Chicago Bulls guard/forward Jimmy Butler (knee) will start Friday's game versus the Denver Nuggets, as expected.
Pau Gasol is out tonight and the Bulls are opting to start Cameron Bairstow, so Butler should be even busier than usual offensively. Make sure he's locked into your active lineups.
Butler has been great this season, posting the eighth-best nERD at 12.3. He's averaging 22.4 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.7 steals per game while posting a 56.7 True Shooting Percentage. We project him to score 21.4 points, grab 4.7 boards and dish out 4.2 assists against the Nuggets tonight.
Source: Rotoworld.com