Alex Abrines Daily Fantasy News, Rankings, Projections

Abdel Nader will miss today's game with an illness. His normal rotational 15 minutes at the wing could be absorbed by either Hamidou Diallo or Alex Abrines. Neither player should be on the radar as Nader's absence does not really have a significant impact on the team in terms of DFS.

Abrines is an extremely late addition to the Thunder's injury report and won't play in the Christmas Day matchup against the Houston Rockets due to a stomach illness, while Terrance Ferguson wasn't included on the injury report and will start this afternoon despite exiting Sunday's loss early with an illness. Ferguson typically sees sporadic minutes as a low-usage starter alongside Russell Westbrook and Paul George in the starting unit, and he's logged fewer than 19 minutes in four of his last five games with Thunder's plethora of depth at the wing positions. However, in Abrines' absence, Hamidou Diallo is likely to receive some additional run off the bench, and Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot could absorb some nominal minutes as an end-of-the-rotation piece, though neither will likely see enough playing time to become viable for daily fantasy formats.

Abrines is active and available to play in Friday’s matchup against the Charlotte Hornets despite continuing to deal with a viral illness that's already forced him to miss three consecutive games, however, there's been no confirmation if he'll actually see minutes in a reserve role. Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot has played at least 24 minutes in two of the last three games off the bench, but with Terrance Ferguson and Hamidou Diallo sidelined, head coach Billy Donovan has opted to start his two-point guard lineup combination with Dennis Schroder and Russell Westbrook patroling the backcourt. Surprisingly, Westbrook has actually seen an uptick in production with Ferguson and Diallo off the court, as he owns a 35.6% usage rate and is averaging 1.80 DraftKings and 1.83 FanDuel points per minute in a 121.4 minutes sample size.

Grant and Noel have both officially been upgraded from questionable and will be available to play in Wednesday's matchup against the Golden State Warriors, while Abrines has been ruled out due to an illness that limited him to just seven minutes in Monday's loss. Terrance Ferguson rejoined the Thunder at shootaround this morning and will be available to play after missing three consecutive games due to a personal matter. Ferguson will reclaim his spot in the starting lineup at the shooting guard position, which will send Hamidou Diallo back to the bench to resume a reserve role following a couple of solid fantasy performances in an average of 20.3 minutes over the last three games. However, Diallo does seem to have asserted himself ahead of Abrines and possibly Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot in the wing rotation, despite the latter logging at least 24 minutes off the bench in the last two contests.

Abrines is officially active and will try to play in Monday's matchup against the Sacramento Kings after missing one game due to an illness, while Terrance Ferguson remains away from the team due to personal reasons. Hamidou Diallo will draw another start at the shooting guard spot following a dismal fantasy performance in 19 minutes of action in his previous spot start, even though he was outproduced by Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot off the bench, demonstrating the short leash that head coach Billy Donovan has afforded Diallo in terms of playing time. If he struggles again, the projected wing rotation would become that much more cloudy, especially with Abrines cleared to play, making it difficult to trust any of the three as a punt option in tournaments.

Russell Westbrook, Alex Abrines have both ruled out for Saturday. Westbrook was looking like a potential GTD, but we at least get a little advanced notice. Paul George and Dennis Schroder both become much stronger targets with Westbrook ruled out, and Diallo does step onto the radar in late-slates with both Abrines and Terrance Ferguson on the shelf. There is some mild blowout risk here but George, Schroder and Adams are all elite plays regardless.

Abrines has been cleared and will play in Thursday's matchup against the Boston Celtics despite dealing with an eye contusion he sustained in the Thunder's previous game. The Oklahoma City wing rotation has been extremely unpredictable in the absence of Andre Roberson, as Terrance Ferguson continues to be outplayed by Hambidou Diallo off the bench, and with Abrines officially, available, the situation isn't likely to clear up any time soon. Meanwhile, Russell Westbrook made his season debut this past Sunday and looked mostly like his old self, logging 35 minutes and producing a 32/12/8 stat line, so feel free to fire up in all daily fantasy formats moving forward.