J.J. Hickson has been named a starter for Monday's tilt against Portland, Chris Dempsey of the Denver Post reports.

Hickson will enter the starting lineup for Monday's tilt against Portland, Chris Dempsey of the Denver Post reports.

Analysis:

Hickson has been in and out of the starting lineup for Denver of late, as injuries to Jusuf Nurkic (knee), Joffrey Lauvergne (back), and Nikola Jokic (back) have created occasional vacancies. Jokic is now back healthy, so Hickson could be forced to share the load at center Monday night, which may hinder his appeal in daily formats.