Indiana Pacers guard Bennedict Mathurin received his second straight start on Thursday night against the Sacramento Kings. The Pacers were shorthanded with Tyrese Haliburton (hamstring) sidelined and Bruce Brown being traded to the Toronto Raptors. Mathurin made the most of it by hitting 11-of-21 shots from the floor for 25 points in the win. He also added three rebounds, four assists, and two blocks in his 37 minutes of play. Haliburton is expected to return on Friday, so Mathurin will likely shift back to a role on the bench. He should continue to be a consistent option off the bench, but won't be seeing 37 minutes every night.

Sacramento Kings guard Kevin Huerter has been hot from the floor recently. On Thursday, Huerter shot 11-of-17 from the floor for a season-high 31 points with two rebounds, and four assists in the loss to the Indiana Pacers. Huerter has scored 26 and 31 points in two of his last three games. He has been hitting shots at a consistent clip right now, so fantasy managers should ride the wave. Huerter played 39 minutes on Thursday and is likely to continue playing significant minutes with him scoring like this.

Indiana Pacers guard Bennedict Mathurin (ankle) is available ahead of Thursday's game against the Sacramento Kings. Mathurin is back after missing Monday's contest due to a left ankle sprain. He's expected to have an increased role with Aaron Nesmith (shin) sidelined and Bruce Brown being traded to the Toronto Raptors. It's uncertain whether Mathurin or Buddy Hield will move into the starting five on Thursday. Regardless, both players should have increased value with the Pacers shorthanded right now.

Indiana Pacers forward Obi Toppin (calf) is available ahead of Thursday's game against the Sacramento Kings. The 25-year-old was questionable coming into this game after missing practice on Wednesday. Despite that, Toppin will play on Thursday and could have an increased role with Aaron Nesmith (shin) ruled out. It's worth noting that Toppin will still have to compete with Jalen Smith for playing time. Toppin should still be able to carve out decent value, but those days might be numbered with Pascal Siakam in town now.

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Cason Wallace will move into the starting five ahead of Thursday's game against the Utah Jazz. The rookie guard will make his seventh start of the season with Luguentz Dort (illness) sidelined. A move to the starting unit is normally good news for a player's fantasy value. However, Wallace probably won't see much of a change in value. He hasn't been a consistent contributor this season and Isaiah Joe has been playing much better lately. Joe will come off the bench, but is the better streaming choice between the two.