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The Jazz have had terrible injury luck to start the season. Jaren Jackson Jr. should miss about another 4-6 weeks due to an MCL tear. Lauri Markkanen has missed their last two games with a right wrist sprain. Keyonte George missed Tuesday’s game with an ankle injury, though both George and Markkanen could end up returning to play on Wednesday. Of course, Jusuf Nurkić still hasn’t made his season debut due to a toe injury.
That has left Utah shorthanded early on this year, which has contributed to their 1-10 start. However, especially recently, that has allowed others to thrive. Darryn Peterson has stepped up in a big way lately, with the first three 20-point games of his career coming over Utah’s last three games. The hot starts of other rookies have overshadowed Peterson, but if he continues to produce to this level, he’ll quickly remind everyone why he was the No. 2 overall pick and will be one of the best rookies in fantasy basketball.
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Ace Bailey has also gotten the chance to shine, though not in the way that many expected when he was drafted. He was supposed to just be a shot-creating scorer, but he has done more as a playmaker and as a defender, which has worked out well for fantasy managers. That doesn’t mean he can’t score, which he proved on Tuesday by scoring a season-high 23 points. Isaiah Collier didn’t start in place of George, with Josh Okogie getting the nod instead and Peterson playing point guard. However, Collier was productive off the bench with a 17/5/5 line that included four triples. Even if he’s coming off the bench, Collier can continue to be streamed, assuming George remains out.
Thankfully, there aren’t too many other injury updates around the league. Hopefully that’s a trend that continues.
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