Daily Fantasy NBA News and Injury Updates for FanDuel and DraftKings - 1/26/17

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

Dirk Nowitzki, Deron Williams & Wesley Matthews will sit out tonight

D-Will and Wes both take up a ton of minutes at guard, so we have to look a bunch at this situation. Pierre Jackson and Seth Curry are two guys I absolutely love, and they should both be in for big minutes. They can be used in cash games and formats. At forward, we could see some extra minutes out of Dwight Powell, but he is very uncertain. We have seen him disappoint in spots just like this, so I will only consider him in tournaments.

What We're Waiting to Know

Julius Randle is questionable to play with an illness

This news came out today, so I would put him a little more towards doubtful. If Randle does play tonight, I have no interest against the Jazz interior. If Randle is forced to miss, we should see some extra run out of Brandon Ingram and Thomas Robinson. Both of those guys have upside and could be deployed in large field tournaments.

Rodney Hood is questionable to play vs the Lakers

Hood has been out for about a week, so his return could cloudy up the situation. Joe Johnson and Joe Ingles have both been seeing additional minutes, and they would both see big hits if Hood plays. Against the Lakers, we will want to keep close track of this situation. If Hood does miss again, I could see the merit in Ingles for cash games.

The "Every Lineup" Guys

Gordon Hayward

Hayward is a super solid option on a nightly basis, and this match up is phenomenal. He will see Luol Deng and Brandon Ingram for the most part, and should have success against both. Hayward may nt have the crazy upside that Westbrook or Jokic does, but he has one of the best chances of hitting value in cash games. The Jazz have a lot of options on the offense, but it seems like Hayward touches the ball on almost every play. His price is fair, the match up is ripe, and the ownership won't be insane. He is a plug and play for me in cash.

Seth Curry

Both Pierre Jackson and Seth Curry will play big minutes, but am just more comfortable with the known commodity. Curry should see an easy 33 minutes tonight, and the potential for more is definitely there. This match up against the Thunder shouldn't scare you away, as they don't offer too much resistance on the perimeter. Victor Oladpio is a decent on ball defender, but is by no means shutdown and can struggle with off ball screens. We aren't too sure what the Mavs will do today, but you can be sure that Curry will be a big part of it. He is a must play in all formats for me.

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