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Cam Reddish (concussion) officially out Friday; De'Andre Hunter (ankle) available to play
As expected, Reddish has officially been downgraded from doubtful and won’t play in Friday’s matchup against the Boston Celtics due to a concussion, while De’Andre Hunter, Kevin Huerter, Jeff Teague are no longer listed on the Hawks injury report and will be available to play in tonight’s contest. Hunter ended up receiving the start at small forward in his return from a brief injury absence in Wednesday’s win, and he was relatively solid for fantasy purposes in just under 30 minutes of action. Atlanta still won’t have newly-acquired Clint Capela available, so if Dewayne Dedmon is also ruled out, Damian Jones would likely remain in the starting lineup, and he continues to put up solid fantasy performances following his 25-minute outing in the previous game. Jones is still priced cheaply on daily fantasy sites, and he’ll be firmly in consideration for all formats since he is averaging 0.84 DraftKings and 0.88 FanDuel points per minute on the season thus far,
As reported by: Sarah K. Spencer via Twitter Other tagged players: De'Andre Hunter
RJ Barrett (ankle) available to play off the bench Thursday
Barrett has officially been upgraded from questionable and will be available to play off the bench in Thursday’s matchup against the Orlando Magic after missing nine games due to a sprained right ankle, while Damyean Dotson and Allonzo Trier were already ruled out with an illness going around the team. Even with Barrett unavailable, Dotson has had an inconsistent role on the wing in interim head coach Mike Miller’s rotation, and he’s still logged fewer than 21 minutes in four of the Knicks’ previous eight games, which makes it like Barrett absorbs a portion of those vacated minutes in tonight’s contest. Throughout the day there was major traction to a trade that would send Marcus Morris to one of the teams in Los Angeles, and now that the deal with the Clippers has come from fruition, Julius Randle becomes an intriguing option on a five-game main slate, as he has a 30.7% usage rate, a 20.2% assist rate, a 15.0% rebound rate, and is averaging 1.30 DraftKings and 1.25 FanDuel points per minute with Morris off the court this season.
As reported by: NY_KnicksPR via Twitter Daniel Gafford (ankle) and Denzel Valentine (hamstring) officially out Thursday
As expected, Gafford and Valentine have been downgraded from doubtful and won’t play in Thursday’s matchup against the New Orleans Pelicans due to their respective ailments, while Tomas Satoransky, Chandler Hutchison, and Ryan Arcidiacono remain probable, though they all should be available since the Bulls continue to take a liberal approach to their injury reporting this season. With Kris Dunn also sidelined, Chandler Hutchison should receive another start at the small forward position, and he was stellar for fantasy purposes relative to his price tag in just under 28 minutes of action in Sunday’s blowout loss. Hutchison has been a solid fantasy producer when given the opportunity, and he’s firmly in consideration for all formats on a five-game main slate since he is averaging 0.89 DraftKings and 0.90 FanDuel points per minute on the season thus far.
As reported by: K.C. Johnson via Twitter Other tagged players: Denzel Valentine George Hill (hamstring) listed out Thursday
Hill has been added to the latest Bucks’ injury report and is listed out for Thursday’s matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers due to a strained left hamstring that has now forced him to miss four consecutive games. In his absence, Pat Connaughton has taken on a larger role in the second unit, and he is coming off a serviceable fantasy performance in just over 27 minutes of action in Tuesday’s win, whereas, Donte DiVencenzo served as mostly the backup point guard and was limited to 18 minutes off the bench. Connaughton only has a 12.0% usage rate on the season, so he is nothing more than a punt option in tournament formats even though he is averaging 0.87 DraftKings and 0.85 FanDuel points per minute with Hill off the court.
As reported by: NBA Official Injury Report Russell Westbrook (thumb) will play Thursday
Westbrook has officially been upgraded from questionable and will play in Thursday’s matchup against the Los Angeles Lakers after missing one game due to a sprained left thumb. Earlier in the day, the Rockets confirmed that Robert Covington and Jordan Bell would be available to make their debuts in tonight’s contest, but Bell was later flipped in another trade to the Memphis Grizzlies, which will bring in Bruno Caboclo to serve as the backup center behind P.J. Tucker once the deal is made official by the league offices. As for Westbrook, there hasn’t been any reports of a potential minute restriction, so he’ll presumably be fine to handle his normal minute workload, which will send Ben McLemore back to the bench to resume a reserve role. This means Westbrook will be an intriguing tournament option on tonight’s five-game slate since he has a 34.5% usage rate, a 37.9% assist rate, and is averaging 1.49 DraftKings and 1.45 FanDuel points per minute with Clint Capela off the court this season.
As reported by: Mark Berman via Twitter James Ennis III traded to the Magic for a second-round pick
Following the acquisition of Alec Burks and Glenn Robinson III from the Warriors for three future first-round picks late Tuesday evening, the Sixers needed to open up two roster spots to clear the way for Burks and Robinson on the active roster, The trade of Ennis III to the Magic for a future second-round pick clears the way for one of these needed roster spots, while Keith Pompey of the Philadelphia Inquirer is reporting that the team plans to waive Trey Burke to trim the current roster down to the required 15 players before the finalization of the aforementioned trade with Golden State.
As reported by: Kyle Neubeck via Twitter Marcus Morris traded to the Clippers for Maurice Harkless and other assets
As the day progressed, it became abundantly clear that Morris would no longer be a member of the New York Knicks at the conclusion of the NBA trade deadline, and they are in the closing stages of finalizing a trade with the Los Angeles Clippers for Harkless and other currently unknown assets. There always appeared to be major traction to a trade that would send Morris to one of the teams in Los Angeles, and now that the deal has come from fruition, Julius Randle becomes an intriguing option on tonight’s five-game slate, as he has a 30.7% usage rate, a 20.2% assist rate, a 15.0% rebound rate, and is averaging 1.30 DraftKings and 1.25 FanDuel points per minute with Morris off the court this season.
As reported by: Shams Charania via Twitter Other tagged players: Maurice Harkless Damyean Dotson (illness) and Allonzo Trier (illness) listed out Thursday
Dotson and Trier have been listed out on the latest Knicks injury report and won’t be available to play in Thursday’s matchup against the Orlando Magic due to an illness going around the team, while RJ Barrett remains questionable with a sprained right ankle that has already forced him to miss nine games. Even with Barrett unavailable, Dotson has had an inconsistent role on the wing in interim head coach Mike Miller’s rotation, and he’s still logged fewer than 21 minutes in four of the Knicks’ previous eight games. There appears to be major traction to a trade that would send Marcus Morris to one of the teams in Los Angeles, and if that were to happen before the trade deadline, Julius Randle would become an intriguing option on tonight’s five-game slate, as he has a 30.7% usage rate, a 20.2% assist rate, a 15.0% rebound rate, and is averaging 1.30 DraftKings and 1.25 FanDuel points per minute with Morris off the court this season.
As reported by: NBA Official Injury Report Other tagged players: Allonzo Trier Jordan Bell traded to the Grizzlies for Bruno Caboclo
Bell’s tenure in Houston was short-lived as the Rockets have flipped the big man to the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for Bruno Caboclo, who has been sidelined for the Grizzlies last eight games with a sore left knee. Bell is likely to only be a depth piece for a deep Grizzlies frontcourt, but several Rockets beat writers are speculating that Caboclo could step into Houston’s backup “center” role and siphon minutes away from Thabo Sefolosha and Isaiah Hartenstein once the trade is finalized in coming day or two.
As reported by: Adrian Wojnarowski via Twitter Other tagged players: Bruno Caboclo Will Barton (knee), Jerami Grant (ankle), and Michael Porter Jr. (ankle) officially out Wednesday
As expected, Barton and Grant have officially been downgraded from questionable and won’t play in Wednesday’s matchup against the Utah Jazz due to their respective ailments, while Porter Jr. has also been ruled out with a right ankle injury that has now forced him to miss two games. Denver was involved in the massive four-team trade late last night that saw over a dozen players change teams, so they will be dangerously shorthanded with Barton and Grant unable to suit up this evening. This scenario would leave them with just seven healthy players available, one of which would be Vlatko Cancar, who has only amassed 21.4 minutes at the NBA level so far this season. Obviously, there isn’t really any actionable data with all the injured and former Nuggets off the court, but Nikola Jokic still leads the way with a 30.9% usage rate, a 39.4% assist rate, a 17.2% rebound rate, and is averaging 1.44 DraftKings and 1.40 FanDuel points per minute in a 462.8 minutes sample size.
As reported by: Harrison Wind via Twitter Other tagged players: Jerami Grant, Michael Porter Jr. Will Barton (knee) unlikely to play Wednesday; Jerami Grant (ankle) "highly questionable"
During his pregame presser, head coach Michael Malone classified Barton as “highly doubtful” to play in Wednesday’s matchup against the Utah Jazz due to right knee inflammation, while he referred to Grant as “highly questionable”, making likely both forwards join Michael Porter Jr. on the inactive list for tonight’s contest. Denver was involved in the massive four-team trade late last night that saw over a dozen players change teams, so they will be dangerously shorthanded with Barton and Grant unable to suit up this evening. This scenario would leave them with just seven healthy players available, one of which would be Vlatko Cancar, who has only amassed 21.4 minutes at the NBA level so far this season. Obviously, there isn’t really any actionable data with all the injured and former Nuggets off the court, but Nikola Jokic still leads the way with a 30.9% usage rate, a 39.4% assist rate, a 17.2% rebound rate, and is averaging 1.44 DraftKings and 1.40 FanDuel points per minute in a 462.8 minutes sample size.
As reported by: Chris Dempsey via Twitter Other tagged players: Jerami Grant Alec Burks and Glenn Robinson III scratched Wednesday
According to Marc Stein of ESPN, the Warriors have decided to hold out Burks and Robinson the III from Wednesday’s matchup against the Brooklyn Nets as the team continues to mull offer several trade offers for both players. This will trim the active roster down to just nine players for tonight’s contest, including Kevon Looney, who has yet to play more than 13 minutes in either game since returning from an extended injury absence. D’Angelo Russell will continue to lead the way offensively as long as he’s not limited by any potential trade talks, and we’re also likely to see more Damion Lee, Jordan Poole, Eric Paschall with Marquese Chriss yet another option to see extra court time. Unsurprisingly, Russell continues to lead the way with a 32.3% usage rate, a 34.1% assist rate and is averaging 1.26 DraftKings and 1.18 FanDuel points per minute on the season thus far.
As reported by: Marc Stein via Twitter Other tagged players: Glenn Robinson III Jonas Valanciunas (knee) available to play Wednesday
Valanciunas has officially been upgraded from questionable and will be available to play in Wednesday’s matchup against the Dallas Mavericks despite dealing with a sore right knee, while Marko Guduric was already ruled out with an illness and will join Grayson Allen and Bruno Caboclo on the Grizzlies inactive list for tonight’s contest. Valanciunas was able to close with the remaining members of the starting lineup in Monday’s win, and he was phenomenal from a fantasy perspective in 30 minutes of action, so barring some sort of in-game setback, he should be able to handle close to his normal minute workload this evening. If Valanciunas can get the playing time in the right matchup, he always has a massive upside for tournament formats since he has a 22.6% usage rate, a 20.7% usage rate, and is averaging 1.31 DraftKings and 1.30 FanDuel points per minute on the season thus far.
As reported by: Grizzlies PR via Twitter De'Andre Hunter (ankle) and Bruno Fernando (calf) available to play Wednesday
As expected, Hunter and Fernando have officially been upgraded from probable and are available to play in Wednesday’s matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves after missing the previous two games, while Trae Young and Kevin Huerter were removed from the Hawks’ injury report and will be available to play in tonight’s contest. Head coach Lloyd Pierce already confirmed that Hunter will be subject to a restriction of 30 minutes, but he will still reclaim his spot in the starting lineup from Jeff Teague, who was phenomenal for fantasy purposes in just over 36 minutes of action in Wednesday’s loss. Atlanta was involved in the massive four-team trade late last night that saw over a dozen players change teams, but the only player they sent away in the deal was Evan Turner, who has been firmly out of the rotation for most of the season, and Clint Capela won’t be available to make his Hawks debut until the trade is finalized by the league offices. This should allow Fernando and Damian Jones and to continuing having meaningful roles in Pierce’s frontcourt rotation for at least one additional game.
As reported by: Chris Kirschner via Twitter Other tagged players: Bruno Fernando Tristan Thompson (quad) officially out Wednesday
As expected, Thompson has officially been downgraded from questionable and won’t play in Wednesday’s matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder due to a sore right quad that has now forced him to miss two games, while Ante Zizic remains sidelined with an illness and is still without a timetable for a return. In his absence, Larry Nance Jr. ended up receiving the start at the center position in Monday’s loss, and he was extremely solid for fantasy purposes in just over 42 minutes of action, whereas, John Henson was only allocated 18 minutes off the bench as the primary backup center. However, Henson will draw the start at center in tonight’s contest given the matchup with Steven Adams on the defensive end of the floor. Somewhat surprisingly, Collin Sexton has benefitted the most with Thompson and Zizic off the court this season, as he owns a 29.2% usage rate and is averaging 1.07 DraftKings and 1.03 FanDuel points per minute in a 337.7 minutes sample size.
As reported by: Chris Fedor via Twitter