Larry Nance Jr. (core) available Thursday for Pelicans
New Orleans Pelicans power forward Larry Nance Jr. (left core muscle soreness) is available for Thursday's game against the Toronto Raptors.
What It Means:
Nance has been upgraded from probable and will play in the Pelicans' first game back from the All-Star break. He will be able to take some of the center minutes away from Jonas Valanciunas.
numberFire's models project Nance for 24.0 minutes and 21.5 FanDuel points on Thursday, and he has a $5,300 salary on the Main slate. Per our NBA Heat Map, the Pelicans’ implied total (110.0) is tied for lowest out of 18 active teams today and the game total (226.0) is second-lowest on the board.
Source:
New Orleans Pelicans
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