Jabari Smith Jr.

Smith Jr. struggled in his last two games with four and 10 points, but was able to put that behind him as he cruised to 23 points as the Rockets beat the Pacers by 17. He was +19 in 30 minutes, made 3-of-5 attempts from behind the 3-point line as well as all four of his free throw attempts. Smith Jr. has been inconsistent and will need to string together more performances like this if he's going to have a good season in fantasy.

Two games ago, it seemed like Smith had figured something out. It had been a disappointing start to the year, but he had a 28-point double-double with five 3-pointers. On Sunday, he only played 24 minutes in a blowout win, but he struggled in hist 25 minutes in this game. His numbers are down across the board from last season, as are his shooting percentages. Smith has the makings of great 9-cat player, but he simply hasn't been good this season, and the emergence of Tari Eason isn't encouraging for his value moving forward.

Simply put, Smith has not been good to start this season. This performance raised his field goal percentage to 41.5% and his 3-point percentage to 29.7%. This was only his second double-double of the season and his second 20-point game of the year. This was a new season-high for points and steals, and he tied his season-high for triples. This is the type of player that they need him to be, and the player that fantasy managers were hoping for when they drafted him. He'll look to keep this going in Chicago on Sunday.

With Fred VanVleet sidelined, Thompson will slide into the starting lineup at point guard. Ime Udoka said that Amen will likely start when any of their starters miss a game, which boosts his value even more this season. Reed Sheppard should be the team's backup point guard with Thompson starting.

Ime Udoka said that Adams will still be limited to five minute stints, which allowed him to play 14 and 10 minutes in his two other appearances this season. He'll be back in the lineup after missing their last game, but he won't have much of a fantasy impact, aside from limiting Jabari Smith Jr.'s minutes at center.