Spurs' Luka Samanic making first start of season Wednesday, LaMarcus Aldridge on bench
San Antonio Spurs power forward Luka Samanic will start on Wednesday versus the Oklahoma City Thunder.
What It Means:
Samanic is one of 10 available Spurs on Wednesday night due to the NBA's health and safety protocols. He will be joined in the starting five by Dejounte Murray, Lonnie Walker, Trey Lyles, and Jakob Poeltl. LaMarcus Aldridge will be available off the bench in his first game back from a multi-game absence for a hip injury.
numberFire’s models project Samanic for 15.5 FanDuel points versus the Thunder and he has a salary of $3,500 on Wednesday’s nine-game slate.
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