NBA Player News
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James Wiseman C | IND
Pistons' James Wiseman: Heads to bench Tuesday
Wiseman is not in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the 76ers.
Wiseman will return to his regular bench role with the return of Jalen Duren to the starting unit. Wiseman has averaged just 6.3 points and 4.7 rebounds per game when deployed off the bench, meaning he shouldn't carry a big fantasy appeal for this contest.
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Paul Reed C | DET
76ers' Paul Reed: Returns to bench Tuesday
Reed is not in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the Pistons, Austin Krell of USA Today reports.
No real surprises here, as Reed will move back to the bench with the return of Joel Embiid (knee) to the starting unit. Reed has averaged 7.5 points and 6.1 rebounds per game over his last 10 appearances off the bench.
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Joel Embiid C | PHI
76ers' Joel Embiid: Available against Detroit
Embiid (knee) is available to play Tuesday's game against the Pistons, Adam Aaronson of PhillyVoice.com reports.
Embiid sat out Sunday's game against the Spurs due to left knee injury management but will return to action Tuesday. Don't rule out Philadelphia monitoring his workload, especially if the Sixers create a huge lead as the game progresses. Embiid has averaged 27.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and 3.7 assists in 28.3 minutes per game over his last three appearances.
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Orlando Robinson C | ORL
Heat's Orlando Robinson: Available against Atlanta
Robinson (back) is available for Tuesday's game versus the Hawks, Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald reports.
Despite dealing with back soreness, Robinson has been upgraded from probable to available Tuesday. However, Robinson hasn't received any playing time in each of Miami's last four games.
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Bam Adebayo PF | MIA
Heat's Bam Adebayo: Set to play against Atlanta
Adebayo (hand) is available for Tuesday's game versus the Hawks, Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald reports.
Adebayo has been upgraded from probable to available despite dealing with a sprained left hand. The 26-year-old big man is averaging 18.1 points, 11.4 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.2 steals in 32.4 minutes across his last 10 outings.
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Maxi Kleber C | LAL
Mavericks' Maxi Kleber: Will play Tuesday
Kleber (back) is available to play Wednesday against the Hornets, Grant Afseth of SI.com reports.
Kleber continues to deal with a nagging back problem, but he's going to give it a go Tuesday. He's been playing off the bench in recent weeks and enters Tuesday's action averaging just 3.8 points and 2.9 rebounds across 19.0 minutes per game in his last 10 outings, so he's hard to trust in even the deepest of formats.
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Nicolas Claxton C | BKN
Nets' Nic Claxton: Will likely play Wednesday
Claxton (ankle) is probable for Wednesday's game against the Raptors, Brian Lewis of the New York Post reports.
Claxton was sidelined for Sunday's loss to the Kings, marking his first absence since Dec. 27, but will return to action Wednesday. Over his last eight appearances, Claxton has averaged 9.8 points, 11.3 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 2.0 blocks and 0.9 steals in 31.6 minutes per game.
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Al Horford C | GS
Celtics' Al Horford: Won't play Tuesday
Horford (toe) is out Tuesday versus Milwaukee, Keith Smith of Spotrac.com reports.
Horford and Kristaps Porzingis (hamstring/rest) will both be inactive Tuesday, leaving Luke Kornet and Xavier Tillman behind as frontcourt anchors looking to extend Milwaukee's ongoing losing streak to five. Boston is fully healthy with the exception of Horford and Porzingis.
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Kristaps Porzingis C | GS
Celtics' Kristaps Porzingis: Will rest Tuesday
Porzingis (hamstring/rest) will be inactive Tuesday versus Milwaukee, Keith Smith of Spotrac.com reports.
Porzingis and Al Horford (toe) have both been ruled out for Tuesday's contest, leaving a platoon of Luke Kornet and Xavier Tillman to handle minutes at center. Neemias Queta signed a standard multi-year contract with Boston on Monday, but he is currently at the G League level. Porzingis' next opportunity to take the court comes Thursday versus New York.
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Richaun Holmes C | WAS
Wizards' Richaun Holmes: Out again Tuesday
Holmes (toe) has been ruled out for Tuesday's game against the Timberwolves.
Holmes will miss a seventh straight game due to a left big toe contusion. Marvin Bagley (knee) and Tristan Vukcevic (knee) are also out, so Anthony Gill, Eugene Omoruyi and Patrick Baldwin are candidates for increased roles. Holmes has only two chances left to suit up this season -- Friday versus Chicago and Sunday in Boston.