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Guards

Victor Oladipo, IND [@BOS] (DK: $8k, FD: $9.7k)

Oladipo is seeing +4% usage and +4FP/48 mins while Darren Collison is off the court this season. He's had plenty of time to recover from his illness and should be fully rested and ready to roll following the previously postponed game. The matchup is just mediocre facing Boston, but he's played well against them this season already putting up a 55 fantasy point game. The downside, Vegas has this as a lower scoring game at just 205 total points, but it's a huge pace bump for the Pacers who are the underdogs here and likely to be chasing points.

Kent Bazemore, ATL [vs CLE] (DK: $6k, FD: $6.4k)

Bazemore is just a tournament play, looking for one of his high ceiling games. He's had 2 games of 42+ fantasy points versus the Cavs this season already, and he'll be looking to add another one tonight. The Cavs pretty much have a completely different team tonight so anything can happen, both sides are going to be playing some scrappy ball tonight.

José Calderón, CLE [@ATL] (DK: $3.2k, FD: $4.5k)

The Cavs are only going to have Calderón and London Perrantes available at point guard tonight with George Hill and Jordan Clarkson not expected to debut tonight following the crazy trades from yesterday. So Calderón figures to get a heavy workload one last time with LeBron before he quietly falls back to a life of watching NBA games from a very close seat. Vegas has this as a close game with a large 213.5 point total with the Cavs being favored by 2 points.

Forwards

LeBron James, CLE [@ATL] (DK: $12.1k, FD: $11.5k)

The Cavs took some dynamite and blew up their team yesterday, to form it into something LeBron James can better work with. Look for the real LeBron James to be back in business and take control in true Westbrook fashion. He's super expensive on DraftKings so you're going to need to find some other value guys to pair him with, and don't have to look much further than his own team since they'll be playing with a somewhat short bench tonight until they get their new trade acquisitions.

Blake Griffin, DET [vs LAC] (DK: $9.1k, FD: $9.2k)

It's not too often that a NBA player gets disrespected by finding out they were traded on twitter before being notified by the team and then get to play that former team less than 2 weeks later. I think it's safe to assume there is some bad feelings had by Blake Griffin and he'll likely want to put on a show for the Clippers. Whether or not the Pistons will let him put on that show is the question. This is slated to be a high scoring game with 216 total points and a close 3.5 point spread in favor of the Pistons.

Danilo Gallinari, LAC [@DET] (DK: $6.5k, FD: $6.7k)

Gallinari has played 30+ mins in 2 straight games now, and looks to be extending his minute restriction limit to it's conclusion soon. He remains at an affordable salary tonight in what is a decent matchup against Detroit who are ranked 20th against starting small forwards. There are 4 Clippers on the injury report so watch the injury updates today, if they all play, including getting Austin Rivers back, Gallinari's role might shrink a bit.

Centers

Myles Turner, IND [@BOS] (DK: $5.8k, FD: $6.5k)

Turner remains very affordable after 2 poor performances in a row. He was in foul trouble early in the last game which limited his time on the court, and his knee was bothering him in the other game. He's now had 4 days since his last game which likely has helped him recover from his sore knee. It's not a great matchup for turner, as Boston is 8th against starting centers, but

Bam Adebayo, MIA [vs MIL] (DK: $4.7k, FD: $4.5k)

Kelly Olynyk is out again tonight. James Johnson played 36 minutes last game without Olynyk and did virtually nothing with that time on the court. They've got to go back to Bam Bam here with more than the 15 minutes he saw in the game they just lost. He had 2 games with 10+ rebounds and 5 shots made and then they went away from him. Sometimes coaches just overthink things, but look for them to make the right choice tonight and give Bam more time.

Greg Monroe, BOS [vs IND] (DK: $4.3k, FD: $3.5k)

Monroe saw 20 minutes of action in his first game as a member of the Celtics. Look for that to rise and possibly see him in the starting lineup over Baynes soon if not today. He's very much under priced right now and could be looking to blow up tonight against the Pacers who he has played well against in the past.

Injuries 🤕

NEW INJURIES (1-2 games)

• GTD: (SAC, PG) De'Aaron Fox ($6.0k) [Upgrades: Garrett Temple]

• GTD: (HOU, PG/SG) Eric Gordon ($5.8k) [Upgrades: Gerald Green]

• GTD: (MIL, C) John Henson ($5.4k) [Upgrades: Thon Maker]

• OUT: (IND, PG) Darren Collison ($5.3k) [Upgrades: Cory Joseph + Joe Young]

• OUT: (MIA, PF/C) Kelly Olynyk ($4.9k) [Upgrades: James Johnson + Bam Adebayo]

• GTD: (LAC, PG/SG) Milos Teodosic ($4.8k) [Upgrades: Lou Williams + Avery Bradley + Tyrone Wallace]

• GTD: (HOU, PF/C) Ryan Anderson ($4.6k) [Upgrades: Luc Richard Mbah a Moute + P.J. Tucker]

• PROB: (MIA, SG/SF) Wayne Ellington ($4.3k) [Upgrades: Josh Richardson + Tyler Johnson]

• GTD: (SAC, SG/SF) Garrett Temple ($4.1k) [Upgrades: Bogdan Bogdanovic + Buddy Hield]

• GTD: (UTA, C) Ekpe Udoh ($3.8k) [Upgrades: Derrick Favors + Jonas Jerebko]

• OUT: (MIL, PG/SG) Matthew Dellavedova ($3.7k) [Upgrades: Sterling Brown + Tony Snell]

• PROB: (DEN, SG/SF) Torrey Craig ($3.4k) [Upgrades: Trey Lyles + Wilson Chandler]

ONGOING INJURIES (3-6 games)

• OUT: (CLE, PF/C) Kevin Love ($6.8k) [Upgrades: Tristan Thompson + Jeff Green]

• GTD: (LAC, PG/SG) Austin Rivers ($5.0k) [Upgrades: Lou Williams + Avery Bradley + Milos Teodosic]

• OUT: (MIL, PG/SG) Malcolm Brogdon ($5.0k) [Upgrades: Sterling Brown + Tony Snell]

• GTD: (CLE, PG/SG) Jordan Clarkson ($4.9k) [Upgrades: J.R. Smith + Kyle Korver]

• GTD: (MIA, PG/SG) Dwyane Wade ($4.9k) [Upgrades: Tyler Johnson + Josh Richardson + Wayne Ellington]

• GTD: (HOU, SG/SF) Trevor Ariza ($4.8k) [Upgrades: Eric Gordon + Gerald Green]

• OUT: (SAC, PF/C) Skal Labissiere ($4.8k) [Upgrades: Willie Cauley-Stein + Kosta Koufos]

• GTD: (CLE, PG/SG) George Hill ($4.7k) [Upgrades: J.R. Smith + Kyle Korver]

• OUT: (DEN, PF/C) Mason Plumlee ($4.7k) [Upgrades: Trey Lyles + Wilson Chandler]

• GTD: (CLE, SG/SF) Rodney Hood ($4.5k) [Upgrades: J.R. Smith + Kyle Korver + Jeff Green]

• GTD: (UTA, SF/PF) Jae Crowder ($4.0k) [Upgrades: Joe Ingles + Royce O'Neale]

• GTD: (CLE, SF/PF) Larry Nance Jr. ($3.9k) [Upgrades: J.R. Smith + Jeff Green]

• OUT: (ATL, SG/SF) Marco Belinelli ($3.9k) [Upgrades: Kent Bazemore + Taurean Prince + Malcolm Delaney]

• GTD: (SAC, SF/PF) Joe Johnson ($3.8k) [Upgrades: Bogdan Bogdanovic + Buddy Hield + Garrett Temple]

• GTD: (LAC, SG/SF) C.J. Williams ($3.8k) [Upgrades: Milos Teodosic + Tyrone Wallace]

• GTD: (DEN, PG/SG) Devin Harris ($3.6k) [Upgrades: Jamal Murray + Will Barton + Gary Harris]

• GTD: (LAC, PG) Jawun Evans ($3.6k) [Upgrades: Lou Williams + Avery Bradley + Milos Teodosic]

• GTD: (DET, SG/SF) James Ennis III ($3.3k) [Upgrades: Stanley Johnson + Reggie Bullock]

• GTD: (SAC, PG/SG) Iman Shumpert ($3.1k) [Upgrades: De'Aaron Fox + Garrett Temple]

• GTD: (DET, PG/SG) Jameer Nelson ($3.0k) [Upgrades: Langston Galloway + Dwight Buycks]

• OUT: (NO, PF/C) DeMarcus Cousins ($3.0k) [Upgrades: Anthony Davis + Nikola Mirotic + Darius Miller]

• GTD: (CHI, PF/C) Noah Vonleh ($3.0k) [Upgrades: Bobby Portis]

• GTD: (ATL, SG/SF) DeAndre' Bembry ($3.0k) [Upgrades: Kent Bazemore]

• GTD: (MIA, SF/PF) Luke Babbitt ($3.0k) [Upgrades: Josh Richardson]

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