What It Means:

Payne has been inactive since injuring his foot on January 4, but he might be able to make it back for the Suns' first game after the break. His return would cut into the playing times of Damion Lee and Saben Lee off the Suns' bench. Landry Shamet (foot) will miss at least another week.

Payne is averaging 24.1 FanDuel points in 24.0 minutes per game this season, with 12.1 points, 2.3 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 0.9 steals, and 1.7 3-pointers. He has a 24.5% usage rate, but that will likely take a hit once Kevin Durant (knee) is cleared to make his Suns debut.