NBA NEWS 12/23/19

CLE: Larry Nance - Questionable
• if Nance is out we should get some extra minutes from Kevin Porter Jr on the 2nd unit

DET: Christian Wood - OUT
DET: Derrick Rose - Questionable
DET: Luke Kennard - Questionable
DET: Blake Griffin - Questionable
• Markief Morros, Andre Drummond and Thon Maker would be the only bigs on the roster if Wood and Kennard and Griffin are out
• Langston Galloway and Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk get more minutes with Rose and Kennard out
• Bruce Brown would essentially run the point if Rose is out
• Morris and Drummond are the 2 main targets here, everyone else is risky

GSW - Eric Paschal - Questionable
GSW - Glenn Robinson - Questionable
• Draymond Green is expected to play, so he and Looney, Spellman and Chriss will get a few extra minutes if these Paschal is out
• Alec Burks could start if Robinson is out

IND: Jeremy Lamb - Questionable
• Aaron Holiday would start again if Lamb is out

MEM: Jonas Valanciunas - Questionable
• Soloman Hill would start at the 4 and Jaren Jackson would play the majority of the Center minutes if Jo Val is out again

MIA: Justise Winslow - OUT
• Dragic and Derrick Jones Jr will handle the minute void left by Winslow

MIN - Karl Anthony Towns - Questionable
• Teague, Wiggins and Dieng get the nice bumps if Towns is out as I would go back to the well
• Dieng will start at Center if Towns is out

ORL: Michael Carter Williams - OUT
• no real impact here maybe a few extra minutes for DJ Augustin

PHI: Matisse Thybulle - OUT
• Korkmaz and Ennnis get a small minutes bump, nothing major here

PHO: Ricky Rubio - Questionable
PHO: Deandre Atyon - OUT
• Ellie Okobo would start and be a solid punt value option
• Baynes will be one of the most popular values on the slate and should start for Ayton
• Kaminsky and Saric get a bump without Ayton as well

POR: Carmelo Anthony - Questionable
• Tollier started last game, but, it was Skal Labissiere who had the best DFS game in his 26 minutes

SAC: Bogdan Bogdanovic - Questionable
• Trevor Ariza should get the majority of Bogs minutes off the bench

TOR: Norman Powell - OUT
TOR: Marc Gasol - OUT
TOR: Pascal Siakam - OUT
• McCaw will probably start for Powell again, he's not really a DFS option though
• Ibaka will start at Center
• Boucher and Hollis Jefferson will back him up and play Power Forward just check starting lineup
• Lowry and VanVleet get the largest usage bumps with these players off the floor +6.9% and +5 %

UTA: Mike Conley - OUT
• Mitchell and Ingles will take turns handling the ball and running the offense with Conly out

WAS: Moe Wagner - OUT
WAS: Rui Hachimura - OUT
WAS: Isaiah Thomas - OUT
WAS: Davis Bertans - OUT
• Bradley Beal near 40% usage rate with all these guys off the floor
• Ish Smith will start at point guard and be one of the most popular plays on the slate.
• Issac Bonga and Troy Brown wills start at the Forward spots and be backed up by Admiral Schofield

John Collins not on a min. Restrictions

Embiid currently listed as questionable

DET: Luke Kennard - OUT
DET: Derrick Rose - probable
DET: Christian Wood - probable
DET: Bruce Brown - questionable
• if Brown is out we could see Rose or Frazier get the start at Point Guard as Rose would be the better play of the two
• Morris minutes may drop slightly with Wood back in the rotation, Morris played 37 min last game I woudl expect him to be close to 32

NYK: Marcus Morris - D tag
NYK: Taj Gibson - Q
• Mitchell Robinson would start at Center if Gibson is out - he would be a GREAT GPP Play with his price and upside
• Kevin Knox will probably start for Morris and will be a solid GPP option as well