Grant Hill hopes to return to practice with the Orlando Magic late next month.

Hill plans to return to practice in late-February and hopefully play the final 10 games of the season.

The reason for only the final 10 games is because sources say that his contract is 80 percent insured if he plays 10 games or less this season.

"[The doctor] said, 'Get ready," ' said Hill, who underwent a fourth surgery on his left ankle last March. "He's allowed me to do everything. He's not holding me back at all. Now, it's a matter of doing it repetitively. It's building. It's like knocking down one wall, then there's another hurdle to jump."