Greg Smith is not practicing on Sunday due to a strained right hip. He's getting close and should be ready to go for some preseason action. The Rockets could use him to help their second unit and he was surprisingly able to keep up with the fast-paced Rockets last season. He won't have much value as long as the Omer Asik-Dwight Howard combo isn't a flop.

Greg Smith missed shootaround due to stomach distress and is a game-time decision Saturday night. Smith was removed from the starting lineup for Wednesday's Game 2 in favor of Patrick Beverley. He still managed six points and five rebounds in 14 minutes but also picked up four fouls. We should know his status closer to tip-off.

Greg Smith made another start at power forward and had eight points, 10 rebounds and four blocks in Wednesday's overtime loss to the Lakers. The Rockets will face the Thunder in Round 1 and Smith looks like the power forward of choice in Houston.

Greg Smith played 28 minutes against the Suns on Tuesday and had 12 points, five boards, one steal and one block. He's been useful for the Rockets lately and he's leapfrogged Donatas Motiejunas (no points and six minutes) and Thomas Robinson (DNP-CD). Smith will have a lower upside, but with the Rockets leading the NBA in pace, he should have plenty of chances to produce stats.

Greg Smith, who scored 19 points on Friday, flopped with just six points and four boards in Saturday's loss in Denver. Smith played under 13 minutes tonight, roughly on par with fellow PFs Thomas Robinson (five points in 12 minutes) and Donatas Motiejunas (12 points in 16 minutes). The picture has been muddled further by the arrival of D-League callup Terrence Jones, who trumped them all tonight with 13 points in 28 minutes. With so many guys vying for minutes, it's a situation to avoid.

Greg Smith vanished on Wednesday, scoring two points in 20 minutes, due to a combination of foul trouble and Terrence Jones' solid play off the bench. Smith racked up 18 & 19 last week and subsequently took over the starting PF job, but so far he's been a disappointment for fantasy owners. Hopefully the fouls were the primary cause of his quiet night, but it's hard to trust him for Friday's game in Portland.

Kevin McHale confirmed that Greg Smith may continue to start at PF ahead of Donatas Motiejunas and Thomas Robinson. "A lot will depend on matchups, but Greg's been really good for us lately," said McHale, after Smith scored nine points with eight rebounds and three blocks on Saturday.

Greg Smith made his first career start at PF for Houston on Saturday, finishing with nine points, eight rebounds and zero blocks in 30 minutes. Kevin McHale wanted more size in his starting lineup vs. the Clippers, so he started Smith alongside Omer Asik and sent Donatas Motiejunas to the bench. The move could stick, as McHale has been unhappy with Motie lately, and Smith is worth a look for a handful of high-percentage points, rebounds and blocks. It was just four days ago, after all, when he racked up 18 points and 19 boards.

Greg Smith will start at power forward against the Clippers on Saturday. You may have heard, but the Clippers have been known to attack and Smith will give the Rockets some added size to stop Blake Griffin and company. Smith had an 18-point, 19-board game on Wednesday, then cooled off on Friday with two points and nine boards. He's for deep leagues only right now.

Greg Smith followed up his 18-point, 19-rebound outing from Wednesday with two points, nine rebounds and two steals in 25 minutes on Friday. The nine rebounds are nice but Smith is still following his usual pattern of a big game or two followed by nothingness. You'd have to be in a very deep format to ride that train.