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Guards

Russell Westbrook, OKC [vs LAC] (DK: $11.6k, FD: $12.1k)

Paul George is questionable to play tonight with a pelvic strain, keep an eye out for updates. Without Paul George on the court, Westbrook pretty much returns to his 2017 former self, and sees +7% extra usage. It's a relatively small slate, in what should be a high scoring game with 22 total points, so you really can't go wrong taking Westbrook either way. If George misses though, the sky's the limit...

De'Aaron Fox, SAC [@GS] (DK: $5.4k, FD: $5.9k)

The Warriors are beat up and missing some key pieces tonight which perhaps gives the Kings an incentive to try and win a game against the 2017 NBA Champions. Fox has been playing around 30 minutes per game while healthy and taking around 10 shots per game, but hasn't been able to put together a big game yet. He keeps alternating between bad shooting days and high assists but hasn't been able to coordinate them together. One night it will and he'll go for 40 fantasy points, so who knows maybe that can be tonight versus the 29th ranked defense against starting point guards.

Nick Young, GS [vs SAC] (DK: $4k, FD: $4.7k)

The Warriors are without Curry and Thompson for sure, and Durant is questionable and sounding likely to get some rest tonight. That's going to leave Draymond Green and rag tag crew with Swaggy P to get the job done tonight. Even with all of those pieces out, the Warriors are still favored to win by 12 points against the Kings tonight, with a fairly low 214 total points.

Forwards

Dario Saric, PHI [vs BKN] (DK: $6.3k, FD: $6.9k)

The 76ers are on the 2nd leg of a back to back tonight against a team they have a chance to beat fairly easily. Embiid played 32 minutes last night, so he may play a few less tonight if the game isn't particularly close (though he still has a high ceiling). Saric has been great over the last 2 weeks and remarkably consistent the entire season, and it looks to continue tonight. The Nets are ranked 29th against starting power forwards allowing 36 fantasy points a game.

Jonathon Simmons, ORL [vs BOS] (DK: $6.1k, FD: $7k)

Aaron Gordon remains questionable with his 2nd concussion of the season, so his return is up in the air for tonight. Their next game isn't until Tuesday, so it would seem likely they'll just hold him out till then. If he does play you'll want to avoid Simmons, otherwise keep riding the train. Boston is dealing with all sorts of injuries and their defense is nothing like it was before they lost Smart, Brown and Irving.

Corey Brewer, OKC [vs LAC] (DK: $4.4k, FD: $4.9k)

As mentioned above, Paul George has a chance to miss this game which could mean more usage for Corey Brewer who has already been killing it since moving to the starting lineup. The Clippers are ranked 22nd against starting shooting guards and pretty much every game against the Clippers ends up in a high scoring affair. This game has a 222 point total with a close 4 point spread making it the highest scoring game of the night and one of the better games to target.

Centers

Brook Lopez, LAL [vs MIA] (DK: $6.6k, FD: $7.1k)

Lopez has been a man on a mission over the last week, scoring 43+ fantasy points in 3 of the last 4 games. Tonight he gets to face the Whiteside-less Miami Heat who gave up a 58 fantasy point performance to Nurkic 2 games ago. This game is one of the higher scoring of the night with 219.5 total points and a close 3.5 point spread so all signs point to Lopez having a chance at another good game.

Willie Cauley-Stein, SAC [@GS] (DK: $6.2k, FD: $6.8k)

WCS appears to be back to his former self after missing 4 games with back issues. Facing a beat up Warriors team today that Willie has played well against this season. The Warriors are 22nd against starting centers, allowing 33 fantasy points a game. Vegas has the Warriors favored by 10.5 points tonight, though the Kings should be able to at least keep this close versus mostly backups.

Zaza Pachulia, GS [vs SAC] (DK: $4.6k, FD: $3.9k)

Draymond Green is back which is going to eat into Pachulia's usage significantly, but they may also be without Durant which would open things up. He's played extremely well over the last 2 games, so he's impossible to ignore with the Warriors still missing a few of their most important pieces. He's also hard to trust after showing nothing all season. The Kings do give up plenty of points to Center though, ranked 25th against starting centers allowing 36 fantasy points a game.

Injuries 🤕

NEW INJURIES (1-2 games)

• GTD: (GS, SF/PF) Kevin Durant ($11.8k) [Upgrades: Andre Iguodala + Omri Casspi + Jordan Bell]

• GTD: (OKC, SF/PF) Paul George ($8.1k) [Upgrades: Corey Brewer + Jerami Grant]

• DOUBT: (BOS, PG) Kyrie Irving ($8.0k) [Upgrades: Terry Rozier + Shane Larkin]

• GTD: (OKC, C) Steven Adams ($6.7k) [Upgrades: Patrick Patterson + Jerami Grant]

• OUT: (GS, SG) Klay Thompson ($6.5k) [Upgrades: Nick Young + Shaun Livingston + Andre Iguodala]

• GTD: (LAL, SF/PF) Kyle Kuzma ($6.4k) [Upgrades: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope + Isaiah Thomas]

• DOUBT: (MIA, SG/SF) Josh Richardson ($5.5k) [Upgrades: Tyler Johnson + Wayne Ellington + Justise Winslow]

• OUT: (BOS, SG/SF) Marcus Smart ($5.5k) [Upgrades: Jayson Tatum + Marcus Morris]

• GTD: (BKN, SG/SF) Allen Crabbe ($4.8k) [Upgrades:Joe Harris + Caris LeVert]

• GTD: (DAL, PG/SG) J.J. Barea ($4.8k) [Upgrades: Dennis Smith Jr. + Yogi Ferrell]

• PROB: (BKN, C) Jarrett Allen ($4.6k) [Upgrades: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson + Dante Cunningham + Quincy Acy]

• PROB: (GS, PF/C) Jordan Bell ($4.1k) [Upgrades: Zaza Pachulia + JaVale McGee]

• PROB: (GS, PG) Quinn Cook ($3.5k) [Upgrades: Shaun Livingston]

• DOUBT: (TOR, SG/SF) Norman Powell ($3.1k) [Upgrades: Fred VanVleet + C.J. Miles + Delon Wright]

• OUT: (BOS, PF/C) Daniel Theis ($3.0k) [Upgrades: Marcus Morris + Greg Monroe + Aron Baynes]

ONGOING INJURIES (3-6 games)

• OUT: (GS, PG/SG) Stephen Curry ($9.3k) [Upgrades: Shaun Livingston + Nick Young + Quinn Cook]

• GTD: (ORL, SF/PF) Aaron Gordon ($7.3k) [Upgrades: Jonathon Simmons + Mario Hezonja]

• OUT: (MIA, C) Hassan Whiteside ($7.0k) [Upgrades: Kelly Olynyk + James Johnson + Bam Adebayo]

• PROB: (BOS, PF/C) Al Horford ($7.0k) [Upgrades: Marcus Morris + Greg Monroe + Aron Baynes]

• OUT: (BOS, SG/SF) Jaylen Brown ($5.4k) [Upgrades: Terry Rozier + Jayson Tatum]

• GTD: (ORL, SG/SF) Evan Fournier ($5.0k) [Upgrades: D.J. Augustin + Shelvin Mack]

• OUT: (MIA, PG/SG) Dwyane Wade ($5.0k) [Upgrades: Tyler Johnson + Wayne Ellington]

• GTD: (SAC, PF/C) Skal Labissiere ($4.9k) [Upgrades: Zach Randolph + Willie Cauley-Stein + Kosta Koufos]

• PROB: (GS, PF/C) David West ($3.7k) [Upgrades: Jordan Bell]

• GTD: (DAL, C) Salah Mejri ($3.2k) [Upgrades: Nerlens Noel]

• OUT: (DAL, SG/SF) Wesley Matthews ($3.0k) [Upgrades: Yogi Ferrell + Doug McDermott]

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