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Daily Fantasy Basketball Injury News and Updates for FanDuel and DraftKings - 2/29/16
Welcome to the daily updates and injury news article. We'll try and update it right up to line-up locks with as much information as comes across our desks. Let's get to it!
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Now let’s look at some news that’s come in throughout the day to see if anything’s changed in our minds or in the NBA landscape. It's a shorter slate and a light news day, but we'll be updating as stuff rolls in. Also throw out some ideas in the comments and we can take it from there.
What We Know
Jerami Grant is starting
With Jahlil Okafor ruled out, Jerami Grant moves into the starting lineup. Grant put up 37 fantasy points in 38 minutes on Sunday, and has performed well out of the starting lineup in the past. And he's dirt cheap. My suspicion is that he's just become an every lineup guy in a great match-up with the Wizards.
Gallo is out. Barton time?
Like James said in his write up for today's picks, Barton is somewhat speculative. While he's seen minutes before and did when Gallo went down last game, this is Denver where run is never safe. But I think he makes a safer cash game play simply because the Nuggets will need his offense now. Among players with what I would consider significant minutes without Gallo on the court, Barton is the highest usage guy with a 27.7 number. Even at a conservative 34 minute projection today Barton is a top dude at shooting guard and the price has been kept in check by staggered playing time this season.
Lebron will play
This one really wasn't in doubt as the day off Sunday came simply as a rest day for the King. Expect him to put up usual production
What We're Waiting to Know
Will Rudy Gay and/or Rajon Rondo play?
This news has major, major ramifications on lineups tonight. If Rondo sat then Darren Collison instantly jumps up to the top of the value/ must play list. Collison ran 37 minutes last game with an 18/5/3 line that easily paid the day when Rondo sat. Rondo practiced yesterday which points to him playing, but we need to keep an eye on it. Meanwhile, Rudy Gay is also questionable. If he sat then Omri Casspi would look like an excellent small forward play.
The biggest issue here is the Kings' game doesn't go off until 10PM and there's a likely scenario we don't have the news before the early lineup lock. These are the situations that make DFS both exciting and frustrating. If you are setting DK lineups with late swap you may want to keep in mind this situation and give yourself flexibility to pivot if either sat.
The "Every Lineup" Guys
Russell Westbrook - FD 11000 DK 11100
Opponent - SAC
FD Proj. Pts - 53.76 DK Proj. Pts - 55.68
Ever heard of him? He's showing up everywhere on FanDuel today for us which makes sense. Westbrook is that special kind of cash game play whose floor is incredibly high if he stands to see really anything in the mid 30's in terms of minutes. I'm a little concern OKC blows the doors off of Sacramento especially if the latter is missing players due to injury. But I still think Russ can get it done even with a few less minutes simply because the Kings' defense sucks.
Wayne Ellington - FD 3800 DK 4000
Opponent - LAC
FD Proj. Pts - 19.87 DK Proj. Pts - 21.62
God the Nets are a mess. As of right now Ellington is showing up based on his projected minutes following suit from last game. I want to keep it in that mid 30's range but you really can't trust this team even a little bit. That being said, the price on Wayne is so low and allows you to fit some of those other superstars in your lineup that I'm fine with the risk.
The aforemention Will Barton is another guy our system loves and pops up just about everywhere.
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booker out..i iknow the optimzer was high on him
B. Wright on crutches-OUT!
I fit westy and cousins easy in my DK and actually looks amazing
How? I’m struggling lol? Who you got a center?
Tried t o put in harden, westbrook and Durant into the lineup tool..it almost crashed the site.
This got an LOL
punt with mozgov who is starting over tristan and you can pack your LU with all kinds of fantasy goodness.
Would you start rudy Gobert tonight or Greg Monroe for fanduel?
With Booker out what do you think of Trey Lyles? At minimum price he allows you to get two of the $10K+ guys, Barton, and Ariza with plenty of salary left over
I’d be worried about him seeing any relevant minutes.
When will the system update based on b. Wright out… Bumping up any other grizz ??
Okafor OUT tonight!
Okafor out. Rondo gay and seth douptful. Can u inform us when system will update?
The way all these injuries are shaking out I feel like everyone is going to have the same LU’s
Center taking Adams and sullinger or just sullinger
Sh*t I even afford wall with westy and cuzz
Hey all – updating the projections with new news. Having some issues with data importing. My suggestion for now is to lock Jerami Grant in your lineups even if his projection hasn’t caught up internally.
Nene out too. so far i have digested over 35 player injury news updates today. I think this is my all-time high.
Ikr! Crazy AF
Such a gamblers night. So many great DFS players/values in the PHI/WAS and OKC/SAC games but are PHI and SAC too injured to even hang around in those games? Guys like Wall, Durant and Westrbook could easily be in the 4x range if those games get out of hand. Decisions… decisions…
Markieff? Gortat must start then
Canaan in for Nik Stauskas. Seems like a GPP only play to me since he’s just starting for Stauskas, and Stauskas is still available.
Why does the system like injury fill ins so much? Just because a bench player gets to start doesn’t mean that bench player turns into a star. There’s a reason that person is on the bench. Because he sucks. lol.
If a player isn’t in the starting line up, it does not mean they “suck”. They’re in the NBA. Here’s an example for you to understand; Ryan Anderson. He usually doesn’t produce much, but what about when he fills in for Davis? There you go. Increase in opportunity. Good luck.
There is a reason guys are on the bench, but if that reason is “LeBron starts in front of you,” it doesn’t really mean anything about you as a player – right? The system isn’t “loving bench guys” necessarily, it’s just letting you know what to expect given a minutes increase. When minutes go up, production goes up – and these guys are underpriced because they are normally bench guys. Good luck!
I think its due to the increase of minutes which in turn is an increase in opportunity
Russ and Miles Plumlee or KD and Adams… tough decisions
Went with two FD cash LU’s – (1) Westbrook, Collison, Barton, Beal, Giannis, Durant, Jeramy Grant, Jabari Parker, Mozgiv (2)
Westbrook, Collison, Harden, Barton, Barnes, Covington, Grant, Parker, Gobert. Good Luck Everyone \_/ cheers
*spelling Jerami and Mozgov browser spell check lol
Rondo upgraded to questionable…what???
Swap Redick in for Collison if Rondo does start? Or can Collison hit value off the bench?
Why did Michael carter Williams not play I have 327 points right now and he’s giving me 0?
Rondo start hurt but still would have been in the money if Barton didn’t lay an egg. His 3x value killed me in the end. On to the next day.