Happy Thursday, and welcome to another LineStar edition of the daily dribble. There are quite a few key players out tonight, sifting through that information will be the way to win tonight's slate.

Tonight's article is a bit shorter than normal, and I don't have as much info on my strategy as I normally would. However, I will be in the NBA chat the last hour before lock. If you have a question please ask me there.

Today's Slate

We have a 4 game slate, that has some people out due to injury and other key players coming back. The slate is headlined by the first game of the night with a 229 o/u.

Injury News

Rodney Hood- Probable

Derrick Jones jr- Probable

Tyler Herro- Questionable

Lebron James- Questionable

Goran Dragic- Out

Jimmy Butler- Out

Anthony Davis- Out

Pat Beverley- Out

Kawhi Leonard - Out

Paul George- Out

Robert Covington- Out

Devin Booker- Out

CJ McCollum- Out

Jusuf Nurkic- Out

Tonight's Point Guard /Shooting Guard Notables

Dennis Schroder DK $5.7 k | FD $5.7k

Without AD I expect Schroder to pick up a few more minutes, and his production rate does up by .1 fantasy points per minute.

Chris Paul DK $8k | FD $7.4k

The Suns will still be without Devin Booker. Without Book, CP3's usage and production go up dramatically. He also will face off vs an uptempo team in GSW.

Tyler Herro DK $7.4k | FD $6.4k

If Herro plays I love him in this spot without Butler and Dragic. Without those guys, he controls the offense. The clippers are also without 3 of their best defensive players.

Tonight's SF / PF Notables

Carmelo Anthony DK $5.6k | FD $5.2k

I will have a lot of Anthony exposure tonight. Best game and no Covington or CJ. Big uptick in usage and will get more minutes tonight.

Kyle Kuzma DK $4.3k | FD $3.9k

At these prices, if he starts he is pretty much a free square. However, If he does not start I will still use him because I expect him to get extra minutes and more usages.

Tonight's Center Position Notables

Deandre Ayton DK $7.8k | FD $8.3k

Ayton has been seeing more usage as of late, he faces GSW, and D.Book is out. Sign me up.

My Strategy Tonight

I will be fairly Laker heavy with AD being out. Lebron has been very aggressive lately so he will likely be my pay up stud I use most. Then I love Kuzma and Schroder. In 80% of my lineups, I will likely have 2 or 3 Lakers.

As of now, my core players will be (these players are in over 35% of my line ups):

Kuzma, Schroder, Lebron, Carmelo, Herro, Chris Paul, and Christian Wood

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