Powell's status has a far more significant impact on the Clippers and fantasy basketball leagues. If Powell can't play, Getting Kawhi Leonard back will help the Clippers, but Leonard isn't available on waiver wires. Amir Coffey will play more rotation minutes if Powell can't play. As for Dunn, depending on that night's matchup, either he or Derrick Jones Jr. starts games.
Mann exited early from Wednesday's blowout win over the Nets, and there is a chance that he remains sidelined for the second leg of this back-to-back. He hasn't been a large part of the rotation recently, but Amir Coffey, Kris Dunn and Kevin Porter Jr. will all be candidates to take on a few extra minutes in this game.
Mann hasn't been part of the team's rotation over the past month, but Tyronn Lue wanted to give him a chance in this game. Unfortunately, after an unproductive nine minutes, he won't return for the second half of this game. Amir Coffey and Kris Dunn should take on extra minutes in the second half.
After sitting out Thursday's loss to the Thunder, Harden will be back in the lineup. His return means Amir Coffey will head to the bench after having one of his best performances of the season. Coffey isn't worth holding onto in most fantasy leagues when coming off the bench.
The Clippers are without James Harden for Thursday's game, opening up a spot in the starting lineup. Coffey moves into the lineup, allowing him to provide deep-league streaming value. That's the lone change to the starting five.