Update: Emeka Okafor will remain in Pelicans' starting lineup on Wednesday
New Orleans Pelicans center Emeka Okafor will remain in the starting lineup on Wednesday against the Los Angeles Lakers.
What It Means:
A previous report stated that Okafor would come off the bench and Nikola Mirotic would start. He's averaging 5.0 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 1.7 blocks in 14.3 minutes across three games (one start) for New Orleans this season.
numberFire's models project Okafor to score 13.5 FanDuel points at a cost of $3,600 on Wednesday.
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