Kostas Papanikolaou

Nuggets' Kostas Papanikolaou will start on Tuesday

Denver Nuggets forward Kostas Papanikolaou will start at small forward on Tuesday versus the Los Angeles Lakers.

What It Means:

Danilo Gallinari (left ankle sprain) is sitting out tonight, and the Nuggets would like to keep Will Barton in his sixth man role.

Playing just 8.6 minutes per game, Papanikolaou is averaging 2.1 points and 1.2 rebounds. His -2.1 nERD ranks 104th. We project him to put up 5.3 points, 2.9 boards and 1.2 assists tonight against Los Angeles.