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Vassell (knee) will not play Tuesday against the Jazz, but he is expected to be available for Wednesday's game against the Lakers, Michael C. Wright of ESPN.com reports.
Including his upcoming absence Tuesday, Vassell will have missed five straight games due to a left knee contusion, but he will play on the second leg of a back-to-back set. The 2020 first-round pick will likely be deployed off the bench behind Chris Paul and Stephon Castle, but once he gets ramped up over the course of several games, Vassell will likely bump Castle from the starting five. Vassell -- who also missed the first nine games of the season while recovering from offseason foot surgery -- has appeared in four games thus far, averaging 16.3 points, 3.5 assists, 2.5 three-pointers and 1.3 rebounds in 22.5 minutes per contest.
