Jon Leuer (ankle) is expected to play in Thursday's contest against the Rockets, Paul Coro of The Arizona Republic reports.

Leuer (ankle) is expected to play in Thursday's contest against the Rockets, Paul Coro of The Arizona Republic reports.

Analysis:

Leuer has missed the Suns' past three games due to a right ankle sprain, but he apparently demonstrated enough improvement in the team's shootaround to make himself available for Thursday's tilt. Prior to suffering the injury, Leuer was seeing around 10-to-15 minutes off the bench, so his role doesn't project to be big enough for him to return much fantasy value over the remaining few games on the team's schedule.