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Goga Bitadze (foot) will play on Monday; Duane Washington (hip) ruled out. With Justin Anderson re-signing, Pacers will have 9 available players.
Goga Bitadze (foot) will play on Monday; Duane Washington (hip) ruled out. With Justin Anderson re-signing, Pacers will have 9 available players.
As reported by: Tony East Other tagged players: Duane Washington, Justin Anderson
Darius Bazley (knee) out for the remainder of the season.
Darius Bazley (knee) out for the remainder of the season. This leaves the Thunder with nine players for tonight and should provide some value options, especially with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander also out.
As reported by: Joe Mussatto Greg Brown III (eye) now doubtful on Monday.
Greg Brown III (eye) now doubtful on Monday. With Brown out, this leaves the Blazers with eight bodies, and Drew Eubanks being the lone big man. The Blazers will likely be forced to just play small ball and spread out the minutes as much as possible. I’m honestly not sure how they handle the minutes with Eubanks off the court, as the Blazers are going to be very small against a Thunder team that just got Jeremiah Robinson-Earl and Olivier Sarr back.
As reported by: Jay Allen Christian Wood (hamstring), Dennis Schroder (shoulder) and Eric Gordon (groin) all questionable on Monday.
Christian Wood (hamstring), Dennis Schroder (shoulder) and Eric Gordon (groin) all questionable on Monday. If Wood can’t go, Alperen Sengun would be looking at a spot start and hold plenty of GPP appeal. The status of Schroder and Gordon would help all of Jalen Green, Kevin Porter Jr. and Garrison Mathews, while someone like Daishen Nix could see a larger role in the second unit.
As reported by: Cayleigh Griffin Other tagged players: Dennis Schroder, Eric Gordon Andre Iguodala (back) not on injury report.
Andre Iguodala (back) not on injury report. Given how much time Iguodala has missed, I’m not expecting him to play heavy minutes tonight as the team likely remains cautious with him even as they are short-handed tonight.
As reported by: Anthony Slater Klay Thompson (Achilles), Draymond Green (injury management) and Otto Porter (injury management) all out on Monday; Gary Payton II (knee) questionable.
Klay Thompson (Achilles), Draymond Green (injury management) and Otto Porter (injury management) all out on Monday; Gary Payton II (knee) questionable. This is as expected with Coach Kerr hinting yesterday at their rest. CourtIQ shows that when all three and Stephen Curry have been off the court this season, Jordan Poole has averaged 1.26 fantasy points per minute and a team-high 31.7% usage rate.
As reported by: Anthony Slater Other tagged players: Draymond Green, Otto Kivenmaki, Gary Payton II Lonnie Walker (back) out on Monday; Devin Vassell (Achilles) now available.
Lonnie Walker (back) out on Monday; Devin Vassell (Achilles) now available. This isn’t too impactful on such a full slate but it should mean more usage in the second unit for Keita Bates-Diop and Tre Jones.
As reported by: Ty Jager Other tagged players: Devin Vassell Jayson Tatum (knee), Jaylen Brown (knee), Al Horford (personal) and Robert Williams (knee) all out on Monday.
Jayson Tatum (knee), Jaylen Brown (knee), Al Horford (personal) and Robert Williams (knee) all out on Monday. This is going to open up a ton of value and usage for the Celtics, and it remains to be seen how they handle the starting lineup. CourtIQ only has tiny samples with all four off the court, but it shows Marcus Smart and Daniel Theis leading the team in fantasy points per minute. Smart, White and Pritchard should all see massive usage bumps and have the offense run through them tonight.
As reported by: Gary Washburn Other tagged players: Jaylen Brown, Al Horford, Robert Williams III Eric Bledsoe, Jusuf Nurkic and Anfernee Simons to miss remainder of the season.
Eric Bledsoe, Jusuf Nurkic and Anfernee Simons to miss remainder of the season.
As reported by: Keith Smith Other tagged players: Jusuf Nurkic, Anfernee Simons Caleb Martin (calf) out on Monday.
Caleb Martin (calf) out on Monday. On a full slate this isn’t too impactful but note that all of Tyler Herro, PJ Tucker and Gabe Vincent are also questionable. Should one or more of them miss tonight’s game, it would leave the second unit even thinner and force Victor Oladipo and Max Strus into larger roles off the bench.
As reported by: NBA Injury Report Robert Williams feared to have suffered a meniscus tear and potentially looking at an indefinite absence.
Robert Williams feared to have suffered a meniscus tear and potentially looking at an indefinite absence. With Williams likely out tonight and for the near future, Daniel Theis likely slides into the starting lineup while the Celtics should be looking for depth at the center position on the free agent market. At least for tonight, Theis will have some appeal as a likely spot starter.
As reported by: Shams Charania Khem Birch (knee) out on Monday.
Khem Birch (knee) out on Monday. With Birch out, Precious Achuiwa is a likely candidate to start in his place. This should also open up some additional playing time for Thad Young and Chris Boucher in the second unit.
As reported by: NBA Injury Report Lineup Update: Jazz will start Conley, Mitchell, O’Neale, Hernangomez, Paschall on Sunday
Lineup Update: Jazz will start Conley, Mitchell, O’Neale, Hernangomez, Paschall on Sunday. The Jazz will elect to start both Hernangomez and Paschall meaning two of their biggest remaining bodies will start. This will likely lead to Hernangomez and Paschall playing in a staggered rotation later on in the game as to keep at least one on the floor. Both Hernangomez and Paschall can be considered as value options on tonight’s slate due to expected volume.
As reported by: Chuck Cooperstein
Rudy Gobert (leg) ruled out Sunday
Rudy Gobert (leg) has been ruled out for Sunday’s game against the Dallas mavericks. With Gobert out, the Jazz will have no traditional centers available. They will likely employ some sort of split between Juancho Hernangomez and Eric Paschall at center while running a smaller lineup. Xavier Sneed could be called upon to play some center as well if necessary. Hernangomez will likely draw the start and will be worth considering as a value option at just 3.6K on DK. Donovan Mitchell gets a big bump and should firmly shoulder the weight of the Utah offense.
As reported by: Tony Jones Lakers will start Westbrook, Reaves, Gabriel, James, Howard on Sunday
Lakers will start Westbrook, Reaves, Gabriel, James, Howard on Sunday. This was the expected lineup for the Lakers after LeBron James was cleared to play despite being listed as questionable coming into today’s game. LeBron will be worth consideration as a spend up option on today’s slate in an important game for play-in seeding for both teams.
As reported by: Jovan Buha