Nets starting Blake Griffin on Thursday, DeAndre Jordan coming off bench

Brooklyn Nets forward / center Blake Griffin is starting in Thursday's contest against the Dallas Mavericks.

What It Means:

Griffin will make his fifth start for Brooklyn after DeAndre Jordan was benched against the Mavericks. In a matchup against a Dallas unit ranked ninth in points allowed per game this season, our models project Griffin to score 22.0 FanDuel points at the salary of $5,100.

Griffin's projection includes 10.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 3.0 assists.