DFS Alerts
Jarrett Allen (illness) will play on Wednesday.
Jarrett Allen (illness) will play on Wednesday. This is as expected with him trending towards playing and this likely means Kevin Love could see slightly fewer minutes, although the usage will still be high in the second unit. I still like Love in GPPs as a dart throw but his appeal takes a hit with Allen back.
As reported by: Chris Fedor
De'Aaron Fox (ankle) a game time decision on Wednesday; Chimezie Metu (knee) ruled out.
De’Aaron Fox (ankle) a game time decision on Wednesday; Chimezie Metu (knee) ruled out. With Terence Davis ruled out for the near future, this should give Tyrese Haliburton more reign. If Fox can’t suit up, Buddy Hield should see an expanded role and could join the starting lineup.
As reported by: Sean Cunningham Other tagged players: Chimezie Metu Nerlens Noel (knee) and Mitchell Robinson (ankle) are both game-time decisions on Wednesday.
Nerlens Noel (knee) and Mitchell Robinson (ankle) are both game-time decisions on Wednesday. Both will warm up and assuming both are good to go, Robinson likely starts with Noel backing him up. That would likely push Taj Gibson out of the rotation too.
As reported by: Fred Katz Other tagged players: Mitchell Robinson Giannis Antetokounmpo (knee) will play on Wednesday.
Giannis Antetokounmpo (knee) will play on Wednesday. This is as expected as he’s been probable all day and trending towards playing. He remains an elite GPP spend up option.
As reported by: Eric Neim Gordon Hayward (health protocols) out Wednesday.
Gordon Hayward (health protocols) out Wednesday. With Haward out, Cody Martin likely sticks in the starting lineup and offers a fair amount of punt appeal. With Hayward off the court this season, CourtIQ shows Miles Bridges has seen the biggest boost with a +2.5% usage bump.
As reported by: Hornets PR Dennis Smith Jr. (ankle) questionable; Nassir Little (shoulder) and Robert Covington (knee) out Wednesday.
Dennis Smith Jr. (ankle) questionable; Nassir Little (shoulder) and Robert Covington (knee) out Wednesday. This should thrust Ben McLemore into the starting lineup (or Tony Snell) and shift Norman Powell into the other forward spot if the Blazers choose to go small. With Larry Nance Jr. and Cody Zeller also still out, the Blazers may have no choice. We could see a more condensed rotation for the Blazers, else they will need to give rotation minutes to fringe rotation players like Tony Snell, C.J. Elleby or Greg Brown.
As reported by: Sean HIghkin Other tagged players: Nassir Little, Robert Covington Sterling Brown (foot) and Tim Hardaway Jr. (foot) out on Wednesday.
Sterling Brown (foot) and Tim Hardaway Jr. (foot) out on Wednesday. There’s no impact to projections here as Brown has been out of the rotation and Hardaway was assumed doubtful and not in initial projections based on how he left last night’s game early. With Hardaway Jr. out, the second unit will need to lean more on Frank Ntilikina.
As reported by: Mavs PR Other tagged players: Tim Hardaway Jr. De'Aaron Fox (ankle) and Chimezie Metu (knee) questionable; Terence Davis (wrist) out on Wednesday.
De’Aaron Fox (ankle) and Chimezie Metu (knee) questionable; Terence Davis (wrist) out on Wednesday. Last night, Buddy Hield started the second half for the injured Davis and could be drawing a spot start here, depending on what happens with Fox. There’s a lot of moving parts here with Fox questionable, as his absence would force Tyrese Haliburton into an even more prominent role.
As reported by: NBA Injury Report Other tagged players: Terence Davis, Chimezie Metu Nicolas Batum (back) not on injury report for Wednesday.
Nicolas Batum (back) not on injury report for Wednesday. Batum only played 8 minutes last night and has dealt with back spasms, but his omission from the injury report is a good sign for his availability tonight. The Clippers will be without Marcus Morris (personal), which should help solidify Batum’s minutes even more.
As reported by: Locked On Clippers Marcus Morris (personal) out on Wednesday.
Marcus Morris (personal) out on Wednesday. We likely see Terance Mann stick in the starting lineup as a result. CourtIQ shows that when Morris and Paul George have been off the court this season, Reggie Jackson averages 1.13 fantasy points per minute, while Isaiah Hartenstein and Ivica Zubac are at 1.24 and 1.19 fantasy points per minute, respectively. The Clippers are coming off a historic comeback and rode their bench unit harder than normal last night for a spark. I’d expect the starters to see normal run tonight.
As reported by: Shane Young Paul Millsap (personal) out on Wednesday.
Paul Millsap (personal) out on Wednesday. There’s no DFS impact here as Millsap has been out of the rotation lately.
As reported by: NBA Injury Report Will Barton (hamstring) questionable on Wednesday.
Will Barton (hamstring) questionable on Wednesday. With Barton out last night, Austin Rivers joined the starting lineup and likely does so again tonight if Barton can’t suit up. Aaron Gordon has played well lately with Barton banged up and we’ve seen Bryn Forbes slide into Rivers’ bench role with Rivers in the starting lineup.
As reported by: NBA Injury Report Fred VanVleet (knee) and Scottie Barnes (wrist) questionable on Wednesday.
Fred VanVleet (knee) and Scottie Barnes (wrist) questionable on Wednesday. If VanVleet can’t go again, Gary Trent Jr. likely continues to start at point while Malachi Flynn serves as the backup point guard. If Barnes can’t go, we saw Chris Boucher start last night but only play 30 minutes as the Raptors elected to go smaller at times against the Hornets.
As reported by: NBA Injury Report Other tagged players: Scottie Barnes Nic Claxton (rest) out on Wednesday.
Nic Claxton (rest) out on Wednesday. With Claxton out, we likely see Day’Ron Sharpe thrust back into the starting lineup with LaMarcus Aldridge backing him up. On such a large slate neither would be a priority but Sharpe would hold a little punt appeal assuming he’s starting. Aldridge remains a GPP-only dart throw.
As reported by: NBA Injury Report Mitchell Robinson (ankle) expected to play on Wednesday.
Mitchell Robinson (ankle) expected to play on Wednesday. This should allow Robinson to join the starting lineup, pushing Nerlens Noel back to the bench and potentially Taj Gibson out of the rotation.
As reported by: Marc Berman