Delonte West will have the pins taken out of his fractured right ring finger on Friday and could return to basketball activities next week. When West is able to return he will challenge Roddy Beaubois and Vince Carter for minutes in the Mavs rotation. West carved out low-end value earlier in the year when given the minutes, so if he can get consistent run he may be worth a look in larger fantasy leagues.

Delonte West (finger) still has no timetable for his return. Rick Carlisle said that he hopes to have West back "sooner than later," but there is no firm target date for his return. Roddy Beaubois will continue to see increased minutes with West sidelined.

Delonte West is not ready to get the pins out of his finger yet. West will be re-evaluated on Friday to see if he can begin the next phase of his rehab. West's eventual return will cramp the minutes of Roddy Beaubois and Vince Carter.

Delonte West (finger) will be re-evaluated on Monday to see if the next step can be taken in his recovery process. West was recently switched to a smaller cast and has been targeting a return 2-3 weeks after the All-Star Break. It sounds like he is still at least another week away.

Delonte West has switched to a smaller cast on his fractured ring finger. West now has a little more flexibility, but still isn't close to a return. He was originally targeting 2-3 weeks after the All-Star break.

Delonte West (finger) is targeting a return two to three weeks after the All-Star break. Previous reports had West out until right around mid-March, so that would jive with the previous timetable given for his recovery. West had carved out a nice niche as a role player in Dallas, where he was averaging 8.3 points, 3.5 assists and 1.6 steals in 23 minutes per game before getting injured.

Delonte West had surgery on Friday to repair his fractured right ring finger and there is no timetable for his return. West was targeting a return in mid-March, but that was before news of surgery broke. Roddy Beaubois gets a big boost, while Vince Carter and Dominique Jones will also see more minutes with West out indefinitely.

Updating a previous item, Delonte West (finger) is targeting a mid-March return. Ouch. West's injury was nasty to watch, and it sounds like he'll be out for about a month as a result. Jason Kidd, Vince Carter and Dominique Jones will pick up minutes for the short-term, but Roddy Beaubois (personal) and Jason Terry (personal) will see increased roles when each returns to the team as well.

Delonte West (finger) will be "out for a while" according to Rick Carlisle. West dislocated his finger on Wednesday night and it was an absolutely grotesque sight. Vince Carter said "it was disgusting," and that's likely the reaction of several who saw it happen live. With Roddy Beaubois (personal) away from the team, Jason Kidd and Vince Carter will see an uptick in minutes for the time being.

Delonte West left Wednesday night's game after sustaining a right finger injury and will not return. The Mavericks backcourt was already thin entering tonight, as they were without both Jason Terry and Rodrigue Beaubois, and now they will be without the services of West, as well. It was a pretty gruesome injury, and we should know more about the severity of it soon.