Ziaire Williams

While Dončić is back after missing Sunday’s win over the Pistons, the Lakers won’t have Austin Reaves or Quentin Grimes. As a result, Williams will return to the starting lineup for the first time since October 28.

Williams sat out Sunday, but he’ll return for the second leg of LA’s back-to-back set. Williams should reclaim his starting spot from Jake LaRavia.

Sunday’s game will be the third Williams has missed due to left foot/heel injury management. The good news is that, while Williams is dealing with soreness, scans of the foot came back clean. Jake LaRavia should remain in the starting lineup until Williams is cleared to return.

Williams remains out for a third straight game, so Jake LaRavia will continue to start.

Williams has missed the Lakers’ last two games, so Jake LaRavia has moved into the starting lineup. If Williams remains out, LaRavia will get another start.

Williams will miss a second consecutive game with a left foot injury. Jake LaRavia started Wednesday’s win over the Clippers and will likely keep that role for Friday’s NBA Cup opener.

Williams missed Wednesday’s game, which resulted in Jake LaRavia starting and playing 35 minutes. LaRavia contributed 10 rebounds, three steals and two blocks and will likely head back to the bench if Williams is available to play.

Williams is dealing with left foot soreness and will miss Wednesday’s matchup with the Clippers. Jake LaRavia and Quentin Grimes are candidates to move into the starting lineup and see more minutes with Williams sidelined.

Dončić, Reaves and Kessler starting was expected since the summer, but there were questions as to who would complete the starting five. With Thybulle and Williams starting, defense has been prioritized, and both are worth watching in deeper fantasy leagues.

Despite averaging a career-high 10.2 points per game last season, Williams’ contract option was not picked up by the Nets. He will now join a Lakers roster that harbors ambitions of contending in the West, even with the LeBron James era ending. While he posted solid numbers over his two seasons in Brooklyn, Williams was still not reliable enough to be trusted in most fantasy leagues. That’s likely to remain the case in Los Angeles.

Williams will become an unrestricted free agent after averaging 10.2 points for Brooklyn last season. The 24-year-old wing served as a part-time starter for the Nets over his two seasons with the team and still packs some upside as an NBA player. His fantasy impact at this point, however, isn’t anything more than an occasional streaming option for those fantasy managers who may need scoring.

Williams will miss a second straight game with this foot injury. Malachi Smith and Trevon Scott should continue to play extended minutes off the bench with Williams unavailable. Both played over 20 minutes on Sunday, though neither was productive.

Williams is out after playing 21 minutes off the bench in Friday’s loss to the Hawks. His absence frees up minutes among the Nets’ reserves, including Malachi Smith and Trevon Scott. Smith offers higher upside, but both players are risky streaming options.

Williams started seven of eight games before being a DNP- Coach’s Decision in Brooklyn’s last game. Terance Mann (Achilles) is out, so Williams will return to the starting unit, where he has scored in double figures in five straight games.

Williams has started each of the Nets’ last five games, and he’s scored at least 16 points in each. Over the past week, he has provided sixth-round value in eight-cat formats. As long as Williams is in the starting lineup, he’s capable of providing the value needed to be an impactful addition during the silly season. The Nets play once more in Week 22, on Sunday against the Kings, which would be a good spot to stream Williams if he’s available.

Williams impressed on both ends of the floor in his 24 minutes of game action. Offensively, he shot the ball well from the field and produced at the charity stripe to end with a team-high in points. Yet, his activity on the defensive end is what really yielded some eye-popping numbers, specifically, how his disruptiveness led to him collecting over one-third of the team’s 17 steals. Williams has now tallied at least 16 points in four straight games and multiple steals in three consecutive games. He’s rarely playing more than half the game on most nights recently, but could be a useful streaming option in fantasy leagues.

Williams played 24 minutes on Monday, and he finished a blocked shot shy of a complete stat line. He has started the Nets’ last three games, scoring in double figures in each. However, Williams has not played more than 25 minutes in any of those appearances, which limits his upside. There isn’t much to gain from rostering Williams at this point in the season, given the playing time.

A starter in Brooklyn’s last two games, Williams has totaled 35 points, six rebounds, four assists, three steals, one blocked shot and four three-pointers in losses to the Knicks and Kings. His value moving forward depends on the availability of Noah Clowney (wrist), who did not play in either matchup. The Nets play in Portland on Monday, and Williams may be worth a look in deep leagues if Clowney misses another game.

With Michael Porter Jr. (ankle) and Noah Clowney (wrist) sidelined due to injury, Williams was inserted into the Nets’ starting lineup on Friday. And he had a good night, shooting 60 percent from the field and recording a line that only lacked a blocked shot. The Nets now head west, with the first game of their trip scheduled for Sunday in Sacramento. With Clowney unlikely to play, Williams would be worth the streaming risk if Porter also remains out.

Friday’s game is the first the Nets have played since losing Noah Clowney to a sprained right wrist. Williams moves into the starting lineup, which shifts Wolf from small forward to power forward.