Nikola Vucevic (hand) will start for Magic on Thursday, see 'reasonable' minutes in return
Orlando Magic forward/center Nikola Vucevic (hand) will start on Thursday against the New York Knicks, head coach Frank Vogel said.
Vogel added that Vucevic will see "a reasonable number" of minutes in his first game since January 23. Bismack Biyombo will likely return to the bench. Vucevic was averaging 19.0 points, 10.9 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.2 steals, 1.5 blocks, and 1.2 3-pointers across 12 games in December before injuring his hand.
numberFire's models project Vucevic to score 38.4 FanDuel points at a cost of $7,900 on Thursday.
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