What It Means:

Aaron Gordon (concussion) is out, and he could miss the rest of the season. Andrew Nicholson should still get some heavy run off the bench as these two likely split the power forward minutes down the middle. Nicholson has the higher upside for this game with a high usage rate in the second unit.

Ilyasova's 1.6 nERD ranks 59th. He is averaging 10.5 points, 5.5 boards and 1.3 3-pointers per game. His 49.4 Effective Field Goal Percentage is right in line with his career average (49.8). Nicholson ranks 70th with a 0.5 nERD.