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Dudley recently underwent a procedure on both his ligament and bone in his left toe and is expected to be sidelined for three-to-four months.

Dudley's timetable of three-to-four months puts his status in jeopardy for both training camp and the start of the regular season, but additional updates on his status should provided over the summer. In his first year of a three-year, $30 million contract, Dudley was largely used as a power forward, so with both Marquese Chriss and Dragan Bender still in the fold, Dudley will likely find himself in a bench role yet again. This latest injury certainly doesn't help his quest for a bigger role either, which means Dudley could take another hit to his fantasy value.

Dudley (coach's decision) didn't see the floor in a 129-104 loss to the Kings on Tuesday.

It appears that Dragan Bender's return from ankle surgery earlier in April resulted in Dudley falling back out of the rotation for the final two games, as he only received three minutes in the previous contest Sunday against the Mavericks. Dudley still has two years remaining on the three-year, $30 million contract he signed with the Suns last summer, but he could be trade bait at the deadline next season if the organization feels comfortable proceeding with Marquese Chriss and Bender as their primary power forwards.

Dudley accumulated 19 points (8-14 FG, 3-6 3Pt), seven rebounds, six assists, and two steals in 33 minutes during Wednesday's 120-111 loss to the Warriors.

Dudley equaled his season high in scoring while turning in a very well-rounded stat line. Suns' coach Earl Watson has relied on his younger players for much of the year, but Dudley has surpassed 30 minutes in three of the last five games after receiving that much playing time in only five tilts this season, all of which were back in November and December.

Dudley poured in 15 points (4-14 FG, 3-11 3Pt, 4-4 FT) and added nine rebounds, one assist and three steals over 34 minutes in Sunday's 123-116 loss to the Rockets.

The veteran forward continues to offer solid production off the bench, as he's now averaging 8.1 points, 5.1 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.2 steals across 25 minutes over the last 10 games. Dudley saw plenty of run Sunday in the high-scoring affair and makes for a prudent grab off the wire in deep formats for the playoff run.

Dudley was ejected from Tuesday's 131-127 loss to the Wizards, finishing with zero points (0-1 FG), one assist and one steal in six minutes.

The potential season-ending ankle injury to Dragan Bender and the trade of P.J. Tucker has allowed Dudley to reemerge as a rotation option for the Suns over the past month, but he's provided double-digit scoring just once in the last 14 games. While an early ejection resulted in Dudley seeing less playing time than usual Tuesday, even a consistent 15-to-25-minute role won't be enough for Dudley to especially useful outputs in any statistical category.