DFS Alerts
Gary Trent Jr. (ankle) ruled out Sunday
Trent Jr. won’t play on Sunday against New Orleans, which will lead to the Raptors starting Khem Birch and going with a bigger lineup. Birch is still a fringe DFS option, but towards the minimum he becomes more interesting as a starter. Birch nor any of the other “centers” eat up the sort of shot attempts that Trent Jr. does, so this news does slightly benefit the other four starters.
Other tagged players: Khem Birch
Garrison Mathews available to play Sunday
Mathews is available to play Sunday against Washington. He’ll have a little revenge narrative going for him, but with the Rockets now healthier on the wing, he’s reverted back to a bench role. He isn’t a recommended DFS target unless one of the Rockets starting wings were to be ruled out.
Davis Bertans, Rui Hachimura available to play Sunday
The Wizards will get some depth back at the forward spot with both Bertans and Hachimura in action on Sunday. Hachimura is expected to be limited to around 15 minutes, and his return likely doesn’t impact Kyle Kuzma all that much in this spot but should lead to guys like Isaiah Todd and Greg Monroe potentially being removed from the back of the rotation. Corey Kispert, Deni Avdija and Aaron Holiday could all suffer a little as well.
Other tagged players: Rui Hachimura, Deni Avdija, Corey Kispert Montrezl Harrell (conditioning) ruled out Sunday
Montrezl Harrell (conditioning) ruled out Sunday
As reported by: Quinton Mayo via Twitter
Chimezie Metu (conditioning) listed questionable Sunday
Chimezie Metu (conditioning) now listed questionable Sunday
As reported by: NBA Official Injury Report Wendell Carter Jr. (hamstring) listed out Sunday
Wendell Carter Jr. (hamstring) listed out Sunday
As reported by: NBA Official Injury Report Armoni Brooks (protocols) listed out Sunday
Armoni Brooks (protocols) listed out Sunday
As reported by: NBA Official Injury Report Damian Jones (protocols) listed out Sunday
Damian Jones (protocols) listed out Sunday
As reported by: NBA Official Injury Report Justise Winslow (protocols) listed out Sunday
Justise Winslow (protocols) listed out Sunday
As reported by: NBA Official Injury Report LaMarcus Aldridge (foot) ruled out Sunday
LaMarcus Aldridge (foot) ruled out Sunday
As reported by: Alex Schiffer via Twitter Jimmy Butler (ankle) ruled out Saturday
Jimmy Butler (ankle) ruled out Saturday
As reported by: Duane Rankin via Twitter Evan Fournier (thigh) officially out Saturday
Evan Fournier (thigh) officially out Saturday
As reported by: Steve Popper via Twitter Wendell Carter Jr. (hamstring) ruled out Saturday; Cole Anthony (ankle) will play
Wendell Carter Jr. (hamstring) ruled out Saturday; Cole Anthony (ankle) will play
As reported by: Orlando Magic PR via Twitter Other tagged players: Cole Anthony Evan Fournier (thigh) will go through pre-game warmups, still a game-time decision Saturday; Nerlens Noel ruled out
Status Update: Evan Fournier (thigh) will go through pre-game warmups, still a game-time decision Saturday. We’ll continue to update his status as we get closer to tip. Nerlens Noel has been ruled out, so Mitchell Robinson and Taj Gibson will continue to soak up the center minutes.
Other tagged players: Nerlens Noel Franz Wagner available to play Saturday; Cole Anthony and Wendell Carter Jr. still GTDs
Franz Wagner is available to play Saturday, but Cole Anthony and Wendell Carter Jr. remain game-time decisions. If Anthony can’t go, Wagner becomes more appealing, as does Gary Harris given how much production Anthony leaves behind. If Wendell Carter Jr. can’t go, Mo Bamba and Chuma Okeke would both become more intriguing targets. We’ll continue to update on the status’ of Anthony and Carter Jr.
Other tagged players: Cole Anthony, Wendell Carter Jr.