Daily Fantasy NBA News and Injury Updates -2/25/18

UPDATED FOR THE MAIN SLATE!! Two early games, and two night games makes for a slow news day. You can see the top picks broken down by our own James Davis here, and sure to check back right here around 7PM ET for any updates to the main slate that may break through the day.

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What We Know

Manu Ginobili is out for Sunday afternoon's game in Cleveland.
Ginobili suffered a chest injury Friday against Denver and underwent X-rays following the game. He has been ruled out with a bruised sternum. Bryn Forbes and Brandon Paul could see expanded roles in the Spurs front court while Danny Green, who missed Fridays game with an illness, is not on the injury report, and is expected to return to the starting rotation this afternoon.

Eric Gordon has been ruled out for Sunday night's game against the Nuggets.
Gordon has been officially ruled out and will miss his third straight game, two with an illness. No one player really benefitted from Gordon's absence on Friday with P.J. Tucker, Joe Johnson, and Luc Mbah A Moute all picked up some additional time.

Every Lineup Guys

EARLY
Giannis Antetokounmpo FD - $10800 DK - $10700
Opponent - NO
Proj Pts FD - 58.13 DK - 58.6
There are three studs in the early two game slate, you're probably going to want to pay up for Anthony Davis at the five, which mean we have to choose between Giannis and LeBron at small forward. The choice here is relatively easy. James is in a match up with the maple syrup slow Spurs whereas Alphabet sees a huge pace up against the New Orleans Pelicans. The Pels run a 102.2 pace and over their last five games they've surrendered the third most FPPG to opposing small forwards. Don't spend too much time on this one, the choice is as easy as ABC.

MAIN
Clint Capela FD - $7700 DK - $7100
Opponent - DEN
Proj Pts FD - 39.82 DK - 40.23
James summed this option up pretty well in the picks article, so I'm just going to reiterate what he said. Embiid and Jokic are both fine options but with a lack of any true value the system is having a hard time working either in to the top lineups. It is worth noting, that each appear alongside Capela in several DraftKings lineups where two centers can be used, but Capela shows up in all of the top 25, and is the only option on FanDuel where we only have the option of one center in a lineup. Capela has seen a steady run of minutes lately, and has been easily paying 5X PPD. On both sites Capela is a clear option for your cash game considerations.

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