Tiago Splitter could return to the San Antonio Spurs' lineup as soon as Tuesday.

Splitter has missed 17 consecutive games due to a calf injury and has played 10 minutes on the season.

Gregg Popovich termed Splitter's potential playing time at Utah on Tuesday as “quite short minutes.”

“He’s a big part of us and what we did last year,” Kawhi Leonard said. “He plays good defense, rebounds the ball and he can score well.”