As a Thanksgiving appetizer, we have a huge 14-game slate in the NBA tonight.
There is some injury news to monitor tonight, most notably Kevin Durant who comes into this slate with a questionable tag.
Paul Millsap has been ruled out indefinitely in Denver, opening minutes for Juancho Hernangomez, Trey Lyles and Kenneth Faried. Mason Plumlee can get run at the 4 if needed as well. All four of these guys are super cheap this week and each got 20 minutes in the first game without Millsap. In what we expect to be an up-paced, high-scoring game, I honestly have interest in using all four in a lineup, soaking up all the usage and rebounds.
Damian Lillard is questionable as well, so if he sits against Philly, in a pace-up game, C.J. McCollum and Jusuf Nurkic might be auto locks for me.
Also of note, this was written prior to the Bulls/Lakers game Tuesday night.
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Enough chit chat, let’s get to today’s options!
Eric Bledsoe – PG/SG – Milwaukee Bucks – $6,500
Analysis: We saw what Oladipo did the other night in a revenge game, but that might’ve been partially because of the matchup he was in. With that said, there’s no greater revenge game on paper better than this one. Eric Bledsoe goes back to Phoenix to face his old team that benched him after the start of the season. Now the tough part here is truly trusting Jason Kidd and his lineups, but Bledsoe has been starting games at the point and in close games, he’s seen 30+ minutes. In the blowouts, 20-27 or so. I don’t know if I will pull the trigger in cash games tonight, but I certainly will fire him up in a lot of tournament lineups. As for the matchup on paper, this is a pace up game for the Bucks and the Suns are still one of the most generous teams in fantasy points allowed to opposing point guards (they were that way when Bledsoe was the starter, too). Phoenix is the No.1 team in FP allowed to point guards, for the record.
Kris Dunn – PG – Chicago Bulls – $5,400
Analysis: Coming out of college, the Timberwolves drafted Dunn because they knew his potential as a starting PG. And the Bulls knew that when they traded for him in the Jimmy Butler deal. After starting off the year with injury and easing back into the lineup, the Dunn era officially begins tonight in Utah as he has dethroned Jerian Grant for the starting role at PG. Dunn has flashed 35-40 point upside in his past two games coming off the bench, but now we get to see what he does with starter’s minutes in a starter’s role. Right now, Dunn has a 27% usage rate with Grant off the floor, so imagine where it could be in a starter’s role. Now the matchup isn’t great in a projected slow-pace affair, but Dunn offers double-digit shot upside with the ability to rebound, punch in dimes and his defensive ability helps cover his floor with steals. Hes an all-around player that can cover his floor in multiple ways in case his shots aren’t falling.
