Sure enough, Powell played a season-high 33 minutes on Friday, and while the production wasn’t eye-popping, he still flirted with a double-double while recording a pair of steals. His PT has been rising all season, so we’re curious to see what he’ll do when consistently getting 30+ minutes per game. Powell is still mostly a full-time starter, but not necessarily used to the same load he was before his Achilles’ injury a few years ago. Consider him a deep league option with some possible upside in standard formats.

Jones is capable of driving the ball, has strong playmaking skills, can pitch in with steals, and has flirted with double-doubles in three of his last four games. Yes, he’s mostly been a backup this season, but has still managed to enjoy his finest scoring campaign to date.

The pick offered mixed results as he was solid that month, barely played in February and missed March entirely, but really picked it up over the final two months of the season. Now in Minny, Rivers had been lighting it up all week until a very quiet game on Friday, although he’s still getting way more touches this month. The former Blue Devil has really shaken off a slow start to the season, perhaps caused by a hip woe suffered in late October.

He justified the pick with big minutes in the season’s final month. Unfortunately, it’s been pretty much downhill for Holiday since, but he’s got a chance to reestablish some value right now, so he bears watching. Sure, he’s generally only about a top 65 point guard usually, but while he’s starting he’s worth considering. Remember that when Holiday came out of UCLA, he was considered small, but was also seen as a good defender with strength and quickness.

Reed’s PT has waned in the last couple of games thanks to foul trouble, but we got a sense of what he can do on Tuesday (19 points, 10 boards, three steals and two blocks). He hasn’t shot as well this season, but has proven from time to time to be a big contributor off the Sixer bench.

Craig has been seeing 22+ MPG over the last week, and while he hasn’t exactly been lighting the world on fire, he’s flirted with double-doubles and on Friday he offered a well-rounded stat line. Still, if his FT shooting regresses to the norm, he has slightly more scoring potential than he’s shown of late. Craig has already earned more starts this season than he did during his time in Phoenix last season, so if the minutes can regularly get above the 25 range, he’ll provide some deep league value for the next few weeks.

With Lillard (calf) out for 1-to-2 weeks, Sharpe is seeing a boost in PT (getting his first career start on Friday), and he’s responded with three straight games of 11 points or more. Sharpe’s solid play has really helped spur Portland to a fine start, so if he continues to receive 25+ MPG, he’s worth adding.