Daily Fantasy NBA News and Injury Updates for FanDuel and DraftKings - 1/3/17

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

Hassan Whiteside & Justise Winslow have been ruled out against the Suns

Whiteside and Winslow both command the ball a lot and play a lot of minutes. With James Johnson also questionable, the Heat could be lacking big men. I think Willie Reed is interesting, but he could easily get 15 minutes and 8 fantasy points. Derrick Williams could get a lot of run, and he has always been a great FP per minute player. The Suns play fast, and Williams is a guy that plays well with that pace. He has tournament upside, but I wouldn't touch him in cash games.

Rudy Gay has been ruled out against the Nuggets

This makes Cousins an elite play. Cousins has a usage of 42% with Gay out, which is only 3% less than Westbrook this year. Cousins is an absolute monster, and there is nobody that can stop him on the Nuggets. I think Jokic will get into foul trouble early, and that will leave some poor defenders on Cousins. This could be one of the better performances of his year, and you will want a lot of exposure.

Sergio Rodriguez will remain out tonight

ROdriguez plays a good amount of minutes, and this leaves T.J. McConnell as the only healthy point guard. He could play 40 minutes tonight, and that will equal success against a T-Wolves team that can give it up to point guard. McConnell is cheap, and super safe as a cash game play. His ceiling is high enough to play him in tournaments as well.

What We're Waiting to Know

Jeff Teague is questionable with a sprained ankle

Teague is a huge part of this offense, and if he misses this game, you almost have to play Paul George. With all the value on this slate, he is eay to pay for and will get a big usage bump. I will lock him into all of my lineups, on both sites.

James Johnson, Goran Dragic & Dion Waiters are questionable against the Suns

With Hassan Whiteside already out, the Heat could be lacking big men. I think Willie Reed is interesting, but he could easily get 15 minutes and 8 fantasy points. Derrick Williams could get a lot of run, and he has always been a great FP per minute player. The Suns play fast, and Williams is a guy that plays well with that pace. He has tournament upside, but I wouldn't touch him in cash games. Id Dragic and Waiters miss, Josh Richardson and Tyler Johnson would be great plays. I think Dragic will play, and Waiters will likely sit. Dragic will play a lot of minutes, and could turn this into a fast paced game.

The "Every Lineup" Guys

DeMarcus Cousins

With so many nice value plays on this slate, you almost have to pay up for Cousins. This is a good spot for him, against a weak interior and an inept defensive scheme. Cousins is technically the PF, so I do wonder if Jokic will be on him or Wilson Chandler. Either way, Wilson Chandler is going to have to cover Kosta Koufos or DeMarcus Cousins. Cousins is going to have a huge game here and you should definitely have exposure to him.

T.J. McConnell

McConnell is just a must play with Sergio Rodriguez out. The minutes are a lock, and the production is going to be there. He should be able to get in the lane, and he always seems to make something happen. The T-Wolves are an average defense, and Ricky Rubio is probably there worst defender. McConnell is a great play tonight in both cash games and tournaments.

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