Enes Kanter starting for Portland Saturday in place of injured Jusuf Nurkic
Portland Trail Blazers center Enes Kanter is in the lineup Saturday in the team's game against the Detroit Pistons.
What It Means:
Kanter has been coming off the bench when the team is at full strength. However, the Blazers are missing Jusuf Nurkic on Saturday due to a knee injury. As such, Kanter will now enter the starting five.
Our models project Kanter for 11.9 points, 12.0 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 31.5 FanDuel points across 32.4 minutes of action.
Source:
Rod Beard
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