Lonzo Ball

LaVine and Horton-Tucker are both ready for Sunday's game, but the former's availability is of far greater consequence to fantasy managers. LaVine has been a high-level fantasy player recently and needs to be in all active lineups. As for Horton-Tucker, Lonzo Ball's absence from Sunday's game may guarantee him rotation minutes off the bench. However, that isn't enough to justify his being rostered in most leagues.

Ball will not play in Sunday's game against Portland, the first of two games in as many nights for the Bulls. He's expected to be available for Monday's game against the Clippers, providing the Bulls additional backcourt depth off the bench.

The Bulls play again Monday against the Clippers, so it's no surprise that Ball is out for the first leg of the back-to-back set. Jevon Carter (illness) is also out, but he's only logged a handful of minutes per game this season. Chicago's backcourt will rely on Josh Giddey and Ayo Dosunmu alongside Coby White and Zach LaVine.

Injured during Wednesday's loss to the Hawks, Horton-Tucker did not play against the Hornets on Friday. While his availability does not impact fantasy basketball, the Bulls have also listed Lonzo Ball (questionable) and Zach LaVine (probable) on the injury report for Sunday's game.

Ball played 25 minutes off the bench in Friday's loss to the Hornets. With the Bulls playing against the Clippers on Monday, he's likely to sit out one of the following two games due to the quad and injury management for his knee. Starter Josh Giddey only played 26 minutes on Friday, so he's likely to absorb a decent portion of the available minutes if Ball doesn't play in Portland.