Pau Gasol‬, ‪San Antonio Spurs‬, ‪Davis Bertans‬, ‪New Orleans Pelicans‬, ‪LaMarcus Aldridge‬, ‪Fantasy basketball‬‬ march 1, 2018 - Now

Pau Gasol‬, ‪San Antonio Spurs‬, ‪Davis Bertans‬, ‪New Orleans Pelicans‬, ‪LaMarcus Aldridge‬, ‪Fantasy basketball‬‬ march 1, 2018 - Now

Spurs to face Pelicans without Gasol

 

Bertans will get the start in place of the injured Pau Gasol (knee) on Wednesday against the Pelicans, Jeff McDonald of the San Antonio Express-News reports.

According to Jabari Young of the San Antonio Express-News, San Antonio Spurs center Pau Gasol has been ruled out for Wednesday's game versus the New Orleans Pelicans. 

What It Means:

 

Gasol suffered a left knee bruise during Sunday's game, and he was unable to participate in today's shootaround session. He'll be considered questionable heading toward Saturday's game, as Davis Bertans or Joffrey Lauvergne will start tonight in his absence. LaMarcus Aldridge should see an even higher usage rate as well. 

If he's able to return Saturday against the Lakers, we like Gasol to contribute 30.9 FanDuel points in 25.4 minutes.

With Gasol nursing a knee injury, Bertans will join LaMarcus Aldridge in the starting frontcourt just three days after he played only one minute off the bench Sunday against the Cavs. Bertans has been a decent source of three-pointers, when the minutes are there, but on the whole he hasn't been a significant fantasy contributor in most standard formats.

Gasol apparently suffered the injury on Sunday in the win over the Cavaliers in Cleveland. The 7-foot Spaniard contributed 11 points, seven rebounds and three assists in the 110-94 victory.

Gasol's absence could mean more minutes tonight for backup center Joffrey Lauvergne.

In 58 games this season, Gasol is averaging 10.7 points, 8.4 rebounds and 3.3 assists.