Denver Nuggets power forward Michael Porter Jr. (personal) has been ruled out for Tuesday against the New Orleans Pelicans.
Porter has been downgraded from questionable and will miss a second straight game due to a personal matter. Bruce Brown is expected to start again in place of Porter. He played 36 minutes on Sunday versus the Oklahoma City Thunder and scored 14 points (6-13 field goals, 2-5 3-pointers) with 7 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 steals. Christian Braun is another potential beneficiary from Porter's absence on Tuesday.
In 15 games without MPJ this season, Brown has a 15.4% usage rate and is averaging 28.2 FanDuel points in 33.7 minutes per contest. He has a $5,900 FanDuel salary on Tuesday's seven-game slate.
Source: Mike Singer, Denver Post