Luke Babbitt will start in Thursday's game against the Nuggets, John Reid of the Times-Picayune reports.

Babbitt will start in Thursday's game against the Nuggets, John Reid of the Times-Picayune reports.

Analysis:

Babbitt has been in and out of the starting lineup due injury decimated Pelicans roster. However, this start is due to head coach Alvin Gentry moving Alexis Ajinca to the bench in favor of Babbitt. It's unclear if he'll continue to start over Ajinca for the rest of the season, but he does figure to see a minutes increase while he's in the starting lineup as opposed to coming off of the bench.