Chicago Bulls
Ok, so Nikola Vucevic has been ruled out tonight so there are a few different avenues we should be looking at here based on news reports that have come out. First, it looks like either Tony Bradley or Alize Johnson will get the start at center in place of Vucevic but both are expected to play tonight and take on the workload that Vucevic typically sees. Both players are min-price on DK and Yahoo while sitting in the mid-4k range on FanDuel.
We then have Javonte Green who has already been starting at power forward over the last two games and Derrick Jones Jr. who was mentioned by Billy Donovan today as possibilities to see extended playing time if the Bulls decide to play small ball against the Warriors. Now, Green is the safer of the group because he already has a role in this offense and fits both a traditional and small ball lineup. Jones is a great defensive player who fits well on Yahoo and FD.
Alex Caruso is another value play worth mentioning here. He too could easily fit a small ball lineup and is already playing over 20-minutes a night off the bench for the Bulls this season. Caruso is coming off a ceiling game the other night and could easily be used to chase around Steph Curry tonight for Chicago.
Atlanta Hawks
We are currently waiting on news surrounding Bogdan Bogdanovic and De'Andre Hunter. Both players missed the Hawks game two nights ago and in their stead we saw Kevin Hueter and Cam Reddish see increased roles. Reddish came off the bench with Solomon Hill starting while Huerter started and had a career game. I don't expect another ceiling performance from Huerter here but we know that he can get hot. This is a matchup that BOTH players should be considered given their price points across all platforms tonight. I give Reddish the edge on FanDuel and Yahoo where the defensive numbers get a boost while Huerter is a big time three-point shooter and therefore gets the lift on Draftkings.
Grizzlies
With Dillon Brooks ruled out for tonight's matchup we see the Memphis wing players priced down a bit in a great spot tonight against the Suns who are surprisingly a team that has struggled defensively to start the year. DeAnthony Melton and Desmond Bane are both cheaper than we were paying before and both have great upside in this matchup tonight, especially Bane who is a great three-point shooter against a Suns team that ranks among the worst defensive teams against three-point shooters this season.
Best of the Rest
Josh Richardson, SF BOS - With Jaylen Brown out of the lineup we have seen Richardson now play over 30-minutes in back-to-back games. He is not an exciting player but someone who does enough of everything to pay off the price tag. On DraftKings tonight he is just $3,300 and should be one of the more popular options as he flirts with 10x return type of upside.
Nassir Little, SF POR - Waiting on the news around Norman Powell here as the Blazers wing is questionable to play tonight. Little had been starting in place of Powell earlier this season and would likely move back into the starting lineup if Powell is again ruled out. Little is another player than does a little bit of everything and flashed 20-to-25 FP upside at times earlier in the year when given that bigger role.