Player News
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Capela isn't in the starting lineup for Thursday's game against the Clippers, Lachard Binkley of SI.com reports. Capela drew a rare start Saturday with Alperen Sengun sidelined due to illness. However, Capela will retreat to his usual bench role Thursday now that Sengun has been given the green light to return.
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Capela will start Saturday's game against the Mavericks, Vanessa Richardson of Space City Home Network reports. Alperen Sengun is out with an illness, while Steven Adams is getting the night off for maintenance. Capela is a strong streaming option for fantasy managers in need of rebounds, blocks and field-goal percentage against the Mavericks.
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Capela logged six points (3-4 FG), three rebounds, two blocks and one steal in 14 minutes during Sunday's 129-101 victory over the Jazz. Capela's role has been very inconsistent this season, as he is the third-string center behind Alperen Sengun and Steven Adams. In games where Capela plays at least 14 minutes, he averages 5.7 points, 6.8 rebounds, 0.8 assists, 0.7 steals and 1.2 blocks, but it is unknown how much time he will play on a game-to-game basis, making him an unreliable fantasy option in most leagues.
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Capela had zero points (0-2 FG) and one steal in four minutes during Friday's 112-109 loss to the Nuggets. Capela has been nothing more than an afterthought thus far this season, playing as the third-string center behind Alperen Sengun and Steven Adams. In 13 appearances, Capela is averaging 3.4 points and 4.2 rebounds in 9.7 minutes per game.
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Capela finished with four points (2-4 FG), four rebounds and one steal over seven minutes during Sunday's 122-115 victory over the Bucks. Capela has not been a factor in Houston's rotation, averaging 10.0 minutes per game and remains behind Alperen Sengun and Steven Adams on the depth chart. As long as those two are healthy, it appears that Capela will continue to operate as the team's third-string center.
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Last 7 Games
| DATE | Opp | Result | Min | PTS | TRB | AST | BK | ST | TO | FPTS |
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| 12/18 | @  |
L 133-128 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 12/15 | @  |
L 128-125 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 12/11 | vs  |
W 115-113 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 12/06 | @  |
L 122-109 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
| 12/05 | vs  |
W 117-98 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| 12/03 | vs  |
W 121-95 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 12/01 | @  |
L 133-125 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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Career Stats
| Season | G | FG | FGP | 3PT | 3PTP | FT | FTP | PTS | PPG | FPTS |
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| 2025 | 23 | 36 | 56.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 63.2 | 84 | 3.65 | 221 |
| 2024 | 55 | 218 | 55.9 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 53.6 | 488 | 8.87 | 1121 |
| 2023 | 73 | 353 | 57.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 130 | 63.1 | 836 | 11.45 | 1869 |
| 2022 | 65 | 350 | 65.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 79 | 60.3 | 779 | 11.98 | 1682 |
| 2021 | 74 | 370 | 61.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 80 | 47.3 | 820 | 11.08 | 1985 |
| 2020 | 63 | 413 | 59.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 130 | 57.3 | 956 | 15.17 | 2057 |
| 2019 | 39 | 244 | 62.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 55 | 52.9 | 543 | 13.92 | 1218 |
| 2018 | 67 | 474 | 64.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 166 | 63.6 | 1114 | 16.63 | 2206 |
| 2017 | 74 | 441 | 65.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 144 | 56.0 | 1026 | 13.86 | 2056 |
| 2016 | 65 | 362 | 64.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 94 | 53.1 | 818 | 12.58 | 1496 |
| 2015 | 77 | 231 | 58.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 80 | 37.9 | 542 | 7.04 | 1221 |
| 2014 | 12 | 14 | 48.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 17.4 | 32 | 2.67 | 77 |
| 3 Year Avg | 64 | 307 | 59.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 87 | 60.0 | 701 | 10.95 | 1557 |
| Career | 687 | 3506 | 61.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1026 | 54.5 | 8038 | 11.70 |