JaKarr Sampson Daily Fantasy News, Rankings, Projections

Malcolm Brogdon, Jeremy Lamb, and Edmond Sumner have all been ruled out Tuesday ahead of the Pacers' matchup with the Philadelphia 76ers while JaKarr Sampson has been listed as questionable. With Brogdon and Sumner out the Pacers are down two starters which will likely mean Aaron Holiday and Doug McDermott will draw the start in their stead and TJ McConnell will see more minutes off the bench and all will see increased value. With Lamb still out Justin Holiday will also see increased run off the bench for the Pacers. If JaKarr Sampson is available he will likely help back up the center and power forward positions but could be limited and isn't expected to see many minutes. The big winners with Brogdon, Sumner, and Lamb out are Caris LeVert and Sabonis who have seen their prices rise across the industry but for good reason as they continue to have big games, they draw a tough matchup tonight though with the 76ers.

As expected, the Pacers will have the same frontcourt; Brissett and Sampson will start again. Both players have a chance for high minutes and high upside as has been the case with no Goga.

The Pacers will run the same starting five as they did last game; Samspon and Brissett will start in the frontcourt for the Pacers. Sampson may end up playing more minutes than he did yesterday, as he dealt with foul trouble last night, but Brissett will get his minutes for sure.

Sampson will get his first start of the year, playing center, while Brissett moves to PF and Justin Holiday moves to the bench. As a result, Sampson will be a top value now that he's starting, while Brissett's ceiling is certainly reduced, as is Holiday's.

Already without Myles Turner and Domantas Sabonis, the Pacers will be without Sampson as they prepare to play the Oklahoma City Thunder. Sampson was suspended one game due to headbutting Patty Mills, and he will serve that suspension tonight. Goga Bitadze is questionable with an ankle injury; if he plays he'd likely start at center. Oshae Brissett will also help out in the frontcourt after getting the start last game, and if Goga sits, he'll have to play extended minutes. Goga's injury will end up being huge for the Pacers frontcourt.

The Pacers had two questionable players against the Utah Jazz, yet somehow will be missing three players as they prepare for their matinee. Turner will miss his sixth game in a row due to his ankle injury, while McDermott will miss his second game in a row with his own ankle sprain. Sampson was a surprise inactive, as he suffered some back spasms pre-game after not being listed on the injury report; he hasn't played the last few games anyways. The Pacers have been starting Domantas Sabonis at center in the games Turner has missed, with Justin Holiday as a small-ball power forward, and Goga Bitadze backing up Turner. McDermott has been coming off the bench since the Pacers went to the new lineup. With no Turner, Sabonis and Caris LeVert show big bumps in production; per CourtIQ, LeVert averages 1.18 FPM, up from his 1.04 average, while Sabonis is at 1.34 FPM, up from his 1.27 average. With no McDermott, it should be more minutes for Holiday, Edmond Sumner, and Jeremy Lamb off the bench. Lamb played 30 minutes off the bench last game, so he looks to be biggest beneficiary of McDermott missing. On the one-game slate, the Pacers will be hard-pressed to score points against the tough defense of the Jazz, but Sabonis, Brogdon, Levert, and Lamb will do their best.

Turner has officially been downgraded from questionable and won't play in Wednesday's matchup against the Dallas Mavericks due to an avulsion fracture in his shooting hand that has now forced him to miss two games, while Sampson will be available to play following a one-game absence with a sore back. Now that Sampson is available, he likely becomes a candidate to start alongside Domantas Sabonis in the frontcourt, though he typically doesn't receive the necessary playing time to become relevant in daily fantasy formats when he starts since Doug McDermott, Justin Holiday, and a surplus of guards are plenty capable of filling out the rotation with Sabonis likely primarily manning the five this evening.