Khem Birch (trade) unavailable Friday for Spurs
San Antonio Spurs power forward Khem Birch (trade pending) is not available for Friday against the Detroit Pistons.
What It Means:
Birch was acquired from the Toronto Raptors on Thursday and he's still dealing with processing as he moves from Canada to the United States. The Spurs play again on Saturday versus the Atlanta Hawks, but Birch will likely not be available until next week. Charles Bassey is expected to handle the bulk of the backup minutes behind Zach Collins on Friday night.
Bassey is numberFire's No. 1 point-per-dollar value on Friday's 11-game slate. He has a $3,500 salary and is projected for 25.5 FanDuel points over 20.0 minutes. Collins is one spot behind Bassey in terms of value, with a $5,000 salary and projection of 32.7 FanDuel points.
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