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Anderson is good to go for Friday's game versus Portland.

Anderson was traded from the Jazz to the Grizzlies on Tuesday and has the green light to suit up. Anderson will have a lot of familiarity with his former team, and it will be interesting to see what type of role he will play.

Hendricks is available to make his Memphis debut Friday against the Trail Blazers, Damichael Cole of the Memphis Commercial Appeal reports.

Hendricks was dealt from the Jazz to the Grizzlies on Tuesday, and he officially has the green light to suit up. With the Grizzlies pivoting towards a rebuild, Hendricks will have a big opportunity to carve out a sizable role with his new team.

Conley is expected to re-sign with the Timberwolves, Shams Charania of ESPN reports.

Conley was traded twice this week, to Chicago and then to Charlotte. However, he was eventually waived, freeing him up to choose his next destination. A return to Minnesota seemed inevitable, so this news does not come as a surprise. For now, it sounds like the two sides are still finalizing the details.

Castle closed with 18 points (8-13 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 1-1 FT), seven rebounds, six assists and three steals across 22 minutes during Thursday's 135-123 win over the Mavericks.

Thursday marked the first time this season that Castle has been deployed off the bench, but it didn't impact his overall production. He contributed in a big way across the board, highlighted by a team-high three steals. Castle remained effective despite logging only 22 minutes, but it'll be worth monitoring whether he sticks in a bench role moving forward.

Bridges ended Thursday's 109-99 victory over Houston with 18 points (7-17 FG, 3-8 3Pt, 1-1 FT), six rebounds, four assists and one steal over 32 minutes.

Bridges' 18 points and four assists against the Rockets mirror his averages for the season. It was a nice bounce-back performance after scoring only nine in his last outing. With the addition of Coby White (hamstring) at the deadline, Charlotte now has five players on its roster averaging more than 18 points per game. It will be worth monitoring who takes a back seat once White is added to the mix.

Gafford registered 16 points (5-8 FG, 6-8 FT), 10 rebounds, two assists, four blocks and three steals in 33 minutes before fouling out of Thursday's 135-123 loss to the Spurs.

Gafford was upgraded to available shortly before tipoff Thursday and didn't show any signs of his ankle injury hampering his play. The big man has started five consecutive matchups for the Mavs and is averaging 12.2 points, 8.6 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.0 steals and 1.4 blocks in 26.4 minutes over this strong stretch.

Flagg finished with 32 points (14-27 FG, 2-5 3Pt, 2-2 FT), six rebounds, four assists, three blocks and two steals across 39 minutes during Thursday's 135-123 loss to the Spurs.

Flagg turned in another solid performance across the board, stringing together a fourth consecutive game of scoring 30 or more points. He's been nearly unstoppable during this stretch, averaging 37.8 points, 9.3 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.8 blocks while shooting 56.2 percent from the field and 44.4 percent from downtown.

The Magic signed Carter for the remainder of the season on Friday, Shams Charania of ESPN reports.

Carter, who was previously waived by the Bulls, is being brought in to provide emergency backcourt depth for Orlando. With the Magic moving on from Tyus Jones, Carter could be the third-string point guard on the depth chart moving forward.

Knueppel provided 24 points (8-13 FG, 2-5 3Pt, 6-6 FT), four rebounds and two assists in 32 minutes during Thursday's 109-99 win over Houston.

Knueppel's stellar rookie campaign continues as he led Charlotte with a highly efficient 24 points. The sharpshooting wing is hovering around 50-40-90 for the season. This year, Knueppel is shooting 48.5 percent from the field, 42.4 percent from three and 89.7 percent from the free-throw line.

Ball posted 20 points (7-19 FG, 5-12 3Pt, 1-2 FT), six rebounds and four assists over 29 minutes during Thursday's 109-99 victory over the Rockets.

It wasn't a highly efficient night from Ball, but he managed to sink five triples in the win. Ball has made multiple threes in eight consecutive games. Now in his sixth season, Ball is averaging 19.1 points per game, which is the lowest since his rookie year, while his rebounding and assist numbers are nearly identical to last season.