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Riley will come off the bench for Tuesday's game versus the Trail Blazers.

Riley received a spot start in Saturday's loss to the Hornets with Khris Middleton (foot) unavailable, but Middleton is back and starting Tuesday, which will shift Riley back to the second unit. As a reserve this season, Riley has posted averages of 5.3 points and 2.0 rebounds per game.

Carrington is not in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against Portland.

The Wizards are putting Bilal Coulibaly (back) into the starting lineup following his extended absence. Over his last six appearances off the bench, Carrington has averaged 7.3 points, 5.0 assists, 4.0 rebounds and 0.8 steals in 28.1 minutes per game.

The Cavaliers waived Livingston (hand) on Tuesday, Chris Fedor of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

Livingston recently suffered a hand injury and is likely to miss about a month of action, prompting the Cavaliers to cut him loose to open up a two-way spot for another player. The 22-year-old forward appeared in just three games with the parent club this season, averaging 3.0 points in 5.7 minutes per contest.

Landale (personal) isn't listed on the injury report for Wednesday's game against the Hornets.

Landale missed Monday's loss to Houston due to personal reasons but will return to action Wednesday. Over 10 January appearances (seven starts), the big man has averaged 13.9 points, 8.6 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 26.3 minutes per contest. With Landale returning to action, there will be fewer minutes available for the likes of Olivier-Maxence Prosper, John Konchar and GG Jackson.

Sochan is questionable for Wednesday's game in Houston due to a sore right quad, Paul Garcia of ProjectSpurs.com reports.

Sochan has been collecting DNP-CDs recently, so his status for Wednesday's game won't impact fantasy leagues. The 22-year-old forward is averaging 4.2 points and 2.7 rebounds in 13.1 minutes per game this season.

Middleton (foot) is available for Tuesday's game against the Trail Blazers.

Middleton will shed his questionable tag due to left foot soreness and return from a one-game absence Tuesday. Over nine January appearances, the veteran forward has averaged 9.9 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 23.7 minutes per contest.

Edwards (foot) is questionable for Wednesday's game against the Mavericks.

Edwards is in jeopardy of missing a second consecutive contest due to right foot injury maintenance. If the superstar isn't cleared to play in the front end of this back-to-back set, Mike Conley and Bones Hyland would be candidates for increased minutes. Over 10 appearances this month, Edwards has averaged 31.2 points, 5.7 rebounds, 4.1 three-pointers and 3.7 assists while shooting 44.1 percent from deep in 35.5 minutes per contest.

Miller is questionable for Wednesday's game against Dallas due to lower-back spasms.

Miller's absence would affect Minnesota's frontcourt depth, but it wouldn't have a major impact on the rotation as a whole. The forward hasn't seen double-digit minutes since the Nov. 17 win over the Mavericks.

Williams won't play in Tuesday's game against the Wizards due to left knee injury management, per Casey Holdahl of the Trail Blazers' official site.

Tuesday is the back end of the Trail Blazers' back-to-back set, so it's not a shock to see the oft-injured big man receive a maintenance day. The expectation is that Williams will be available to play Friday against the Knicks. Portland is down to rookie first-rounder Yang Hansen as the top backup center behind Donovan Clingan.

Avdija (back) is good to go for Tuesday's game versus the Wizards, Casey Holdahl of the Trail Blazers' official site reports.

Avdija is set to return from a two-game stint on the sidelines, which will likely result in Sidy Cissoko heading back to the second unit. There will also be fewer opportunities on offense for Caleb Love with Avdija active.