Daily Fantasy NBA News and Injury Updates for FanDuel and DraftKings - 2/1/17

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!

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.

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What We Know

Nikola Jokic & Will Barton will not play vs the Grizzlies

Jokic will be replaced by Faried, who has been great in his absence. Jusuf Nurkic could also play some minutes, but he is a tournament flier at best. Gary Harris will benefit most from Barton, and he makes a fantastic cash game play. The Grizzlies are a tough match up, but the price is low, and he has been consistent.

Demar Derozan will remain out

Norman Powell and Kyle Lowry. these 2 guys have both been great with Derozan out, and we will continue to target them both. The Celtics play fast, so this game should remain close and be pretty high scoring. Both Lowry and Powell are great plays across the board.

Joel Embiid & Robert Covington are out vs the 76ers

This is going to be a pretty fun spot to target, and we could see a few guys have big games. Jahlil Okafor, Nerlens Noel, Ersan Ilyasova and Dario Saric are all guys that are viable plays tonight. Ilyasova and Noel are my favorite, as I see them matching up best with the Mavericks. the guards could also see a few extra shots, but nothing that moves the needle too much.

Derrick Rose is out vs the Nets

D-Rose will sit out at least another game, and this will give us a few plays to consider. Brandon Jennings will get the obvious bump as backup PG, and will be someone we target a ton. Courtney Lee and Carmelo Anthony will also pick up some more shots, and can be played everywhere.

Still out - Kevin Love, Avery Bradley, Enes Kanter, Derrick Favors

What We're Waiting to Know

Wilson Chandler & Emmanuel Mudiay are questionable

I expect Mudiay to sit and Chandler to play, but it could go all different ways. If that does happen, Jameer Nelson is the guy who benefits most. If Chandler miss, Danilo Gallinari and Gary Harris both get big bumps. With Barton already ruled out, the Nuggets could get extremely thin.

The "Every Lineup" Guys

Carmelo Anthony

We touched on both of these guys in the main picks article, and they are still very good plays. We haven't heard any news on Porzingis, but Rose has been ruled out. This should confirm at least 18 shots for Anthony, and the minutes have been extremely consistent. Anthony has been shooting well lately, and the peripherals should be easy to come by against the Brooklyn Nets. The Nets will likely throw RHJ and Bogdanovic at Melo, and neither of them have much of a chance. You can target him in both cash games and tournaments.

Brandon Jennings

We are going to stay with the Knicks here, and target the replacement of Derrick Rose. Jennings came through with 34 fantasy points last night, and I would expect a similar outing tonight. The Nets aren't going to be able to stop Jennings, as they sport some of the worst defenders in the NBA, and play at an extremely fast pace. Jennings is a lock for cash games tonight, and I would recommend getting exposure in tournaments as well.

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