NBA DFS Injury Report + Analysis from the Situation Room

The Situation Room presents a complete NBA injury report for today. NBA DFS players and sports bettors can use it to get up-to-date injury reporting and potential scenarios to expect based on unclear player situations. It’s one part injury report and one part advice from a sharp basketball mind that’s aware of the latest NBA DFS news. See the full NBA DFS injury report below:

PLAYER TEAM POS STATUS PART IMPACTRTG IF OUT
Kawhi Leonard LAC F Q Rest 10 Big usage bump for all starters
Jalen Johnson ATL F Q Knee 10 Newell could start again. Huge usage bump for other main starters
Miles Bridges CHA F Q Suspension 10 Williams could start at PF. Big usage bump for Ball/Knueppel/MIller
Joel Embiid PHI F/C Q Knee 10 Drummond and Bona handle center
Jalen Duren DET C Q Suspension 10 Reed is looking at most of the center minutes and is a top play
Josh Giddey CHI G D Hamstring 10 Ivey, Simons, and Sexton get his time
Domantas Sabonis SAC F/C O Knee 10 Raynaud and Cardwell handle center
Keyonte George UTA G/F O Ankle 10 Collier should continue to start
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKC G O Abdominal 10 Wallace should continue to start. Usage bump for all starters
Stephen Curry GSW G O Knee 10 Spencer, Melton, and Podziemski continue to run point
Michael Porter Jr. BKN F O Knee 10 Big usage bump for all starters
Pascal Siakam IND F D Rest 10 Huge usage bump for all starters
Nicolas Claxton BKN C Q Hip 10 Sharpe likely starts at center
Ivica Zubac IND C O Ankle 9 Huff and Potter continue to handle center
OG Anunoby NYK G/F Q Toe 9 Shamet could start again. Bump for all the top wings
Darius Garland LAC G O Toe 9 Dunn and the other guards keep their current roles
Dyson Daniels ATL G Q Ankle 9 McCollum likely starts
Moussa Diabate CHA C Q Suspension 9 Kalkbrenner likely starts at center
Shaedon Sharpe POR G/F O Calf 9 Grant should keep starting. Higher usage for the top guards
Santi Aldama MEM F/C O Knee 9 GG Jackson, Anderson, and Hendricks are getting his time
Andrew Wiggins MIA G/F Q Toe 9 Jaquez, Fontecchio, and Gardner get most of his minutes
Jarace Walker IND F/C Q Illness 9 Sheppard could start. Usage bump for starters.
Andrew Nembhard IND G D Rest 9 Big usage bump for all starters
Russell Westbrook SAC G O Ankle 9 Carter could start at PG. Usage bump for all the top guards
Aaron Nesmith IND G/F D Rest 8 Walker and Sheppard get a lot of his time
Tari Eason HOU F D Rest 8 Okogie or Sheppard likely start. Bump for all the wings
Kyshawn George WAS F Q Ankle 8 Watkins, Champagnie or Riley should start. Nice usage bump for all starters
Bilal Coulibaly WAS G/F Q Heel 8 Champagnie and Riley get most of his minutes
Collin Murray-Boyles TOR F/C O Thumb 8 Mamukelashvili and Jackson-Davis get most of his time
Jalen Smith CHI F/C D Calf 8 Yabusele and Richards handle center
Norman Powell MIA G/F O Back 8 Fontecchio or Gardner should start. Usage bump for other main starters
Zach LaVine SAC G/F O Finger 8 Clifford should continue to start
Johnny Furphy IND G/F O Knee 7 Walker or Sheppard likely start. Bump for all the top wings
Jakob Poeltl TOR C Q Conditioning 7 Mamukelashvili and Jackson-Davis would cover center
Pelle Larsson MIA G/F O Forearm 7 Fontecchio, Gardner, and the other top wings get his time
De'Andre Hunter SAC G/F O Eye 7 Achiuwa could keep starting while Cardwell/Plowden benefit too
Cedric Coward MEM G/F D Knee 7 Spencer, KCP, and Pippen get his time
Kristaps Porzingis GSW F/C O Achilles 7 Santos, Green, and Horford get his time
Zaccharie Risacher ATL F Q Quad 7 Kispert likely starts at SF
De'Anthony Melton GSW G Q Glute 7 Spencer, Podz, Payton, and Richard get his time
Grayson Allen PHO G/F D Knee 6 Goodwin, Green, Dunn, and Bouyea get his time
Dean Wade CLE F/C O Ankle 6 Tyson, Merrill, Tomlin, and Bryant get his time
Malik Monk SAC G O Illness 6 Clifford, Plowden, and Carter get his time
Spencer Jones DEN G/F Q Concussion 6 Strawther should continue to start
T.J. McConnell IND G D Rest 5 Sheppard and Jones get a lot of his time
Coby White CHA G O Calf 5 Green, James, and Mann get his time
Quentin Grimes PHI G/F Q Illness 5 Watford and Edwards get most of his time
Dominick Barlow PHI C Q Illness 5 Watford likely starts
Ajay Mitchell OKC G O Abdominal 5 Joe, Caruso, Wiggins, and McCain get his time
Will Richard GSW G/F Q Knee 5 Melton, Spencer, Podz, and Payton get his time
Micah Potter IND F/C Q Hip 4 Huff gets most of his time
Dorian Finney-Smith HOU G/F D Rest 4 Okogie, Sheppard, and the other wings get his time
Isaiah Stewart DET F/C D Suspension 4 Reed, Harris, and the other top PF/Cs get nice bumps
Ron Holland DET G/F O Personal 4 LeVert, Jenkins, Green and Huerter get his time
Tre Jones CHI G D Hamstring 3 Ivey, Simons, and Sexton get his time
Pete Nance MIL F/C Q Ankle 3 Portis and Sims pick up most of his time
Micah Peavy NOP G/F Q Toe 3 Available wings get his time
Cole Anthony PHO G D NWT 2 Available guards get his time
Isaiah Livers PHO G/F D Shoulder 2 Available wings get his time
Lindy Waters SAS G/F D Knee 2 Available forwards get his time
Jonathan Kuminga ATL F O Knee 2 Available forwards get his time
Anthony Gill WAS G/F Q Hand 2 Available forwards get his time
Walter Clayton MEM G D Calf 2 Available guards get his time
Miles McBride NYK G O Abdominal 1 Long-term injury
Bradley Beal LAC G/F O Hip 1 Long-term injury
Anthony Davis WAS F/C O Finger 1 Long-term injury
Trae Young WAS G O Quad/Knee 1 Long-term injury
Cam Whitmore WAS G/F O Shoulder 1 Long-term injury
D'Angelo Russell WAS G O NWT 1 Not DFS relevant
Max Strus CLE G/F O Foot 1 Long-term injury
Evan Mobley CLE F/C O Calf 1 Long-term injury
Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL F O Calf 1 Long-term injury
Taurean Prince MIL G/F O Neck 1 Long-term injury
Zach Collins CHI F/C O Toe 1 Long-term injury
Noa Essengue CHI F O Shoulder 1 Long-term injury
Jayson Tatum BOS F O Achilles 1 Long-term injury
Damian Lillard POR G O Achilles 1 Long-term injury
Matisse Thybulle POR G/F O Knee 1 Long-term injury
Kris Murray POR F O Bak 1 Long-term injury
Terrence Shannon MIN G/F O Foot 1 Long-term injury
Tyler Herro MIA G O Ribs 1 Long-term injury
Dejounte Murray NOP G O Achilles 1 Long-term injury
Keegan Murray SAC G/F O Ankle 1 Long-term injury
Walker Kessler UTA F/C O Shoulder 1 Long-term injury
Nikola Topic OKC G O Groin 1 Long-term injury
Thomas Sorber OKC F/C O Knee 1 Long-term injury
Ja Morant MEM G O Elbow 1 Long-term injury
Brandon Clarke MEM F/C O Calf 1 Long-term injury
Zach Edey MEM C O Ankle 1 Long-term injury
Aaron Gordon DEN F O Hamstring 1 Long-term injury
Peyton Watson DEN G/F O Hamstring 1 Long-term injury
Tamar Bates DEN G O Foot 1 Long-term injury
Jimmy Butler GSW G/F O Knee 1 Long-term injury
Seth Curry GSW G/F O Back 1 Long-term injury
L.J. Cryer GSW G O Hamstring 1 Not DFS relevant
Liam McNeeley CHA G/F O Ankle 1 Not DFS relevant
Paul George PHI F O Suspension 1 Projections reflect his long-term absence

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