What It Means:

Haliburton has been sidelined since January 11 due to left knee and elbow sprains. The Pacers are on the front end of a back-to-back Thursday, so if Haliburton accomplishes his goal, they will likely hold him out Friday versus the Sacramento Kings. T.J. McConnell, Chris Duarte, and Andrew Nembhard will take a hit once Haliburton is cleared.

numberFire's models currently project Haliburton for 24.8 minutes and 28.7 FanDuel points on Thursday. He has the second-highest usage rate (23.8%) on the Pacers this season, behind Bennedict Mathurin (25.8%). McConnell is averaging a team-high additional 18.3 FanDuel points per game this season when Haliburton is inactive. Duarte is second on the Pacers at plus-12.1 FanDuel points and Nembhard is next at plus-7.7 FanDuel points per game without Haliburton.