Home Delivery: Dwyane Wade Returns; Dwight Howard Struggles

I'll admit, I was a bit surprised to hear that Dwyane Wade was ready to suit up on Sunday against the Magic. It took until just prior to tip-off for the Heat to make the announcement, so I'm sure that many of you were a bit surprised yourselves and were unable to get him in your lineup. I wouldn't worry too much, since you didn't miss a vintage Wade performance. What you did miss out on was 21 points on 6-of-17 shooting, 9-of-12 from the line, five rebounds, five assists and a steal in 37 minutes. It's nice to see that Wade is back and able to stay on the court for 35-plus minutes. You can safely get him back into your lineup and hope that he doesn't breakdown any further down the stretch. One can only hope.

On the other side of the ball, Dwight Howard played one of his worst games of the season. He scored seven points on 1-of-7 shooting, five rebounds and three blocks in 25 minutes. He spent most of the game on the bench due to foul trouble, but that really doesn't tell the story. He just didn't have it going. Fortunately for the Magic, they didn't really need him to play his 'A' game. Rashard Lewis scored a game-high 22 points, while Vince Carter added 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting. That's why they got Carter in the offseason.

Kobe Bryant had an awful night from the field, hitting just 3-of-17 shots against the Nuggets. Luckily, the Lakers were still able to pull off a six-point victory at home. Bryant finished the game with 12 assists and just 14 points. He has 20 assists over his last two games, yet just 33 total points. Is this the new Kobe Bryant? Well, if he's not going to give us 28 points per game, the least he can do is give us 10 assists.

Al Jefferson has been suspended two games after his arrest on suspicion of a DWI early on Sunday morning. Keep that in mind when setting your lineups. The T-Wolves play just twice this week, so you can move on without him in Week 19.

Chris Bosh (ankle) sat out once again on Sunday -- his fifth straight DNP. He is expected to miss at least one more game, maybe more. We'll continue to follow his status.

Shaquille O'Neal will have surgery on his thumb on Monday. The timetable seems to be about 6-8 weeks before we see him again, so I would look to replace The Diesel. I don't see the Cavs rushing him back before the playoffs.

Andray Blatche continues to dominate on the basketball court -- 36 points on 17-of-31 shooting, 15 rebounds, four assists, two steals and two blocks in 38 minutes. At this rate, Blatche is going to be a second or third-round pick next season.

Caron Butler returned to action after missing his team's last two games. He played 40 minutes, scoring 19 points and picking four steals. You'd have to like seeing that kind of production from Butler, especially now that he's on a "loaded" team.

Emeka Okafor put up a nice "effort" line against the Mavs -- 17 rebounds, five steals and three blocks in 27 minutes. He added just eight points, but again it was the effort that counted. It was almost like watching Marcus Camby out there.

Brandon Jennings is fading in the second half of the season. On Sunday he played just 27 minutes and scored three points on 1-of-5 shooting and five assists. Jennings has shot better than 40 percent from the floor just once over the last 14 games. It's probably wise to sit Jennings unless you are punting your FG%.

Robin Lopez held his own in the paint against the Spurs -- eight points, eight rebounds, and five blocks in 25 minutes. He's still worth owning in all formats.

Despite suffering from a left knee contusion, Kenyon Martin was in the starting lineup against the Lakers. He went for six points, nine rebounds and a block in 35 minutes. Not a solid line, but at least we know he's healthy enough to play 35 minutes.

Lamar Odom had another strong showing off the bench for the Lakers -- 20 points on 8-of-13 shooting, 12 rebounds, four steals and a block in 31 minutes. I still think that with the loaded frontcourt in Los Angeles you might want to take this opportunity to sell high on Odom.

Courtney Lee sat out on Sunday for the Nets with a sprained ankle. He is listed as day-to-day.

Yi Jianlian went for 20 points and 19 rebounds in 39 minutes against the Wizards. It was a great performance by Yi, but ones like this are too few and far between for me to get excited about. He definitely used his size and strength to his advantage against a young team, but I'm not sure we're going to see many more double-doubles the rest of the way, let alone 20/20 performances.

Jerry Stackhouse scored 20 points off the bench for the Bucks in 28 minutes. It was his best performance of the season, and this marks the fourth straight game in which he scored at least 11 points. I don't trust him all too much, but if you're in a deep league you might want to look at Stack for a bit of an offensive punch.

Serge Ibaka double-doubled against the Bosh-less Raptors -- 13 points on 6-of-8 shooting, 10 rebounds and four blocks in 24 minutes. There was plenty of "garbage" time in this one, so keep that in mind. Still, those desperate for blocks can look to Ibaka who is at nearly 1.9 blocks per game for the month of February.

Drew Gooden was solid once again on Sunday -- 17 points on 5-of-9 shooting, 7-of-7 from the line, eight rebounds, a steal and a block in 35 minutes. That's what you'll get from Gooden.

Spencer Hawes looks like he's fitting in nicely at center now that Jason Thompson is out for the next two weeks. He put up 16 points on 8-of-16 shooting, nine rebounds, a steal and two blocks in 40 minutes. He's worth a look for the next two weeks, at the very least.