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
Luka Doncic LAL CG O Finger 10 Huge usage bump for Reaves. Smart, LaRavia, or Vanderbilt likely start
LeBron James LAL VF O Sciatica 10 Starters keep their higher usages
Kristaps Porzingis ATL VB Q Illness 10 Okongwu should continue to start at center
Jalen Johnson ATL VF Q Ankle 10 Gueye could start. Nice usage bump for Young and the other starters
Josh Giddey CHI CG Q Finger 10 Big usage bump for Jones/Buzelis/Vucevic. Dosunmu or Huerter likely start
Chet Holmgren OKC VB Q Back 10 Nice usage bump for SGA and the other starters, which could include Mitchell or Wiggins
Anthony Edwards MIN SCW D Hamstring 10 Huge usage bump for Randle and the other starters
Darius Garland CLE CG O Toe 9 Mitchell keeps his higher ceiling
Paul George PHI VF O Knee 9 Maxey and Edgecombe keep their higher ceilings
Zaccharie Risacher ATL VF Q Ankle 9 Alexander-Walker likely keeps starting
Coby White CHI CG O Calf 9 Tre Jones should continue to start
Jalen Williams OKC SCW O Wrist 9 Wallace should continue to start. SGA and Holmgren higher ceilings
Joel Embiid PHI VB O Rest 9 Drummond should start at C
Dominick Barlow PHI PB O Elbow 8 Grimes or Walker likely start
Yves Missi NOP PB Q Ankle 8 Queen, Dickinson, and Jordan can all help at center. Bey could start with Zion moving to C again
Dillon Brooks PHO SCW Q Groin 8 O'Neale or Gillespie could join the starting lineup
De'Aaron Fox SAS CG O Hamstring 7 Castle and Harper continue to run point
Caris LeVert DET SCW D Hamstring 6 Holland and Green get his minutes
Alex Caruso OKC DIS O Concussion 6 Wallace, Mitchell, and Wiggins get his time
Al Horford GSW VB O Rest 6 Green, Post, and the other bigs get his time
Marcus Sasser DET CG D Hip 5 Holland and Green get his minutes
Daniel Gafford DAL PB Q Ankle 5 Lively, Powell, and the other bigs get his time
Isaiah Joe OKC 3DW O Knee 5 Wallace, Mitchell, and Wiggins get his time
Isaiah Collier UTA CG O Hamstring 5 George and Clayton continue to run point
Max Strus CLE SHW O Foot 4 Merrill and Tyson continue to benefit
Luke Kornet SAS VB D Ankle 3 Biyombo and the other bigs get his time
Jeremy Sochan SAS VF O Wrist 3 Johnson and the other forwards get his time
Jaxson Hayes LAL PB Q Knee 3 Koloko gets his backup C time
Drake Powell BKN 3DW D Ankle 2 Available wings get his time
Danny Wolf BKN VF D Ankle 2 Available forwards get his time
Kelly Olynyk SAS VB O Heel 2 Available bigs get his time
Lindy Waters SAS SHW O Eye 2 Available wings get his time
Brandon Williams DAL CG D Personal 2 Available guards get his time
Robert Dillingham MIN CG Q Nose 2 Available guards get his time
Robert Williams III POR PB O Conditioning 2 Available bigs get his time
Maxi Kleber LAL VB O Abdominal 2 Available bigs get his time
Trendon Watford PHI VF O Hamstring 2 Available forwards get his time
Karlo Matkovic NOP VF Q Back 2 Available forwards get his time
Georges Niang UTA VF O Foot 2 Available forwards get his time
Jaden Ivey DET CG O Knee 1 Long-term injury
Haywood Highsmith BKN VB O Knee 1 Long-term injury
Jayson Tatum BOS VF O Achilles 1 Long-term injury
Dante Exum DAL DIS O Knee 1 Not DFS relevant
Kyrie Irving DAL CG O Knee 1 Long-term injury
Scoot Henderson POR CG O Hamstring 1 Long-term injury
Damian Lillard POR CG O Achilles 1 Long-term injury
Adou Thiero LAL SCW O Knee 1 Not DFS relevant
Moe Wagner ORL VB O Knee 1 Long-term injury
Jared McCain PHI CG O Thumb 1 Long-term injury
Zach Collins CHI VB O Wrist 1 Long-term injury
Fred VanVleet HOU CG O Knee 1 Long-term injury
Dorian Finney-Smith HOU 3DW O Ankle 1 Long-term injury
Kevon Looney NOP PB O Knee 1 Long-term injury
Dejounte Murray NOP CG O Achilles 1 Long-term injury
Kenrich Williams OKC VF O Knee 1 Long-term injury
Nikola Topic OKC CG O Groin 1 Long-term injury
Thomas Sorber OKC VB O Knee 1 Not DFS relevant
Jalen Green PHO SCW O Hamstring 1 Long-term injury
Brandon Clarke MEM VB O Knee 1 Long-term injury
Ty Jerome MEM DIS O Calf 1 Long-term injury
Scotty Pippen MEM CG O Toe 1 Long-term injury
Vince Williams MEM 3DW O Heel 1 Long-term injury
Zach Edey MEM PB O Ankle 1 Long-term injury
De'Anthony Melton GSW CG O Knee 1 Long-term injury
Alex Toohey GSW 3DW O Knee 1 Not DFS relevant

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