Portland Trail Blazers DVOA, Stats, & NBA Rankings

Portland Trail Blazers guard Dalano Banton (hip) has been ruled out for Monday's game against the Philadelphia 76ers. Banton will now miss his third game in a row and his fifth absence in the last six games. He continues to deal with a lingering hip injury, but will hopefully be back on the court for Thursday's game against the Los Angeles Lakers. Scoot Henderson should see a slight boost in fantasy value with Banton unable to play. Henderson has been playing better lately with double digit scoring in each of his last four games.

Portland Trail Blazers forward Jerami Grant (face) has been ruled out for Monday's game against the Philadelphia 76ers. Grant will sit out this game after suffering a facial contusion during Saturday's contest. It sounds like a minor issue, so hopefully he'll be back in the lineup after this game. Deni Avdija should get the starting nod with Grant unavailable. Avdija is coming off two straight 20-point outings, so he should be a solid streaming option for Monday's slate. He should have no problem getting at least 30 minutes of action.

Portland Trail Blazers center Robert Williams III (ankle) has been ruled out ahead of Saturday's game against the Dallas Mavericks. The big man is set to miss his third game in a row due to a right ankle sprain. His absence isn't going to mean a ton with Deandre Ayton and Dovonan Clingan both healthy and active for this game. The next chance for Williams to get on the court will be Monday versus the Philadelphia 76ers. Clingan is likely to benefit the most on Saturday, but he hasn't done much with the extended playing time lately.

Portland Trail Blazers center Robert Williams III (ankle) is questionable for Thursday's game against Utah. He's in danger of missing a second consecutive contest. Williams III's continued absence would leave Deandre Ayton and Donovan Clingan as the lone big men in the rotation. Deni Avdija, who scored a team-high 19 points off the bench in Monday's 132-108 loss to Dallas, has also seen time at center this season. Utah gives up the fourth-most fantasy points to opposing centers, so this will be a juicy matchup for the Portland players who end up getting minutes at the five position.

Portland Trail Blazers guard/forward Dalano Banton (hip) will be back in the lineup on Monday versus Dallas. He's available again after sitting out two contests with a hip injury. Banton adds a bit more quality to the Trail Blazers bench, with him averaging 9.8 points per game with 2.3 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 16.7 minutes across the season. However, he does not have much fantasy value with a healthy squad. In fact, this is a horrible matchup for the entire Portland bench, as the Mavericks give up the third-fewest points in the league to opposing second units.