Luol Deng (illness) is expected to play Saturday against the Sixers, the South Florida Sun Sentinel's Shandel Richardson reports.

Deng (illness) is expected to play Saturday against the Sixers, the South Florida Sun Sentinel's Shandel Richardson reports.

Analysis:

It sounds safe to deploy Deng in most formats Saturday, although he has been pretty streaky lately, scoring less than 10 points in three of his last five games.