Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic (calf) plans to play in Tuesday's game against the Denver Nuggets.
Despite dealing with right calf tightness, Nurkic told the media after today's shootaround he expects to play if his warm-ups before tonight's game goes well. In a potential matchup versus a Denver unit allowing 54.4 FanDuel points per game to centers, our models project Nurkic to score 34.0 FanDuel points.
Nurkic's current projection includes 12.3 points, 10.8 rebounds, and 3.4 assists.
Source: Duane Rankin