Pelicans' Jonas Valanciunas (illness) ruled out on Thursday
New Orleans Pelicans center Jonas Valanciunas (illness) will not play in Thursday's game against the Orlando Magic.
What It Means:
Valanciunas will miss his first game this season after the Pelicans' center came down with an illness. Expect Willy Hernangomez to play more minutes at the five against a Magic team allowing a 112.5 defensive rating.
According to Rotogrinders' Court IQ in 256.2 minutes with Valanciunas off the floor this season, Hernangomez is averaging 1.33 FanDuel points and 0.36 field goal attempts per minute.
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