Zach Lowe's 10 Things Column But I Stole It

1. Andrew Wiggins has dropped to the bench - He's been playing pretty shittily, but if you want a big name on your team with potential to turn it around, he's certainly that. With Draymond out indefinitely and Wigs on the bench, Podz and Kuminga stepped into the starting lineup. Now they got shellacked by the Clippers, so nobody panic yet, but we're keeping several eyes on the Warrior's situation. I'll be interested to see if rookie Trayce Jackson-Davis can sneak in a few more minutes
2. Malcolm Brogdon's back to the bench - Could just be working back from a little injury, but with Simons back, Brogdon's once more on the bench. Last night Scoot went nuclear for the first time and Brogdon took a back seat to that, but I don't know how many more times we can expect that to happen. Also he's probably gonna get traded soon, right?
3. Bradley Beal is finally back and it looks like Eric Gordon is the guy who falls to us. Laser, glue guy, ideal pickup for any team. Of course, he picked up a calf injury and is questionable for tonight, and with Allen out as well it's tough to tell what their full-strength lineup is like
4. More on the Suns: Josh Okogie's also hurt, and they're really just cycling through their long list of pretty good but not stellar wings. KBD is hardly playing anymore, Yuta the Shootah's seeing the court about every other game, Nassir Little just played 27 minutes Wednesday, Chemezie Metu is starting games. Jordan Goodwin's seemingly earned Vogel's trust, but when Booker, Beal, Gordon, and Allen are all healthy, will he play at all? His saving grace so far is that all four of those guys being healthy at the same time is apparently impossible
5. Jaden McDaniels is back so the Wolves are back to full strength and NAW is fully eligible
6. Duop Reath is still on a heater. He's center #43 in the NBA in fantasy points and he's put up 20+ in five of his last six games
7. George Niang has been dropped in our league for a recent run of -6, 7, and 2 while still playing great minutes for a hurt Cavs team. Before that he scored 20+ in 9 of his last 12 games, though. The form's gonna turn back soon
8. Detroit. Oh boy. Duren's still out and now Bagley's hurt too, so, like a Rattata, James Wiseman has appeared again. He's putting up good numbers because of course he is
9. James Johnson is back in Indiana. If you think he's gonna play at all, you're probably right. Carlisle loves his old guys, and somehow the organization thinks he's gonna help their defense. I wouldn't count on enough minutes to matter to us, though
10. Ja's back on the 19th. I still don't know what this means for us, but it'll shake up something