DFS Alerts
Pacers will start Brogdon, Haliburton, Hield, Brissett and Jackson on Wednesday.
Pacers will start Brogdon, Haliburton, Hield, Brissett and Jackson on Wednesday. This is as expected and with Brogdon back, it will shift Jalen Smith back to the second unit.
As reported by: Pacers
Caleb Martin (Achilles) listed available on Wednesday.
Caleb Martin (Achilles) listed available on Wednesday. Martin playing should reinforce the second unit for the Heat but is not too impactful from a DFS perspective.
As reported by: NBA Injury Report Cavs will start Garland, Okoro, Markkanen, Mobley and Allen on Wednesday.
Cavs will start Garland, Okoro, Markkanen, Mobley and Allen on Wednesday. This is as expected and confirms Darius Garland is back in the starting lineup. He remains a fine play in all formats assuming no restrictions.
As reported by: Cavs Kevin Porter Jr. (ankle) available on Wednesday; Dennis Schroder (ankle) ruled out.
Kevin Porter Jr. (ankle) available on Wednesday; Dennis Schroder (ankle) ruled out. Porter should slide back into the starting lineup but with Eric Gordon also out in addition to Dennis Schroder now, it’ll leave the second unit thin. This makes Garrison Mathews a decent option in all formats for salary relief as he should push for 30+ minutes tonight out of necessity.
As reported by: Adam Spolane Other tagged players: Dennis Schroder Darius Garland (back) available on Wednesday.
Darius Garland (back) available on Wednesday. Garland’s return will shift Brandon Goodwin to the second unit and make him unusable for DFS purposes, while Tim Frazier could get cut from the rotation. There’s no word of any restrictions for Garland, making him a top GPP option.
As reported by: Serena Winters Chris Duarte (toe) out on Wednesday, Lance Stephenson (ankle) available.
Chris Duarte (toe) out on Wednesday, Lance Stephenson (ankle) available. With Duarte out, that should free up some more second unit minutes for Stephenson and allow Duane Washington to remain in the rotation. Overall this isn’t too impactful for the slate.
As reported by: Tony East Other tagged players: Lance Stephenson Jalen McDaniels (ankle) out on Wednesday; Nick Richards (foot) available.
Jalen McDaniels (ankle) out on Wednesday; Nick Richards (foot) available. This doesn’t move the needle for me as McDaniels wasn’t projected in and neither is Richards as we’re assuming he doesn’t enter the rotation anyway.
As reported by: Hornets PR Other tagged players: Nick Richards Markelle Fultz expected to play similar minutes tonight as on Monday when he played 15 minutes, per Coach Mosley.
Markelle Fultz expected to play similar minutes tonight as on Monday when he played 15 minutes, per Coach Mosley. Given his minute restriction, he’s not on my DFS radar until he’s given a larger workload.
As reported by: Cody Taylor Austin Rivers (illness) questionable on Wednesday.
Austin Rivers (illness) questionable on Wednesday. Rivers has been a solid rotation piece of the bench lately so his potential absence would force more of the second unit offense on Bryn Forbes and DeMarcus Cousins. Davon Reed likely takes on more minutes too to help fill in.
As reported by: NBA Injury Report Kevin Porter Jr. (ankle) probable on Wednesday; Eric Gordon (groin) out; Dennis Schroder (ankle) questionable; Garrison Mathews (ankle) probable.
Kevin Porter Jr. (ankle) probable on Wednesday; Eric Gordon (groin) out; Dennis Schroder (ankle) questionable; Garrison Mathews (ankle) probable. This is somewhat good news as Porter missed yesterday’s game, so his return will be much needed. Dennis Schroder sustained multiple injuries last night filling in for Porter, so his absence would open up more usage in the second unit for Garrison Mathews. Gordon was expected out already and not in initial projections.
As reported by: Alykhan Bijani Other tagged players: Eric Gordon, Dennis Schroder, Garrison Mathews Devin Booker (health protocols) out on Wednesday.
Devin Booker (health protocols) out on Wednesday. Cam Payne is expected back tonight but this leaves a huge hole in their offense as they will be without Booker and Chris Paul. CourtIQ shows that when both have been out this season, both Payne and Aaron Holiday have received +4% usage bumps. Both are going to be firmly in play tonight given their lack of guard depth.
As reported by: Duane Rankin Caleb Martin (Achilles) available to play Wednesday
Caleb Martin (Achilles) available to play Wednesday. This isn’t too impactful for the slate but it provides another body for depth on the Heat, as they remain without Kyle Lowry.
As reported by: Ira Winderman via Twitter Isaiah Thomas available for the Hornets on Wednesday.
Isaiah Thomas available for the Hornets on Wednesday. It’s unclear if Thomas will join the rotation immediately but he’s not listed on any DFS site.
As reported by: Rod Boone Lineup Update: Lakers will start Westbrook, Monk, Reaves, Johnson, James on Tuesday
Lineup Update: Lakers will start Westbrook, Monk, Reaves, Johnson, James on Tuesday. Malik Monk and Stanley Johnson will enter the starting lineup for the Lakers sending Trevor Ariza and Dwight Howard back to the bench. Monk should see a good chunk of minutes approaching 30 or so while Johnson should rotate with the rest of the Laker big men/fours in their rotation. This really hurts the value of Dwight Howard who has been a good DFS option when he has been part of the starting lineup.
As reported by: Jacob Rude
LeBron James (knee) and Austin Reaves (ankle) listed available to play Tuesday
LeBron James (knee) and Austin Reaves (ankle) have both been listed available to play Tuesday against the Dallas Mavericks. LeBron continues to be listed questionable but has yet to be ruled out since the all-star break. This will likely be the case going forward as his knee injury is a pain tolerance situation. Both LeBron and Reaves should continue to start with LeBron being one of the better spend up options on the slate.
As reported by: Official NBA Injury Report Other tagged players: Austin Reaves