Alperen Sengun (illness) ruled out again Wednesday for Rockets
Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun (illness) will not play on Wednesday against the Utah Jazz.
Sengun will be sidelined for a second straight game, but the big man is expected to join the Rockets at some point on their four-game road trip that begins on Wednesday. Kenyon Martin Jr. and Jabari Smith Jr. started up front in Monday's game and played 34 minutes each, with Tari Eason and Usman Garuba contributing off the bench.
numberFire's models project Martin for 26.2 minutes and 22.0 FanDuel points on Wednesday. Smith is projected for 34.2 minutes and 31.4 FanDuel points. On Monday, Smith put up 42.8 FanDuel points over 33.9 minutes.
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