Fantasy basketball tips and projections for Monday - ESPN

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The NBA's annual celebration of the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. tips early this afternoon and continues throughout the day. Monday's notes will focus on preparing you to make proactive lineup decisions for a marathon of hoops.

Sunday's slate included each player wearing shirts commemorating Dr. King's legacy and also featured the return of «Dame Time» as Damian Lillard helped lift the Milwaukee Bucks over the Sacramento Kings with a 40-foot leaning 3-pointer as time expired in overtime. The key fantasy news of the day was the prolific performance of rising rookie Scoot Henderson. Henderson delivered a career-high 33 points and approached a triple-double line in the Portland Trail Blazers loss to the Phoenix Suns. He's still a free agent in nearly half of ESPN men's basketball leagues.

Looking at Monday's 11-game holiday schedule, we begin with the likely return of reigning MVP Joel Embiid as Philadelphia 76ers host the Houston Rockets in the day's first game. The absences of De'Anthony Melton for the