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Sacramento fell to 0-5 while New Orleans won for the first time. Acuff's line is the night's biggest fantasy line and the least covered one, which is exactly what this section is for. Full breakdown in today's fantasy daily.

Memphis stayed unbeaten with Houston as the league's last unbeaten teams. Boozer did it against Portland, the team that now employs Ja Morant.

Okongwu shot 11-of-17 with 4 threes. Nickeil Alexander-Walker added 25 for Atlanta, and Cleveland's three-game win streak ended.

Zion Williamson added 22 points in the same win. Fears ran the offense for a team that started 0-4.

Jalen Johnson added 17 points for Atlanta. Wiggins' bench scoring is the streaming piece of the Hawks' win.

Morant scored 14 points against his former team before leaving. Do not overstate the opening until Portland makes the status official.

Lendeborg had 31 points with 12 rebounds in Golden State's first win. He did it again Wednesday, which is why the add window is closing. Full breakdown in today's fantasy daily.

Edwards is out up to two months after knee surgery. Kuminga led Minnesota against his former team, and the shots Edwards leaves behind have to go somewhere.

Shannon matched Jaden McDaniels with 19 points. The role grows whether he starts or not while Edwards sits.

Wilson did it again after his 30-point, 14-rebound home debut. Seven Bulls finished in double figures and Chicago still lost, but Wilson's line fills categories either way.

Smith shot 7-of-12 from the field. Chicago shot a season-best 42.9 percent from three and still lost, but Smith's line holds up on its own.

Kolek shot 3-of-4 from three and closed the game while starter Mikal Bridges sat, scoring 3 points in 13 minutes. The pairing with Brunson worked.

Clarkson was a game-best plus-15. He closed the comeback with Kolek and Landry Shamet while Bridges sat the second half.

Shamet closed beside Kolek and Clarkson as New York erased a 19-point deficit and won the fourth 43-31.

Simons sparked Philadelphia's fourth-quarter comeback, a 39-21 quarter after Indiana led 88-75 through three. Tyrese Maxey scored 17 of his 27 in the fourth.

Dybantsa missed the first four games with a sprained left ankle suffered October 16 in the preseason finale. He started and scored a team-high 19 in his debut.

Queen was the only Pelican besides Zion Williamson to reach double figures. Poole left Wednesday's game early with an ankle injury, which could shuffle minutes.

The Clippers fell to 1-3 and have lost two of their games to the Lakers already this season. Wagler's next game sets the call.

San Antonio scored 12 straight in overtime between Sensabaugh's threes. Utah has dropped three straight and sits 1-4.

Evan Mobley led Cleveland with 24 points. Watson's 22 came with the Cavs winning their third straight.

Atlanta has dropped three straight after opening with two wins. Flemings' 23 came in Giannis Antetokounmpo's first win with Miami.

Tatum went 18-for-22 from the free throw line, a career high for makes, and played 42 minutes. Full breakdown in today's fantasy daily.

Towns shot 12-for-21 and the Knicks got their first win of the season. He heads to Chicago on Wednesday on the second night of a back-to-back, so check the injury report before you lock him in.

San Antonio led by 26 at halftime and never looked back. Wembanyama did his damage before the game was even close.

Champagnie shot 8-for-13 from deep with six threes in the second quarter alone. He is an Add in leagues that reward threes if he does it one more time.

Porter led Brooklyn in scoring while Julius Randle added 24 points with 9 rebounds beside him. The Nets are 0-4 but Porter is producing anyway.

Austin Reaves added 26 points with 7 assists beside him and stays a Start call too. The Lakers fell to 3-1 with their first loss of the season.

Kevin Durant added 22 points with 9 rebounds and 4 blocks beside him. Sengun fills points, rebounds, assists and steals in one line. Full breakdown in today's fantasy daily.

Donovan Mitchell answered with 26 points and the tiebreaker with 48 seconds left in overtime for Cleveland. Edwards still set the scoring tone for the night.

Miller led Charlotte to the win over Washington. Scoring volume at this level does not stay on wires.

Stephen Curry was perfect at 8-for-8 for 24 points with 17 in the third quarter beside him. Lendeborg still filled the box score against Denver.

Mitchell already proved his defensive value earlier in the season. Monday was the scoring version of the same role.

Mitchell answered Edwards at the end of overtime and handed Minnesota its first loss of the season.

Doncic erased an 18-point deficit and the Lakers are 3-0. His 10th career 50-point game ties Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Full breakdown in today's fantasy daily.

Reaves keeps proving he is more than a sidekick in this offense. The Lakers are 3-0 and his scoring role is real.

Edwards did his work early in a comfortable Minnesota win. The scoring floor is the point, and it never wavers.

Suggs drove on a fast break with 2:09 left and his right knee buckled on the layup attempt, a non-contact injury, and he was helped to the locker room. Shams Charania reported Monday for ESPN that it is a mild bone bruise in the right knee, that Suggs will be re-evaluated in two weeks and that he avoided any other major structural damage. Re-evaluated is not a return date. With Paolo Banchero already out, Anthony Black is the next man up at point guard. Full breakdown in today's fantasy daily.

Wilson also added 21 from Matas Buzelis beside him, but Wilson is the name. Chicago outscored Washington nowhere that mattered except the third quarter, and Wilson still filled the box score. Full breakdown in today's fantasy daily.

Philadelphia is 3-0 and Embiid is the engine. The only watch item is the second night of a back-to-back on Sunday at home against Detroit.

Booker handed Golden State its first 0-3 start of the Stephen Curry era. Phoenix has a scorer who fills three columns on his own.

Denver won a shootout and Jokic did what he does. The milestone watch is real, and the fantasy value is already banked.

Maxey is scoring next to a triple-double and the 76ers are 3-0. The back-to-back on Sunday is the only question mark.

Edgecombe filled the box score beside Embiid and Maxey. Rookies who rebound like this earn minutes in a hurry.

Reed shot 8 of 11 and filled the box score in a direct beneficiary role. He starts at Philadelphia on Sunday, and the window runs at least until Duren's re-evaluation around November 8. Full breakdown in today's fantasy daily.

Rookies do not score 33 by accident. Sacramento has minutes to give while it sorts out its rotation, and this is the kind of line that becomes an Add in a hurry.

Daniels filled four columns in a 47-point win, a franchise record margin. Guards who rack defensive counting stats do not need 25 points to matter.

Boozer hit the go-ahead jumper in a 17-0 fourth quarter run. Multi-category rookies on winning teams do not stay deep-league secrets.

Kessler is now 22 of 26 from the floor in his first two games as a Laker. Next to Doncic, the finishes are not going away.

Mitchell is playing real minutes in a real rotation on a contender that defends for a living. Guards who rack defensive counting stats do not need 25 points to matter. Full breakdown in today's fantasy daily.

This is the line the big outlets are chasing this morning. If your league has a short bench, this is the week to find the seat.

Edgecombe was plus-19 in a game Philadelphia had to steal. Multi-category rookies on winning teams do not stay deep-league secrets.

Maxey attacked the whole second half while the Sixers ripped off 69-37. When a star plays like this with Embiid and LeBron and Brown beside him, the ceiling is real.

When the second star carries the offense on the first star's off night, that is a real partnership. The usage is safe.

On a night Jokic went 5 of 19 and Murray went 2 of 11, Gordon was Denver's best player. If the threes are a role and not a night, he moves up a tier.

Mitchell and Harden combined for 11 turnovers and Mobley still posted his line. Floors like that survive bad nights from teammates.

Jerome broke the Grizzlies opener record of 44 that Ja Morant held. Starting guards who own an offense do not sit on wires past the first morning.

Kessler joined Wilt Chamberlain as the only Lakers perfect on 12 or more attempts, and his 10 dunks were the most by a Laker since Shaquille O'Neal in 2003. Next to Doncic, the finishes are not going away.

Alexander-Walker closed a road win over a good Magic team. Wings who close in October tend to keep closing, and the minutes follow the trust.

Banchero was the best Magic player on a losing night. If the 10 assists are a role and not a night, his value jumps a full tier.

Edwards is the third player ever with multiple 40 point openers. The three point volume is the fantasy story, because nine made threes swing a week by themselves.

On a night Kevin Durant and Jabari Smith both scored 30, Sengun kept his line. That is a center whose floor survives hot teammates.

Shams Charania reported Monday that Suggs has a mild bone bruise in his right knee and will be re-evaluated in two weeks, with no other major structural damage. Black is the expected starter while Suggs is out, and Paolo Banchero is already sidelined with a high ankle sprain, so the minutes and the ball are there. Add him now.

Jalen Duren left that game midway through the second quarter with a right hamstring strain and did not return, and Reed started the second half in his place. Detroit announced on Sunday that Duren will be re-evaluated in two weeks, around November 8, with no return date set. Reed is the direct beneficiary for that whole window. Add him now.

He shot 10 of 26 and went 11 of 12 from the line, and he scored 11 in the fourth as Sacramento cut a double digit deficit to three. The efficiency is still rough after a 5 of 24 debut, but a rookie trusted for 36 minutes who keeps attacking is not a wire afterthought. Add him in deeper leagues and watch the shot selection, not the points.

He shot 17 of 25 with 5 threes and broke the Grizzlies opener record of 44 that Ja Morant held. Jerome stepped into the starting point guard role after Morant was traded to Portland in the offseason, so this is a role line and not a hot hand. He followed it with 28 points at Golden State on Friday, which is why the add window is already closing.

Seven steals was one short of his career high and he did it in his first 18 minutes, and Atlanta's 47 point margin was a franchise record. Guards who rack defensive counting stats do not need 25 points to matter, and Daniels already has 12 steals in his first two games. Add him for steals and let the rest of the line ride.

Five steals was the team high on a night Denver turned it over 22 times, and Mitchell played real minutes in a real rotation on a contender that defends for a living. He is not a starter and he will not score 25, so do not add him for points. Add him for steals, with a block thrown in on Thursday, and let the quiet categories do the work.

He shot 6 of 11 with 2 threes and 5 of 5 from the line for his first double-double of the season, while starting center Myles Turner went scoreless in 20 minutes and sat the fourth quarter. Ware was already a sleeper on this page for his per minute production, and Saturday was that production showing up in a real rotation. Add him before Milwaukee has to answer the center question for him.

Pritchard started 50 games last year and put up 16.9 points, 5.3 assists and 4.3 boards as a starter, with a 28.2 percent usage rate when Brown sat. He could lead this team in scoring behind Tatum. At pick 80 that is theft.

Ware averaged 11.1 points, 9.0 rebounds and 1.1 blocks in just 22 minutes last year, and in the 10 games he cracked 30 minutes he went for 18.1, 14 and 3.3 blocks. He is expected to play around 25 a night. Blocks plus threes from a center wins categories. Week one backed it up: Ware posted 19 points and 13 rebounds off the bench at Philadelphia on October 24 while Myles Turner went scoreless in 20 minutes.

He is projected for 2.0 steals a game with 37.4 percent shooting from three. Steals are the scarcest category in fantasy. You are welcome.

That gap closes fast once the season starts.

High floor, real breakout path. Same story for Amen Thompson, whose two-way game and minute bump could return top-70 value at a mid-round cost.

He does not play. Nineteen games two seasons ago, chronic knee issues, load management at 32. His draft cost assumes a version of Embiid that no longer exists on a schedule you can trust. Week one pushed back hard: Embiid posted 28 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists on October 24 and Philadelphia is 3-0, but he is set to rest Sunday in the second night of a back-to-back, so the availability case is still the bet.

Do not pay a high ADP for a part-time player.

In a one-year redraft at 88? Let someone else fall in love. Take the third or fourth rookie later instead.