Jericho Sims

Towns' name was not on the initial injury report for Monday's game, which is good news after he took a hard fall during the third quarter of Sunday's win over Brooklyn. He'll take on his usual duties as the starting center, with Jericho Sims as the primary backup.

Towns is back after a one-game absence, which drops Jericho Sims to the bench. And given how rookie Ariel Hukporti outplayed Sims in Friday's win over the Nets, he may be out of the rotation entirely. Neither Hukporti nor Sims is worth the risk in fantasy with Towns available.

Towns and McBride sat out Friday's win over the Nets, with Jericho Sims replacing the former in the starting lineup. Sims was outplayed by rookie Ariel Hukporti, which could lead to Tom Thibodeau shuffling the frontcourt rotation behind Towns. As for McBride, his absence led to already established guards playing more minutes. Tyler Kolek played nine minutes off the bench, with his defensive struggles keeping him off the court for most of Friday's win.

Sims received the starting nod on Friday, as the Knicks were without Karl-Anthony Towns (wrist). Unfortunately, it didn't take long to realize why there wasn't much to gain from streaming him. Rookie Ariel Hukport (seven points, four rebounds, three assists, and four blocks) outplayed Sims and, as a result, played 30 minutes. If Towns remains sidelined for Sunday's rematch with the Nets, Hukporti will be more worthy of a look than Sims in deep leagues.

Towns collided with Zach LaVine in the fourth quarter of Wednesday's game against the Bulls. He stayed in the game, but was clearly less than 100%. Now he'll get the night off with Jericho Sims set to start for the Knicks in his place, though Sims isn't on the streaming radar Friday.