Derrick Jones

Injured on December 8, Jones is back ahead of schedule and will start against his former team. Amir Coffey, who started Monday's win over the Jazz, will head to the bench, where he offers minimal fantasy value. Feel free to leave him on the waiver wire, with there being 13 games on Thursday's schedule.

Jones (hamstring) will play Thursday night against Dallas, Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints.com reports.

DJJ was expected to miss at least two weeks based on a report from December 10, but he's apparently ahead of schedule. He's got a shot to face his former team, though it's unclear if he'll handle his normal workload.

Jones (hamstring) is questionable for Thursday's game against the Mavericks, Grant Afseth of DallasHoopsJournal.com reports.

Harden is back after sitting out Sunday's loss to the Rockets, which means Kevin Porter Jr. returns to the bench. The other change is Batum, who will fill in for the injured Derrick Jones Jr. With "Airplane Mode" out for at least two weeks, Batum will be worthy of streaming consideration in deep leagues.