Brandon Bass

Lakers' Brandon Bass (ankle) expected to be available

Los Angeles Lakers center Brandon Bass (ankle) is now expected to be available for Sunday's game against the Houston Rockets.

What It Means:

This means that he will likely be the backup center behind Roy Hibbert instead of Tarik Black. However, Bass is only an option in deeper leagues and his outlook for the rest of the season isn't great.

Bass has been excellent off the bench for the Lakers this season, with a 2.7 nERD that ranks 57th in the NBA. Though his 17.4 minutes per game are his lowest since the 2009-2010 season, he's posting a career-high .572 Effective Field Goal percentage.