Diamond Stone Daily Fantasy News, Rankings, Projections

With Griffin and Jordan both resting, Chris Paul, who at this point doesn't appear to be resting, should carry the load offensively with Marreese Speights, Brice Johnson and Brandon Bass likely to pick up the slack in the frontcourt. Diamond Stone may also find his way into the rotation if his knee issue doesn't keep him out of action, but Speights figures to benefit the most among the bigs from a DFS perspective. He's played a hair over 800 minutes on the year without those two on the floor - second on the team to Jamal Crawford - and carries a healthy 25.5% usage rate and 1.04 FPPM mark, so he'll carry a considerable ceiling at or near minimum price across the industry. Chris Paul is averaging 1.46 FPPM with Griffin/Jordan off the floor this year, albeit in a limited sample size (57.5 minutes) with an oddly low usage rate (16.5%). Paul will be an elite target industry wide assuming he suits up, while the other guards (Redick, Rivers, Crawford) will be forced to pick up the slack offensively, making all three viable punt plays. Especially if Diamond Stone isn't going to play, Speights is an option in all formats.