Semi Ojeleye starting for shorthanded Celtics on Thursday afternoon
Boston Celtics power forward Semi Ojeleye is starting in Thursday's regular-season finale against the Phoenix Suns.
What It Means:
The Celtics are starting Tremont Waters, Jevonte Green, Romeo Langford, Ojeleye, and Enes Kanter in Thursday's inconsequential finale. Gordon Hayward (rest), Kemba Walker (knee), Jayson Tatum (ankle), Marcus Smart (rest), Jaylen Brown (rest), and Daniel Theis (foot) have all been ruled out. Ojeleye averaged 5.4 points and 3.2 rebounds with 1.0 3-pointers in five previous starts this season.
Per FanDuel Sportsbook, the Celtics-Wizards game has a 225.0-point over/under. numberFire's models expect Ojeleye to score 14.2 FanDuel points on Thursday. He costs $3,500.
Source:
Sean Grande
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