NBA Player News

Boucher is questionable for Tuesday's game against Orlando due to an illness, Blake Murphy of Sportsnet.ca reports.

The ailment prevented Boucher from practicing Monday, but the Raptors will check back in on him Tuesday before deciding on his status for the matchup with the Magic. Boucher has recently been reintegrated into the Toronto rotation, appearing in each of the last six contests while averaging 12.7 points and 6.2 rebounds in 17.5 minutes.

Williams (ankle) is questionable for Tuesday's game against the Heat.

Williams missed the second leg of Portland's back-to-back set Sunday against the Bulls and remains day-to-day. With Williams out of the lineup Sunday, Deandre Ayton logged 37 minutes, compared to 11 for Jabari Walker.

Zubac won't play Monday against the Bulls due to a left eye corneal abrasion, Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints.com reports.

Zubac played through a back injury in Sunday's 116-102 win over the Lakers, finishing with 21 points (9-16 FG, 3-3 FT), 19 rebounds, three assists, three blocks and one steal in 35 minutes. However, he was poked in the eye during that contest, so the Clippers will give him the night off in the second leg of a back-to-back set. With Zubac sidelined, Mo Bamba and Nicolas Batum will likely cover most of the minutes at center.

Plumlee will come off the bench Monday against the Cavaliers.

Plumlee's fantasy managers probably saw this one coming after Nick Richards had a tremendous showing in his season debut Saturday against the Pistons. Plumlee is likely to see minutes in the high teens to lower 20s most nights as Richards' backup.

Richards will start Monday's game against the Cavaliers.

The Suns won't waste any more time after Richards erupted for 21 points (7-8 FG, 7-9 FT), 11 rebounds, one assist and one steal over 29 minutes in his debut against the Pistons on Saturday. With Richards likely to remain in the starting lineup going forward, Mason Plumlee will retreat to the second unit.

Capela will come off the bench Monday against the Knicks, Kevin Chouinard of the Hawks' official site reports.

With Onyeka Okongwu in the midst of the best stretch of his career, this move was inevitable. Capela played 21 minutes or fewer in his last three games, and his fantasy upside could be limited going forward with the Hawks giving Okongwu more playing time.

Okongwu will enter the starting lineup for Monday's game against New York, Kevin Chouinard of the Hawks' official site reports.

The writing has been on the wall for some time now, as Okongwu is in the midst of the best stretch of his career. Clint Capela will move to the second unit with this news. Okongwu's fantasy arrow is pointing straight up, with the big man averaging 18.3 points, 15.7 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.7 blocks over his last three games.

Sims will come off the bench for Monday's game against the Hawks.

This is an expected move with Karl-Anthony Towns (thumb) returning from a two-game absence. Sims doesn't always crack the rotation when Towns is active for New York.

Gobert (ankle) is in the starting lineup Monday against the Grizzlies.

Gobert popped up on the injury report with a questionable tag due to a right ankle sprain, so it will be interesting to see how he holds up against Memphis. He has struggled in January so far, averaging 9.5 points, 10.0 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.5 blocks over his last 10 games.

Adams (migraine) won't play Monday against the Pistons.

Adams is a late scratch for Monday's contest. In Adams' absence, Jeff Green and Jock Landale are candidates to receive the backup center minutes.