Deyonta Davis Daily Fantasy News, Rankings, Projections

In today’s edition of Hawks injury whack-a-mole, from what it sounds like right now, John Collins, Deyonta Davis and Alex Len are all expected to play, so the value is going to be on the wing instead of in the Hawks front court today. It’s Huerter and Bazemore that are out, with Taurean Prince, De’Andre Bembry and potentially Justin Anderson standing to benefit. For now. Trae Young has been in good form lately and should continue that tonight, so he is always in consideration with whomever else you’d like to roster from the Hawks value.

Only Vince Carter has been ruled out, everyone else gets the murky "available" tag. This is not great news if you were hunting for Hawks value, but does not necessarily rule out using John Collins or Len. With Prince muddling the wing a bit, I would be less enticed by using Bazemore or Justin Anderson on a 12 game slate. Davis is still a potential value if you think Len finds his way to foul trouble, but less interesting than if Len was out.

With John Collins back, all the usage that went to Len, Bazemore and Davis in yesterday's game will be for the most part soaked up by Collins' return. Davis would still be in consideration if Len can't go, but expectations would need to be tempered a bit. If Len and Prince do ultimately get ruled out, Collins and Bazemore should be very strong plays, along with potentially Kevin Huerter and DeAndre' Bembry. Justin Anderson was a bit of a disappointment last night, but would also be in consideration with Prince out.

Martin has officially been ruled out and won't play in Monday's game against the San Antonio Spurs despite originally being listed as probable on the Memphis Grizzlies' injury report with a right knee injury, while Ben McLemore has also been ruled out as he tends to a personal matter even though was never given a designation on the injury report throughout the day. Additionally, Deyonta Davis has been cleared to play after previously being listed out in the latest version of game notes released earlier in the day. The Grizzlies will still also be without Tyreke Evans, Andrew Harrison, and Mario Chalmers leaving them thin at several positions, but especially at point guard, where Kobi Simmons will be forced into the starting lineup to man the point and also allow Xavier Rathan-Mayes to see significant rotational minutes in his Grizzlies debut as the only other true point guard on the active roster. Additionally, Wayne Selden and Chandler Parsons logged just 10 and 12 minutes, respectively, in their last games played as they work their way back from extended injury absences, so Bickerstaff will likely need to continue relying more on players like Simmons, Myke Henry, and Ivan Rabb to absorb substantial playing time at their respective positions.

Harrison, Evans, and Davis have all been added to the Memphis Grizzlies' injury and won't play in Saturday's game against the Orlando Magic due to their respective ailments, though Davis was the only one to suit up for the first game of the back-to-back set on Friday evening. Meanwhile, JaMychal Green and Wayne Selden are listed as questionable, and Chandler Parsons is still dealing with an illness but has been upgraded to probable on the injury report. Unfortunately, the optimal way to attack this injury situation in daily fantasy formats is still up in the air, as it largely depends on the status of Green and Selden, but either way, Jarell Martin should be locked into a significant playing time as a starter and has logged less than 32 minutes just once in the last four games. Selden was limited to just 10 minutes in his return from an extended injury absence on Friday, and his restriction allowed Mario Chalmers, Ben McLemore, and Myke Henry all to step into more extensive roles in the backcourt and wing rotations.

Gasol is a late scratch from the Memphis Grizzlies' starting lineup and won't play in Saturday's game against the Miami Heat due to presumed planned rest, despite not previously being listed on the injury report at any point throughout the day. In his absence, Deyonta Davis will draw the start at center and was already in line for more playing time prior to news of Gasol's unavailability, as interim head coach JB Bickerstaff wants to begin allocating more minutes to younger players for the stretch run with Memphis well out of playoff contention. The Grizzlies are also with Tyreke Evans, Wayne Selden, and Chandler Parsons, they'll need to rely on Mario Chalmers and Ben McLemore as the primary guards off the bench, since Dillon Brooks will slide over to the shooting guard spot in the starting lineup and allow Jarell Martin to draw the start alongside JaMychal Green at one of the forward positions, just as he did the last time Evans and Selden were sidelined in the same game prior to the All-Star break. With the aforementioned players off the court this season, Brooks Andrew Harrison both own at least a +5.9% usage rate differential, while Harrison leads the way with a +0.38 increase in his per minute production and is averaging 1.18 fantasy points per minute on DraftKings and FanDuel in this scenario as well.