Miami Heat

Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler (personal) will play against Philadelphia on Thursday. He missed the morning shootaround for personal reasons, but unfortunately for the 76ers, Butler will be ready to play. The Heat star will look to take his team another step closer to sealing a playoff berth. Miami has won four straight games with Butler in the lineup, although his personal numbers have been underwhelming. Butler has averaged 14.3 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 6.0 assists, with minimal defensive stats during the winning stretch.

Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler (personal) did not participate in shootaround, but he's likely to play in Thursday's game versus the Philadelphia 76ers. Even though Butler missed the session for personal reasons, he's expected to rejoin the Heat in time for Thursday's contest. Following a 30-point effort on March 20, the 34-year-old All-Star is averaging just 14.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, 4.6 assists, and 0.6 threes on 27.3% shooting from downtown over his past five games for the Heat. If available, Butler will still be a set-and-forget fantasy play against his former Sixers team.

Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro (foot) will miss a 20th consecutive game on Thursday versus the 76ers. Maimi's second-best scorer has been out for five weeks, and it's not fully clear when he will be available again. His next chance to return will come on Friday against Houston. Duncan Robinson is back in the lineup and has benefited from Herro's absence in a big way, while Terry Rozier gets extra usage as well on the Heat backcourt. However, Miami's snipers could find it tough on Thursday against a Philadelphia team that gives up the eighth-fewest three-point attempts in the league.

Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier (knee) has been upgraded from probable to available to play in Tuesday's game against the New York Knicks. A left knee contusion won't hold Rozier out in a matchup between the NBA's two slowest-paced offenses in terms of possessions per game. Over his past nine games, the 30-year-old combo guard is averaging 18.9 points, 4.4 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.1 steals, and 2.7 three-pointers and should be deployed in all season-long fantasy leagues as Miami's primary ball handler in a stiff draw against a stifling Knicks defense. New York is holding enemy point guards to the fewest DraftKings points per game in 2023-24, diminishing Rozier's DFS appeal.

Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro (foot) will sit out for the 19th consecutive game as he ramps up his work at practice to eventually return from medial tendinitis in his right foot. Herro's last game played was on February 23 and he's now missed 38 games this year. The Heat are still in contention for the sixth seed as they hover just half of a game back from the Indiana Pacers and one and a half games ahead of the Philadelphia 76ers. Herro was seen taking shots at practice last week and his return doesn't seem too far away. Duncan Robinson and Nikola Jovic will remain in the starting lineup while Herro is sidelined.