Daily Fantasy NBA News and Injury Updates for FanDuel and DraftKings - 11/16/16

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

Joel Embiid is out

Embiid has been extremely fun to watch, and I was excited to play him tonight. However, we do have someone to replace him. Jahlil Okafor is on a 24 minute limit still, but has produced over 1 FP per minute. The Wizards do have some good interior defense, so i will not go out of my way to play Okafor. Get some exposure in tournaments, but don't go crazy.

Bradley Beal is out

Bradley Beal has missed the last 2 games, and John Wall will have his minutes limited tonight. We are going to see the likes of Tomas Satoranksy and Marcus Thornton take the bulk of the minutes, and Otto Porter will have his minutes secured as well. They are decent plays across the board, but nowhere near a must play.

What We're Waiting to Know

Andre Drummond is a GTD

Drummond missed last game, which led to Leuer and Baynes having great games. Both of those guys would be great plays tonight as well, as the Knicks are not great against big men. Baynes will be able to control the interior and Leuer will take over the horrible Knicks bench.

Dwight Howard is questionable

Howard got hurt in the 3rd quarter last night, and didn't return to the game. He is questionable tonight, and I don't expect him to play. If he misses, Mike Muscala and Paul Millsap get huge bumps. All of the other starters get bumps as well, as usage will be free. They are decent plays, but Milwaukee has played pretty slow and it could be a snoozefest.

Dirk Nowitzki is a GTD

Nowitzki has been out for a while now, but may return tonight. If he does, Harrison Barnes may lose a few minutes and Dwight Powell would lose a ton. I wouldn't play any of these big guys, s don't worry about this situation.

Will Deron Williams give it a go?

Williams has been quoted as saying he will "give it a go" tonight. This means Barea, Curry and Matthews all lose a ton of appeal. I will avoid this Mavericks offense tonight, as guys are returning from injury and we don't know the rotation yet.

The "Every Lineup" Guys

Russell Westbrook

James Harden
These guys are definitely high priced, and yes, you can fade them in tournaments. But I won't. I am going to do whatever it takes to get both of these guys in my lineup. This game has the second highest over under of the game, and both offenses have highly concentrated production. With an over/under of 220, there are going to be a ton of peripherals to go around and I wouldn't be surprised to see these guys combine for 140, though that is ambitious. Get exposure to this game, and don't think twice.

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