A number of stars are working their way back from injury, including the likes of Joel Embiid and Klay Thompson. Other notables are changing roles and adjusting to new teams.
For the latest on all that, here's a look at the most fantasy-relevant news and notes for all 30 teams around the league:
Atlanta Hawks: The Hawks have a number of important players on the injury report for Wednesday's home game against the Spurs. John Collins is questionable (flu-like symptoms) and Dewayne Dedmon (knee) is doubtful. Meanwhile, Taurean Prince is expected to return after a three-game absence following the birth of his son, which could send Kent Bazemore back to a reserve role.
Boston Celtics: Gordon Hayward's 30-point game Tuesday night against the Warriors on national TV could be the breakout performance he has been waiting for, a confidence builder that carries over to the rest of the season. Or, it could just be one game where the Warriors didn't come to play defensively. Consider this: Prior to Tuesday, Hayward had scored just 26 total points during his previous five games, with scoring totals of 6, 3, 3, 9 and 5. I wouldn't get too excited just yet.
Brooklyn Nets: Caris LeVert shifted to the bench in Monday's blowout win over Dallas on Monday, teaming with Spencer Dinwiddie as the reserve backcourt, and LeVert happened to have his best game (18 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal) since returning from injury. Nets coach Kenny Atkinson will stick with this rotation for at least one more game, using D'Angelo Russell and Allen Crabbe as the starters on Wednesday against Cleveland. If it works as well as it did the first time, this could stick.
Charlotte Hornets: Michael Kidd-Gilchrist hasn't been much of a fantasy option this season (7.3 PPG, 4.1 RPG), but things have hit an all-time low for the No. 2 overall pick in 2012. MKG was a DNP-Coach's Decision during each of the past two games. He's never managed to develop a 3-point shot (18 made 3s in seven NBA seasons) or an offensive game. He is off the fantasy radar heading into next season.
Chicago Bulls: The acquisition of Otto Porter Jr. gives the Bulls a fun little nucleus to build around in the coming years, along with the likes of Lauri Markkanen, Zach LaVine, Kris Dunn and Wendell Carter Jr. For fantasy purposes, the thing to like about the Bulls right now is the heavy workload being placed on the starting unit. During the past 10 games, here is the MPG for each player (aside from the injured Carter): Markkanen (36.8), LaVine (37.0), Dunn (30.1) and Porter (34.6)
Cleveland Cavaliers: Cleveland coach Larry Drew is making an effort to play rookie point guard Collin Sexton off the ball more while the veteran Matthew Dellavedova handles the ball. This could result in even fewer assists for Sexton, who has dealt out just 2.8 APG despite playing 30.6 MPG as the team's primary point guard all season.
Dallas Mavericks: The trade from New York to Dallas has been a blow to Tim Hardaway Jr.'s fantasy value. The veteran 2-guard has seen his scoring decrease from 19.1 to 15.4 PPG, his minutes drop from 32.6 to 28.6 MPG and his shot attempts fall from 15.8 to 13.6 FGA. Given how dependent Hardaway is on his scoring to be a factor in the fantasy space, this makes him a fringy option at this point. For the rest of this season, he is best served as someone to stream for 3-pointers.
Denver Nuggets: Paul Millsap's resurgence in Denver is a great story, and as much as it's easy to be drawn to his scoring and rebounds, the bigger draw should be his contributions on the defensive side of the ball. During the past two weeks, the 34-year-old veteran power forward leads the NBA with 2.5 SPG and is also putting up 1.2 BPG. Millsap isn't dishing out assists like he once did, but he is a sneaky-good option right now who is easy to overlook.
Detroit Pistons: What a season Andre Drummond is having. Always known for his rebounding and his scoring, Drummond ranks ninth in the league in blocks per game (1.7) and is tied for sixth in the league in steals per game (1.7). And for the second straight season, he's kept his free throw shooting north of 55 percent, which is a vast improvement over where he was during his first five NBA seasons. He's a late second-round pick heading into next season's fantasy drafts.
Golden State Warriors: Thompson's sore left knee has cost him the past two games, but it doesn't appear that there is too big of a reason to be concerned. After banging his knee last week against Orlando, Thompson lost a full range of motion in the knee, but an MRI came out clean and he is essentially considered day-to-day.
Houston Rockets: Eric Gordon's 3.8 3PG during the past two weeks ranks second to only Stephen Curry (5.3) in that span. That's good news for Gordon, who has been in a season-long shooting funk; his 41.0 FG% during the month of February was actually the best month of his season. He has also made 48.0 percent of his shots during the past four games.
Indiana Pacers: The Pacers aren't expecting Domantas Sabonis (ankle) to travel with the team to Milwaukee for Thursday's game. Sabonis has missed the past five games and hasn't played since Feb. 25. With the Pacers continuing their road trip with a game at Philadelphia over the weekend, it appears that Sabonis may be looking at next Tuesday's home game against the Knicks as a possible return day.
LA Clippers: Need help with your team's free throw percentage? Lou Williams is your guy. The veteran scorer ranks 11th in the NBA in free throw attempts this season and is eighth in free throw percentage (88.9). That's the combination to look for when trying to address your team's free throw woes.
Los Angeles Lakers: Lonzo Ball (ankle) still hasn't been cleared for contact and isn't cleared to practice with the team other than side work. With Rajon Rondo suddenly re-energized, putting up a triple-double in his last game, it's looking like it's time to move on from Ball. Whether Rondo remains hot is a big mystery, but it's worth riding the wave for the time being.
Memphis Grizzlies: If Kyle Anderson (shoulder) plays again this season, it won't be for at least another two weeks. The slow-moving forward is set to receive an injection to help deal with the pain, and he appears to be a strong shutdown candidate. Right now, Jonas Valanciunas is the big man to roster from the Grizz.
Miami Heat: Goran Dragic (calf) has already been ruled out for Wednesday's game against the Hornets, marking the third straight game he will miss. Dragic is a risky option going forward, given the constant questions regarding his availability. Justise Winslow is the guy to put in your lineup whenever Dragic is out, and he's the safer of the two options right now.
Milwaukee Bucks: Robin Lopez continues to do two things very well: shoot the 3-ball and block shots. Let's focus on the latter for a minute, shall we? Lopez ranks third in the NBA during the past two weeks with 3.6 BPG, putting him behind only Indiana's Myles Turner and New York's Mitchell Robinson. If the season ended today, Lopez's 2.2 BPG would be a career-high, as would his 2.4 3PG. Not bad for someone in his 11th NBA season.
Minnesota Timberwolves: Karl-Anthony Towns is playing like a top-three fantasy option right now, and his value has improved in part due to a rise in 3-pointers per game. While KAT's 39.9 3FG% is down from last season (42.1 3FG%), he is attempting 1.2 more 3s per game, and that has led to a career-high 1.9 made 3s per game. During his past five games, the star big man has been an even bigger force from long range, making 3.2 3PG.
New Orleans Pelicans: Very quietly, Elfrid Payton ranks fourth in assists per game (8.9) during the past two weeks, and he's done it while adding 10.1 PPG, 5.6 RPG and 1.0 SPG. Payton is injury prone and still a non-factor from 3-point range, but when healthy, he is a useful contributor when it comes to assists. That makes him a better option in roto leagues than points leagues.
New York Knicks: Knicks coach David Fizdale said there's a "good chance" DeAndre Jordan (ankle) returns to the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Suns. Jordan, who has missed the past five games, will push Noah Vonleh back to the bench and could cut into Mitchell Robinson's production a bit as well.
Oklahoma City Thunder: Any concerns about Paul George's shoulder cutting into his playing time were erased Tuesday when he returned from a three-game absence and logged 38 minutes. George has attempted 14 3s in his each of his past two games played, which may sound like a lot until you realize that he averaged 14.0 3-point attempts per game during the month of February. That's a jump of nearly five 3s per game from any other month this season.
Orlando Magic: Terrence Ross missed Tuesday's game at Philadelphia due to a sore Achilles, and that's something to keep a close eye on for the 3-point specialist. Ross, normally an instant-offense-type player off the bench, went 1-of-12 and finished with two points against the lowly Cavs on Sunday. When Ross isn't in the lineup, the lack of proven depth on the Magic roster causes the scoring load to fall on Evan Fournier in the backcourt. Fournier took 21 shots and scored 25 points against the 76ers.
Philadelphia 76ers: Philadelphia coach Brett Brown said he's hopeful that Embiid (knee) will be able to rejoin the team for Friday's game in Houston. Wednesday's missed game in Chicago will be the seventh straight Embiid has missed as he deals with tendinitis in his left knee. If he doesn't end up playing Friday, the 76ers play again on Sunday (vs. Indiana), and that could be the game where he's back out there.
Phoenix Suns: The injury to T.J. Warren has afforded players like Mikal Bridges additional minutes during the past month-plus in Phoenix. Let's talk about the rookie lottery pick out of Villanova for a minute, because he does some interesting things on the court. Not a big-time scorer, the 6-foot-7 swingman has averaged 2.0 SPG during the past 10 games while adding 3.5 APG. Now, he's not going to lead your team anywhere with these numbers, but as a piece of the puzzle to an already solid team in a roto league, these are Andre Iguodala-like numbers that can help push your team over the top. Keep this in mind if Warren is shut down.
Portland Trail Blazers: While Enes Kanter has averaged 18.8 MPG in the six games since joining the Trail Blazers, his presence on the court hasn't had much of an impact on the playing time of Jusuf Nurkic. Those fantasy managers with Nurkic can probably breathe a sigh of relief. The player most impacted by Kanter's arrival is Zach Collins, who looked like an emerging second-year big man as recently as a month ago but has barely played in the past six games (including two games with a DNP-CD).
Sacramento Kings: Harrison Barnes has come alive offensively with Marvin Bagley III out of the lineup, scoring 18.5 PPG during the past two games. What else has stood out about Barnes on his new team? Minutes, lots of minutes. The veteran forward has averaged 38.0 MPG during his past four games. Now, that doesn't always lead to more production, but in the world of fantasy, it can't hurt.
San Antonio Spurs: Derrick White scores, rebounds and dishes out assists, but maybe his best qualities are his contributions on the defensive end. During the past four games, White has looked a lot like the player he was before the heel injury, going for eight steals and seven blocks. These aren't the type of stats you typically get from your point guard (namely the blocks), and that makes him very valuable not just for the rest of this season but heading into 2019-20 and beyond. Take note.
Toronto Raptors: Just when it seemed that Marc Gasol might have turned a corner in Toronto after being moved into the starting lineup and getting more minutes, things shifted again on Tuesday. Serge Ibaka was back in the starting five, playing 30 minutes, while Gasol was back on the bench, getting just 18 minutes and finishing with eight disappointing points and one disappointing rebound. Keep a close eye on this if Gasol or Ibaka is on your team, because the big man who starts is the one who seems to be getting the vast majority of the minutes.
Utah Jazz: Derrick Favors is quietly playing some of his best basketball in years, putting up 16.2 PPG, 10.8 RPG and 2.2 BPG while shooting 64.4 percent during the past two weeks. Still only 27, the ninth-year pro is currently on pace to set a new career-high in field goal percentage. He's currently shooting 57.8 percent, and his previous best of 56.3 percent was set last season.
Washington Wizards: Dwight Howard tweaked his hamstring while doing non-contact drills, making it less likely that the big man will return to the Wizards this season. Howard has played only nine games in 2018-19, and though he is still only 33, it's questionable how much longer the 15-year pro will play after coming off of lower back surgery.
