Daily Fantasy NBA News and Injury Updates for FanDuel and DraftKings - 12/17/16

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!

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What We Know

Monta Ellis and Rodney Stuckey remain out.
Ellis, who didn't travel with the team on their current road trip will remain out until at least Monday when the Pacers return home. The injury bug spread to Stuckey on Wednesday when he injured his hamstring against the Heat. He currently has no timetable for return to action. Glenn Robinson and C.J.Miles have seen much more action in their absence.
T.J. Warren and Alex Len will play tonight.
Both players are projected to play tonight. Warren should most likely come off the bench meaning PJ Tucker should be in line for one more start. Len returning will cut into the minutes Tyson Chandler has been seeing recently, until we see just how they're both used neither makes an attractive fantasy play.

What We're Waiting to Know

Derrick Rose and Carmelo Anthony are game time decisions.
After leaving Tuesdays game due to lingering back pain, Rose sat out against the Warriors on Thursday. He was able to practice Friday and will wait to see how he feels Saturday before his status is confirmed. Should he miss again, Brandon Jennings makes a great play. Melo on the other hand sat out against the Warriors due to a sore shoulder, but this doesn't seem to be anything of concern and he expects to go tonight against the Nuggets.

Al-Farouq Aminu is doubtful against the Warriors.
Aminu is doubtful tonight and while Myers Leonard and Ed Davis would see more time if he sits out again, the real implication from a fantasy perspective lies in Aminu's defense missing from a game Vegas has the Warriors favored by 14 in. Draymond Green could have his way with the Blazers front court and makes an enticing tournament play.

The "Every Lineup" Guys

Andre Drummond
The Pistons were blown out last night by Washington, cutting in to Drummond's fantasy production. He has been on a nice run as of late, putting up a double double in 8 of his last 9 games. Tonight Detroit gets a prime match up against the Pacers. Indiana has been quite generous to opposing centers this season. As long as he can stay out of foul trouble and contribute on the defensive end Drummond should be able to fill out a nice stat sheet.

Nikola Jokic
Nikola Jokic is finally starting to get his chance to shine as one of the NBA's next top centers (though he's listed as a PF on FanDuel). He drew the start on Thursday against the Blazers. Although his minutes were capped at only 19 due to some foul trouble and the Nuggets running away with the win in the fourth, he was still able to put up 24.3 fantasy points. As long as he continues to draw the start and is able to see minutes in the 30s the price on Jokic is entirely too low and he should be considered in all formats.

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