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Zubac amassed 27 points (13-15 FG, 1-2 FT), 16 rebounds and one block over 38 minutes during Friday's 106-102 loss to the Lakers.

Zubac is enjoying the best season of his nine-year career. His full-time role as the Clippers' starting center has yielded a whopping 37 double-doubles and a career-high average of 32.1 minutes per game through 57 contests. Despite the voluminous numbers, Zubac tends to fly under the radar as a DFS target, recording lower rostership than more recognizable frontcourt players in the league.

Claxton chipped in 16 points (6-9 FG, 4-5 FT), five rebounds and three assists in 23 minutes during Friday's 121-102 loss to the Trail Blazers.

After serving a one-game suspension in Wednesday's loss to the Thunder, Claxton scored an efficient 16 points to tie for the team lead in his return. Friday did mark Claxton's first game without a block since the Jan. 22 loss to the Suns, ending a 12-game streak with at least one swat. The 25-year-old big man wrapped up a strong month of February, having averaged 12.5 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.5 blocks, 2.3 assists and 0.9 steals in 28.6 minutes while shooting 55.9 percent from the floor over 10 outings.

Reid amassed 27 points (10-25 FG, 6-15 3Pt, 1-2 FT), 11 rebounds, five assists, one block and three steals across 41 minutes during Friday's 117-116 loss to the Jazz.

Reid led the Timberwolves in points, rebounds and steals Friday, and he tied a season high with six three-pointers. It was a great bounceback performance for Reid after he went 1-for-10 from the field against the Lakers on Thursday, but his efforts weren't enough to get the Timberwolves back in the win column. He'll look to help Minnesota snap out of its two-game losing streak Sunday against Phoenix.

Collins (back) accumulated 29 points (12-18 FG, 3-6 3Pt, 2-3 FT), 12 rebounds, one assist and one block over 27 minutes during Friday's 117-116 win over Minnesota.

Collins made his return from a three-game absence due to lower-back soreness and turned in a big performance, even though an unspecified injury forced him to check out of the game at one point in the second half. Like many of Utah's key players, Collins will be at risk of missing games due to minor injuries over the final month and change of the season while the non-contending Jazz play out the string. When available, however, Collins looks like he'll remain a must-start player in fantasy lineups.

Kessler supplied nine points (4-7 FG, 1-2 FT), 12 rebounds, one assist, two blocks and one steal across 26 minutes during Friday's 117-116 victory over Minnesota.

Kessler wasn't able to record a second-straight double-double Friday, but his final field goal was the go-ahead dunk that ended up being the winning basket for the Jazz. Most of Kessler's fantasy value comes in rebounding and blocks, but the 2022 first-round pick has had solid scoring games despite a low amount of field-goal attempts, as evidenced by his 25-point performance against the Kings on Wednesday when he converted all 10 of his field-goal attempts. Over his last 10 outings, Kessler has averaged 12.2 points on 71.6 percent shooting, 14.6 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 2.0 blocks and 1.0 steals over 33.3 minutes per game.

Clingan accumulated 12 points (5-8 FG, 2-7 FT), seven rebounds, three assists and two blocks over 28 minutes during Friday's 121-102 win over the Nets.

Clingan continues to benefit from the absences of Deandre Ayton (calf) and Robert Williams (knee), handling the bulk of the center minutes. Across his last six appearances as a starter, Clingan has averaged 9.0 points, 9.8 rebounds, 1.8 blocks, 1.5 assists and 0.7 steals in 23.1 minutes while shooting 63.9 percent from the field. The rookie first-rounder may be extremely raw offensively, but the Trail Blazers and fantasy managers should be encouraged by what Clingan brings to the table as a rebounder and rim protector.

Collins (undisclosed) returned to the court to begin the fourth quarter of Friday's game against Minnesota.

Collins checked out of the game with 6:33 remaining in the third quarter after he appeared to suffer an injury, but he looks like he'll be good to go moving forward.

Collins went to the locker room in the third quarter of Friday's game against the Timberwolves due to an apparent injury, Ben Anderson of KSL News Salt Lake City reports.

It's unclear what happened to Collins, though he checked himself out of the game with 6:33 remaining in the third quarter and went straight to the locker room. At the time of his departure, he had notched 29 points and 10 rebounds in just 19 minutes. Collins had missed the Jazz's previous three games with lower back soreness.

Okongwu tallied 23 points (9-12 FG, 1-2 3Pt, 4-4 FT), 13 rebounds, two assists and one block over 35 minutes during Friday's 135-119 loss to the Thunder.

Okongwu logged his 15th double-double of the season Friday and finished as the game's leading rebounder. Okongwu has been productive since permanently entering the starting lineup Jan. 20. Since then, he has averaged 14.4 points on 60.9 percent shooting, 9.2 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 1.1 blocks and 0.8 steals over 29.7 minutes per game.

Hartenstein finished Friday's 135-119 win over the Hawks with 13 points (6-8 FG, 1-2 FT), 10 rebounds, six assists, two steals and one block over 27 minutes.

Hartenstein was relegated to a reserve role Friday as head coach Mark Daigneault opted to go with Cason Wallace, Jalen Williams and Chet Holmgren in the frontcourt. Holmgren did not play in the second half due to an ankle sprain, and Hartenstein stepped into the starting five and corralled eight of his 10 rebounds over the final two quarters. Hartenstein is good to play around 25 minutes a game regardless of his role, though he could be back in the starting lineup against the Spurs on Sunday if Holmgren is unable to play due to injury.