Warriors' Damion Lee (contract) returning to lineup Thursday

Golden State Warriors Damion Lee (contract) will return to the starting lineup on Thursday against the Denver Nuggets.

What It Means:

Lee missed the past two games for salary cap reasons while the Warriors converted his contract from a two-way to a fully-guaranteed deal. He averaged 15.4 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 1.7 3-pointers in December (15 games) but has simmered down a bit in January.

Lee is averaging 23.6 FanDuel points per game. numberFire's models project him for 11.5 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 0.8 steals, and 2.1 3-pointers over the rest of the season.