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Poeltl produced eight points (4-6 FG), three rebounds and one block in 19 minutes before fouling out of Tuesday's 109-93 win over the Magic.

Poeltl has picked up 11 fouls over his last two outings, limiting him to 20.5 minutes per contest. Fantasy managers can view this as a bump in the road in a solid season for Toronto's center. In 10 January outings, Poeltl has averaged 13.1 points, 8.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.0 blocks and 1.1 steals.

Adebayo produced 12 points (5-10 FG, 0-2 3Pt, 2-3 FT) and 10 rebounds across 22 minutes during Tuesday's 116-107 loss to Portland.

This workload is very concerning for fantasy managers, especially with Adebayo playing just 25 minutes the game prior. Meanwhile, Kel'el Ware has averaged 36.5 minutes in his last two outings. Although coach Erik Spoelstra is starting those two alongside each other, the early returns have been less than ideal for Adebayo from a fantasy perspective.

Collins (hip) has been cleared to play for Wednesday's game against the Thunder.

Collins has missed Utah's last eight games, but he has the green light to return along with Lauri Markkanen (back). Collins has had a tremendous season when he's been healthy, averaging 17.9 points, 8.3 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.1 steals per game on 52.5 percent shooting from the field.

Carlson re-signed Wednesday with the Thunder on a second 10-day contract, Clemente Almanza of USA Today reports.

Carlson was previously waived off the 15-man roster Jan. 7 in anticipation of two-way player Ajay Mitchell being upgraded to a standard contract. Still, that plan was put on hold after Mitchell suffered a turf toe sprain that will keep him sidelined for multiple months. Once Carlson cleared waivers, the Thunder quickly brought him back on a 10-day deal to fill the open roster spot. After re-signing to another 10-day pact, Carlson will be in the fold through Jan. 31 before Oklahoma City would have to either sign him to a rest-of-season deal or let him walk. Carlson has appeared in 13 games for the Thunder thus far, averaging 2.8 points and 1.8 rebounds in 6.2 minutes per contest.

Claxton had eight points (4-11 FG, 0-1 3Pt, 0-2 FT), 12 rebounds, two assists and two steals over 34 minutes during Tuesday's 99-95 loss to the Knicks.

This was Claxton's 11th game of the campaign with double-digit boards. His production has been pretty sporadic for most of the season, and he's currently on pace to finish outside the top-150 in nine-category formats. If you take free throws out of the equation, however, he's been a ninth-round value.

Ayton recorded 22 points (11-14 FG, 0-1 3Pt), 15 rebounds, two assists and one steal across 34 minutes in Tuesday's 116-107 win over the Heat before checking out of the game with 1:38 remaining in the fourth quarter to receive treatment on the bench for an apparent lower-body injury, Brandon Goldner Mullen of BlazersEdge.com reports.

The veteran center came through with a strong showing against a tough Miami defense, and he was especially active on the glass, with his six offensive boards leading to 11 second-chance points for Portland. Ayton's status will warrant monitoring heading into the Trail Blazers' next game Thursday in Orlando, however, as he checked out of the game in crunch time after seemingly tweaking his leg at some point in the fourth quarter. Robert Williams finished out the contest as the Trail Blazers' center and would likely start Thursday if Ayton can't play in the front end of a back-to-back set.

Davis posted 29 points (14-22 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 0-1 FT), 16 rebounds, five assists, four blocks and one steal over 32 minutes during Tuesday's 111-88 victory over the Wizards.

LeBron James might have grabbed headlines after making history with his ninth triple-double of the season, but Davis was a one-man wrecking force for the Lakers and carried the team to victory with an impressive display on both ends of the court. The star big man has recorded nine straight double-doubles despite constantly dealing with plantar fasciitis on his left foot, but it seems the injury isn't slowing him down. He's averaging 25.6 points, 13.6 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 2.6 blocks and 1.3 steals per game in that nine-game span.

Jokic contributed 27 points (10-15 FG, 2-3 3Pt, 5-5 FT), 13 rebounds, 10 assists, one block and four steals in 30 minutes during Tuesday's 144-109 win over the 76ers.

As if four straight triple-doubles weren't impressive enough, Jokic has completed them before the end of the third quarter each time, and Tuesday's blowout win wasn't the exception. The star big man is fueling the Nuggets' revival and has been nothing short of spectacular in recent weeks, posting video-game-like numbers with an efficiency that's rarely seen at the highest level. He's averaging 27.2 points, 14.1 rebounds and 10.9 assists per game while shooting 56.1 percent from the floor and 41.4 percent from beyond the arc across nine games since the beginning of January.

Ware recorded 20 points (8-17 FG, 2-6 3Pt, 2-2 FT), 15 rebounds and two blocks in 39 minutes during Tuesday's 116-107 loss to the Trail Blazers.

Ware was rewarded with his first career start Tuesday after a strong outing against San Antonio. The rookie center paid back coach Eric Spoelstra's trust by putting up a career-high 15 rebounds and posting a plus-eight point differential despite losing. If Ware can keep performing at a high level, he will likely continue to start alongside Bam Adebayo in Miami's frontcourt.

Davis (calf) has been cleared to play in Tuesday's game against the Wizards, Daniel Starkand of LakersNation.com reports.

Davis will be available to play Wednesday against the Wizards despite continuing to deal with a calf issue. The veteran big man is coming off a double-double performance against the Clippers, scoring 16 points and grabbing 10 rebounds in the loss to their division rivals at Intuit Dome.