Wendell Carter Jr. will start for Bulls Thursday in NBA debut
Chicago Bulls power forward Wendell Carter Jr. will be in the starting lineup for Thursday's season opener against the Philadelphia 76ers.
What It Means:
Carter Jr. will join Bobby Portis in the frontcourt as the 19-year-old matches up with Joel Embiid in his NBA debut. The Bulls selected Carter Jr. with the 7th pick in this year's draft.
numberFire's models project Carter Jr. to average 8.6 points, 6.7 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 0.8 steals, 1.1 blocks, and 0.6 3-pointers in 23.7 minutes per game this season.
Source:
Mark Strotman
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