Isaiah Joe

Saturday's NBA Cup semifinal will be the third game Joe has missed due to a left knee contusion. With everyone else of consequence available for the Thunder, his minutes will be absorbed by Cason Wallace, Ajay Mitchell and Aaron Wiggins.

Joe will miss a second straight game, but with Luguentz Dort and Alex Caruso both back, his minutes will likely be divided up by those two, as well as Ajay Mitchell, Aaron Wiggins and Cason Wallace.

Joe injured his left knee during the preseason, forcing him to miss the Thunder's first five games of the regular season. Look for players like Ousmane Dieng and Chris Youngblood to absorb the minutes that would have gone to Joe, but neither is worth streaming in fantasy leagues.

Friday's game will be the third that Caruso has missed since suffering a right quad contusion. While his absence does not affect the starting lineup, it does free up additional minutes for multiple wings, including Isaiah Joe and Aaron Wiggins.

Wiggins has not appeared in a game since November 5, leaving the Thunder down an option on the bench. Isaiah Joe has taken on added importance, having hit double figures in three of his last four games. If Oklahoma City is also without Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on Wednesday, Joe will be worth the add.