Daily Fantasy NBA News and Injury Updates for FanDuel and DraftKings - 12/16/16 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! 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. By the way - we keep our projection system updated with all of the changes as they occur throughout the day right up until lineup lock. Every day. If you want access to that system so you can cut out a lot of the research element, click the button below! START YOUR FREE TRIAL! What We Know Kemba Walker is out for personal reasons WIth Walker out, Ramon Sessions is going to be the main beneficiary. He should see at least 25 minutes, and makes for a solid play across the board. All of the other starters may pick up some shots and/or minutes as well. Against the Celtics, I will look towards the big men as Batum will be guarded by Avery Bradley, which is far from optimal. He still makes a decent tournament play, with that being said. Rudy Gay has been ruled out against the Grizzlies Gay is the 2nd option on this team, so his absence definitely causes an impact. Cousins and Collison will get a big jump in shots, and Casspi will have the most to gain minute wise. He makes for a decent play, but I don't love anyone on the Kings in this match up. What We're Waiting to Know Joel Embiid is questionable against the Lakers If Embiid plays, I am perfectly fine rolling him out anywhere. He has hit value consistently and there is no reason to think the Lakers are the team to slow him down. If he misses, Okafor will still see his 28 minutes, but Richaun Holmes could see 20. Neither of them interest me for that reason, but I like Okafor no matter what happens to Embiid. Jeremy Lin could return tonight once again Lin returned for 20 minutes 2 games ago, and then got put back o the bench last game. Even if he does return tonight, I doubt he plays more than 15 minutes. They are going to be careful with him as he heals fully. Kilpatrick and Whitehead could be affected slightly, but I doubt it takes too many minutes away. They are both below average options against the Magic on a slate with plenty of different ways to go. The "Every Lineup" Guys Giannis Antetokounmpo I was all over Giannis last night,...

DFSR's Daily Fantasy NBA Podcast for DraftKings and FanDuel Thursday 12/16/16 DFSR crew breaks down a full Friday in the NBA with a quick podcast. They discuss Harden and Brow on the expensive end plus Giannis' big game from last night. There's also a Magic situation to wade through and how to play guys like Jimmy Butler coming off poor performances. Subscribe to this podcast on...

Daily Fantasy NBA Basketball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 12/16/16 Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our NBA optimizer, our NFL Optimizer, and our new NFL player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! First time with NBA? Be sure to read our free NBA Ebook on building lineups, general strategy and more. We've got you completely covered. Point Guards John Wall FD - $9800 DK - $8900 Opponent - DET Proj Pts FD - 49.05 DK - 52.03 Wall’s been playing minutes in the high 30’s of late and that, almost alone, puts him a but above the rest of the point guard crown tonight. The Bulls are a bad matchup for opposing point guards which does even out the run some, but Wall’s usage has been at a season high of late. He’s averaging 22 shots per game over the last five (one game did go to OT) and he’s averaging an elite 29/8/4 line in that time. He’s getting to the line a ton too, over 8 times per game in the short term. This is all to say he’s just handling more of the offensive load and his usage ticks up some too if Markieff Morris sits again. He’s getting expensive on FanDuel at close to 10K, but it might be tough pairing up two out of the three big boys (Beard, Brow, Boogie) making Wall an interesting way to fill out lineups. Andrew Harrison FD - $4100 DK - $4100 Opponent - SAC Proj Pts FD - 22.77 DK - 24.85 This is a situation to keep a close eye on. The Grizz waived Harrison’s backup Toney Douglas yesterday which suggests that Mike Conley is pretty close to getting back on the court. But it’s hard to imagine the latter plays anything close to significant minutes even if he did come back. Harrison’s 20 minutes last game were a direct result of a rare point guard foul out. I think with lack of a backup and Conley just coming back (at best) Harrison is still in line for low 30’s minutes as the floor. He’s not a great player or anything, but his production is more than enough at these prices if he sees the floor time. As a starter he’s getting up just a tick under double digit looks per game and does chip in on the defensive end. Mostly just a price play to get some of the bigger money guys in. Sergio Rodriguez FD - $5000 DK - $5000 Opponent - LAL Proj Pts FD - 25.21 DK - 27.42 Point guard strikes me as...

Daily Fantasy NBA News and Injury Updates for FanDuel and DraftKings - 12/15/16 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! 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. By the way - we keep our projection system updated with all of the changes as they occur throughout the day right up until lineup lock. Every day. If you want access to that system so you can cut out a lot of the research element, click the button below! START YOUR FREE TRIAL! What We Know Derrick Rose and Carmelo Anthony have been ruled out against the Warriors With two of there big stars out, Kristaps Porzingis is going to get plenty of shots. Brandon Jennings and Lance Thomas should also benefit, and both make interesting plays. The Warriors give up plenty of points, and I think you have to target the Knicks here. Tim Frazier is out for 7-10 days With Frazier out, Jrue Holiday will likely step in an play about 32-35 minutes. They take on the Pacers tonight, who play at a very fast pace. Holiday is a good play in both cash games and tournaments. What We're Waiting to Know Rajon Rondo is questionable against the Bucks If Rondo is out, I look for Wade and Butler to benefit most. If Rondo plays, all 3 are decent plays, but the upside is not there. Milwaukee doesn't play too fast, and there defense is above average. I will likely avoid the Bulls in full tonight. Alex Len is questionable against the Spurs Len has been underwhelming as of late, and Chandler has gotten most of the duties at center. If Len misses, Chandler will have his minutes secured and makes for a pretty good play. If Len does play, I thin kCHandler is restricted to a GPP play only. The "Every Lineup" Guys Damian Lillard Damian Lillard is really good, and he takes on a really bad defense. The Nuggets run a fast paced offense, and the Blazers have no issue running with them back and forth. The blazers have been throwing Lillard out there for a ton of minutes lately, and will likely continue to do so. He has been playing well, and I think he will tonight. He has a safe floor for cash games, and plenty of upside for tournaments. Kristaps Porzingis With both Rose and Anthony out, Kristaps Porzingis is going to have a ton of responsibility. He is going to...

DFSR's Daily Fantasy NBA Podcast for DraftKings and FanDuel Thursday 12/15/16 It’s a primetime Thursday NBA slate tonight with games starting an hour later than usual. The DFSR crew breaks down the early looks at value with guys like Anthony Davis and Jimmy Butler looking very safe at their respective prices. They also talk about whether Damian Lillard’s price is getting to the upper end breaking point and if Giannis is an ok look in this matchup. Then there’ Nikola Jokic and whether his recent performance is at all sustainable considering he’s still coming off of the bench. Subscribe to this podcast on...