Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) goes in for a dunk against the Chicago Bulls during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Chicago, on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015. (AP Photo/Jeff Haynes)
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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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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Lebron Out and Anthony David GTD
Terrence Jones officially starting AD sits... Also do you guys think Kyrie is a super strong play now that Lebron is out? I feel like he is.
No, kyrie will actually lose points from assists, lebron clears a lot out of the way for him, but love and Tristan tompsan should both have a ton of rebounds to fill in. I would go with them, and with Jr smith out as well there will be shots for everyone. But I see kyrie falling on the short end of the stick,. He will be very iffy.