

Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga recently expressed his displeasure with how the organization is handling his development and playing time. However, the team is reluctant to trade him. Reportedly, Golden State would want an All-Star level player or an overpayment of draft capital to lure the 21-year-old lottery pick from the Bay Area. With a logjam of both Andrew Wiggins and Kuminga in the roster rotation, the team could benefit from unloading one of them, as the numbers of lineups when they are together on the floor are not favorable. Kuminga is coming off a career-high 31 points on Thursday, just a day after his perfect 11-for-11 shooting performance.


Memphis Grizzlies forward Santi Aldama (knee) could be sidelined on Friday as he's dealing with right knee soreness at the moment. He's officially listed as questionable ahead of their matchup against the Orlando Magic on Friday and will likely receive an updated status in the afternoon after he goes through some shootaround and warm-ups. Aldama has had a bit of knee troubles this year that have forced him to miss multiple games so far. He was ruled out of their last game on Wednesday for the same knee soreness, so it's unclear how severe the pain is right now. If he's unable to suit up, that should open up more minutes for David Roddy and GG Jackson II.


Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (back) popped up on the injury report with back spasms, but they don't seem to be severe since the team listed him as probable on Friday. The superstar forward has appeared on the injury report a handful of times this year, but has only missed two games. Fantasy managers have been able to count on Antetokounmpo more often this season and now that the Bucks have brought in Doc Rivers as their new head coach, we may see an even better offensive output. There could also be some growing pains at first, so his results may be a mixed bag for a few weeks. With that being said, Antetokounmpo remains a must-play in all formats.


Charlotte Hornets center Mark Williams (back) has been ruled out again for their contest against the Houston Rockets on Friday. Instead of just a "back contusion" he's now listed on the injury report with "injury recovery." That doesn't give much of a timetable for his return, but it does seem to finally be trending in the right direction. He's missed 22 consecutive games and this will be his 23rd. The last game he played was back on December 8, but he wasn't able to play the entire time due to his back issue. Nick Richards is going to remain in the starting lineup as long as Williams is sidelined and he can be a quality streaming option until that time.


Houston Rockets guard/forward Jae'Sean Tate (wrist) has been listed as questionable on Friday for their game against the Charlotte Hornets. Tate was forced to miss their last contest against the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday while dealing with this left wrist strain, and it doesn't seem to be fully healed just yet. Regardless of injury status, Tate has been seeing his fewest minutes per contest of his career this year and that has made his fantasy value very limited. If he does play, he'll likely see around 15-17 minutes which wouldn't make him useful in most fantasy leagues. If he has to sit out another game, however, Jeff Green, Amen Thompson, and Cam Whitmore should all see some extra minutes.
