Chicago Bulls head coach Billy Donovan says that minutes restrictions for guard Zach LaVine (foot) and center Nikola Vucevic have been lifted and both players will start on Wednesday versus the Houston Rockets. Vucevic has functioned from the second unit since returning on Jan. 5 from a five-game absence with a strained groin, but the 33-year-old two-time All-Star should play closer to his 33.6 minutes per game against Houston. Vucevic is safe to start in all fantasy formats if he wasn't already. Andre Drummond will revert to the bench, with his value significantly dropping. Listed as probable ahead of Wednesday, LaVine is cleared to play with no limitations and should be trusted in season-long lineups despite shaking off the rust from his 17-game absence due to inflammation in his right foot. It's unclear who LaVine is bouncing out of the starting five, but Alex Caruso and Patrick Williams stand to lose some shine.

Charlotte Hornets forward/center P.J. Washington (foot) won't play in Wednesday's contest versus the Sacramento Kings. A sprained right foot held Washington to six minutes of court time last Friday, and he will not suit up for the second game in a row due to the injury. The 25-year-old stretch four will hope to get back into Charlotte's lineup when they start a three-game road trip on Friday against the San Antonio Spurs. With Gordon Hayward (calf) and Mark Williams (back) stuck on the shelf for the Hornets as well, Miles Bridges and Nick Richards should dominate the frontcourt minutes on Wednesday. Brandon Miller will likely be needed for more minutes at the four, with JT Thor also staying quite involved from head coach Steve Clifford's second unit.

Atlanta Hawks center Clint Capela (Achilles) has been ruled out for Wednesday's game against the Philadelphia 76ers. Capela will hit the seats due to soreness in his right Achilles, and it will be his first missed action since Dec. 16. The Swiss big man will target a return when Atlanta continues a five-game homestand on Friday versus the Indiana Pacers. As for Wednesday, Onyeka Okongwu should man the middle as the direct fantasy beneficiary of Capela's absence in a rather favorable matchup against a Joel Embiid-less Sixers team. In 18 games without Capela since 2022-23, Okongwu has averaged 10.7 points, 9.4 rebounds, and 2.1 blocks in 32.6 minutes and deserves be a very popular play from a DFS perspective in an amplified role.

Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch says center Rudy Gobert (hip) is out on Wednesday against the Boston Celtics. Gobert is dealing with soreness in his left hip and will sit out on the second half of Minnesota's back-to-back set. Though some of the luster from this clash of the titans may be dissipated with Kristaps Porzingis (knee) also out for Boston, Gobert's absence is a big upgrade for the outlooks of Al Horford and the Celtics' ability to penetrate the paint. Karl-Anthony Towns would figure to be joined in the starting frontcourt by per-minute machine Naz Reid, who deserves plenty of DFS attention on Wednesday. In 12 games without Gobert in 2022-23, Reid averaged 16.0 points, 6.6 rebounds, 1.7 treys, and 2.4 combined steals and blocks. Point forward Kyle Anderson should also get more playing time to match up with a Celts squad missing their top big man.

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Darius Garland (jaw) will remain unavailable in Paris against the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday. Garland has not played since Dec. 14 and will miss his 12th straight game due to a fractured jaw, and he remains out indefinitely. The 23-year-old All-Star is averaging 20.7 points, 5.9 assists, 1.8 three-pointers on a career-low 34.6% clip from beyond the arc, and 1.6 steals but ranks among the league's worst with 3.8 turnovers per game over his 20 contests, with his next chance to return coming when Cleveland returns home for Monday's Martin Luther King Jr. Day action versus the Chicago Bulls. The Cavaliers will continue to rely on Donovan Mitchell as their engine on offense, while Caris LeVert continues playing a featured role off the bench as the sixth man.