Jonas Jerebko Daily Fantasy News, Rankings, Projections

Durant has been included on the Warriors' injury report and won't play in Thursday's matchup against the Orlando Magic due to rest purposes on the second leg of a back-to-back set, while Iguodala has also been ruled out with an illness and Jonas Jerebko is listed as probable because of a right quad contusion. In Durant's absence, there are a few different ways head coach Steve Kerr can go with his starting lineup, but Alfonzo McKinnie appears to be the likeliest candidate to start alongside Klay Thompson on the wing since he was the recipient of a spot start the last time Thompson and Iguodala were sidelined. Additionally, DeMarcus Cousins is slated to return from a one-game absence for rest, and he's seen his playing time gradually increase over the previous six games, finally eclipsing the 30-minute mark in Monday's win. Cousins and Thompson have been the main beneficiaries with Durant off the court, as they each own at least +7.1% usage rate differential, though Thompson experiences the largest increase to his fantasy production and is averaging 1.19 DraftKings and 1.18 FanDuel points per minute in this scenario.

Jonas Jerebko to start at PF with Draymond Green starting at C and Kevon Looney shifting to the bench. Jerebko becomes a slightly better value play in late-slate contests, but he's still not a recommended target. Draymond Green's price is still too cheap across the industry and with him shifting up to center, his rebounding upside rises a bit. The Warriors enter tonight as 10.5 point home favorites.

The return of Stephen Curry to the Warriors starting lineup has triggered head coach Steve Kerr to make another lineup change for Saturday's matchup against the Detroit Pistons, as he'll send Andre Iguodala back to the bench to resume his typical sixth man role and insert Jonas Jerebko at power forward. This move doesn't dramatically shift either player's minutes since both Iguodala and Jerebko should be locked into mid-20s minutes or higher for the duration of Draymond Green and Alfonzo McKinnie's absences. However, the main player affected by the return of Curry is Quinn Cook, as he'll head to the bench to resume a reserve role and compete with Shaun Livingston for the available minutes behind Curry and Klay Thompson in the backcourt.

The Warriors are without Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, and Shaun Livingston for Saturday's matchup against the Brooklyn Nets due to their respective injuries. In their absences, Quinn Cook and Jonas Jerebko will enter the starting lineup, which will send Jordan Bel back to the bench to resume a reserve role following a serviceable fantasy performance in 21 minutes in his spot start. There isn't much of a sample size with both Curry and Green off the court together this season, but in that limited time, both Klay Thompson and Kevin Durant own usage rates north of 41.0% and see a substantial boost in their per minute production. While those rates aren't sustainable, they will obviously be elite options for all formats on tonight's slate.

Favors is a late scratch from the Utah Jazz lineup for Monday's game against the Orlando Magic due to neck spasms that he apparently began experiencing during pregame warmups since he was never given a designation on the injury report at any point throughout the day. In his absence, Jonas Jerebko will draw the start at power forward and has averaged just over 15 minutes per game since the conclusion of the All-Star break. The Jazz rotation looks quite a bit different than it did earlier in the season, but in the 17 previous games Jerebko has started, he's averaged nearly 21 minutes per game when Favors or Rudy Gobert were sidelined during their respective injury absences. Additionally, Ekpe Udoh will likely re-enter the rotation to serve as the primary backup center behind Gobert, but he won't be allocated enough minutes to become relevant in daily fantasy formats barring injury or extreme foul trouble.