Damyean Dotson Daily Fantasy News, Rankings, Projections

The Cavs elected to start Damyean Dotson at shooting guard, which makes him a phenomenal value. The Cavs will only have nine bodies available, and with Dotson getting the start, his floor for minutes is significantly higher. Wade will remain in the starting lineup, and with the frontcourt even more hobbled, he'll be thrust into minutes in the mid thirties and will be a great play as well.

After missing 12 games with a knee injury, Dotson was upgraded from questionable to available, and will be available against the Washington Wizards. With no Collin Sexton, there's a chance Dotson could play in the first game back. His return may take some minutes away from Lamar Stevens, and possibly Matthew Dellavedova.

With Damyean Dotson also ruled out the Cavaliers are extremely thin at the guard position, expect Dellavedova to see the majority of the minutes at the point, he is most likely a top value play on this slate due to the lack of healthy guards on the Cavaliers for tonight.

Despite being originally being confirmed in the Cavaliers' starting lineup, Sexton has officially been ruled out and won't play in Thursday's matchup against the Memphis Grizzlies due to a sprained left ankle. Cleveland will still be without Darius Garland and Dante Exum because of their respective ailments, so with Sexton unable to suit up, they will be scarcely thin at the guard positions and it would likely allow Lamar Stevens to remain in the rotation behind Dotson, who will start as the de facto point guard in tonight's contest. It’s also possible that Cedi Osman takes over more of the playmaking responsibilities with the dearth of initiators left on the Cavaliers' active roster.

Sexton and Dotson are still technically listed as questionable on the Cavaliers’ initial injury report, but head coach JB Bickerstaff expects them both to play in Thursday’s matchup against the Memphis Grizzlies despite sustaining sprained ankles in Wednesday’s loss. Cleveland will still be without Darius Garland and Dante Exum because of their respective ailments, so even with Sexton and Dotson on track to suit up, they are still relatively thin at the guard positions and will likely allow Lamar Stevens to remain in the rotation after logging 20 minutes off the bench last time out. It’s also possible that Cedi Osman takes over more of the playmaking responsibilities with the dearth of initiators left on the Cavaliers' active roster.

As expected, Dotson has officially been upgraded from probable and will be available for Sunday’s matchup against the Atlanta Hawks despite dealing with an illness, while Maurice Harkless and Allonzo Trier were already ruled out, and the latter has missed several games with an illness as well. Harkless was active and available to play in Saturday’s win, but interim head coach Mike Miller opted to hold him out of the game given his lack of knowledge of the playbook and lack of practice time with the team. The Knicks’ plans for Harkless in the rotation is still a bit unclear since he was essentially just a throw in to make salaries match in Marcus Morris trade to the Clippers earlier in the week, but it’d be completely unsurprising if he started and played big minutes and it’d be just as unsurprising if he was a non-factor and a candidate for a DNP-CD on a nightly basis.

As expected, Harkless has officially been downgraded from doubtful and won't play in Sunday's matchup against the Atlanta Hawks due to an illness, while there has yet to be an update on the status on Allonzo Trier, who has missed several games with an illness as well. Harkless was active and available to play in Saturday's win, but interim head coach Mike Miller opted to hold him out of the game given his lack of knowledge of the playbook and lack of practice time with the team. The Knicks' plans for Harkless in the rotation is still a bit unclear since he was essentially just a throw in to make salaries match in Marcus Morris trade to the Clippers earlier in the week, but it'd be completely unsurprising if he started and played big minutes and it'd be just as unsurprising if he was a non-factor and a candidate for an DNP-CD on a nightly basis.

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.

Knox and Dotson have been listed as available to play on the latest Knicks' injury report for Wednesday’s matchup against the Portland Trail Blazers, while Dennis Smith Jr. has been downgraded from questionable and won’t play due to a strained left oblique. There haven’t been any reports of potential minute restrictions for Frank Ntilikina or Reggie Bullock, but Ntilikina has been limited to 14 or fewer minutes in three of the Knicks’ previous four games with Elfrid Payton continue to tighten his grip on the starting point guard role moving forward. Bullock will be making his season debut in tonight’s contest, which throws a significant wrench in an already inconsistent wing rotation, potentially making someone like RJ Barrett a worthy fade candidate in large-field tournament formats since the source of Bullock’s playing time is essentially unknown at this point in time.