Dejounte Murray

The Pelicans are without CJ McCollum, who will miss Monday's game for personal reasons. They're going with a bigger lineup, shifting Murphy and Williamson up a position while Matkovic moves into the starting lineup. Alvarado continues to start for Dejounte Murray, who's done for the season after rupturing his Achilles tendon in late January.

After missing Wednesday's game against Denver, Alvarado returned to the lineup for this one. He was also inserted into the starting unit for the first time since November. Alvarado took advantage of the opportunity and provided excellent value in both assists and steals. With Dejounte Murray (Achilles) done for the season, Alvarado should be able to supply value in both categories for the remainder of the season, as long as he continues to start.

Alvarado moves into the starting lineup, as the Pelicans will go with a true point guard to account for Dejounte Murray (Achilles) being done for the season. Rookie Karlo Matkovic heads to the bench but should play rotation minutes off the bench. Unfortunately, he loses whatever streaming value he possessed with this lineup change.

Alvarado will return to the Pelicans' rotation, and he could see big minutes with Dejounte Murray sidelined.

Zeller was sent to the Hawks as part of the Dejounte Murray deal this past summer, but he never joined the team. He'll now be dealt to the Rockets, but it wouldn't be surprising if he was bought out. If not, he'll provide some center depth, but he won't play enough to impact fantasy basketball. The second-round pick is actually Houston's that is being sent back to them.