Miami Heat DVOA, Stats, & NBA Rankings

Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier (knee) is not ready to play on Friday against the New Orleans Pelicans, but he practiced on Thursday without a brace on his sprained right knee. Monday's meeting with the Sacramento Kings marks Rozier's next opportunity to return. Covering his last three games, Duncan Robinson is averaging 19.3 points, 4.7 three-pointers on 60.9% shooting from deep, 3.3 assists, and 1.0 steals in 30.6 minutes and is worth streaming on Friday.

Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler (personal) will return on Friday against the New Orleans Pelicans. Butler was unavailable for Miami's last three games to mourn the loss of a family member but is back for Friday's action. A top-10 Pelicans defense presents a difficult draw for Butler, but the two-way superstar is averaging 22.2 points while 57.5% shooting from the field, 6.2 rebounds, 4.8 dimes, 1.8 steals, and 1.3 treys across his past 13 games.

Miami Heat forward Duncan Robinson (elbow/shoulder) returned from his concussion last week but has popped up on the injury report again with a left shoulder/elbow sprain. The silver lining is that he was able to play 32 minutes in their last game, so it could be more of a pain tolerance type of issue. Either way, fantasy managers will have to stay tuned until tipoff approaches to get any further updates on his status. If Robinson does suit up, he'll likely get a heavy dose of minutes with Terry Rozier (knee), Jimmy Butler (personal), and Josh Richardson (shoulder) all ruled out. If he can't play though, Haywood Highsmith could be a quality streaming option for a game or two.

Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier (knee) has been ruled out for their Tuesday night game against the Milwaukee Bucks. He left their last game on Sunday due to a knee sprain and wasn't able to return to the court. Now, he'll miss at least one game while he tends to his knee. That means two big pieces in Rozier and Jimmy Butler (personal) won't be available, so Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo are likely to take on the bulk of the scoring load. In terms of streaming options, Jaime Jaquez Jr. and Caleb Martin should both see heavy minutes with the starting five while Duncan Robinson (questionable - shoulder/elbow) will get even more opportunities if he's able to play. There hasn't been a firm timetable for Rozier's return just yet, so it is yet to be reported on the severity of the knee sprain.

The Miami Heat will be without forward Jimmy Butler (personal) for Tuesday's game against the Milwaukee Bucks as well as Wednesday's contest against the Philadelphia 76ers, ruling him out through the All-Star break. The Heat granted Butler a leave of absence on Sunday to mourn the loss of a family member, and the All-Star forward's next chance to return to the floor comes on Feb. 23 against the New Orleans Pelicans. The controls to Miami's offense will be left to Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo, with the likes of Duncan Robinson, Caleb Martin, and Jaime Jaquez Jr. soaking up extra minutes in Butler's stead. Although Jaquez is averaging only 7.4 points on 35.6% shooting from the floor, 3.5 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 1.0 threes over eight games since returning on Jan. 27 from a five-game absence with a groin strain, he carries the highest fantasy upside of the bunch and is worth adding in most leagues.