Daily Fantasy NBA News and Injury Updates - 3/13/18

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What We Know

Kent Bazemore and Jaylen Morris are out against the Thunder and Bazemore will miss 6-8 weeks

Bazemore doesn't do much for us in terms of DFS, but he takes a healthy load of minutes. Morris is irrelevant, but he's played a few minutes in each of the last few games. With both out, a lot of guys will see a slight uptick in minutes. Isaiah Taylor, Tyler Dorsey, Taurean Prince, Andrew White, and DeAndre Bembry are all candidates to see extended minutes and are all in play against the Thunder. For me, Dorsey and Prince are some of my favorite plays on the slate for the price. Let's get to some of the unknowns.

What We're Waiting to Know

Steven Adams is questionable to play against the Hawks

Adams ended up leaving the game last night after entering questionable, so I don't see how he gets up and plays on the second leg of a B2B. If he does play, I don't have much interest in the situation. If he's out, Patrick Patterson would likely grab the start and play close to 30 minutes. Collison and Grant will also grab some minutes, though I don't love either. Grant is a fine tournament option. I'll stick with Patterson in cash games if I'm looking for value at PF.

Dario Saric is questionable with the stomach flu

Saric plays 25-30 minutes a night and does produce a ton. With that being said, I don't think it's fair to say his absence matters all that much. Robert Covington, Richaun Holmes, Ersan Ilyasova, and Amir Johnson will all see a couple minutes and you can play them in tournaments. I just don't love any of them against the Pacers. Simmons is locked into 30+ minutes and is always a candidate for 45+ fantasy points.

Rodney Hood has been upgraded to questionable against the Suns

I'd prefer Hood miss this game. It would open up guys like J.R. Smith, Jordan Clarkson, and Kyle Korver for a few minutes each. Smith and Clarkson would be my 2 favorites against the fast-paced Suns squad. If Hood plays, it kind of muddies the whole position. I think you can still play any of them in tournaments, but it's almost a crapshoot of where the minutes will go.

Every Lineup Guys

Nemanja Bjelica FD - $5300 DK - $6200
Opponent - WAS
Proj Pts FD - 31.78 DK - 32.54

Over the last 3 games, Bjelica has played 40, 40, and 45 minutes. He's put up 40 fantasy points in 2 straight games and has had no problem taking some big shots down the stretch. He's a big part of this team at this point and will get a lot of minutes in the playoffs after this stretch. Tonight, he sees a Wizards squad that ranks 27th against small forwards on the year. He's fairly priced on both sites and I'm a fan in all formats. The minutes are a lock and there's only so bad you can be in 35+ minutes of this match-up.

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