Ben McLemore Daily Fantasy News, Rankings, Projections

KCP was ruled out due to his ankle sprain and will miss the Lakers game against the Dallas Mavericks. In a slight surprise, McLemore will get the start in his place, after only playing spot minutes the last few game. Still, his spot in the starting lineup should lead him to get minutes at least in the teens, and likely in the 25-28 range.

After signing a contract for the remainder of the year with the Lakers, Ben McLemore is available to make his debut as the Lakers take on the Miami Heat. Coach Frank Vogel declared him available, and it'll be interesting to see how many minutes he plays and where he slots in the rotation. He'll likely play off the bench, and take minutes away from Wesley Matthews, Alex Caruso, and Talen Horton-Tucker, as he helps fill out the backcourt depth.

McLemore has officially been downgraded from questionable and won't play in Tuesday's matchup against the Atlanta Hawks due to a sprained left ankle, while Christian Wood and Danuel House Jr. were previously ruled out with their respective ailments. With McLemore unable to suit up, the Rockets have just eight healthy bodies and should lead to heavy minutes for every member of the starting lineup outside of possibly Justin Patton, who can always fall victim to the small-ball lineup combinations head coach Stephen Silas likes to deploy. However, players like Kevin Porter Jr., Sterling Brown, and Jae'Sean Tate should see all the minutes they can handle on the front end of a back-to-back set whereas Victor Oladipo figures to play a key role on the offensive end of the floor if Houston has any chance of keeping this contest competitive this evening.

Danuel House Jr. will return to the starting lineup tonight for the Houston Rockets. Ben McLemore returns to his role off the bench after starting the past three games. The Rockets have a massive 126 implied total tonight, so there will be plenty of production to go around.

Martin has officially been cleared to play and will start in Monday's game against the Milwaukee Bucks after originally being listed as questionable on the Memphis Grizzlies' injury report with a right foot injury. Meanwhile, the Grizzlies are still without Tyreke Evans, Mario Chalmers, Andrew Harrison, and Mike Conley, leaving them extremely thin in the backcourt and essentially relying on Kobi Simmons and Xavier Rathan-Mayes to absorb all of the available playing time at point guard. Martin ended up logging 29 minutes as the starter in place of the Marc Gasol on Saturday, but he's consistently been in that range of late, no matter his role, and should continue to see playing time at all three frontcourt positions while Memphis is shorthanded. This means Martin could be worth a look in large-field tournaments on Monday's slate but is still far from an elite option given his sporadic lack of efficiency and elevated price tag across the industry.

Martin has officially been ruled out and won't play in Monday's game against the San Antonio Spurs despite originally being listed as probable on the Memphis Grizzlies' injury report with a right knee injury, while Ben McLemore has also been ruled out as he tends to a personal matter even though was never given a designation on the injury report throughout the day. Additionally, Deyonta Davis has been cleared to play after previously being listed out in the latest version of game notes released earlier in the day. The Grizzlies will still also be without Tyreke Evans, Andrew Harrison, and Mario Chalmers leaving them thin at several positions, but especially at point guard, where Kobi Simmons will be forced into the starting lineup to man the point and also allow Xavier Rathan-Mayes to see significant rotational minutes in his Grizzlies debut as the only other true point guard on the active roster. Additionally, Wayne Selden and Chandler Parsons logged just 10 and 12 minutes, respectively, in their last games played as they work their way back from extended injury absences, so Bickerstaff will likely need to continue relying more on players like Simmons, Myke Henry, and Ivan Rabb to absorb substantial playing time at their respective positions.