San Antonio's Rudy Gay (health protocols) remains out on Thursday

San Antonio Spurs forward Rudy Gay (health protocols) will not play in Thursday's game against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

What It Means:

Gay will miss his fifth straight game for health protocol purposes. In a middling matchup against a Thunder unit ranked 14th in defensive efficiency, expect Trey Lyles to play more minutes at the forward positions on Thursday.

According to Rotogrinders' Court IQ in 186.9 minutes this season with San Antonio's projected inactives, Lyles is averaging 0.66 FanDue points per minute and a 13.7% usage rate.