D'Angelo Russell

How Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd chooses to handle his point guard rotation has been unpredictable for most of this season. However, he may have found his answer in Nembhard. After dishing out ten assists in Monday's win over the Nuggets, the rookie established a new season-high with 13 on Wednesday, and he only committed one turnover. In four starts, Nembhard has 30 assists and five turnovers. While Brandon Williams (7/2/2 in 14 minutes) and D'Angelo Russell (10/3/2 with two three-pointers in 15 minutes) played rotation minutes off the bench, Nembhard logged 34 as the starter. He's worth rolling the dice on, especially with the Mavericks having two more games on their Week 7 schedule.

Williams is dealing with lower back tightness, which is why he appears on the injury report. D'Angelo Russell (illness) is available, so he can absorb some of the minutes that would usually go to Williams if he cannot play. In this scenario, D'Lo would be worth picking up in deep leagues.

Russell sat out Saturday's loss to the Grizzlies, with his playing time divvied up among multiple reserves due to Jaden Hardy struggling in his 12 minutes on the floor. Hardy will likely fall out of the rotation entirely on Monday, unless starting guard Brandon Williams can't play. He's questionable due to lower back tightness.

With D'Angelo Russell (illness) ruled out, Williams surpassed the 30-minute mark for the first time in five games. He had a good night, shooting over 50 percent from the field and recording everything but a blocked shot in the 102-96 defeat. Rostered in 18 percent of Yahoo! leagues, Williams is ranked just outside the top-100 in eight-cat formats. He doesn't have the highest ceiling, but Williams is worth a roll of the dice as long as he continues to start. Dallas plays three games in Week 6, beginning with the Heat on Monday.

Russell has been downgraded from questionable to out, leaving the Mavericks light on options at point guard. Brandon Williams' status as the starter is unchanged, but there will be more minutes available to Jaden Hardy. Hardy is not worth the streaming risk, even with the increased playing time.