Lakers' Talen Horton-Tucker making first NBA start Thursday afternoon
Los Angeles Lakers rookie shooting guard Talen Horton-Tucker is starting in Thursday afternoon's game against the Sacramento Kings.
What It Means:
Horton-Tucker will be joined by Markieff Morris, JaVale McGee, LeBron James, and Danny Green in the starting lineup. James and Green are only going to play the first half while Anthony Davis (knee), Kyle Kuzma, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (foot), and Alex Caruso (neck) have all been ruled out. Horton-Tucker has shot 8-for-16 (.500) from the field in the bubble and also contributed 4 steals and a block with 2 triples in about 40 total minutes of play.
numberFire's models expect Horton-Tucker to score 21.8 FanDuel points on Thursday. He costs $3,500.
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