Lauri Markkanen named Bulls' starter for Thursday's opener
Chicago Bulls power forward Lauri Markkanen will be in the starting lineup for Thursday's season opener against the Toronto Raptors.
What It Means:
Bobby Portis (suspension) and Nikola Mirotic (face) are both out, so Markannen will step in and likely log heavy minutes for a thin Bulls' roster. He was selected with the 7th overall pick in this summer's NBA Draft and averaged 11.7 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 2.3 3-pointers while playing 24.8 minutes across three preseason contests.
numberFire's models project Markannen to score 25.0 FanDuel points on Thursday while turning in 13.4 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 0.6 steals, 0.3 blocks and 1.8 3-pointers in 25.4 minutes versus the Raptors.
Source:
Sean Highkin
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