NBA DFS Core Plays LIVE: Thursday, February 23rd

Andy Means (meansy53), a former Duke basketball walk-on, will be bringing Premium subscribers his top NBA DFS plays to build around on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Everyone’s favorite, Notorious, will be guiding you on Tuesdays and Thursdays. And on weekends, the GPP maestro you all know and love, STLCards, takes the reins.

GENERAL SLATE THOUGHTS

10:30 AM ET: We are back!

Did I use the All-Star break to get chores done around the house, workout, improve my diet, and read a book?

No…. did you?

I used the break to recharge the NBA batteries that were running a little low. I also used the break to freshen up on college basketball as we get closer and closer to March Madness. I was able to catch a few of the All-Star events here in Utah — I went to the celebrity game, the Rising Stars game, and the All-Star “practice,” which were all a great time. The highlight of the weekend was my little man dancing his heart out trying to get on the jumbotron. I’m incredibly thankful that he got his outgoing personality and his dancing skills from his momma.

The association is back in action tonight and after the long break, we don’t have a small slate like we usually do on Thursdays. There are nine games on the schedule and obviously, all of them should be well rested. I foolishly thought that most teams would be healthy coming off the break, but that’s a pipe dream in this day and age of the NBA. As usual, let’s start with a recap of the injuries and then I’ll get to the individual team breakdowns. There’s sure to be news throughout the day and I’ll post as much as I can in this article, but do yourself and favor and bookmark the NBA Situation Room.

Out

Cade Cunningham
Aaron Gordon
Zeke Nnaji
Ricky Rubio
Steven Adams
Luke Kennard
Zion Williamson
Devin Vassell
Romeo Langford
Khem Birch
Maxi Kleber
Davis Bertans
Aleksej Pokusevski
Collin Sexton
Stephen Curry
Andrew Wiggins
Gary Payton
Andre Iguodala
Anfernee Simons
Jusuf Nurkic
Justise Winslow

Doubtful

Marvin Bagley
Tre Jones

Questionable

OG Anunoby
Thaddeus Young
Jeremy Sochan

It’s great to be back everyone. Let’s start the second half of the season on a strong note.

NOTE: The tables below are unlikely to be updated once the slate locks or at rare times when I happen to be unavailable given that it is the weekend. I will do my best to update as often as possible to prevent stale data. For the most up-to-date information, make sure you are watching Crunch Time and monitoring LineupHQ for my Core Play tags and our Premium NBA Projections.

About the Author

Notorious
Derek Farnsworth (Notorious)

Derek Farnsworth (aka Notorious) is a lead RotoGrinders Expert and one of the most recognizable names and faces in all of DFS. Before joining the RotoGrinders team, Derek received a Master’s Degree from the University of Utah. When he’s not busy providing content, he’s dominating the DFS industry as evidenced by his consistent top rankings in several sports and multiple Live Final appearances. Noto provides expert NBA, NFL, MLB, and PGA analysis for RotoGrinders Premium members on a daily basis and has also been nominated for five different Fantasy Sports Writer’s Association (FSWA) awards. Follow Noto on X – @RG_Notorious