DFS Alerts
Eric Gordon (illness) available on Monday.
Eric Gordon (illness) available on Monday. This should shift Garrison Mathews to the bench and does hurt the upside of Jalen Green and Kevin Porter Jr. a bit.
As reported by: Cayleigh Griffin
Jimmy Butler (ankle) and Caleb Martin (knee) both available on Monday.
Jimmy Butler (ankle) and Caleb Martin (knee) both available on Monday. This is as expected and makes me less excited about the Heat given Butler is back to soak up a lot of the usage.
As reported by: Anthony Chiang Other tagged players: Caleb Martin Trent Forrest (wrist) available on Monday.
Trent Forrest (wrist) available on Monday. This isn’t too impactful, and we don’t even know if Forrest is going to get run in front of Nickeil Alexander-Walker now, as NAW has been playing well.
As reported by: Andy Larsen Andre Drummond (illness) now doubtful on Monday.
Andre Drummond (illness) now doubtful on Monday. With Drummond out, Nic Claxton likely gets a spot start here and will hold some punt appeal as he’ll be needed to defend against Rudy Gobert. This likely also means Blake Griffin might be forced into the rotation out of necessity.
As reported by: Alex Schiffer Kyle Kuzma (knee) out on Monday.
Kyle Kuzma (knee) out on Monday. With Kuzma off the court this season, Kristaps Porzingis has averaged 1.47 fantasy points per minute. He also gets an elite matchup against the Rockets, who allow the most fantasy points to opposing centers this season.
As reported by: Washington Wizards Blazers will start Williams, Elleby, Winslow, Watford, and Eubanks on Monday.
Blazers will start Williams, Elleby, Winslow, Watford, and Eubanks on Monday. This is as expected, with Elleby rejoining the starting lineup to replace Josh Hart and Justise Winslow back from his Achilles injury.
As reported by: Jay Allen Talen Horton-Tucker (ankle) out on Monday; LeBron James (knee), Wenyen Gabriel (ankle) and Wayne Ellington (illness) available.
Talen Horton-Tucker (ankle) out on Monday; LeBron James (knee), Wenyen Gabriel (ankle) and Wayne Ellington (illness) available. This doesn’t move the needle too much for me.
As reported by: Kyle Goon Other tagged players: LeBron James, Wenyen Gabriel, Wayne Ellington Kelly Olynyk (ankle) and Cory Joseph (rest) out on Monday; Killian Hayes (head) available.
Kelly Olynyk (ankle) and Cory Joseph (rest) out on Monday; Killian Hayes (head) available. With Olynyk out, this likely secures more minutes for Isaiah Stewart and Marvin Bagley, especially with Jerami Grant already out.
As reported by: Omari Sankofa Other tagged players: Cory Joseph, Killian Hayes James Harden (hamstring) out on Monday.
James Harden (hamstring) out on Monday. With both Harden and Embiid out now, the offense will rely on Tobias Harris and Tyrese Maxey. Harris is especially cheap on FanDuel and is likely a core play now given the lack of offensive weapons left for the 76ers.
As reported by: Kyle Neubeck Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (ankle) questionable on Monday.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (ankle) questionable on Monday. If SGA can’t suit up again, Tre Mann likely gets another spot start while Theo Maledon would hold some punt appeal off the bench. The Thunder only have 10 players so if SGA can’t go, they’d be down to 9 and very thin on depth.
As reported by: NBA Injury Report Joel Embiid (back) out on Monday.
Joel Embiid (back) out on Monday. DeAndre Jordan will likely be tasked with a spot start against Bam Adebayo and the Heat, while James Harden sees a massive usage increase with Embiid out and becomes a strong play in all formats now.
As reported by: Ramona Shelburne Eric Gordon (illness) questionable on Monday.
Eric Gordon (illness) questionable on Monday. If Gordon does return, he likely pushes Garrison Mathews back to the bench and could eat into the usage of Kevin Porter Jr. and Jalen Green. This is something to monitor as Gordon’s injury status has been iffy this season.
As reported by: NBA Injury Report Joel Embiid (back) questionable on Monday.
Joel Embiid (back) questionable on Monday. If Embiid can’t go, James Harden would become an elite option as CourtIQ shows Harden has averaged 1.67 fantasy points per minute this season with Embiid out. We’d also likely see DeAndre Jordan draw a spot start in his place and hold some punt appeal. Stay tuned.
As reported by: NBA Injury Report Marcus Smart (illness) and Robert Williams (knee) both out on Monday; Aaron Nesmith (ankle) questionable.
Marcus Smart (illness) and Robert Williams (knee) both out on Monday; Aaron Nesmith (ankle) questionable. With Smart and Williams out, expect Derrick White and Grant Williams to move to the starting lineup. CourtIQ shows that when Smart and Robert Williams have been off the court this season, Derrick White has received a team-high +3.2% usage increase.
As reported by: Chris Forsberg Other tagged players: Robert Williams III, Aaron Nesmith Gary Trent Jr. (toe) out on Monday; Fred Van Vleet (knee) expected to play.
Gary Trent Jr. (toe) out on Monday; Fred Van Vleet (knee) expected to play. With Trent out, the Raptors could go a variety of ways with their starting lineup. They could spot start Armoni Brooks or remain with the Precious Achiuwa / Khem Birch combo to stay big. Our projections team is assuming the latter against the Bulls, but monitor the RG alerts for starting lineup news.
As reported by: Josh Lewenberg Other tagged players: Fred VanVleet