18.1

16.9

**Darius Garland** is back, and his numbers here are from just one game. I would expect his minutes to continue to tick up here, and we should see other minutes fall as a result. In Garland’s first game back, we saw **Sam Merrill** move to the bench but still play 27 minutes. **Craig Porter Jr., Larry Nance Jr.**, and **Lonzo Ball** all saw their minutes take a hit, but Ball still played 23 minutes, so he would be usable if he was doing much on the statsheet.

### Dallas Mavericks

**Name**

Last 3

Last 5

Last 10

P.J. Washington

36.6

35.3

34.6

Cooper Flagg

34.2

33.7

33

Max Christie

31.1

31.6

30

D’Angelo Russell

26.5

25.9

22.8

Naji Marshall

23.5

23.3

23.6

Daniel Gafford

22.3

22.3

22.3

Klay Thompson

19.8

20.7

20.4

Anthony Davis

22.3

29.9

Dereck Lively II

16.9

Ryan Nembhard

9.2

The injuries are starting to pile up for the Mavericks, with **Dereck Lively II** and **Anthony Davis** joining **Kyrie Irving** on the sideline. Lively II is expected back next week, and Davis could return later this week, so these don’t seem like major injuries that will drastically impact playing time. **Daniel Gafford** has gotten the most immediate bump, and might until Lively returns, but the other changes have mostly been added minutes for guys like **P.J. Washington** and **Cooper Flagg**.

### Denver Nuggets

**Name**

Last 3

Last 5

Last 10

Nikola Jokić

36.5

34.7

35.2

Jamal Murray

33.4

32.5

33.5

Christian Braun

32.3

30.3

31.6

Aaron Gordon

30.9

29.6

30.3

Cameron Johnson

28

26

26.7

Bruce Brown

23.2

20.3

20.4

Tim Hardaway Jr.

23.2

23.1

23.3

Jonas Valančiūnas

11.2

11.7

11.9

It’s been pretty status quo for the Nuggets, who don’t have any major injuries and have kept their rotation consistent.

### Detroit Pistons

**Name**

Last 3

Last 5

Last 10

Cade Cunningham

37.7

35.5

36.1

Tobias Harris

35.5

27.9

32.2

Duncan Robinson

34.2

31.6

32.3

Jalen Duren

32.7

30.3

26.4

Isaiah Stewart

30.1

26.8

24.7

Ausar Thompson

28.5

26

27.9

Ronald Holland II

22

23.1

21.8

Caris LeVert

19.3

18.4

19

**Tobias Harris** is dealing with an ankle injury that kept him out earlier this week, and has led to **Isiah Stewart** and **Jalen Duren** getting some more playing time. With how Stewart has looked, it might make sense for the Pistons to keep his minutes increasing even when Harris comes back, which could be later this week. Stewart would be really interesting in fantasy if we knew he wouldn’t dip back to 23-ish minutes per game.

### Golden State Warriors

**Name**

Last 3

Last 5

Last 10

Will Richard

34.5

17.5

16.7

Stephen Curry

31.3

30.8

31.1

Draymond Green

31.3

31.5

29.6

Jonathan Kuminga

30.7

30.4

30.8

Brandin Podziemski

30.2

28.6

29.4

Moses Moody

29.5

24.1

23.4

Jimmy Butler III

24.3

29.3

31.1

Al Horford

20.9

20.6

22

Buddy Hield

16.4

15.3

16.8

The Warriors are an older team, so they are going to deal with injuries all season. Right now, all of **Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler**, and **Draymond Green** are listed as day-to-day and have missed recent games. That has obviously led to opportunities for second-round pick **Will Richard**, who had 30 points against the Kings. However, I don’t expect his playing time boost to last. **Moses Moody** has also seen his playing time increase in the wake of these injuries, and he’s been fine, but he hasn’t exactly played himself into a bigger role when the veterans all return.

### Houston Rockets

**Name**

Last 3

Last 5

Last 10

Amen Thompson

36.7

35.1

34.9

Alperen Sengun

35.1

34.1

36.8

Kevin Durant

34.1

32.8

35.4

Jabari Smith Jr.

30.9

30.9

34.2

Tari Eason

27.1

26

25.7

Josh Okogie

23.1

24.7

23

Steven Adams

18.8

18.3

22.5

Reed Sheppard

16.7

18.4

20

Clint Capela

14.9

12.9

10.9

Things have remained pretty consistent for the Rockets so far to start the season. We have seen **Steven Adams** cede some minutes to **Clint Capela** as he’s battled a hip injury, and **Reed Sheppard** continues to see his playing time dialed back a little, but the rest has remained the same.

### Indiana Pacers

**Name**

Last 3

Last 5

Last 10

Pascal Siakam

37.3

35.7

35.6

Aaron Nesmith

33.7

32.6

32.1

Jarace Walker

33.4

32.8

30.9

Quenton Jackson

25.4

22.7

20.1

Isaiah Jackson

23.6

21.8

18

Ben Sheppard

22.6

24.3

27.1

Johnny Furphy

17.8

17.8

12.2

Bennedict Mathurin

36.4

Obi Toppin

27.4

James Wiseman

19.8

Andrew Nembhard

16.9

The Pacers are riddled with injuries, as **Bennedict Mathurin, Obi Toppin, James Wiseman**, and **Andrew Nembhard** have all missed time due to injury. That has led to spikes in playing time all over the rotation, with **Johnny Furphy** and **Isaiah Jackson** being the biggest risers. We did expect Jackson to get a bigger role due to his previous performance, so I think some of his gains will stick, but guys like Furphy and **Jarace Walker** should see their minutes tick down when the key players return.

### Los Angeles Clippers

**Name**

Last 3

Last 5

Last 10

Kawhi Leonard

36.7

34.8

33.5

James Harden

36

35.5

33.6

Ivica Zubac

30.9

30.3

29

Bogdan Bogdanović

29.6

20.9

20.9

Derrick Jones Jr.

28.1

26

24.4

Kris Dunn

25.3

24.7

23.9

John Collins

22.9

23.7

24.3

Bradley Beal

20.7

20.7

20.4

Another team that has stayed relatively consistent so far this season. **Kwahi Leonard** is battling an ankle injury right now, and **James Harden** is dealing with a personal matter, but we have no indication that those situations will last beyond one day.

### Los Angeles Lakers

**Name**

Last 3

Last 5

Last 10

Luka Dončić

40

39.6

38.9

Austin Reaves

37.7

37.8

37.8

Jake LaRavia

36.2

33.8

30.5

Rui Hachimura

34.5

35.7

35.8

Deandre Ayton

31.8

28.9

31.5

Marcus Smart

30.7

31.7

28.7

Jaxson Hayes

20.1

19.3

18.4

Gabe Vincent

23.9

**Luka Doncic** missed a little bit of time, and **Austin Reaves** is now battling a groin injury, so we’ve seen an uptick in minutes and usage for **Jake LaRavia**. More offensive responsibility has also fallen to DeAndre Ayton and Rui Hachimura, but those guys were playing big minutes before anyway. Reaves is expected to return this week, so the rotation should remain similar to this until **LeBron James** returns, which might be another 2-3 weeks.

### Memphis Grizzlies

**Name**

Last 3

Last 5

Last 10

Ja Morant

34.3

32.8

30

Jaren Jackson Jr.

31

31.3

28.7

Cedric Coward

29.6

28.7

26.3

Santi Aldama

25.8

26.9

24.6

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

25.5

23.9

24.8

Jock Landale

24.3

24.4

23.9

Jaylen Wells

22.4

24.6

25.3

The Grizzlies are dealing with myriad injuries, so their rotation has been pretty small to start the season, at least in terms of meaningful minutes. **Zach Edey** is the closest player to returning since he has already been sent to Memphis’ G-League team, but **Ty Jerome** and **Brandon Clarke** are weeks away, so this rotation could continue to look like this for a while. It’s been nice to see **Cedric Coward** get a slight increase in minutes, and I expect that to continue given how good the rookie has looked.

### Miami Heat

**Name**

Last 3

Last 5

Last 10

Andrew Wiggins

33.5

33.1

31.5

Davion Mitchell

32.4

31.1

29.3

Norman Powell

29.4

29.4

30.3

Jaime Jaquez Jr.

29

29.9

29.1

Bam Adebayo

24.9

28.4

30.4

Pelle Larsson

24.4

26.1

18.3

Nikola Jović

21.6

19.3

21.4

Kel’el Ware

18.8

20.8

20.3

**Norman Powell** returned to the Heat, which is great, but now **Bam Adebayo** is dealing with a foot injury. **Kel’el Ware** played 27 minutes on Wednesday with Bam hurt, so he would see the biggest change in role and could certainly be usable in fantasy leagues since he had 13 points, 13 rebounds, and four steals on Wednesday. **Jaime Jaquez Jr.** remains a key bench piece, but he has seen his minutes dip a little with Powell back.

### Milwaukee Bucks

**Name**

Last 3

Last 5

Last 10

Ryan Rollins

31

31.1

31.1

Giannis Antetokounmpo

29.2

30.2

31.2

Gary Trent Jr.

29.1

29.6

28.7

Myles Turner

26.3

27.7

28.4

AJ Green

25.3

26.5

27

Kyle Kuzma

21.5

23.9

22.9

Cole Anthony

20.1

21.2

20.6

Bobby Portis

19.7

18.8

19.4

Kevin Porter Jr.

9.4

**Kevin Porter Jr.** remains out, so **Ryan Rollins** has moved into the starting rotation and looks like he may not relinquish the role. The rest of the rotation has been pretty consistent.

### Minnesota Timberwolves

**Name**

Last 3

Last 5

Last 10

Julius Randle

34.6

34.8

34.9

Donte DiVincenzo

32.6

32.3

31

Rudy Gobert

32.4

32.4

32

Jaden McDaniels

31

33.8

32.6

Anthony Edwards

28.8

28.8

26.5

Mike Conley

23.7

25.1

21.5

Naz Reid

22.4

23.4

22.8

**Anthony Edwards** returned on Wednesday night, which led to **Mike Conley** seeing just 18 minutes and **Bones Hyland** falling out of the rotation altogether. The rest of the rotation is pretty secure, and **Rob Dillingham** is only seeing like 12 minutes per game, which was not enough to make the cut here.

### New Orleans Pelicans

**Name**

Last 3

Last 5

Last 10

Trey Murphy III

35.8

34.5

35.5

Herbert Jones

31.7

29.2

29.1

Zion Williamson

28

29

31.5

Jordan Poole

25.5

26.4

30.3

Saddiq Bey

25.1

23.3

24.7

Jose Alvarado

23.8

20.3

18.1

Jeremiah Fears

22.8

25.6

25.2

Yves Missi

22

24.5

23.2

Derik Queen

16.9

15.6

18.6

Kevon Looney

15.5

15.5

15.5

Another season, another injury to **Zion Williamson**, who is set to miss at least one week with a strained hamstring. The Pelicans are also without **Jordan Poole** for a bit this week, which could lead to extra opportunities for rookie **Jeremiah Fears** or **Jose Alvarado**. The most interesting change has been **Derik Queen**, who was electric in the fourth quarter on Tuesday and then played 26 minutes against the Mavs on Wednesday, scoring 11 points with seven rebounds, two assists, and three steals. He figures to see the biggest bump in minutes while Zion is sidelined.

### New York Knicks

**Name**

Last 3

Last 5

Last 10

OG Anunoby

32.8

33.7

33.9

Karl-Anthony Towns

32.6

33

33.1

Jalen Brunson

32.5

33.5

34

Mikal Bridges

32.4

34.8

35.1

Josh Hart

26.6

24.3

24.1

Miles McBride

19.5

21.9

24.3

Jordan Clarkson

18.3

17

16.1

Landry Shamet

18.1

19.8

17.8

Mitchell Robinson

14.8

16.4

16.4

**Mitchell Robinson** has been battling a foot injury, so his minutes have been kept in check. We’ve also seen the bench minutes consolidate a bit to guys like **Jordan Clarkson, Landry Shamet**, and **Deuce McBride**, who missed some time for personal reasons, which is why his numbers seem low. The other thing to note is that no Knicks player is over 33 minutes per game after their starting five played more than any other unit last year.

### Oklahoma City Thunder

**Name**

Last 3

Last 5

Last 10

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

32.2

32.3

35.4

Chet Holmgren

30

30

33.4

Cason Wallace

29

28.2

30.1

Ajay Mitchell

27.1

27.1

27.1

Isaiah Hartenstein

26.8

27.4

30

Aaron Wiggins

26.6

27.6

27.6

Isaiah Joe

24.7

24.5

24.5

Jaylin Williams

19.1

19.3

17.7

Alex Caruso

17.9

19

21.3

Luguentz Dort

14.8

25.2

31.8

The Thunder have a few injuries of note here with **Chet Holmgren** battling a lower back injury, **Lu Dort** dealing with a shoulder injury, and **Alex Caruso** getting a rest day this week. We also saw the return of **Isaiah Joe**, which, importantly, didn’t really cut into the minutes for **Ajay Mitchell**, who has played himself into a key reserve role for the Thunder.

### Orlando Magic

**Name**

Last 3

Last 5

Last 10

Franz Wagner

33

33.8

34.2

Paolo Banchero

31.9

33.7

34.4

Wendell Carter Jr.

28.3

26.8

28.2

Anthony Black

27.1

27

26.2

Desmond Bane

23.4

27.1

29.1

Tristan da Silva

23.2

21

21.4

Jalen Suggs

19.8

20.2

19.4

The Magic are just 3-5, but they have no major injuries to report and no real changes to their rotation. They’re just shooting 33% from three as a team and struggling to take the next step in their development as a contender.

### Philadelphia 76ers

**Name**

Last 3

Last 5

Last 10

Tyrese Maxey

38.2

41.1

41.3

VJ Edgecombe

35.9

37.5

38.6

Kelly Oubre Jr.

34.6

37.6

37.4

Quentin Grimes

31.1

33

31.6

Andre Drummond

25.7

18.7

16.6

Joel Embiid

25.6

24.5

22.8

Trendon Watford

22.5

19.4

19.4

Adem Bona

18.3

16.7

16.9

Jared McCain

15.2

15.2

15.2

**Joel Embiid** continues to be in and out of the lineup with his knee injury, and **Paul George** has still not returned from knee surgery. We also saw **Jared McCain** back for one game and now out again as he manages a knee injury. McCain should be back soon, and the 76ers clearly don’t want to keep playing **VJ Edgecombe, Kelly Oubre Jr.,** and **Quentin Grimes** as many minutes as they have, so expect those to reduce a bit as this team gets healthy. You’ll still likely want all three in fantasy, but they’ll be playing around three to five minutes per game less.

### Phoenix Suns

**Name**

Last 3

Last 5

Last 10

Devin Booker

37.6

38.7

36.8

Grayson Allen

33.8

35.9

34.6

Royce O’Neale

30.4

34.4

32.2

Ryan Dunn

30

27

25

Mark Williams

26

27.3

24.9

Collin Gillespie

23.4

26.6

24.7

Jordan Goodwin

20.4

20.4

14.4

Dillon Brooks

30.5

**Dillon Brooks** continues to battle a groin injury, and we’ve yet to see **Jalen Green** (hamstring) so far this season, so the Suns’ rotation could change a bit in the next week. As it stands, **Ryan Dunn** and **Jordan Goodwin** have seen an increase in minutes, but neither one is really fantasy viable.

### Portland Trail Blazers

**Name**

Last 3

Last 5

Last 10

Deni Avdija

35.2

34.4

33.4

Jrue Holiday

34.3

33.8

33

Toumani Camara

34

32.7

33

Jerami Grant

32.2

29.9

29.2

Shaedon Sharpe

24.9

25.6

26.7

Kris Murray

23.2

23.4

22.3

Donovan Clingan

22.3

24.2

24.6

Portland’s rotation and minutes have remained pretty consistent so far this season. Their top six players have each played in all eight games, and **Kris Murray** has only missed one. These are their guys for now.

### Sacramento Kings

**Name**

Last 3

Last 5

Last 10

Zach LaVine

37.8

36.8

36.9

DeMar DeRozan

37.6

36.2

36.8

Domantas Sabonis

36.9

35.1

34.6

Russell Westbrook

35.5

33.1

28.6

Dennis Schröder

34.8

32.8

32.7

Malik Monk

25.3

26.2

25.2

Nique Clifford

22.5

22.5

22.8

Keon Ellis

19.5

21.7

19.5

**Russell Westbrook** has worked into a bigger role with his new team and played well, recording a triple-double this week. It’s going to be hard for the Kings not to keep his minutes up. However, **Zach LaVine** missed one game this week with a back injury, and **Domantas Sabonis** has missed two games with a rib injury, so those two will get back onto their court and get their normal minutes allotment soon enough. That would likely cause **Keon Ellis’** role to shrink a bit.

### San Antonio Spurs

**Name**

Last 3

Last 5

Last 10

Victor Wembanyama

35.6

34.8

33.7

Stephon Castle

35.5

33.5

32.8

Devin Vassell

35.4

34.3

34.6

Julian Champagnie

30.9

29.5

29.8

Harrison Barnes

28.7

28.6

29.7

Keldon Johnson

24

25

24.1

Jeremy Sochan

22.6

22.6

22.6

Dylan Harper

17.9

23

23.4

Luke Kornet

25.2

The Spurs are in the throes of some injuries right now, as **Luke Kornet** has been sidelined with an ankle injury, and **Dylan Harper** will now miss multiple weeks with a calf strain. In one game without Harper, we saw **Devin Vassell**‘s minutes tick up a bit, same with **Stephon Castle**. **Julian Champagnie** saw the biggest increase in minutes (just about five), but that was also the season debut for **Jeremy Sochan**, so it seems like a lot of minutes in the rotation will go to him now that he’s back.

### Toronto Raptors

**Name**

Last 3

Last 5

Last 10

RJ Barrett

34.3

33.6

32.3

Brandon Ingram

33

32.9

32.6

Scottie Barnes

31.5

31.4

32.3

Immanuel Quickley

28.3

29.4

30.5

Collin Murray-Boyles

22

23

21.4

Jakob Poeltl

20

22

22.4

Jamal Shead

18.2

17.9

17.1

Everything is status quo for the Raptors so far. **Jakob Poeltl’s** minutes continue to be limited, but this is their rotation for now.

### Utah Jazz

**Name**

Last 3

Last 5

Last 10

Lauri Markkanen

36.5

36.4

37.1

Keyonte George

35.4

34.1

34.6

Svi Mykhailiuk

31.5

28.1

28.2

Jusuf Nurkić

28.6

23.9

21.5

Taylor Hendricks

18.9

15.3

16.3

Ace Bailey

18.9

18.9

17.7

Kyle Filipowski

18.5

16.2

18.9

Walker Kessler

30.1

30.8

The Jazz just lost **Walker Kessler** (shoulder) for the season, which should mean a big uptick in minutes and usage for **Jusuf Nurkić**; he’s a player you have to add in fantasy. We’ve also seen the team toy with **Taylor Hendricks** starting over **Kyle Filipowski**, and while that hasn’t led to a huge breakthrough, it’s a situation to monitor because Hendricks could be intriguing with starter’s minutes.

### Washington Wizards

**Name**

Last 3

Last 5

Last 10

Alex Sarr

28.8

29.3

27.9

Kyshawn George

27.7

30.8

30.8

Bub Carrington

25.9

27.4

27.3

Bilal Coulibaly

23.6

23.8

23.8

Tre Johnson

23.3

24.5

25.5

CJ McCollum

20.6

25.1

27.3

Khris Middleton

20.4

23.5

24.9

Corey Kispert

14.1

17.4

18.2

The Wizrads got **Bilal Coulibaly** back, and in his four games, he has not really cut into the playing time for young guys like **Bub Carrington, Kyshawn G**e**orge,** and **Tre Johnson.** The minutes have seemed to come at the expense of the veterans, which may also be related to **Khris Middleton** dealing with a knee injury. Still, this is great news for George, who remains a hold in fantasy leagues. [**_I covered his breakout season earlier this week._**](https://www.nbcsports.com/nba/news/kyshawn-george-is-having-a-breakout-season-by-embracing-his-role-as-a-positionless-creator)

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