Kent Bazemore (knee) out for Atlanta, Tim Hardaway Jr. will start

Atlanta Hawks guard/forward Kent Bazemore (right knee bone bruise) will not play on Thursday against the Nuggets, and Tim Hardaway Jr. will start in his place.

What It Means:

Hardaway Jr. ranks 78th in the league with a -0.2 nERD and is posting some of the worst numbers of his short career this season. His 11.3 points per-36 minutes are a career-low while his 8.3 percent Assist Rate is below his career average.