1 Austin Rivers PG

Rivers accumulated 13 points (5-9 FG, 2-5 3Pt, 1-3 FT), four assists, three rebounds and a steal in 34 minutes Monday against the Pacers.

Rivers had a solid if unspectacular game Monday, cracking double-digits for the first time in five games. While Rivers is still playing good defense, his offensive game has taken a massive step back in his first year with Washington, with the veteran guard in only managing 7.0 points and 2.4 rebounds in 22.9 minutes per game. For now, Rivers can't be considered a fantasy asset in standard formats.

Rivers is expected to start at point guard Monday against the Pacers, Candace Buckner of The Washington Post reports.

Rivers is set to join the starting lineup for the second time in three games with John Wall (heel) once again unavailable. He posted nine points, seven rebounds and seven assists across 34 minutes in his previous start.

Rivers will come off the bench Saturday against the Cavaliers.

With John Wall (personal/illness) back in the starting five, Rivers will come off the pine. He's averaging 7.0 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 22.8 minutes.

Rivers will start at point guard in Wednesday's game against the Hawks.

As expected, with John Wall (personal) missing Wednesday's game, Rivers will be thrust into the starting point guard role while the Wizards maintain the three-game lineup they've rolled out for each of the last two games. Rivers has played a modest role off the bench for Washington this season, but he should see a sizable bump in usage Wednesday night given that he and Tomas Satoransky or the only healthy true point guards at the team's disposal.

Rivers is expected to start at point guard Wednesday against the Hawks, Chris Miller of NBCS Washington reports.

With John Wall (personal) missing his first game of the season, it seems coach Scott Brooks will throw Rivers into the starting five. When Rivers has seen at least 24 minutes this season, he's averaged 10.5 points, 2.3 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.1 steals. That's not exactly encouraging from a DFS perspective, and it's possible Tomas Satoransky ends up seeing a higher usage rate for the contest, despite coming off the bench.