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NBA NEWS 01/20/20
🏀 2:00pm Early Only slate
ATL: Alex Len Doubtful
• Fernando and Jones will get extra minutes backing up Collins who will play more Center with Len out
BKN: Wilson Chandler - OUT
BKN: DeAndre Jordan - OUT
• Jarrett Allen will get the biggest bump here
PHI: Al Horford - Questionable
PHI: Joel Embid - OUT
• everyone gets a usage bump with Embid out including Simmons, Horford, Harris and Richardson
• if Horford is out as well the Sixers will be very thin up front - Tobias Harris will get a big upgrade if this is happens. Don't have anyone else to reccommend other then whoever starts.
WAS: Garrison Matthews - OUT
WAS: Anzejs Pasecniks - OUT
• nothing really noteworthy about this
5:00pm MAIN Slate
BOS: Jaylen Brown - Questionable
BOS: Kemba Walker - Questionable
• Smart is the top target if these two are then followed by Tatum and Hayward
CHI: Daniel Gafford - OUT
CHI: Wendell Carter - OUT
• Luke Kornet and Thad Young will pick up extra minutes here
CLE: Ante Zizic - OUT
CLE: John Henson -Questionable
CLE: Brandon Knight - OUT
• Nance and McKinnie will get more run off the bench while Love and Thompson will get a bunch of minutes as the starters
DEN: Gary Harris - Questionable
DEn: Paul Millsap - OUT
DEN: Jamal Murray - OUT
• Monte Morris will start at PG but Will Barton gets the biggest bump here, he gets a near 5% usage bump with Murray off the floor
• Jerami Grant will start at PF for Millsap
GSW: Jacob Evans - OUT
GSW: Glenn Robins - Questionable
• Burks and Lee will play a ton of minutes if Robinson is out with Evans
HOU: Austin Rivers - Questionable
• McLemore and Gordon will get a few extra minutes
LAL: Rajon Rondo - Questionable
LAL: Anthony Davis - Questionable
• major boost for LeBron if Davis is out again
• Kuzma will like start if Davis is out
• Howard and McGee get more minutes if Davis is out
MIL: Robin Lopez - Doubtful
• Ilyasova and Bender will get more run off the bench. I also like Divencenzo as he is playing well off the bench.
NOP: Jahlil Okafor - Questionable
NOP: Kenrich Williams - OUT
NOP: JJ Redick - Questionable
NOP: Derrick Favors - Questionable
NOP: Jrue Holiday - Questionable
• Hayes and Melli will get plenty of minutes and be solid value options IF Favors and Okafor are both out
• Ball and Hart would get big bumps if Reddick and Holiday are out
• Ingram gets the biggest boost here and the offense will run through him as much as possible
NYK: RJ Barrett - OUT
• pretty much everyone gets a boost with Barrett off the floor including Reggie Bullock
OKC: Abdel Nadar - OUT
OKC: Terrance Ferguson - OUT
• Bazley and Diallo get the bumps here
ORL: DJ Augustin - OUT
• Fultz gets the bump with Augustin out
PHO: Cam Johnson - Questionable
PHO: Aron Baynes - Doubtful
PHO: Kelly Oubre - Probable
• Ayton gets a big bump here
• Bridges will start for Oubre if he's out
POR: CJ McCollum - OUT
• big boost for Dam Lillard and Carmelo Anthony
SAS: Rudy Gay - Questionable
• Walker, Lyles, Belinelli all get extra minutes here
