DFS Alerts
LeBron James (knee) ruled out Thursday; Anthony Davis (wrist) will play
As expected, LeBron James (knee) has been ruled out Thursday, while Anthony Davis (wrist) will play against the Los Angeles Clippers. AD and Russell Westbrook should continue to lead the Lakers offense and see their FPM balloon up to 1.3 while Lebron is off the court. Both can be considered in most formats for tonight’s slate.
As reported by: Dan Woike Other tagged players: Anthony Davis
Lineup Update: Clippers will start Jackson, Coffey, Morris, Batum, Ibaka on Thursday
Lineup Update: Clippers will start Jackson, Coffey, Morris, Batum, Ibaka on Thursday. Batum will enter the starting lineup for the Clippers sending Terance Mann to the bench. Ultimately, this will likely only result in Batum playing a couple more minutes and Mann seeing a couple less.
As reported by: Andrew Greif Warriors will start Curry, Moody, Thompson, Wiggins, Looney on Thursday
Warriors will start Curry, Moody, Thompson, Wiggins, Looney on Thursday. Moody will start for the third straight game with Otto Porter Jr. ruled out earlier in the day.
As reported by: Anthony Slater Ivica Zubac (calf) ruled out Thursday
Ivica Zubac (calf) has been ruled out for Thursday’s matchup against the Los Angeles lakers. With Zubac out, Serge Ibaka is set to make his second straight start with Isaiah Hartenstein available to play the backup center minutes off the bench. It is also likely that Brandon Boston remains in the rotation for the Clippers. Last game the center minutes were split with Ibaka seeing 22 and Hartenstein playing 14 and the Clippers electing to go small the rest of the way. Ibaka can be considered in most formats as a value option.
As reported by: Mirjam Swanson Hawks will start Young, Huerter, Hunter, Collins and Capela on Thursday.
Hawks will start Young, Huerter, Hunter, Collins and Capela on Thursday. This is as expected and confirms Trae Young is good to go.
As reported by: Chris Kirschner
Spurs start Jones, White, Vassell, Johnson and Young on Thursday.
Spurs start Jones, White, Vassell, Johnson and Young on Thursday. This confirms Popovich wasn’t lying to us and will start Thaddeus Young and not Drew Eubanks. The Spurs remain the team to target for salary relief but Pop can Pop us at any moment.
As reported by: San Antonio Spurs Pistons will start Joseph, McGruder, Bey, Grant and Stewart on Thursday.
Pistons will start Joseph, McGruder, Bey, Grant and Stewart on Thursday. We had expected Hamidou Diallo to start for Cade Cunningham but instead it will be Rodney McGruder. We’re going to treat McGruder as a starter with minutes in the mid-20s as the Pistons have a variety of ways to go off the bench to fill his backup minutes.
As reported by: Keith Langlois Trae Young (shoulder) and De'Andre Hunter (ankle) both available on Thursday.
Trae Young (shoulder) and De’Andre Hunter (ankle) both available on Thursday. This is as expected and with Lou Williams out, Young should take on more of the offense tonight.
As reported by: Brad Rowland Other tagged players: De'Andre Hunter Heat will start Lowry, Robinson, Butler, Tucker and Adebayo on Thursday.
Heat will start Lowry, Robinson, Butler, Tucker and Adebayo on Thursday. This confirms Kyle Lowry will move straight into the starting lineup after missing the last nine games due to personal reasons. Butler and Tucker had probable tags heading into this game too and are now confirmed starting.
As reported by: Miami Heat Leandro Bolmaro (ankle) out on Thursday.
Leandro Bolmaro (ankle) out on Thursday. There’s no DFS impact here.
As reported by: Timberwolves PR Deandre Ayton (ankle) and Jae Crowder (wrist) available on Thursday.
Deandre Ayton (ankle) and Jae Crowder (wrist) available on Thursday. This is as expected and doesn’t change projections. Ayton being back shifts Bismack Biyombo out of the rotation while Crowder being back shifts Cam Johnson back to the bench.
As reported by: Duane Rankin Other tagged players: Jae Crowder Zach LaVine (back spasms) available on Thursday.
Zach LaVine (back spasms) available on Thursday. LaVine being in does make DeMar DeRozan and Nikola Vucevic slightly less appealing plays now.
As reported by: Cody Westerlund Khem Birch available on Thursday.
Khem Birch available on Thursday. Birch likely has some kind of minute limitation given the amount of time he’s missed. He’s not on our DFS radars given the tight rotations the Raptors have been running.
As reported by: Ryan Wolstat Update: Josh Okogie (quad) out on Thursday.
Update: Josh Okogie (quad) out on Thursday. This is an update to a previous report he was in. Okogie being out might help Taurean Prince, who has played well lately in the second unit.
As reported by: Dane Moore Patrick Beverley (ankle) and Josh Okogie (quad) both available on Thursday.
Patrick Beverley (ankle) and Josh Okogie (quad) both available on Thursday. This is as expected. Beverley holds some GPP appeal but with guard so deep on this slate, he’s not really on my radar. Okogie isn’t a DFS option.
As reported by: Dane Moore Other tagged players: Josh Okogie