Jalen Mcdaniels

Charlotte Hornets center Bismack Biyombo is starting in Tuesday's play-in contest against the Indiana Pacers. Biyombo will start at the five after Jalen McDaniels was sent to the bench against the Pacers. In fast tempo matchup against an Indiana team playing with a 102.1 pace, Biyombo's FanDuel salary stands at $3,600.

Charlotte Hornets power forward Jalen McDaniels is starting in Tuesday's lineup against the Detroit Pistons. McDaniels will start at the four after Miles Bridges was ruled out for health protocol reasons. In a fast tempo matchup against a Detroit unit playing with a 99.7 pace, our models project McDaniels to score 25.8 FanDuel points at the salary of $3,800.

McDaniels scored 10 points (4-11 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 1-2 FT) to go along with 12 rebounds, three steals, one assist and one block across 39 minutes in Tuesday's win over the Pistons. McDaniels drew his first start in the last six games due to the absence of Miles Bridges (COVID-19 protocols), and he approached his season high in minutes. While his scoring output wasn't particularly impressive, he stuffed the stat sheet otherwise, notching his first double-digit rebounding effort of the season. He was also strong defensively and should continue to contribute plenty of steals in the absence of Bridges.

McDaniels recorded 12 points (4-7 FG, 3-5 3Pt, 1-1 FT), nine rebounds and two assists in 27 minutes in Sunday's 121-111 loss to Miami. McDaniels has come off the bench in each of the last six contests and has largely struggled on the scoreboard during that time. However, he shot 60 percent from beyond the arc Sunday and came within a rebound of posting his first career double-double. While McDaniels' uptick in playing time Sunday was encouraging, he's been a somewhat unreliable fantasy contributor since he took on a bench role.

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McDaniels will come off the bench Friday against the Cavaliers, Sam Perley of the Hornets' official site reports. After nine consecutive starts, McDaniels will come off the bench while Cody Martin enters the starting five. In 23 games as a reserve, McDaniels has averaged 4.2 points and 2.0 rebounds in 10.6 minutes.

McDaniels tallied 11 points (5-12 FG, 0-3 3Pt, 1-2 FT), four rebounds, three assists, one steal and one block in 35 minutes during Tuesday's loss to the Knicks. The 23-year-old has now scored double-digit points in six out of his last eight games. Over McDaniels' last eight games, he's averaging 13.7 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.8 steals and 1.7 three-pointers in that span. The second-year forward should continue starting and receiving 30-plus minutes a game as long as LaMelo Ball (wrist) and Gordon Hayward (foot) are out of the lineup.

McDaniels tallied nine points (3-13 FG, 3-8 3Pt), three rebounds, two steals and one block in 31 minutes during Wednesday's loss to the Cavaliers. The 23-year-old had his worst shooting night of the season -- a painful surprise to fantasy owners, as McDaniels had been rolling over his past four games, averaging 16.3 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.8 three-pointers, 2.8 assists and 1.5 steals while shooting 61.4 percent from the field. With LaMelo Ball (wrist) and Gordon Hayward (foot) both out for a significant period of time, McDaniels should continue starting and playing 30-plus minutes for the eighth-seeded Hornets. He'll look to bounce back Thursday on the road against the Nets.

McDaniels totaled 16 points (7-12 FG, 2-4 3Pt), eight rebounds, two steals and one assist in a 101-93 loss to the Lakers on Tuesday. McDaniels scored in double figures for the third time in his last four games and continued to shoot the ball very efficiently. The forward has shot 61.4 percent from the field and 53.3 percent from distance across his last four contests. McDaniels is averaging 16.3 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.5 steals over that span.

So much has changed in the three years since Mitch Kupchak and James Borrego took over the Charlotte Hornets’ basketball operation. No shift has been more fruitful than the raised focus on development. The Hornets completed a 4-2 road trip Friday with a 127-119 road victory over the Milwaukee Bucks....

McDaniels (face) is available to return to Sunday's game against Atlanta, Rick Bonnell of The Charlotte Observer reports. McDaniels had to go to the locker room in the first half after suffering a face laceration, but it's not serious enough for the team to rule him out of the rest of the game. In the first half, McDaniels scored five points across 11 minutes.

McDaniels scored 19 points (7-11 FG, 2-3 3Pt, 3-4 FT) while adding six rebounds, five assists, two blocks and a steal in 31 minutes during Friday's win over the Bucks. Every member of Charlotte's starting five scored at least 18 points, and McDaniels had the most well-rounded stat line of the bunch. The second-year forward has started the last two games with Bismack Biyombo bumped from the rotation, and McDaniels has responded with two strong efforts in two Hornets victories.