Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (illness) starting for Denver in Game 1 Sunday; Christian Braun back to bench
Denver Nuggets guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope will start Sunday in the team's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
What It Means:
Caldwell-Pope missed the regular season finale due to a non-COVID illness. However, he's back and ready to rock for Game 1 of the Western Conference Playoffs. He'll start to open up the series, sending Christian Braun back to a role off the bench.
Our models project Caldwell-Pope for 9.1 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 18.9 FanDuel points across 27.8 minutes of action.
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