DFS Alerts
De'Aaron Fox (hand) ruled out Friday; Davion Mitchell will start
De’Aaron Fox (hand) has been ruled out for Friday’s game against the Boston Celtics. Mitchell will start in his place and will become a great value option at 3.8K on DK while Domantas Sabonis and Harrison Barnes will likely be forced to carry more of the offensive load with the starters.
As reported by: Jared Weiss Other tagged players: Davion Mitchell
Jae Crowder (groin) ruled out Friday
Jae Crowder (groin) has been ruled out for Friday’s game against the Chicago Bulls. Crowder will miss another game tonight leading to more minutes and a likely start for Torrey Craig. Craig can be considered as a good value option coming in at 4K on DK. It is also likely that Ish Wainwright remains in the rotation and picks up some backup forward minutes.
As reported by: Duane Rankin Josh Richardson (calf) ruled out Friday
Josh Richardson (calf) has been ruled out for Friday’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans. With Richardson out, Josh Primo seems like the most likely candidate to join the starting lineup for the spurs. He should see increased run but is still not projected to be worth considering as a value option even at just 3.1K on DK. With the rotating cast of available players for the Spurs these past few weeks most players are priced appropriately even with the San Antonio down to just nine available bodies.
As reported by: Paul Garcia Hassan Whiteside (illness) ruled out Friday
Hassan Whiteside (illness) has been ruled out for Friday’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers. With Whiteside ruled out, Eric Paschall and Xavier Sneed will likely back up Rudy Gobert at the center position. Both Paschall and Sneed are not expected to play a large enough role to be considered in DFS contests tonight.
As reported by: Andy Larsen Lineup Update: Thunder will start Gilgeous-Alexander, Wiggins, Pokusevski, Bazley, Sarr on Friday
Lineup Update: Thunder will start Gilgeous-Alexander, Wiggins, Pokusevski, Bazley, Sarr on Friday. The Thunder will once again change their lineup and insert Pokusevski and Sarr over Tre Mann and Isaiah Roby. This will likely result in more minutes for both Poku and Sarr who will now see increased expected production. Poku remains a little too expensive to play on DK at 5K and Sarr still does not project well enough to be considered on tonight’s slate.
As reported by: Joe Mussatto Lineup Update: Heat will start Lowry, Vincent, Robinson, Tucker, Adebayo on Friday
Lineup Update: Heat will start Lowry, Vincent, Robinson, Tucker, Adebayo on Friday. Gabe Vincent will get the start with Jimmy Butler ruled out over Caleb Martin who we originally had projected. Ultimately, this should only result in minor tweaks as both players should play a larger role in Butler’s absence.
As reported by: Miami Heat Lineup Update: Pacers will start Haliburton, Brogdon, Hield, Brissett, Bitadze on Friday
Lineup Update: Pacers will start Haliburton, Brogdon, Hield, Brissett, Bitadze on Friday. Goga Bitadze will get the start at center over Jalen Smith who we originally had projected. Bitadze was already projecting as a decent value option and now will be an even stronger option. He can be considered in most formats if looking for a cheap big man.
As reported by: Jonathan Feigen Rockets will start Porter Jr., Green, Mathews, Tate, Wood on Friday
Rockets will start Porter Jr., Green, Mathews, Tate, Wood on Friday. This was the expected starting lineup after Eric Gordon had been ruled out. Matthews will join the starters but as we have seen in his spot starts for Gordon in the past he likely won’t see full starter minutes. He will see a slight bump but some of Gordon’s minutes will also be split with the bench.
As reported by: Jonathan Feigen Devonte' Graham (hip) and Jose Alvarado (finger) listed available to play Friday
Devonte’ Graham (hip) and Jose Alvarado (finger) have both been listed available to play Friday against the San Antonio Spurs. Graham will likely remain in his role as a member of th starting lineup until Brandon Ingram is able to return. Graham even as a member of the starting lineup is difficult to play at his 6.5K price on DK. Alvarado should continue to see minutes off the bench for the Pelicans but also is not worth consideration at his current price of 4K.
As reported by: Official NBA Injury Report Other tagged players: Jose Alvarado Goga Bitadze (foot) available to play Friday
Goga Bitadze (foot) will be available to play Friday against the Houston Rockets. Bitadze should be in line to see a decent chunk of run at the center position for the Pacers who remain thin at the position. Bitadze is only 3.4K on DK and can be considered if you need a cheap center.
As reported by: Indiana Pacers Hawks will start Wright, Huerter, Hunter, Gallinari, Capela on Friday
Hawks will start Wright, Huerter, Hunter, Gallinari, Capela on Friday. As expected with Young out, the Hawks will elect to start Delon Wright in his place. Wright can be considered as a value option at just 3.3K on DK while all other Hawks starters should see a slight bump with Young out of the lineup.
As reported by: Chris Kirschner Raptors will start VanVleet, Trent Jr., Barnes, Siakam and Birch on Friday.
Raptors will start VanVleet, Trent Jr., Barnes, Siakam and Birch on Friday. Khem Birch will stick as a starter against Dwight Howard.
As reported by: Blake Murphy
Lakers will start Westbrook, Monk, Gabriel, LeBron and Howard on Friday.
Lakers will start Westbrook, Monk, Gabriel, LeBron and Howard on Friday. The Lakers will mix up their starting lineup with Wenyen Gabriel starting for Austin Reaves, while LeBron is good to go.
As reported by: Blake Murphy Other tagged players: LeBron James De’Aaron Fox (hand) expected to be out on Friday.
De’Aaron Fox (hand) expected to be out on Friday. If you read the tweet linked, it says “The expectation is he will be out tonight vs. Boston.” Assuming he’s out, Davion Mitchell becomes an elite punt play now and Domantas Sabonis will be forced to shoulder more of the offense.
As reported by: James Ham Killian Tillie (knee) out on Friday.
Killian Tillie (knee) out on Friday. This doesn’t move the needle given he’s been a bench player this season.
As reported by: Grizzlies PR