Will Barton

SG/SF, Denver Nuggets

Tim Connelly, president of basketball ops hopes to resign Will Barton during the offseason.

Barton will be a unrestricted free agent this summer and has stressed that he wants to return to the Nuggets, but also prefers to start. The Nuggets have $29.2 million tied up in Paul Millsap next year and they will likely sign Nikola Jokic to a max deal this summer as well. Barton averaged 15.7 points, 5.0 boards, 4.1 assists, 1.9 treys and 1.0 steals, so he may have to go elsewhere if he wants more money and years. If the Nuggets resign the 27-year-old it will come at a cost and they likely wont have money left over to go after any of the star free agents for the next couple of years.

Source: Denverpost.com

Rajon Rondo

PG, Los Angeles Lakers

Rajon Rondo (left hamstring strain) returned to action on Friday after a two-game absence with no points, two rebounds, four assists and one steal in 24 minutes.

Rondo missed all five field goal attempts and should see better days. His playing time and game availability should remain inconsistent all year but outside of all that, he is putting up top-150 standard league per-game value with 7.9 points, 5.7 assists, 1.4 triples and 1.0 steals so he can provide some value if you need a spot start or some assists in your lineup.

Goga Bitadze

C, Indiana Pacers

The Pacers assigned Goga Bitadze and Alize Johnson to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants on Saturday.

They will be in uniform and eligible to play. This is Bitadze's first stint with the G League squad, reminding all of us of just how accelerated his development has been as a "raw" rookie this season. Goga had a nice string of four-block games earlier this season, but he and Johnson are well off the fantasy radar with the Pacers nearing full health.

Source: Scott Agness on Twitter

Keita Bates-Diop

SF, Minnesota Timberwolves

Keita Bates-Diop (illness) played 11 minutes and compiled no stats on Friday after missing one game.

Diop missed his only shot on the night as he may have had some lingering illness effects. The 2018 second round pick is averaging 7.2 points and 1.3 triples in 18.5 minutes with a 51.5 field goal percentage on the season so he should see better days ahead is off the standard league radar.

Malik Monk

SG, Charlotte Hornets

Malik Monk (right finger discomfort) played nine minutes in his return to action after a one-game absence.

This was season-low for Monk who is averaging 20.0 minutes on the season. With Nicholas Batum out, Terry Rozier, Davonte Graham and P.J. Washington all played heavy minutes. Cody Martin played 15 minutes off the bench and may have jumped Monk in the rotation for now.

Terance Mann

PG, Los Angeles Clippers

Terrence Mann replaced the injured Patrick Beverley in the starting lineup on Friday and added three assists, two rebounds and a block.

There was a decent opportunity for some sneaky DFS value here but Mann fell flat on his face. Don't consider Mann a fantasy option, especially when Beverley returns.

Kawhi Leonard

SF, Los Angeles Clippers

Kawhi Leonard accumulated 42 points (10-for-24 shooting, 19-for-19 free throws), 11 rebounds, three triples and two assists as the Clippers defeated the Wolves 124-117.

Leonard was relentlessly attacking the defense in this one and was rewarded with 19 free throw attempts which ties his career-high. It's odd to see a Leonard line with no defensive counters, but that's nitpicking what was an amazing line. The only thing holding Leonard back is load management.

Paul George

SF, Los Angeles Clippers

Paul George caught fire on Friday, finishing with 46 points (17-for-31 shooting), seven assists, six threes, five rebounds and two steals.

Nobody could stop George or Kawhi Leonard in this one, as the two both scored over 40 points for the first time this season. Something tells me this won't be the last time. The Clippers are starting to hit their stride, despite missing several contributors to injury. Look out.

Montrezl Harrell

PF, Los Angeles Clippers

Montrezl Harrell did what he does on Friday, chipping in 18 points (7-for-13 shooting) and four rebounds in 32 minutes off the bench.

Harrell is a leading candidate for the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award because he comes off the bench and gets buckets. He did that again tonight, though with fewer rebounds than normal.

Rodney McGruder

SG, Los Angeles Clippers

Rodney McGruder returned to the floor in Friday's victory over the Wolves, finishing with three rebounds.

It wasn't one to write home about for McGruder, but just getting back on the floor after a hamstring injury kept him out a few weeks is a good sign. The Clippers are dealing with a lot of injuries right now, so if he can get back up to speed quickly there could be some extra minutes for him.

Julius Randle

PF, New York Knicks

Julius Randle finished Friday's 103-101 victory over the Kings with 26 points, nine rebounds, four assists and three triples.

It is starting to feel like Randle isn't even trying to record defensive numbers these days. You take the good scoring and rebounding numbers, but his upside remains capped as long as he puts up zeroes on the defensive side.