Poeltl will start after coming off the bench in Thursday's game against Miami when he was initially believed to be a late scratch. Bruno Fernando heads to the bench and is not worth rostering in fantasy leagues. Also of note is Barrett remaining in the role of primary playmaker while Mogbo makes another start for the injured Scottie Barnes.
A few minutes after tipoff was scheduled Toronto has added Poeltl to the injury report as doubtful. They're technically not ruling out the possibility that Poeltl plays off the bench, but the odds are low. Fernando will start, with Kelly Olynyk seeing extra minutes off the bench. However, the change happened after lineups would have locked, which means there isn't anything fantasy managers can do.
Poeltl was also questionable on Thursday against the Thunder and ended up sitting out. Jonathan Mogbo and Chris Boucher both saw more minutes in Poeltl's absence with Mogbo scoring 17 points in 23 minutes. Bruno Fernando also entered the rotation, but only scored four points in the blowout loss.
Fernando will get his first start of the season with Jakob Poeltl sidelined for this game. Dick will also be back after missing the team's last five games, which will push rookie Ja'Kobe Walter back to a reserve role, where he will lose any fantasy upside that he had.
Poeltl was initially questionable for Thursday's game but has been ruled out. His absence frees up minutes for Chris Boucher and Jonathan Mogbo, the former offering a higher fantasy upside. Bruno Fernando may also enter the rotation but is not worth the streaming risk in most leagues.