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Today’s column will focus on the notable injury news over the past two weeks, with some thoughts around player absences and possible backups to stream in fantasy basketball.
Let’s vibe.
🙂 Good vibes – players returning from injury
Zion Williamson – PF/C, New Orleans Pelicans
The oft-injured former No. 1 pick is nearing a return to play this week, as early as Tuesday versus the Timberwolves. Williamson has been gradually ramping up over the past two months from a hamstring injury. On Monday, news dropped that he was a full participant in practice and was upgraded to questionable on Tuesday’s NBA injury report.
Fantasy managers may want to take this opportunity to sell Zion off the optimism of his returning to play. He hasn’t been able to stay healthy, so offloading his caliber of talent before he inevitably gets hurt again is a good strategy.
Paolo Banchero – SF/PF, Orlando Magic
There hasn’t been an official target date for Banchero’s return, but his status on the NBA injury report has been “return to competition, reconditioning” since December 27. This upcoming Friday, January 10, will mark a full two weeks since his status changed on the injury report, which seems like ample time to get back into game shape.
The Magic have been holding it down without Banchero and Franz Wagner recently, so they may not feel pressed to bring back their All-Star franchise player now, but Banchero’s return is imminent. I predict he’ll return by Friday’s matchup versus the Milwaukee Bucks.
If you want to get in on some Paolo, the buy-low window is closing, so make a move before he’s back.
😕 Bad vibes – players out with an injury
Kyrie Irving – PG/SG, Dallas Mavericks
Fantasy managers will be without Irving for at least 1-2 weeks, as he’s dealing with a bulging disc in his back. Irving missed Dallas’ last two contests, and while this isn’t ideal, at least there’s…
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Publish date : 2025-01-07 15:40:00
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