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Daily Fantasy NBA News and Injury Updates for FanDuel and DraftKings – 12/6/16

Utah Jazz's Rodney Hood, center left, celebrates with Gordon Hayward (20) during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Golden State Warriors Wednesday, March 30, 2016, in Salt Lake City. The Warriors won 103-96 in overtime. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Daily Fantasy NBA News and Injury Updates for FanDuel and DraftKings - 12/6/16

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, Robert Covington and Jahlil Okafor will all be out

Both of these guys have been playing around 30 minutes, so there are a lot of minutes up for grabs. Richaun Holmes will likely be forced into at least 30 minutes, and both Ilyasova and Saric will also get a bunch of minutes. I don't mind any of these guys, but it is definitely a tough match up with the Grizzlies.

James Johnson will miss the game against the Knicks

James Johnsonn has been playing quite well for the Heat, so this is just another blow. Elington and McGruder will be forced to play more minutes, and Dargic has his minutes solidified around 35. Whiteside is also a lock for 33 minutes tonight and makes a fantastic play.

What We're Waiting to Know

Josh Richardson is questionable to play against the Knicks

If Richardson also misses for the Heat, some guys are going to have to play almost the full game. All 4 guards would be come great plays and I would probably have close to 100% Goran Dragic. He is going to run this offense and nobody on the Knicks can stop him. The Knicks are great at covering the PnR, but the Heat should be able to move around plenty offball to get open.

The "Every Lineup" Guys

Goran Dragic

Like I just mentioned, Dragic is going to be my highest owned player of the night. He has been extremely consistent as of late, and there is no doubt that he gets a ton of minutes. This game is projected to be close, and the combo of Whiteside and Dragic could be a fun one if it does indeed stay close. Dragic will likely be highly owned, but I am willing to just get 100% and be over the field.

Gordon Hayward

Hayward is another guy that might be a little highly owed tonight, but like Dragic, I will take it. With both George Hill and Favors likely out, Hayward will put up close to 20 shots and have the ball in his hands a lot more. The Phoenix Suns are a team that plays extremely fast, which just means more possessions to score and pass. Hayward makes for a great play across the board and has a floor around 35 tonight.