Nets starting Ben Simmons (calf) with minutes restriction on Friday for inactive Nic Claxton (hamstring)
Brooklyn Nets forward Ben Simmons (calf) is starting in Friday's contest against the Atlanta Hawks with a restriction around 20 minutes..
What It Means:
After a four game absence with an upper calf strain, Simmons will return to the court although he will be inactive for the second half of Brooklyn's back-to-back on Saturday. In a matchup versus a Hawks' team ranked 12th in defensive rating, Simmons' FanDuel salary stands at $7,200.
Per Rotogrinders' Court IQ in 476.7 minutes this season, Simmons is averaging 1.02 FanDuel points per minute.
Source:
Alex Schiffer
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