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
Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL F O Calf 10 Porter/Kuza/Portis keep their higher ceilings
Luka Doncic LAL G O Leg 10 Huge usage bump for James and the other starters
Ja Morant MEM G O Ankle 10 Big usage bump for Spencer/JJJ/Aldama
Lauri Markkanen UTA F O Rest 10 Filipowski should continue to start
Ivica Zubac LAC C O Ankle 10 Lopez should start at center for now
Jalen Brunson NYK G O Ankle 10 Kolek and Clarkson run point. Huge usage bump for Bridges/Hart/Towns
Dyson Daniels ATL G O Hip 10 Alexander-Walker should start for him
PJ Washington DAL F O Foot 10 Big usage bumps to starters
Jakob Poeltl TOR C O Back 9 Mamukelashvili likely starts at center
Tyler Herro MIA G O Toe 9 Ware should continue to start. Bump for all the main guards
Jerami Grant POR F O Achilles 9 Murray likely starts. Usage bump for Avdija/Sharpe/Camara
Zach LaVine SAC G/F O Ankle 9 Achiuwa should continue to start. Usgae bump for the main guards
Jusuf Nurkic UTA C O Rest 9 Filipowski, Love, and Hendricks can handle center
OG Anunoby NYK G/F O Ankle 9 Diawara or Clarkson could start for him. Nice usage bump for other main starters
VJ Edgecombe PHI G/F O Illness 9 With Grimes also out look for a nice bump in usage for McCain and the other top wings
Ryan Kalkbrenner CHA C O Elbow 8 Diabate should start with Plumlee out
Jaden McDaniels MIN F O Oblique 8 Conley could start. Slight bump for the main rotation forwards
Rui Hachimura LAL F O Groin 8 LaRavia likely starts again
Jalen Suggs ORL G O Hip 8 Anthony Black and Tyus Jones run point
Herbert Jones NOP G/F O Ankle 8 Zion or Matkovic could start
Cedric Coward MEM G/F O Heel 8 Olivier-Maxence Prosper and GG Jackson would get most of his minutes.
Grayson Allen PHO G/F O Knee 7 O'Neale likely starts again
Brandon Clarke MEM F/C O Calf 7 More usage/minutes for JJJ/Aldama/Landale
Tristan da Silva ORL F O Shoulder 7 Jones likely starts. Bump for all the main forwards
Dominick Barlow PHI C O Illness 7 Bona, Walker, and Edwards all get his time
Quentin Grimes PHI G/F O Illness 7 McCain, Walker, and Edwards all get his time
Vince Williams MEM G/F O Knee 6 Spencer, Coward, and KCP get his time
Ajay Mitchell OKC G O Concussion 6 Caruso, Joe, and Wallace would get his minutes.
Ron Holland DET G/F O Knee 5 Thompson, Harris, LeVert, and Green get his time
Isaiah Jackson IND F O Head 5 Huff becomes more appealing. Wiseman should be the top backup C
Jordan Poole NOP G O Ankle 5 Murphy, Alvarado and the other guards get his time
Klay Thompson DAL G/F O Knee 5 Hardy and Martin will get his minutes
Max Christie DAL G/F O Illness 4 Williams, Russell and the other guards get his time
Robert Williams III POR C O Rest 4 Clingan, Murray, Reath, and Yang get his time
Mason Plumlee CHA C O Groin 4 Diabate gets most of his time
Lonzo Ball CLE G O Rest 4 Available guards get his time
Goga Bitadze ORL F/C O Knee 4 Available bigs get his time.
Pelle Larsson MIA G/F O Ankle 3 Available wings get his time
Mouhamed Gueye ATL F/C O Shoulder 3 Newell gets most of his time
Dwight Powell DAL F/C O Illness 3 Available bigs get his time
Cam Whitmore WAS G/F O Shoulder 2 Available wings get his time
Drake Powell BKN G/F O Ankle 2 Available wings get his time
Nikola Jovic MIA F/C O Elbow 2 Available bigs get his time
Jaylin Williams OKC F/C O Heel 2 Available PF/Cs get his time
Gabe Vincent LAL G O Back 2 Available guards get his time
Drew Eubanks SAC F/C O Thumb 2 Available bigs get his time
Guerschon Yabusele NYK F O Illness 2 Available bigs get his time
Devin Carter SAC G O Ankle 2 Available guards get his time
Grant Williams CHA F O Knee 1 Long-term injury
Haywood Highsmith BKN F/C O Knee 1 Long-term injury
Cameron Thomas BKN G/F O Hamstring 1 Long-term injury
Kelly Oubre PHI G/F O Knee 1 Long-term injury
Trendon Watford PHI F O Groin 1 Long-term injury
Noa Essengue CHI F O Shoulder 1 Long-term injury
Kristaps Porzingis ATL F/C O Illness 1 Long-term injury
Taurean Prince MIL G/F O Neck 1 Long-term injury
Aaron Nesmith IND G/F O Knee 1 Long-term injury
Obi Toppin IND F/C O Foot 1 Long-term injury
Ben Sheppard IND G/F O Calf 1 Long-term injury
RJ Barrett TOR G/F O Knee 1 Long-term injury
Landry Shamet NYK G/F O Shoulder 1 Long-term injury
Miles McBride NYK G O Ankle 1 Long-term injury
Dejounte Murray NOP G O Achilles 1 Long-term injury
Larry Nance Jr. CLE F/C O Calf 1 Long-term injury
Max Strus CLE G/F O Foot 1 Long-term injury
Evan Mobley CLE F/C O Calf 1 Long-term injury
Aaron Gordon DEN F O Hamstring 1 Long-term injury
Christian Braun DEN G/F O Ankle 1 Long-term injury
Kyrie Irving DAL G O Knee 1 Long-term injury
Dante Exum DAL G O Knee 1 Long-term injury
Dereck Lively II DAL C O Foot 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
Ousmane Dieng OKC G/F O Calf 1 Not DFS relevant
Jalen Green PHO G/F O Hamstring 1 Long-term injury
Ty Jerome MEM G O Calf 1 Long-term injury
John Konchar MEM G O Thumb 1 Long-term injury
Scotty Pippen MEM G O Toe 1 Long-term injury
Zach Edey MEM C O Ankle 1 Long-term injury
Georges Niang UTA F O Foot 1 Long-term injury
Walker Kessler UTA F/C O Shoulder 1 Long-term injury
Moe Wagner ORL F/C O Knee 1 Long-term injury
Franz Wagner ORL G/F O Ankle 1 Long-term injury
Jrue Holiday POR G O Calf 1 Long-term injury
Damian Lillard POR G O Achilles 1 Long-term injury
Matisse Thybulle POR G/F O Thumb 1 Long-term injury
Blake Wesley POR G/F O Foot 1 Long-term injury
Scoot Henderson POR G O Hamstring 1 Long-term injury
Domantas Sabonis SAC F/C O Knee 1 Long-term injury
Fred VanVleet HOU G O Knee 1 Long-term injury
Dorian Finney-Smith HOU G/F O Ankle 1 Long-term injury
Bradley Beal LAC G/F O Hip 1 Long-term injury
Derrick Jones Jr. LAC F O Knee 1 Long-term injury
Joe Ingles MIN G/F O Personal 1 Not DFS relevant

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