76ers' Jalen McDaniels (illness) expected to play Thursday

Philadelphia 76ers forward Jalen McDaniels (illness) is expected to play in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference First Round versus the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday.

What It Means:

McDaniels is officially listed as questionable due to a non-COVID illness, but he participated in the morning shootaround and is feeling better. The 25-year-old forward played 17 and 22 minutes off the bench in the first two games of the series and averaged 2.5 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 0.5 steals, and 0.5 3-pointers.

numberFire's models project McDaniels ($3,700) for 20.5 minutes and 15.7 FanDuel points in Game 3 on Thursday. He averaged 19.5 minutes and 10.1 FanDuel points in the first two games of the series.