Shaun Livingston Daily Fantasy News, Rankings, Projections

Livingston being inserted into the starting lineup is an adjustment to the Clippers starting lineup and going small, and will allow Andrew Bogut to match up with Montrezl Harrell off the bench. This shouldn't mean too much in terms of DFS impact, as Livingston is not equipped at this point of his career to play more than the 15 minutes he's already been getting. It may impact the effectiveness of Harrell, who to this point in this series, has not had much resistance on the defensive end.

If you're projecting a blowout here, this actually has some meaning. Livingston was never going to get more than 12-15 minutes, but if he can't go then Quinn Cook would end up getting the blowout run at the 1, making him a potentially viable low cost option. If you are expecting a more competitive game though, Livingston's absence wouldn't lead to enough time for Cook to be viable. Livingston himself probably isn't a DFS option even if he is able to go.

Not a ton of DFS impact here, but with this game likely to be well in hand, there could be significant run for Warriors backups, which would now mean Quinn Cook instead of Livingston, and Kevon Looney instead of Bogut. We're digging pretty deep here, but these are potentially fringe options to save salary if you are expecting the game to blow out.

Iguodala has officially been upgraded from probable and will play in Tuesday’s matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves after missing one game due to dental work, while Livingston has been ruled out for rest purposes on the second leg of a back-to-back set. With DeMarcus Cousins also unavailable, Andrew Bogut ended up receiving the starting nod at center in his first game since rejoining the Warriors, and he was serviceable from a fantasy perspective in 19 minutes of action in Monday’s loss. The remaining vacated frontcourt minutes were absorbed by a number of reserve players, and Kevon Looney still didn’t see an uptick in playing time even with Cousins sidelined in yesterday’s contest. Ever since Cousins made his Warriors debut, Stephen Curry has been a clear beneficiary with him off the court, as he owns a 35.5% usage rate (+6.0%) and is averaging 1.44 DraftKings and 1.35 FanDuel points per minute in a solid 455.1 minutes sample size.

Looney and Livingston have both been listed as available to play in Friday's matchup against the Denver Nuggets after previously being questionable due to their respective ailments, while Klay Thompson confirmed with reporters that he will return from a two-game absence stemming from a sore right knee. There’s been no report of a potential minute restriction for Thompson, so he’ll presumably absorb his typical playing time allotment as the starting shooting guard, which will send Alfonzo McKinnie back to the bench to resume a reserve role following a couple of dismal fantasy performances in an average of just 12.2 minutes per spot start. McKinnie did exit one of those contests early because of an injury, but Damion Lee still logged at least 26 minutes off the bench on both occasions, so it’ll be interesting to see if he remains in the rotation ahead of McKinnie with the Warriors now back at full strength.

Livingston has officially been upgraded from probable and will be available to play in Monday’s matchup against the Charlotte Hornets despite dealing with a tight left hamstring, while Jordan Bell was previously ruled out because of an illness, though he’s been a DNP-CD in four of the Warriors previous six games. Draymond Green has also been cleared to play through a sprained left ankle that forced him to miss the end of Saturday’s loss, so he’ll presumably be a full-go and draw the start at his customary power forward position this evening. However, Green has taken on even less of a role in the Warriors offense since DeMarcus Cousins made his debut in mid-January, as he’s recorded just a 13.2% usage rate and seen his fantasy production dip to 1.01 DraftKings and 1.05 FanDuel points per minute over this span.

Green has officially been upgraded from questionable and will play in Monday’s matchup against the Los Angeles Clippers after missing two consecutive games due to a sprained right toe, while Shaun Livingston has also been cleared to return from a seven-game absence stemming from a sore right foot. Green’s return will force Jonas Jerebko and Jordan Bell, who alternated starts at power forward, to resume their normal reserve roles. The Warriors will still be without Stephen Curry for tonight’s contest, which should allow Quinn Cook to start at point guard once again following a fantastic fantasy performance in 29 minutes in Saturday’s win, though his minute floor won't be quite as stable with Livingston reentering the fold in the backcourt rotation. There isn’t a huge sample size with Curry off the court this season, but in that time, both Klay Thompson and Kevin Durant own usage rates north of 38.0% and also see a minimum of a +0.25 boost in per minute production. While these rates probably aren’t sustainable over the long-term, they still make the duo elite options on tonight’s slate.