Orlando Magic guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope popped up on the Magic's injury report Thursday afternoon, listed as out for personal reasons tonight ahead of the team's game versus the Lakers. Who will start in his place?
Orlando Magic guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is missing the team's Thursday night road game versus the Los Angeles Lakers due to personal reasons. Caldwell-Pope appeared on the Magic's 3:30 p.m. ETCaldwell-Pope has started all 16 games for the Magic up until this point, averaging 6.9 points on 33.9 FG% and 22.9 3PT% shooting splits. He's also adding 2.3 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.3 steals per outing. With him on the floor this year, the Magic are +2.
That's not to mention that there's been two games where he's finished with a DNP – the second night of a back-to-back in Oklahoma City, and the second night of a back-to-back home versus the Pacers. He played just 4:25 in the second leg of the Magic's first back-to-back this season at Memphis, by far the fewest of any outing he's appeared in. Thursday night's contest is the second night of a back-to-back in LA.
Howard offers the most potential for instant offense, and his elevation from the fringe between the second and third unit could keep together the Magic's bench while spotting minutes with the first unit.Orlando could also opt to go even bigger with is starting unit, inserting Jonathan Isaac into the starting lineup and letting Suggs and Franz Wagner handle the majority of the playmaking duties.
At 6-8 and 205 pounds, he can provide what the Magic would want as far as positional size. But his relative lack of in-game experience may be his biggest detractor to his case.
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