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Will Barton - Available Sunday Barton (illness) is available for Sunday's contest against the Bucks, Mike Singer of The Denver Post reports.

Impact Barton is expected to return to the starting lineup after missing Friday's matchup due to a non-COVID illness. Over his last seven appearances, the 31-year-old has averaged 16.9 points, 4.9 rebounds and 4.0 assists in 32.0 minutes per game.

JANUARY 30, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

DeMarcus Cousins - Unavailable Sunday Cousins (foot) won't play Sunday at Milwaukee, Brendan Vogt of The DNVR.com reports.

Impact Cousins was initially probable for Sunday's contest before being downgraded to questionable, and he's now been ruled out. Zeke Nnaji and JaMychal Green should see more run in his absence.

JANUARY 30, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

DeMarcus Cousins - Downgraded to questionable Cousins is now questionable for Sunday's contest against the Bucks.

Impact Cousins was initially listed as probable with a right foot sprain, but he's trending in the wrong direction. If he's unable to suit up, Zeke Nnaji would likely operate as the primary backup to Nikola Jokic.

JANUARY 30, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Aaron Gordon - Dealing with non-COVID illness Gordon is questionable for Sunday's contest against the Bucks due to a non-COVID illness.

Impact Over his last eight games, Gordon is averaging 16.8 points, 4.8 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.0 steals in 33.0 minutes. If he's unable to suit up, JaMychal Green and Austin Rivers would be the most likely candidates for increased minutes.

JANUARY 30, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Will Barton - Probable Sunday Barton (illness) is probable for Sunday's game against the Bucks.

Impact Barton was also listed as probable ahead of Friday's matchup due to his non-COVID illness, but he was downgraded to questionable before being ruled out. The 31-year-old has averaged 16.9 points, 4.9 rebounds and 4.0 assists in 32.0 minutes per game across his last seven appearances.

JANUARY 29, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

DeMarcus Cousins - Probable Sunday Cousins is probable for Sunday's game against the Bucks due to a right foot sprain.

Impact Cousins recently signed a second 10-day contract with the Nuggets, and it appears as though he'll be able to play through his foot injury against his former team. The 31-year-old has averaged 6.3 points and 6.5 rebounds in 12.5 minutes per game across four appearances since joining the Nuggets.

JANUARY 29, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

JaMychal Green - Little run off bench Friday Green tallied one rebound and no other statistics across four minutes off the bench Friday in the Nuggets' 116-105 win over the Pelicans.

Impact After clearing the NBA's COVID-19 health and safety protocols Tuesday, Green was active for both of the Nuggets' previous two games, but it wasn't until Friday that he received the chance to play. The light minutes likely weren't a result of any concern about Green's conditioning; instead, the 31-year-old seemingly looks to be outside of head coach Michael Malone's rotation at this stage. Zeke Nnaji and DeMarcus Cousins operated as the primary backups to frontcourt starters Jeff Green and Nikola Jokic.

JANUARY 29, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Nikola Jokic - Another triple-double Jokic recorded 29 points (11-19 FG, 3-6 3Pt, 4-4 FT), 13 rebounds, 10 assists and two steals in 30 minutes during Friday's 116-105 victory over New Orleans.

Impact Jokic continues to be incredibly efficient while putting up massive numbers, a combination that fantasy managers dream of. Over his last seven games, the reigning MVP has averaged 31.0 points, 13.3 rebounds, 10.1 assists and 1.9 steals in 36.1 minutes. During that stretch, Jokic has recorded six double-doubles and four triple-doubles. He'll look to continue his case for another MVP against Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks on Sunday.

JANUARY 29, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Bryn Forbes - Solid showing off bench Forbes ended with 14 points (5-11 FG, 2-4 3Pt, 2-2 FT), two rebounds and one assist over 25 minutes during Friday's 116-105 win over the Pelicans.

Impact With Will Barton (illness) sidelined, Forbes played his most minutes (25) since joining the Nuggets. He made the most of the opportunity by being efficient from the field en route to his second double-digit outing with Denver. In five games with his new squad, Forbes is averaging 8.6 points and 1.0 assists in 19.6 minutes.

JANUARY 29, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Austin Rivers - Scores 12 points in start Rivers accumulated 12 points (4-6 FG, 2-4 3Pt, 2-2 FT), one rebound, one assist, one block and three steals across 35 minutes during Friday's 116-105 win over the Pelicans.

Impact With Will Barton (illness) sidelined, Rivers drew his 12th start of the season. The veteran point guard was efficient from the field en route to his 11th double-digit scoring outing of the season. When Barton eventually returns to the lineup, Rivers will likely compete with Bryn Forbes for backup minutes. As a reserve, Rivers has averaged 6.0 points and 1.4 rebounds in 17.5 minutes, which isn't enough production to be worthy of fantasy consideration.

JANUARY 29, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Monte Morris - All-around performance in win Morris registered 13 points (5-11 FG, 1-4 3Pt, 2-2 FT), eight rebounds, eight assists and one block in 33 minutes during Friday's 116-105 win over the Pelicans.

Impact Morris finished with at least 10 points, eight rebounds and eight assists for just the second time this season. In January, the point guard is averaging 12.2 points, 4.0 assists and 3.8 rebounds in 30.4 minutes per game. Morris has a firm grasp on the starting point guard gig with Jamal Murray (knee) expected to be out for the majority of the regular season, which should continue to translate into consistent fantasy production.

JANUARY 29, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Bryn Forbes - Returns to life Forbes contributed 14 points (5-11 FG, 2-4 3Pt, 2-2 FT), two rebounds and one assist in 25 minutes during Friday's 116-105 victory over the Pelicans.

Impact Prior to Friday's solid 14-point performance, Forbes had put forth two duds -- combining for eight points, three assists, and no other stats while shooting 3-for-13 from the field. Consistently supplying barren stats outside of points and threes, Friday represents a realistic expectation for Forbes' production in Denver.

JANUARY 29, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Nikola Jokic - Continues excellence Jokic produced 29 points (11-19 FG, 3-6 3Pt, 4-4 FT), 13 rebounds, 10 assists and two steals in 30 minutes during Friday's 116-105 victory over the Pelicans.

Impact In terms of player efficiency rating, Jokic is having the best season of all time. His PER of 33.11 easily tops 2019-20 Giannis Antetokounmpo and 1962-93 Wilt Chamberlain, respectively, for the highest figures on record. Over his past eight games, Jokic possesses a shooting slash of 59/45/93 percent -- elusive and dominant production.

JANUARY 29, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Top scorers face off in Milwaukee-Denver matchup

Giannis Antetokounmpo and Nikola Jokic square off in a matchup of two of the NBA's top scorers when Milwaukee and Denver hit the court

JANUARY 29, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Toyota Game Recap: Nuggets 116 - Pelicans 105

JANUARY 29, 2022 • YOUTUBE

Is Nuggets' Nikola Jokic carving a clear path towards another MVP award? After taking home MVP honors for the 2020-21 season, Nikola Jokic has been even better this year, providing nightly reminders of just how im...

JANUARY 29, 2022 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Willy Hernangomez on Herb Jones ' Pelicans vs Nuggets 1-28-22

JANUARY 29, 2022 • YOUTUBE

Herb Jones on locking up Jokic ' Pelicans vs Nuggets 1-28-22

JANUARY 29, 2022 • YOUTUBE

Jokic has triple-double, Nuggets beat Pelicans 116-105

Nikola Jokic scored 22 of his 29 points in the second half to go with 13 rebounds and 10 assists, and the Denver Nuggets held off the under-manned New Orleans Pelicans 116-105

JANUARY 29, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

NUGGETS at PELICANS ' FULL GAME HIGHLIGHTS ' January 28, 2022

JANUARY 29, 2022 • YOUTUBE

Will Barton - Ruled out Friday Barton (illness) is out Friday against the Pelicans.

Impact Barton was initially probable for Friday's matchup, but he'll be unable to take the court due to his non-COVID illness. Bryn Forbes, Facundo Campazzo and Austin Rivers should see additional run for the Nuggets.

JANUARY 29, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

DeMarcus Cousins - Signs new 10-day deal The Nuggets cut Cousins from his current hardship contract Friday, but they re-signed him to a new 10-day deal to fill their open roster spot, Katy Winge of Altitude Sports reports...

Impact According to Winge, Denver has enough players out of COVID-19 protocols that the hardship exemption used to sign Cousins to his initial contract is no longer available. However, the Nuggets still wanted to keep the veteran big man around, so they signed him to a new contract. In three appearances with Denver, Cousins has averaged 6.3 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.0 steals in 13.0 minutes per game.

JANUARY 28, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Will Barton - Probable with non-COVID illness Barton is probable for Friday's game against the Pelicans with a non-COVID-19 illness.

Impact Barton sat out Tuesday's matchup with the Pistons due to a hamstring injury but returned to action Wednesday versus Brooklyn, and he's now dealing with an illness. The 31-year-old is expected to be available Friday and has averaged 20.7 points, 7.0 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 1.0 steals across his past three games.

JANUARY 28, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

James, 1st-timers Morant, Wiggins named All-Star starters

LeBron James will return to Cleveland as an All-Star Game captain, and Ja Morant and Andrew Wiggins are headed there as first-time selections

JANUARY 28, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

NBA odds: Championship futures for every team after Anthony Davis' return

With Anthony Davis returning from an injury, the Lakers hope to shorten their title odds. Let's take a look at the futures for every team.

JANUARY 27, 2022

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