What It Means:

Now that Taj Gibson has been traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder, Portis' outlook is suddenly looking much brighter for the rest of the year. In the two games Portis has exceeded 25 minutes this season, he's averaging 17.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.0 3-pointers while shooting 58.3 percent (14-for-24) from the field.

numberFire's metrics project Portis to score 20.9 FanDuel points in 28.2 minutes on Friday night, so he's a decent play at his $4,200 price tag.