The Memphis Grizzlies have upgraded Marcus Smart to questionable for Tuesday game at the New Orleans Pelicans. Smart has been closing in on a return and appears poised to make it back this week, if not as soon as Tuesday.

Smart has missed the Grizzlies last 17 games since suffering a severely sprained ankle in a game at the Los Angeles Lakers on November 14. Prior to that, Smart had started the first 11 games of the season for Memphis.