Will Barton could return for Nuggets on Friday

Denver Nuggets guard/forward Will Barton (ankle) is likely to play against the Toronto Rockets on Friday night.

What It Means:

This is great news for owners who hung onto Barton through his different ankle issues. He said recently that he wants to make sure he is 100 percent before playing, so hopefully if he does suit up on Friday he is as close as he'll be to full strength. Expect his minutes to be limited until he is back to speed. He has only played in three games so far.

To start the season Barton was off to a hot start and at one time he was 29th in nERD at 0.7. He has fallen to 199th at -0.1 in the numberFire nERD rankings.