NBA Player News

Gafford (ankle) is out for Monday's game against Denver.

The Mavericks are holding Gafford out for ankle injury management. Dwight Powell and Moussa Cisse are in line for the backup center minutes Monday. Gafford appears to be day-to-day ahead of Wednesday's matchup with the Heat.

Adams (rest) won't play Monday against the Jazz.

Monday's game is the second leg of a back-to-back set, so the Rockets will hold out the veteran for maintenance reasons. In Adams' absence, Clint Capela is likely to see an uptick in minutes in the frontcourt.

Collins (wrist) is out for Monday's game against the Magic.

Collins' season debut will have to wait at least one more contest. With Jalen Smith (hamstring) sidelined Monday, Matas Buzelis will likely be tasked with some backup center duties on top of his starting role at power forward.

Porzingis (illness) will not play in Monday's game against the Pistons.

Porzingis will miss his third straight game Monday and currently doesn't have a timetable to return. In the meantime, Onyeka Okongwu is likely to hold down the fort at center with Mouhamed Gueye picking up some backup center minutes.

Embiid (knee) registered 18 points (6-14 FG, 0-3 3Pt, 6-8 FT), four rebounds, two assists, one steal and one block across 30 minutes in Sunday's 142-134 double-overtime loss to the Hawks.

Making just his seventh appearance of the season after missing the 76ers' prior nine games due to right knee injury management, Embiid surprisingly ended up seeing his most minutes of the campaign. The 76ers may have planned to keep Embiid closer to his season-long average of 23.3 minutes per game heading into Sunday, but the two extra periods likely contributed to him seeing some extra run. The 76ers did still elect to hold Embiid out for the entire second overtime period, and the veteran center remains likely to have his minutes monitored carefully moving forward, even though he's ostensibly healthy again. Embiid is also a good bet to continue sitting out one half of back-to-back sets, with the 76ers' next one coming Thursday (versus Warriors) and Friday (at Bucks).

Sarr (thigh) won't play Monday against the Bucks.

Sarr was initially considered questionable for this contest, but the Wizards will hold him out for the front end of this back-to-back set. For now, he can be considered questionable for Tuesday's game against the 76ers. In Sarr's absence, the Wizards will likely turn to Marvin Bagley and Tristan Vukcevic.

Filipowski provided 12 points (5-13 FG, 0-4 3Pt, 2-3 FT), eight rebounds and four assists in 31 minutes during Sunday's 129-101 loss to the Rockets.

Filipowski is the first man off the bench most nights and is one of Utah's most consistent contributors. Ever since being relegated to the bench Nov. 2, Filipowski is averaging 9.4 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 0.4 steals and 0.7 blocks across 21.2 minutes.

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.

Okongwu closed Sunday's 142-134 double-overtime victory over the 76ers with 10 points (5-14 FG, 0-7 3Pt), 13 rebounds, six assists and one steal in 47 minutes.

With Kristaps Porzingis (illness) sidelined, Okongwu recorded his fifth double-double of the season -- and first since Nov. 13 -- in this win, and the big man continues to make the most of his minutes available in the Hawks' frontcourt. Regardless of whether he starts or plays off the bench, Okongwu is seeing enough minutes and producing at a strong enough rate to be considered across all formats. He averaged 16.7 points, 6.6 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.0 steals and 0.9 blocks per game in November.

Holmgren produced 19 points (9-15 FG, 1-4 FT), nine rebounds, one assist, three blocks and one steal over 30 minutes before fouling out of Sunday's 123-115 win over the Trail Blazers.

Holmgren finished just one rebound away from recording what would've been his first double-double since Nov. 11, when he had 23 points and 11 boards in a win over the Warriors. The big man should continue playing at center following the return of Jalen Williams and the absence of Isaiah Hartenstein (calf). Holmgren is averaging 14.0 points, 7.6 boards, 2.0 assists and 1.6 blocks per game over his last five outings.