Fred VanVleet and Steven Adams sit out back-to-backs to start season
Udoka: Fred VanVleet, Steven Adams will sit out back-to-backs to start the season. Marcus Smart will start at point guard when VanVleet sits.
head coach Ime Udoka says and Steven Adams sit out back-to-back games to start the season, reports Will Guillory.
Both players manage their returns from injuries that sidelined them last season. recovers from a knee injury, while Adams returns from ankle surgery. They miss one game of each back-to-back set for the foreseeable future.
Marcus Smart takes over the starting point guard role when rests. The next play the Dallas Mavericks on October 22.