Kenneth Faried Daily Fantasy News, Rankings, Projections

Faried has officially been added to the Rockets' injury report and won't play in Tuesday's matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks due to a sore left knee, while Gordon has been upgraded to probable despite dealing with a sprained right ankle he sustained during Sunday's win. The Rockets are also expected to be without Gerald Green for the next 7-10 days because of a strained left adductor, so his and Faried's absences, should up a plethora of playing time for Danuel House Jr., who has already logged at least 30 minutes in four of the previous six games in both reserve and starting roles. However, as usual, James Harden is the catalyst of this Houston team, and even though he is coming off of an uncharacteristic fantasy performance last time out, he still owns a 42.5% usage rate and is averaging 1.61 DraftKings and 1.56 FanDuel points per minute since the conclusion of the All-Star break.

Kenneth Faried will return to his bench role after missing the last game for rest purposes. Since his return to the bench, Faried has lost his DFS appeal due to the lack of playing time on what is finally a healthy Rockets team.

Faried has officially been downgraded from questionable and won't play in Wednesday’s matchup against the Memphis Grizzlies due to a sore left knee after logging 21 minutes in his return to the lineup in Tuesday’s win. The Rockets will also be without Eric Gordon and Nene Hilario for rest purposes on the second leg of a back-to-back set, so Iman Shumpert will join the starting lineup alongside James Harden on the wing, and he saw 31 minutes his last time out and should be a significant beneficiary in terms of playing time with Faried unable to suit up, making him a potential pivot from Danuel House Jr. in tournament formats on tonight’s nine-game slate. As for House, he's been serviceable from a fantasy perspective in an average of 31.9 minutes per game over the previous three contests in both reserve and starting roles, keeping him firmly in consideration for all formats as well.

Faried has officially been downgraded from questionable and won't play in Tuesday's matchup against the Toronto Raptors due to a sore left hip flexor that's now forced him to miss three consecutive games, while Shumpert will sit for the third straight contest with a sore right calf. Head coach Mike D'Antoni also disclosed that both players are considered day-to-day, which means that there is currently no tentative return date for either Faried or Shumpert and they'll be re-evaluated on a daily basis. With both players unavailable for Sunday's win, D'Antoni essentially utilized an eight-man rotation, though Nene Hilario did log 14 minutes at center with the second unit in bigger lineup combinations. Additionally, all five starters logged at least 34 minutes in that contest, so they'll be firmly in consideration for tournament formats despite the difficult matchup with a Raptors squad that ranks seventh in defensive efficiency on the year.

Faried has officially been upgraded from probable and will try to play in Sunday's matchup against the Boston Celtics after missing one game due to a sore left hip flexor, while Shumpert will miss yet another game with a sore right calf. Eric Gordon and Gerald Green have also been cleared to play, and head coach Mike D’Antoni already confirmed that Gordon will rejoin the starting lineup for today’s contest, which will send Gary Clark back to the bench to resume a reserve role and possibly out of the rotation entirely considering he had accrued five consecutive DNP-CDs prior to logging 32 minutes in his spot start.

Faried has officially been downgraded from doubtful and won't play in Thursday’s matchup against the Miami Heat due to a sore left hip flexor, while Eric Gordon was a surprise addition to the Rockets' inactive list with a sore knee. Iman Shumpert has already been ruled out, so Gerald Green will receive the starting nod alongside James Harden on the wing, and he’s coming off of a stellar fantasy performance relative to his price tag in 24 minutes of action his last time out. Additionally, Nene Hilario is slated to return from a one-game absence for rest purposes, and he may be called upon to serve as the backup center with Faried unavailable, but he hasn’t logged more than 17 minutes off the bench in well over a month’s time. This could enable either Gary Clark or Terrence Jones to see some run off the bench in smaller lineup combinations, though both have racked up a plethora of DNP-CDs in recent games, making it unlikely either player sees significant playing time this evening.

Nene is a late addition to the Rockets' injury report and won't play in Wednesday's matchup against the New York Knicks due to rest purposes after averaging 14.4 minutes over the previous four games. In his absence, Faried will draw the start at center in the Rockets small-ball starting lineup, and he's coming off of a serviceable fantasy outing in 23 minutes of action in Monday's blowout loss. The Rockets are still extremely shorthanded with Clint Capela, Chris Paul, and Brandon Knight sidelined, so James Harden will need to continue shouldering nearly all of the load on the offensive end of the floor, and other than Monday's debacle in Philadelphia, he's largely delivered. On top of that, Harden owns a 47.5% (+4.4%) and is averaging 1.99 DraftKings and 1.93 FanDuel points per minute with the aforementioned players off the court this season.