Chicago Bulls guard/forward DeMar DeRozan (Grade 1 thigh strain) is officially out for Wednesday against the Indiana Pacers.
DeRozan was diagnosed with a Grade 1 thigh strain on Tuesday after he pulled himself out of Monday's game against the Orlando Magic. Bulls head coach Billy Donovan said DeRozan could play in their last game before the All-Star break on Thursday versus the Milwaukee Bucks. Coby White and Alex Caruso will have more minutes available while DeRozan is out. There will also be additional scoring opportunities for Nikola Vucevic and Zach LaVine.
Vooch is leading the Bulls with an additional 15.8 FanDuel points per game when DDR is inactive this season (54.2). White is averaging 28.3 minutes and 23.0 FanDuel points in those situations, with Caruso putting up 28.3 FanDuel points in 29.5 minutes.
Source: NBA Injury Report