Orlando Magic center
Wendell Carter Jr. (finger) and guard
Markelle Fultz (knee) have both been ruled out for Friday's game versus the Washington Wizards. Carter was on the floor getting shots up at Tuesday's practice, after he shed his cast while recovering from a fractured third metacarpal in his left hand that he sustained in Nov. 2's game. Carter is inching closer to a return, which could arrive as soon as Saturday's game against the Brooklyn Nets.
Moritz Wagner and
Goga Bitadze should continue to form a minutes timeshare down low in Carter's absence. There's no change in the status of Fultz, whose return from nagging left knee tendinitis seems to be nowhere in sight at this stage.
Jalen Suggs and
Cole Anthony remain the most reliable fantasy beneficiaries of Fultz in shutdown mode. First-round rookie
Anthony Black continues to flounder in a starting role, leaving him as a dynasty-specific hold until he impresses a bit more.