Hornets' Dwayne Bacon will start in place of Michael Kidd-Gilchrist on Friday

Charlotte Hornets guard/forward Dwayne Bacon will start in place of Michael Kidd-Gilchrist on Friday night.

What It Means:

Bacon started the first three games of the season with MKG away from the team and is expected to do so for the foreseeable future with Kidd-Gilchrist leaving the team for personal reasons again on Friday. Bacon has been averaging 23.7 minutes per game this season.

Our models project Bacon for 7.8 points and 4.5 rebounds in 25.6 minutes of action for 17.5 FanDuel points, earning 5.3 points per $1,000 of salary on Friday.