Mavericks' Willie Cauley-Stein in at center Thursday for Kristaps Porzingis (management)

Dallas Mavericks forward/center Willie Cauley-Stein is starting on Thursday versus the Oklahoma City Thunder.

What It Means:

Cauley-Stein will replace Kristaps Porzingis as the Mavericks' starting center in the second leg of their back-to-back set. It will be the 11th start of the season for Cauley-Stein. Dwight Powell should also see additional minutes off the bench.

numberFire’s models project WCS for 21.6 FanDuel points versus the Thunder and he has a salary of $3,500 on Thursday’s 11-game slate.