Daily Fantasy Basketball Injury News and Updates for FanDuel and DraftKings - 3/13/16

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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What We Know

Boogie is back
Gone after a one game team suspension for basically being a part of the dysfunctional nature of the Kings organization. It's unclear if it's a chicken or the egg scenario going on with Cousins except to know that the Kings are f@#$ed up and he's on the team. Anyway, he's coming back tonight and should be on a full minutes load.

Kevin Love will play
He only sat out last game because of scheduled rest. Does it help his case that Channing Frye came in was knocking down three pointers with silky-smoothness from that stretch four? Probably not, but Love will return to get his run against the Clippers. It'll be interesting to see how the Cavs deploy him in crunch time against a good team, but regardless, he's back tonight.

What We're Waiting to Know

Not a whole heck of a lot. This is a quiet news day so far.

Will Kobe Play?
It would be his last time playing the Knicks which I suppose is kind of a big deal, but not really. Kobe played a bunch of minutes last game and put up a 26/5/2 line against the Cavs. His price is such that I'd actually play him on DraftKings if I knew he was going 100%. On the flip side, guys like Russell and Clarkson get boosts if Kobe sits.

Will Arron Afflalo play?
This piece news does effect lineups some considering the amount of minutes to go around if he sits again. Vujacic's played an average of 30 minutes per in the last games with Afflalo out and is coming at around the minimums. Dude's really not that good, but if he was out there for long stretches you can definitely take a shot against a defensively-challenged Laker squad.

The "Every Lineup" Guys

Jerryd Bayless - FD 4200 DK 4700
Opponent - BKN
FD Proj. Pts - 26.57 DK Proj. Pts - 27.77
We put him in as an every lineup guy yesterday and he did us a little bit of awesome. Dude went 17/4/4/2/1 which more than paid the day at his salaries. The Bucks are in dire need of ballhandling duties with MCW lost for the season. Bayless somewhat fills that need and is running major minutes. Sure, that can all change in the Kidd regime, but there isn't much in the way of resistance for Jerryd right now.

Darren Collison - FD 5300 DK 4900
Opponent - UTA
FD Proj. Pts - 27.33 DK Proj. Pts - 28.74
He's pretty much playing the two for the Kings while also working in some off minute point guard duties. The price hasn't fully come around to his newfound opportunity and I like his mid tier prices. Doesn't strike me as the safest guy in the world but our system loves the floor.
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