Blazers' Maurice Harkless could start Game 3 against Pelicans

Portland Trail Blazers forward Maurice Harkless could be in the starting lineup for Thursday's Game 3 matchup against the New Orleans Pelicans.

What It Means:

Blazers coach Terry Stotts is considered a lineup change, and his words would suggest that Harkless is at the heart of that decision. He spoke about the team being careful with his minutes after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery in late March. Evan Turner (toe) is questionable anyway, so even if Harkless starts, we could see more of Shabazz Napier in the event the former is limited.

At this moment, we project Harkless for 8.7 FanDuel points at a cost of $3,600. He played 27.1 minutes with 19 FD points in Game 2 of the series.