Ivan Rabb Daily Fantasy News, Rankings, Projections

Just like Mike Connley, Joakim Noah has been ruled out for tonight's game. With Noah out, we can expect a bump in Jonas Valanciunas minutes as a starter. Ivan Rabb will eat up extra minutes as the backup and becomes a great play as min priced option on the slate. Memphis is extremely thin so there will be plenty of minutes to soak up tonight and both Valanciunas and Rabb should see a ton of action in the frontcourt this evening.

Clarification on Grizzlies news: Conley and Noah both not expected to play, but going through pre-game evaluations. Wright to start at PG and Dorsey at SG assuming Conley sits. Noah's absence further solidifies JVal's value and also puts Ivan Rabb squarely on the DFS radar. Wright and Dorsey are both viable punt plays across the industry, but Dorsey may offer better $/point value on DraftKings where he's priced at the minimum and Wright sits at $4,900.

Bradley has officially been upgraded from probable and will be available to play in Tuesday's matchup against the Portland Trail Blazers despite continuing to deal with a sore right wrist, while Rabb has been cleared to play through a sore right ankle. During his pregame media availability, head coach JB Bickerstaff also confirmed that the decision to start Bruno Caboclo at power forward has been mostly matchup-driven, and while that's not a knock for Rabb, it likely means that Caboclo remains in the starting unit for at least one additional game. Additionally, Mike Conley was excluded from the Grizzlies injury report, and his return from a one-game absence stemming from general soreness will almost certainly send Delon Wright back to the bench following his phenomenal fantasy performance in 37 minutes in his most recent spot start in Sunday's loss.

Bradley has officially been upgraded from probable and will be available to play in Saturday's matchup against the Dallas Mavericks despite dealing with a sore right knee, while Rabb will also be available after missing one game with a sore right heel. In Rabb's absence, Bruno Caboclo received the starting nod at power forward, but he was dreadful from a fantasy perspective in 28 minutes of action in his most recent spot start in Wednesday's loss. However, there's been no report of a potential minute restriction for Rabb, so he'll presumably reclaim his starting spot alongside Jonas Valanciunas in the frontcourt, though he hasn't eclipsed the 25-minute mark in any of the three games prior to his brief injury absence. Instead, Joakim Noah has been a solid source of fantasy value in the last seven contests, and he's logged fewer than 20 minutes on just one occasion over that span.

Rabb has officially been downgraded from doubtful and won't play in Wednesday's matchup against the Chicago Bulls due to a sore right heel, while Avery Bradley and C.J. Miles have both been cleared and are available to play despite dealing with their respective ailments. With Jaren Jackson Jr. still sidelined for the foreseeable future, the absence of Rabb will leave the Grizzlies frontcourt relatively thin and should allow Jonas Valanciunas and Joakim Noah to see extended minutes at the center position, though Bruno Caboclo has already been confirmed as the starting power forward for tonight's contest in Rabb's place. Obviously, there isn't a tremendous sample size with Rabb and all of the departed former Grizzlies off the court, but in that limited time, Conley leads the way with a 36.7% usage rate (+7.8%), and both he and Noah each experience a minimum of a +0.44 increase to their per minute fantasy production in this scenario.