Magic's Goga Bitadze starting for Wendell Carter Jr. (knee) Wednesday
Orlando Magic center Goga Bitadze is in the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against the Washington Wizards.
What It Means:
Bitadze is replacing Wendell Carter Jr. (knee) in the starting lineup. He's averaging 7.6 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 1.8 blocks in 23.8 minutes per game as a starter this season. Moritz Wagner should see an uptick in playing time off the bench.
Bitadze is averaging 23.8 minutes and 25.7 FanDuel points as a starter this season. Wagner is averaging 21.0 minutes and 22.1 FanDuel points per game when WCJ is inactive. The Wizards are allowing the most FanDuel points per game to the center position, so both bigs have positive matchups.
Source:
Orlando Magic
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