• Paul Millsap‘s fantasy owners have been enjoying quite a ride over the past month (9-cat per-game rank of 30) and you can’t help but wonder how much of a hit he’s going to take when Carlos Boozer is healthy enough to return. Although he’ll be headed back to the bench, Jerry Sloan knows what he has and will keep him on the court as much as possible. On the season, Millsap has averaged 35 minutes as a starter (13 games) and 26 as a sub (13 games) – figure on Sloan finding a way to get him 30 per night, with C.J. Miles and Kyle Korver seeing incremental decreases. Millsap’s defensive versatility and Mehmet Okur’s long-range capabilities should help make it so. It’s always a good idea to at least test the market in these kinds of situations, but those of you considering a “sell high” scenario shouldn’t be thinking there will be a major drop-off in production. And anyone unfamiliar with Millap’s magnificent college career should take a look at these numbers (he’s the only player in NCAA Division I history to lead the nation in rebounding in three consecutive years).

• Stephen Jackson continues to play through his hand injury, despite just 29 percent shooting during the month of December (28/98). You have to wonder how much longer his teammates’ wanting him out there will trump logic dictating some down time to get right. “It’s up to him if he wants to take some time off,” Don Nelson said. “But he thinks he can play on.” Sounds like a plan, coach. During his brick-laying streak, Jackson has moved ahead of Ron Artest as the cumulative leader in negative field goal percentage. The top five:

1. Jackson (.373, 386 FGA)
2. Artest (.354, 308 FGA)
3. Hedo Turkoglu (.380, 366 FGA)
4. Baron Davis (.390, 385 FGA)
5. DeShawn Stevenson (.322, 183 FGA)

• The Kings made the sixth coaching change of the young season on Monday, firing Reggie Theus and replacing him with assistant coach Kenny Natt. This move won’t make much difference in the fantasy or real-life standings – the collection of talent is what it is, and that’s barely a .500 team with Kevin Martin, who has played in just nine games and remains out indefinitely. The team’s focus is understandably not on the current season, and trading Brad Miller ($11.4M this season, $12.3 next) is now the top priority, along with next year’s other expiring contracts (Kenny Thomas $8.6M, Mikki Moore $6.2M).

• Andray Blatche made his second start of the season on Monday, scoring 19 points in 33 minutes against the Pacers. What is also of note is that the team lost by 20 (118-98) and he logged only two boards. But Ed Tapscott is going to stick with Blatche for now, so a roster add isn’t a bad idea. He’s currently owned in 13 percent of Yahoo! leagues and, despite his inconsistencies, has per-30 minute averages of 13.8 points, 6.7 boards, 1.1 steals, and 1.1 blocks.

• The good news is that we have a Mike Dunleavy update. The bad news is that it’s just a more recent blurb reiterating that all anyone cares to divulge is that he won’t be returning soon. The thinner your free agent pool, the more sense it makes to hold on to him, but I can’t really blame anyone for cutting ties.

• A few NBA trade notes: a Grant Hill/J.J. Redick deal could be in the works. The Cavs apparently are not interested in Shawn Marion, but perhaps the Raptors are? One thing that is certain is that the Heat have him on the block.