Luis

Scola

The Spurs drafted Scola in the second round in 2002. He has hoped to come to the NBA each of the past two seasons but has been unable to work out an agreement with the Spurs, in part because of the large buyout he has with his Spanish team, Tau Ceramica. The Spurs also don’t want to lock into another power forward, especially after signing Fabricio Oberto and Matt Bonner. The Spurs are said to be trying to move Scola, but nothing has transpired as of yet.

Patterson’s surgery was to treat bone spurs in his right ankle, but he’s already rehabbing and training in Indianapolis. His agent, Odell McCants, said that Patterson had been playing through the injury for the last couple of years, but the timing is curious and one has to wonder why he didn’t have the surgery earlier in the offseason if it was an ongoing problem. In six games as a starter last year, patterson averaged 10 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.2 blocks over 30 minutes per night.

Scola has double-doubled in three straight games and while he hasn’t blocked a shot in any of them, he’s at least in the good graces of Kevin McHale.

Scola is making owners forget about the rough early days and should be in all lineups going forward.

Scola was elbowed by Arron Afflalo and went immediately to the locker room to get four stitches. He should be fine in the long run.

The Rockets have made no secret of their willingness to trade Scola, and they nearly did so with the Chris Paul trade that was scuttled by the Hornets/league office. No matter where he finishes the season, he should continue to provide steady if underwhelming fantasy value.

Dragic continues to chug along with Kyle Lowry (26 minutes, 11 points, seven assists) back in the fold, and remains a must-start player until further notice. Luis Scola added 21 points and six assists in the loss.

It’s a nice bounce-back effort after playing just 22 foul-plagued minutes vs. the Wolves on Friday. Scola has been a disappointment this season, barely earning his spot on most fantasy rosters, so hopefully he’ll start playing with greater consistency after the All-Star break.

Scola and Blake Griffin (5-of-14, 14 & 11) had a nice head-to-head battle, and while Scola’s numbers were better, Griffin’s Clippers got the win. Scola has blocked just three shots in his last 14 games, but has double-doubled in four of his last five.

Life is all about timing, and after an awful year Scola has now flirted with early round value over the past two weeks.