Charlotte Hornets center Nick Richards (foot) has been ruled out for Wednesday's game against the Portland Trail Blazers.
Richards wasn't included on the initial injury report, but he will miss a second straight game. Miles Bridges (wrist) has been downgraded to doubtful, so look for Grant Williams, Davis Bertans, Aleksej Pokusevski, and JT Thor to play more minutes. Leaky Black could also crack the rotation for the first time in a long time.
Williams started on Monday in place of Richards and scored 33.4 FanDuel points in 33.0 minutes, with 23 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 three-pointers. numberFire's models project him for 33.5 minutes and 25.8 FanDuel points on Wednesday. Poku has a $4,200 salary and is one of our top value plays on the board. Per our NBA Heat Map, the Hornets' implied total (106.75) is No. 10 out of 16 teams on the Main slate today.
Source: Charlotte Hornets