Will Barton is ready to play for Denver

Denver Nuggets guard/forward Will Barton (ankle) will play Friday night against the Houston Rockets according to ESPN.

What It Means:

There was a rumor that Barton was expected to be ready for Friday's game, so this is another piece of encouraging news. Barton started off the year strong, but he also might be on a slight minutes limit after so much time off.

Our models expect 28 minutes for Barton tonight with 13.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.2 assists.