Categories: Daily Fantasy Basketball PicksfeaturedNews

Daily Fantasy NBA News and Injury Updates for FanDuel and DraftKings – 12/19/16

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)

Daily Fantasy NBA News and Injury Updates for FanDuel and DraftKings - 12/19/16

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!

Last night's picks can be found here, so you can wrap your mind around what you need to be looking at before lineups lock tonight.

By the way - we keep our projection system updated with all of the changes as they occur throughout the day right up until lineup lock. Every day. If you want access to that system so you can cut out a lot of the research element, click the button below!

START YOUR FREE TRIAL!

What We Know

Monta Ellis will remain out

Monta Ellis has been out for a minute, so we know what happens when out. If he does return, Glenn Robinson and C.J. Miles will lose a ton of minutes. They would all probably get around 25 minutes and fall short of value.

What We're Waiting to Know

J.J. Barea is questionable against the Nuggets

Barea has been out for a while, so his return could cause some guys to lose minutes. If he does return tonight, you can write off the likes of Seth Curry and Dorian-Finney Smith. They both will lose minutes and lack appeal in any format.

Jon Leuer Is questionable against the Bulls

Leuer missed last game, and the Pistons ended up just playing Harris and Morris bigger minutes. If he misses once again, they are both pretty good plays against a weak Chicago Bulls interior. If he return, I think both guys are still good tournament plays, but could still be considered a good play in cash games.

The "Every Lineup" Guys

Russell Westbrook

Russell Westbrook is a man amongst boys when on the court, and that was pretty evident last time out with a 26/11/22. He says he doesn't like the talk of triple doubles, but they will continue to come as long as he is still dominating on a nightly basis. The Hawks have a plus-efficiency defense, but Westbrook is a whole different monster. He is going to have a big game here, and is a great option in all formats. With Oladipo still battling injury, he could be in for another big game in the assists are. Schroder lacks the size and skill to stay with Westbrook.

Tim Hardaway Jr.

This one is pretty simple. He is super cheap, and is going to get a bunch of minutes. With Oladipo out, he will be going up against a defender that is far inferior. He will come off the bench tonight, but I still expect him to get around 30 minutes. He does have a lot of upside, as shown last year when he got over 45 fantasy points. The Thunder are a fast team and there should be plenty of peripherals up for grabs.