Daily Fantasy NBA News and Injury Updates for FanDuel and DraftKings - 1/1/17

Happy new year!! 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!

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What We Know

Marcus Morris will play tonight for Detroit
It was announced yesterday that Morris will suit up for tonight's game against the Heat. We will wait and see if he starts, as Steve Van Gundy has said he plans on rotating starts between Morris and Tobias Harris.

Monta Ellis is playing tonight for the Pacers.
Ellis tweaked his ankle against the Bulls on Friday and was originally listed as questionable, but it does look as though he will give it a go tonight against the Magic.

Goran Dragic, Hassan Whiteside, and Justise Winslow are all out.
Justise Winslow will sit out tonight along with Goran Dragic who has missed two games already with back spasms and Hassan Whiteside, who was poked in the eye Friday against the Celtics. This will leave Miami severely limited with a lot of minutes to spread around.

What We're Waiting to Know

Kawhi Leonard is questionable against the Hawks.
It's looking as though Kawhi is going to miss a third game due to illness. Kyle Anderson would likely draw the start and LaMarcus Aldridge would increase in value should Kawhi sit again.

Damian Lillard is doubtful against the Timberwolves.
Lillard has already missed three games due to a left ankle sprain and it's looking as though he will miss tonight's game against Minnesota. If he does sit, C.J. McCollum would be a great play moving over to starting PG as his usage increases an impressive 5.9% with Lillard out, Allen Crabbe, who would step in to start at the two, would be a nice tournament play.

The "Every Lineup" Guys

DeMar DeRozan
DeMar is a player that can go overlooked sometimes from a DFS perspective. He's priced at a point that makes him hard to fit in with the Russes and Hardens of the world, and while he tends to be pretty safe, he doesn't always flash the upside that the others do. Tonight, we have a different situation, DeMar is one of the highest priced players on the evening and travels in to LA to take on the struggling Lakers. Swaggy P just won't be able to keep up and a DeRozan, Lowry combo might be the way to start your winning lineup for the evening.

Karl-Anthony Towns
With the lack of a player priced over 10K on either site, and a number of good value plays that should present themselves, there shouldn't be any issue spending up at center tonight for KAT. He's put up consistent 4.5x price per dollar at these prices and has flashed up to 7X upside. Portland doesn't have anyone that they can throw out there to hold him back. He posted his first triple double earlier this week, and may be able to repeat that performance tonight. I like KAT in all formats, but feel he's a lock for cash.

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