Welcome to a brand new NBA season. We have a lot of changes this year in terms of where players are however the one thing that never changes are the injuries that happen.
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A quick reminder here as we roll into the new season with so many changes to rosters some of the usual information such as usage will be difficult to grab. However once we get more games under the belt, this information is going to get much cleaner.
Heat VS Pacers – 07:00 PM
Heat: Kyle Lowry and Dewayne Dotson are Questionable. Victor Oladipo remains OUT!
Notes: So the news really is dependent on Kyle Lowry and where we can go from here. IF Lowry is out while Herro like becomes a core for me as the minutes and opportunities are going to be massive! IF Dotson were to miss we likely see KZ Okpala get a little extra run but makes for a very high risk GPP play. Here’s a breakdown on the guys I’m targeting:
- Tyler Herro
- Jimmy Butler
- Bam Adebayo
- KZ Okpala – Deep GPP and only in play if Dotson is out. Even then it’s a risk.
Pacers: No report submitted.
Notes: No injuries submitted yet. Please make sure to join our slack as a VIP member to get up-to-date breakdowns of these teams. With no injury reports dropped yet we should still be without Caris LeVert and TJ Warren. This should keep Duarte in the starting lineup and makes Brogdon, Sabonis and Turner great plays. Without news I don’t want to speculate too much but these are the guys I want to target:
- Domantas Sabonis
- Myles Turner
- Malcom Brogdon
- Chris Duarte
Mavericks VS Raptors – 07:30 PM
Mavericks: No major news.
Notes: We shouldn’t see any major injuries here so the guys I want to target are:
- Luka Doncic – a core for me and I love him here for a bounce back game.
- Jalen Brunson
- Kristaps Porzingis
- Dwight Powell
Raptors: No report submitted.
Notes: No injuries submitted yet. Please make sure to join our slack as a VIP member to get up-to-date breakdowns of these teams. Without a report here I think we are going to see the same guys out which includes Siakam. We have seen this team twice now and here is the area where I am going to target:
- Fred VanVleet – It’s really hard to trust him but he was getting the assists/steals. if he catches fire from shooting, he’s going to blow up.
- Scottie Barnes – We saw an awesome outing yesterday and being it is a B2B he should not be priced up much.
- Goran Dragic – should see him come off the bench and run the 2nd unit.
- Chris Boucher
Pistons VS Bulls – 08:00 PM
Pistons: Cade Cunningham, Isaiah Livers and Chris Smith are OUT!
Notes: No new news here and we saw this team go at it on Wednesday. It was a tough matchup for sure and in the two games they have played Chicago looks dominate. There are some guys I don’t mind to target:
- Jerami Grant – led the team in scoring last game
- Isaiah Stewart
- Killan Hayes
Bulls: No news submitted yet.
Notes: No injuries submitted yet. Please make sure to join our slack as a VIP member to get up-to-date breakdowns of these teams. With no news I am still imaging Colby White being out. These are the guys I want to target here:
- Zach Lavine
- Lonzo Ball – coming off a triple double
- Nikola Vucevic
Pelicans VS Timberwolves – 08:00 PM
Pelicans: No news submitted yet.
Notes: No injuries submitted yet. Please make sure to join our slack as a VIP member to get up-to-date breakdowns of these teams. Below are the guys I could see targeting:
- Brandon Ingram
- NAW
- JoVAL
Timberwolves: No injuries to report.
Notes: As there is no one on the injury report the team should be fully healthy. That being said it doesn’t leave much value here however this should be a solid matchup with a lot of scoring. These are the guys I want to target:
- D’Angelo Russell
- Karl-Anthony Towns
- Malik Beasley
- Anthony Edwards
- Naz Reid
Bucks VS Spurs – 08:30 PM
Bucks: Jrue Holiday and Rodney Hood are Probable. Donte DiVincenzo, Brook Lopez, Bobby Lopez and Semi Ojeleye are OUT!
Notes: We should see Jrue come back into the starting lineup which hurts Patty C the most. Lopez remaining out should slide Giannis back in the Center spot. We will drop the starting lineup as soon as it is released but these are the guys I’m going to target with this news:
- Giannis
- Jrue Holiday
- Jordan Nwora
- Sandro Mamukelashvii
** Rodney Hoods return could impact Nwora a little bit but I’m not expecting it. Nwora is too good to slide back to last year**
Spurs: No news submitted yet.
Notes: No injuries submitted yet. Please make sure to join our slack as a VIP member to get up-to-date breakdowns of these teams. I could easily see this game getting out of hand but if they keep it close it’s going to be because of these guys:
- Dejounte Murray
- Keldon Johnson
- Lonnie Walker
** I am likely not going heavy on this side of the ball however will have sprinkles of the above guys**
Suns VS Trail Blazers – 10:00 PM
Suns: No news submitted yet.
Notes: No injuries submitted yet. Please make sure to join our slack as a VIP member to get up-to-date breakdowns of these teams. We should see some solid performances from these guys:
- Chris Paul
- Devin Booker
- Deandre Ayton
- Cameron Johnson
Trail Blazers: Tony Snell is OUT!
Notes: Tony Snell has no relevance to the way I’m targeting this game. If the Blazers want to stay close in this tough defensive battle it’s going to because of their scorers which are the guys I’m targeting:
- Damian Lillard
- CJ McCollum
- Jusuf Nurkic
- Larry Nance Jr
Grizzlies VS Clippers – 10:30 PM
Grizzlies: Dillon Brooks is OUT!
Notes: Dillon Brooks remains out which is good news for De’Anthony Melton as he should slide in the starting lineup again. The usage gets spread out between Morant, Melton and Bane however I still love Jaren Jackson JR. This could be a very good game and while I’m not comparing Ja to Curry, Curry lit this team up for 45 a couple nights ago. I could see Morant/Melton getting hot and hitting some deep shots. These are the guys I want to target:
- Ja Morant
- De’Anthony Melton
- Jaren Jackson Jr
- Brandon Clarke
Clippers: Keon Johnson is Questionable. Serge Ibaka, Kawhi Leonard and Jason Preston is OUT!
Notes: Overall the team is getting healthier but they are still with key guys like Leonard and Ibaka. That being said we should see some increases from Terrance Mann who played big minutes last time out and I could see running again and Paul George who gets a ton of Leonards usage. These are the guys I’m targeting:
- Paul George
- Terrance Mann
- Nicholas Batum – very cheap but we need to see how healthy he is
- Eric Bledsoe
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