Willy Hernangomez starting in New Orleans' Wednesday lineup for injured Jonas Valanciunas (calf)
New Orleans Pelicans center Willy Hernangomez is starting in Wednesday's game against the Portland Trail Blazers.
What It Means:
Hernagomez will start at center after Jonas Valanciunas was ruled inactive with a calf injury. In a favorable spot versus a Portland team ranked 27th in FanDuel points (57.0) allowed per game to his position, Hernangomez's FanDuel salary stands at $4,600.
According to Rotogrinders' Court IQ in 141.8 minutes this season with today's inactives, Hernangomez is averaging 1.45 FanDuel points per minute and a 26.7%% usage rate.
Source:
Will Guillory
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