DeAndre Liggins

Cavaliers' DeAndre Liggins will start versus Knicks

Cleveland Cavaliers guard/forward DeAndre Liggins will step into the starting lineup against the New York Knicks on Wednesday with J.R. Smith (knee) unable to play.

What It Means:

While Liggins is the one that gets the start, look for Iman Shumpert and Jordan McRae to also see an uptick in minutes with Smith out, with none of the three likely to see any overly impressive run tonight.

Our models have Liggins playing 23.8 minutes as a starter tonight, but project him for only 5.9 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.0 assist.