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Sabonis (illness) will play in Thursday's game against the Spurs, Sean Cunningham of Fox 40 Sacramento reports.

Sabonis was a full participant during morning shootaround and made it through warmups without any setbacks. There's no word of any restrictions ahead of tipoff.

Kessler will come off the bench for Thursday's game against the Hornets.

Kessler had made his way into the starting unit over Utah's final four games heading into the All-Star break, but he now finds himself back in the second unit. He'll be replaced by Taylor Hendricks in the first unit, and his value will dip in the reserve role.

Drummond is not in the starting lineup to face the Celtics on Thursday, Sean Grande of NBC Sports Boston reports.

Drummond started against the Cavaliers in Chicago's last game before the All-Star break solely due to matchup reasons, but he moves back to the bench here against a Boston team that features Kristaps Porzingis and Jayson Tatum in its frontcourt. Drummond is averaging 8.8 points and 9.0 rebounds per game across his last five appearances with the second unit.

Lively will be in the starting lineup for Thursday's matchup with the Suns, Grant Afseth of SI.com reports.

Lively will replace Daniel Gafford in the first unit for Thursday's game, and it'll be interesting to see if this is something that lasts or if it's just a matchup-based decision from head coach Jason Kidd. Joining Lively in the first unit will be Kyrie Irving, Luka Doncic, Josh Green and P.J. Washington.

Gafford will come off the bench for Thursday's game against the Suns, Grant Afseth of SI.com reports.

The Mavericks are rolling with Dereck Lively as their starting center, but this position battle could be fluid. It's very possible that this turns into a timeshare at the center position.

Coach Tyronn Lue said before Thursday's game against Oklahoma City that Zubac is no longer on a minutes restriction, Law Murray of The Athletic reports.

Zubac returned from a lengthy absence due to a calf injury shortly before the All-Star break and was on a minutes restriction before the hiatus. However, after having some time to rest, he'll be able to handle a full workload as the Clippers prepare to resume play.

Zeller (knee) is available to face the Rockets on Thursday.

Zeller was initially listed as questionable due to left knee soreness, but he will be able to suit up in the end. The big man hasn't logged double-digit minutes since mid-December, however, so his availability won't affect many fantasy lineups.

Sims isn't starting Thursday's game against the 76ers.

Sims drew back-to-back starts for the Knicks heading into the All-Star break, but he'll retreat to the bench as the team resumes play Thursday. Over his last five appearances off the bench, he's averaged 2.6 points and 3.6 rebounds in 14.2 minutes per game.

Jackson will return to the second unit for Thursday's game against the Pistons.

Jackson received a spot start in Indiana's final game heading into the All-Star break due to Myles Turner falling ill, but Turner is back in action, so Jackson will likely see his minutes reduced to the teens. He's safe to drop in most formats.

Turner is back in the starting lineup for Thursday's matchup with the Pistons.

Turner is back from the illness that caused him to miss Indiana's final game heading into the All-Star break, and his return will result in Isaiah Jackson heading back to the second unit. Feel free to get Turner active.