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NBA NEWS 01/01/20
MIL: Wes Matthews is Questionable
• if Matthews is out George Hill, Pat Connaughton and DiVincenzo could get a few extra minutes
MIN: Karl Anthony Towns - OUT
MIL: Andrew Wiggins - OUT
MIN: Jeff Teague - Doubtful
MIN: Treveon Graham - Questionable
MIN: Noah Vonleh - Questionable
• Shabazz Napier will get all the minutes he can handle and be a great play today, highly owned
• Dieng will start again at Center
• Culver, Convington and Martin will be the others we want to get some exposure to
NYK: Frank Ntilikina - Questionable
NYK: Damyean Dotson - Questionable
NYK: Dennis Smith Jr - Questionable
• If Smith and Ntililkina are both out, Elf Payton will be a great play in all formats today
• Alonzo Trier will get extra minutes if Dotson is out, he's a GPP punt option
ORL - Aaron Gordon - Questionable
ORL - Michael Carter Williams - OUT
• Fournier gets a 4% usage bump with Gordon out
• Ross and Augustin get some extra looks when Gordon is off the floor as well
PHO: Frank Kaminsky - Questionable
• not very impactful with Ayton back - Saric and Baynes will play the backup minutes
POR: Skal Labissiere - OUT
POR: Mario Hezonja - Questionable
• Carmelo Anthony played 36 minutes last game and returns to MSG tonight
WAS: Bradley Beal - Questionable
• If Beal is out Isaiah Thomas gets a big usage increase
• Brown, Payton and McRae have been playing well with Beal off the floor as well especially McRae recently with a monster game - McRae is a good target here but all of the Guards are viable if Beal is out
The front court is still a mess with everyone out. May take shots on value backups
