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Capela is more name than game at this point. As prop stars has detailed, his usage is down and this is a bad matchup. So let’s play against a player who will not get volume minutes and will play a quality D front line in Orlando.
Jalen Suggs is looking for a bounce back, and this is a great matchup for him. Last matchup against Atlanta, he finished with 16 points including four of seven from deep. While he hasn't been performing great recently, the minutes and shot volume has been there. The Hawks are swirling with a lot of trade rumors which could result in late scratches or bench time to keep those guys healthy, making it an even better matchup for Suggs. The Sportsline Model has him projected for almost 14 points.
Sixth man Bogdan Bogdanovic for the Atlanta Hawks is coming off his worst performance of the season. He shot just twenty percent from the floor and finished with a season low five points against the San Antonio Spurs. Look for an outburst in production tonight as he scored 18 against the Magic on January 7th.
Perhaps the Hawks shouldn't have been so anxious last year to move out HC Nate McMillan, who just two seasons earlier had steered ATL to the Eastern Conference finals. Quin Snyder has not overseen any improvements, indeed the Hawks have slid the other way, with mounting evidence the Trae Young-Dejounte Murray pairing in the backcourt isn't working as well as intended. The Hawks are also just 7-11 at home in State Farm Arena, and the Magic arrives confident after winning at MSG vs. the Knicks, the latest combative effort even minus key F Franz Wagner, still sidelined with an ankle injury. Play Magic
After averaging 6.9 rebounds per game during his rookie campaign, Paolo Banchero has averaged 7.1 of them this season. Over his last 16 games, he has hauled in at least seven rebounds 12 times. That included a 10-rebound performance against the Hawks, who he will face again Wednesday. The Hawks have played at the fourth-fastest pace in the league, which has contributed to them giving up the 10th-most rebounds per game. Look for Banchero to have another busy night on the boards.
For better or worse Capela has been a model of consistency as evidenced by averaging a double double for seven consecutive seasons. While certainly impressive, Capela is slowing down and he's also losing minutes to a talented big in Onyeka Okongwu who the Hawks certainly like and want to see more of. Capela's median average of minutes played is only 23 in the month of January and he gets a difficult draw in Orlando who has shut him down this season. Orlando who are one of the top defenses at limiting opposing bigs, has held Capela to just 10 points in 62 minutes this season.