Joel Embiid

PF/C, Philadelphia Sixers

Joel Embiid (face) has not been cleared to play, but his status for Game 3 has yet to be determined.

Embiid posted on Instagram after Game 2 that he was sick and tired of being babied by the Sixers medical staff. With the Sixers loss at home on Monday and a game in Miami on Thursday the Sixers should be plenty incentivized to get the big man ready to play. His return will cut the playing time of Ersan Ilyasova and Amir Johnson.

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Zach LaVine

PG, Chicago Bulls

Zach LaVine started hot on Monday, scoring 20 first-half points but couldn't add to the total in the second half while Bulls lost 92-93 to the Raptors.

LaVine ended up shooting just 6-for-18 (5-for-7 FTs), but he added 11 rebounds, six assists, one steal, one block and three 3-pointers. LaVine is now very close to where he was ranked last season (40s/60s in 8-cat/9-cat) with the only differences being more threes in exchange for worse efficiency.

Aron Baynes

C, Phoenix Suns

Aron Baynes returned to action on Monday after missing more than a handful of games with a left calf strain and produced 12 points on 5-of-10 shooting with four rebounds, two 3s, one assist and one block in 15 minutes.

This was a nice first game back for Baynes, who was in the midst of the season of his career prior to getting stifled by injury. He should still be a strong play moving forward, but will see a dip once Deandre Ayton (suspension) gets back to the hardwood.

Mikal Bridges

SF, Phoenix Suns

Mikal Bridges (left finger sprain) logged 32 minutes off the bench on Monday and stuffed the stat sheet with nine points (3-of-7 shooting) with eight rebounds, four assists, three steals, two blocks and one 3-pointer.

After a slow-ish start to the season, it appears that Bridges has found his groove in recent games. He's worth an add in standard leagues on the strength of his recent run.

Karl-Anthony Towns

C, Minnesota Timberwolves

Karl-Anthony Towns posted another big line to the tune of 33 points, 15 boards, two assists, two blocks and two triples, but it wasn't enough as the Wolves lost 109-125 to the Suns.

KAT continues to churn out insane value in fantasy as the No. 3 player in 9-cat leagues on teh year. He gets it done everywhere and is one of the best offensive players in the league.

Andrew Wiggins

SF, Minnesota Timberwolves

Andrew Wiggins played through a thumb sprain against the Suns on Monday and scored 23 points on 8-of-18 shooting while adding four rebounds, four assists, two blocks and a 3-pointer.

Wiggins has been a pleasant surprise in fantasy circles this season and the two blocks tonight have actually been the norm for him. He's supplementing his 24.5 points with 3.4 assists, 1.3 blocks and 2.2 3s on .453 shooting which have him nested inside the top-75.

JJ Redick

SG, New Orleans Pelicans

J.J. Redick was awful in a loss to the Pistons on Monday, going 1-for10 from the field (1-for-8 from deep) with two rebounds and four assists.

This is as bad as it gets for the veteran sharpshooter. The only way is up for him after this abysmal performance. He should deliver a more serviceable line in his next game.

Robert Covington

SF, Minnesota Timberwolves

Robert Covington faded away on Monday, scoring four points on 1-of-5 shooting to go with two boards.

It was a second night of a back-to-back so we'll cut some slack, especially considering all of the damage he did yesterday against the Lakers. He'll be much better in the next one.

Jarrett Culver

G-F, Minnesota Timberwolves

Jarrett Culver scored six points on 2-of-4 shooting with six rebounds, one assist and one block on Monday.

Culver has been starting, but not doing much with it. He still has a lot to work out and the rookie learning curve for guards is a bit steeper so we expected some struggles from him. He could make some waves later in the year, but for now he's waiver wire fodder.

Jeff Teague

PG, Minnesota Timberwolves

Jeff Teague came off the bench on Monday, scoring 16 points on 6-of-14 shooting while adding three rebounds, four assists, two steals and a 3-pointer.

Teague is dealing with some ankle soreness so he came off the bench and played 26 minutes. He was by far the best guard for the Wolves tonight and when he's back at full health we expect him to be re-inserted into the starting lineup.

Kenrich Williams

PF, New Orleans Pelicans

Kenrich Williams started for Lonzo Ball on Monday but was unimpressive in his 32 minutes on the floor, producing two points (1-of-6 shooting) with eight rebounds, one assist and one steal.

Williams is normally more effective than this when given some heavy burn. So as long as he's getting deployed as a starter and is averaging more than 30 minutes per game, you can expect better things down the road.