Avery Bradley Daily Fantasy News, Rankings, Projections

Avery Bradley (knee) and Talen Horton-Tucker (ankle) will play Saturday according to HC Frank Vogel. Both Bradley and THT will play minutes likely off the bench for the Lakers supplementing the wing/guard positions. Right now, it is tough to trust any player on the Lakers outside of LeBron James in DFS contests as the minutes have been pretty inconsistent for all other players.

Avery Bradley (knee) and Talen Horton-Tucker (ankle) will both be active Thursday against the Los Angeles Clippers. Bradley was listed as questionable and will be set to make his return off the bench tonight, while THT was listed as probable and should see close to his usual bench minutes. Bradley will likely be eased back into his role after dealing with a knee injury suffered before the all-star break. Until Bradley has a more defined role he does not need to be considered in DFS contests.

LeBron James and Anthony Davis out; Russell Westbrook and Avery Bradley available. CourtIQ shows that when James and Davis have been off the court this season, Westbrook has averaged 1.33 fantasy points per minute. Our projections team is projecting Dwight Howard and Talen Horton-Tucker to start in their place. DeAndre Jordan may also be asked to rejoin the rotation with this news. Westbrook and Horton-Tucker become solid DFS options now.

Malik Monk (groin) out Friday; LeBron James (knee), Anthony Davis (wrist), Russell Westbrook (knee) and Avery Bradley (illness) all questionable. This is a pretty jumbled mess for the Lakers on the backend of a back-to-back, but we should have clarity on this situation with this game just 30 minutes after lock. With Monk out, this should mean more playing time for Talen Horton-Tucker and Austin Reaves. If one or multiple of the James/Davis/Westbrook trio sit, the remaining would be elite options as their usage rates skyrocket. This is a spot we'll just need to wait on because if all three end up playing, it's a tougher sell.

Bradley won't play despite being out of the league's health and safety protocols. His projected playing time is likely to be eaten up by a combination of Wayne Ellington, Malik Monk, Isaiah Thomas and Rajon Rondo. LeBron remains far and away the top target on the Lakers side with Wayne Ellington shaping up to be the top value target on this side.

Avery Bradley and Malik Monk have both cleared health and safety protocols and will be available to play Saturday. Bradley and Monk should provide the Lakers with much needed guard depth and push Isaiah Thomas and Jemerrio Jones back down the depth chart. It remains to be seen if Bradley or Monk will be on any sort of minutes limitation as they could be dealing with some conditioning issues.

Talen Horton-Tucker (thumb), Avery Bradley (ankle) and Anthony Davis (thumb) will all play and start Sunday. This will be Horton-Tucker's first appearance of the season after sitting out with a thumb injury to date. The Lakers are loaded with wing players set to play 10-20 minutes, but it's worth noting that THT is a starter in his first game back. They will be joined in the starting lineup by Russell Westbrook and Carmelo Anthony.

The Rockets will be without half of their team again as they prepare to play the Utah Jazz. KPJ remains out with his ankle sprain, Bradley will miss his second game in a row due to personal reasons, and Wilson will miss his fourth due to the health and safety protocols. Olynyk and Tate are both questionable for the second game in a row; Olynyk played yesterday despite his ankle injury, while Tate was ultimately ruled out with his knee injury. The Rockets will have at most nine available players, and Olynyk and Tate both can't go, they'll only have 7, with one of them "active" but not available to play. DJ Augustin and Danuel House were both removed from the injury report, so this is good news for their outlook after they both played yesterday after long absences. It should be more minutes for the same group of characters; KJ Martin will have to play heavy minutes to help out in the frontcourt, along with Anthony Lamb, and Da'Quan Jeffries. Armoni Brooks and Augustin will both chip in at guard, with the newly signed Khyri Thomas filling as well. If Olynyk and Tate both can't go, it'll be full systems go for the other Rockets. If Olynyk can play, he may be a good value as someone who plays big minutes and will likely lead the team in fantasy points.

Avery Bradley (leg) is not on injury report Sunday after missing the last two games ahead of the Rockets matchup with the New York Knicks. It remains to be seen if Bradley will join the starting lineup but the injury plagued Rockets will be glad to add another available body to the rotation. With Bradley back Armoni Brooks will likely see his minutes cut into as well as DaQuan Jefferies, and Anthony Lamb could find himself out of the rotation. The Rockets that should be targeted remain Kevin Porter Jr., Christian Wood, and Kelly Olynyk with Bradley's return limiting the upside of Houston's value options.

Bradley was downgraded from questionable with a leg injury to out, and will miss the Rockets game against the Golden State Warriors. This will leave the Rockets with only nine healthy bodies, as they have been decimated towards the end of this year. This will mean more minutes for Kevin Porter Jr. as the Rockets will need help in the backcourt more than anything; KPJ should be forced to play around 36 minutes at a minimum. Armoni Brooks will likely stay in the starting lineup and will pick up more minutes as well, while DaQuan Jeffries may have to play more off the bench as well. The frontcourt should still run through Christian Wood and Kelly Olynyk, with Jae'Sean Tate helping out as well. It shouldn't be a surprise if the starters push 40 minutes; they have done so recently, and it's possible with how shorthanded they are.