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Here’s today’s podcast: Joker Looks To Bounce Back vs. Celtics
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NBA NEWS 12/6/19
BKN Caris LeVert - OUT
BKN Kryrie Irving - OUT
• Spencer Dinwiddie runs the show with Irvin out, 34% usage rate and 1.31 fp/min.
BOS Marcus Smart - Questionable
• Grant Williams could get another start, not very interested here
CHI Chandler Hutchison - OUT
• Khris Dunn will probably start again, mid rage value in a good matchup vs the Warriors
DET Luke Kennard - Probable
• if Kennard is back less interest in Svi Mykhailiuk
LAC Rodney McGruder - Doubtful
LAC JaMychal Green - Questionable
• Patrick Patterson should get some extra run here
MIA Goran Dragic - OUT
MIA Justise Winslow - Questionable
• Boost for Winslow if he plays with Dragic out
• Boost for Kendrick Nunn and Tyler Herro if both Dragic and Winslow are out for sure
MIN Jake Layman - OUT
MIN Andrew Wiggins - Questionable
• Keita Bates Diop should be a decent value option today with Layman out
• if Wiggins is out, Towns and Covington get the Usage bumps - slight bumps to Teague and Culver as well
OKC Terrance Ferguson - OUT
• Dennis Schroder could see an increase in min. and usage
ORL Michael Carter Williams - Questionable
ORL Al Farouq Aminu - OUT
ORL Nikola Vucevic - OUT
• DJ Augustin gets a bump if MCW is out
• Aaron Gordon is getting more run with Aminu out recently and is just playing fancy!
• Khem Birch has been starting with Vucevic out and Moe Bamba has been playing backup Center - Bamba has more upside
SAC Cory Joseph - Questionable
SAC Bogdan Bogdanovic - Questionable
• we could see huge minutes from Yogi Ferrell here and he would be a nice value option
• Ariza had a big game last game with Bogs out, playing 35 minutes and scoring 26 fantasy points
SAS LaMarcus Aldridge - Questionable
• Jakob Poeltl will start again if Aldridge is out
• DeRozan and Gay get bumps in usage without Aldridge
WAS Jordan McRae - OUT
WAS Isaiah Thomas - Questionable
WAS Thomas Bryant - OUT
• Troy Brown Jr is in play as a value with McRae out
• Ish Smith should start again at point guard as he played 34 min yesterday and scored 33.25 fantasy points - he's only 3.6k on DK and 4.3k on FD
• Mortiz Wagner will be the starting Center with Bryant out
Ian Mahinmi is OUT today. The WAS front court is thin again so Wagner, Hachimura, Bertans all get a bump here making them all great cash and GPP options tonight.
Isaiah Thomas is OUT! Fire up Ish Smith in all contests again today, as he is a CORE play!
LaMarcus Aldridge is available to play. This takes DeRozan / Gay / Poeltl out of play.
Kevin Love did not participate in shootaround this morning. He is questionable for tonight's game. If he is out then we can look at Nance and Thompson.
Towns and Wiggins were limited in shootaround this morning so they are GTDs. He is still expected to play despite the right knee problem. Not a favorite of the podcast today, that is Towns, however, He could create a MAX Value option who is not highly owned similar to Embiid for me last night, if he is ok. We need to keep an eye out on this as if they are both out it opens up a ton of value on this team. Teague and Covington as brought out on the POD and even L. Deing coming into play if Towns happens to sit. ton of value.
