DFS Alerts

Dwight Howard (hip) listed available to play Sunday

Dwight Howard (hip) has been listed available to play Sunday against the New Orleans Pelicans. Howard should play a role tonight for the Lakers as the Pelicans like to run with a larger lineup than most. Howard will likely get the start at the center position and could play somewhere in the range of 10-15 minutes as the Lakers usually elect to play small when possible. Right now, Dwight is not worth consideration in DFS contests.

Pelicans will start McCollum, Jones, Ingram, Hayes, Valanciunas on Sunday. Despite being listed on the injury report earlier in the day McCollum, Ingram, and Valanciunas will all start. Valanciunas and McCollum should see their usual run with Ingram expected to be on some sort of a minutes restriction.

CJ McCollum (ankle), Jonas Valanciunas (foot), and Brandon Ingram (hamstring) all available to play Sunday

CJ McCollum (ankle), Jonas Valanciunas (foot), and Brandon Ingram (hamstring) will all be available to play Sunday against the Los Angeles Lakers despite being listed on the injury report earlier in the day. McCollum and Valanciunas should both remain in their usual roles and see their usual minutes but Brandon Ingram is expected to be on some sort of minutes restriction. This hurts his value but he is still underpriced on DK and should be considered on that site. This is an important game for both the Lakers and Pelicans in regards to play-in seeding so expect it to stay competitive possibly leading to starters seeing increased run.

Hassan Whiteside (foot) ruled out Sunday

Hassan Whiteside (foot) has been ruled out for Sunday’s game against the Dallas Mavericks. With Whiteside ruled out Juancho Hernangomez and Eric Paschall should cover the big man minutes behind Rudy Gobert. Juanche will be worth consideration as a tournament dart throw as he is expected to start and see minutes in the mid 20s while Paschall should not be considered DFS relevant.

Davis Bertans (knee) and Trey Burke (illness) available to play Sunday

Davis Bertans (knee) and Trey Burke (illness) are both available to play Sunday against the Utah jazz. Though neither Bertans or Burke is expected to play a major role for the Mavericks they will both be available and Bertans is at least expected to contribute off the bench. For DFS purposes their availability means little to nothing.

Seth Curry (ankle) and Goran Dragic (knee) available to play Sunday

Seth Curry (ankle) and Goran Dragic (knee) will both be available to play Sunday against the Charlotte Hornets. This means the Brooklyn guard rotation should remain somewhat consistent with Kyrie, Curry, Dragic, and Mills all available. They should all remain in their usual roles as the frontcourt gets healthier with the addition of LaMarcus Aldridge who is returning from a hip injury.

Celtics will start Smart, Brown, Tatum, Grant Williams, Robert Williams on Sunday. As expected, Grant Williams will draw the start at the four with Al Horford ruled out. Williams will become a better play and will be worth consideration in DFS contests.

LeBron James (knee) and Talen Horton-Tucker (ankle) available to play Sunday

LeBron James (knee) and Talen Horton-Tucker (ankle) will be available to play Sunday against the New Orleans Pelicans according to HC Frank Vogel. LeBron should see a ton of minutes in a very important game for play-in seeding for both teams. LeBron should be considered as a spend up option on tonight’s slate and will likely shoulder most of the offensive load for the Lakers. THT should remain in his role off the bench and is currently priced too high on DK in his current role. It is also worth noting that Dwight Howard remains questionable and will be a game-time decision.

Jordan McLaughlin (quad) available to play Sunday

Jordan McLaughlin (quad) will be available to play Sunday against the Boston Celtics. McLaughlin should remain in his usual role as one of the backup guards for the Timberwolves.

Brandon Ingram "likely" to play Sunday, would be on a minutes restriction; CJ McCollum and Jonas Valanciunas are game-time decisions; Larry Nance Jr. (knee) ruled out

Brandon Ingram is “likely” to play Sunday but would be on a minutes restriction, while CJ McCollum and Jonas Valanciunas are both game-time decisions. Larry Nance Jr. (knee) has been ruled out. Ingram will look to make his return today after missing the last 10 games due to a hamstring injury. Ingram will likely slot back into the starting lineup sending Devonte’ Graham back to his bench role. Ingram will be on some type of minutes restriction if he does suit up but no further information was given. Ingram will command a sizeable chunk of the usage for the Pelicans limiting the upside of both Jonas Valanciunas and C.J. McCollum (if available). If McCollum were to be ruled out, Devonte’ Graham would likely remain in the starting lineup and should continue to see an uptick in minutes. if Valanciunas were to miss, Jaxson Hayes and Willy Hernangomez would be forced to handle the bulk of the center minutes. This game is important for play-in seeding and will likely remain competitive with both teams giving their starters full run barring a blowout.

Jayson Tatum (knee) and Jaylen Brown (knee) available to play Sunday

Jayson Tatum (knee) and Jaylen Brown (knee) will both be available to play Sunday against the Minnesota Timberwolves after being listed as probable on the injury report last night. Both Tatum and Brown should remain in the starting lineup and play their normal heavy minutes for the Celtics. Tatum and Brown should shoulder most of the offensive load as the Celtics look to make a push in the eastern conference standings. Both can be considered tonight in DFS contests at their respective price points.

Warriors will start Poole, Thompson, Wiggins, Kuminga, Green on Sunday. The Warriors will elect to stick with the same starting five as last game with Looney coming off the bench in favor of Jonathan Kuminga running with the starters. This will lead to a slight minutes increase for Kuminga while Looney will see a slight minutes decrease.

Wizards will start Satoransky, Caldwell-Pope, Kispert, Hachimura, Porzingis on Sunday. The Wizards will elect to keep Tomas Satoransky in the starting five for the second straight game. He is expected to play minutes in the upper 20s and can be considered as a value option at just 3.8K on DK.

Daniel Gafford (neck) listed available Sunday

Daniel Gafford (neck) has been listed available for Sunday’s game against the Golden State Warriors as expected after being listed as probable coming in to today. Gafford should return to his role as the backup center behind Kristaps Porzingis and see his usual run. Gafford projects as a decent value option at just 3.5K and will be worth considering in DFS contests on today’s slate.

Pistons will start Cunningham, Joseph, Bey, Bagley, Stewart on Sunday. Marvin Bagley will take the place of Jerami Grant in the starting lineup for the Detroit Pistons. Bagley should see increased run with the starters and projects as a decent play on the showdown slate when factoring in price.