Collin Murray-Boyles

Due to lower back injury management, starting center Jakob Poeltl will not play on Thursday. He's been replaced in the lineup by Mamukelashvili, who is worth rostering in deep leagues even when Poeltl is available. Collin Murray-Boyles will also have added fantasy value, but Mamu is the preferred option.

Thursday's game is the first of two in as many nights for the Raptors, who host the Hornets on Friday. Poeltl's absence opens up a spot in the starting lineup, and this may be a spot where Sandro Mamukelashvili or Collin Murray-Boyles starts. While Jamison Battle was the choice for Sunday's loss to the Knicks, the Lakers' Deandre Ayton spends more time around the basket than New York's Karl-Anthony Towns.

Walter was replaced in the starting lineup by Collin Murray-Boyles (zero points and one rebound in eight minutes), but the change did not have a negative impact on his playing time. Walter, who replaced CMB in the lineup to begin the third quarter, played a season-high 32 minutes. While he isn't a must-roster player, injuries to RJ Barrett and Gradey Dick add some appeal to Walter in deep leagues, especially with one of Toronto's final two games of Week 6 being against the struggling Hornets.

The Raptors are once again without RJ Barrett, who is recovering from a knee injury. While Ja'Kobe Walter was the replacement in the lineup the last time out, Murray-Boyles has received the nod for Wednesday. The promotion makes him worthy of deep-league streaming consideration, while there isn't much to gain from holding onto Walter in redraft leagues.

Murray-Boyles is back in the Raptors' rotation after missing two games with a sprained right MCL. With Jakob Poeltl (back) not playing, there will be ample minutes available to CMB and Sandro Mamukelashvili, with the latter having scored a season-high 23 points in Friday's win over the Wizards.