Jonathon Simmons Daily Fantasy News, Rankings, Projections

Mike Scott listed as available to play Thursday. With James Ennis out, Scott and Jonathon Simmons figure to eat up most of the wing minutes off the bench, although neither is on the DFS radar. Joel Embiid is an elite play in all formats while Ben Simmons/Jimmy Butler both have plenty of tournament appeal. The Sixers have dropped two straight to the Hawks and Magic, so they’ll look to get back on track at home against the playoff-bound Nets.

James Ennis ruled out for Thursday. His court time figures to fall to Mike Scott (who is available to play) and Jonathon Simmons, who is still trying to work his way into the Sixers regular rotation. Neither of those two have DFS viability, but Joel Embiid is an elite play in all formats while Ben Simmons/Jimmy Butler both have plenty of tournament appeal. The Sixers have dropped two straight to the Hawks and Magic, so they'll look to get back on track at home against the playoff-bound Nets.

According to Yahoo Sports' Shams Charania, the Philadelphia 76ers have agreed to trade Markelle Fultz to the Orlando Magic in exchange for Jonathon Simmons, a future first-round pick, and a future second-round pick. Fultz is still sidelined with his lingering shoulder issues, but this transaction does mean the Simmons won't play in Orlando's matchup with the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday evening. In Simmons’ absence, Wes Iwundu has entered the rotation following a stretch of four straight DNP-CDs and averaged 17.7 minutes off the bench in the last three games, while Isaiah Briscoe reclaimed the backup point guard role from Jerian Grant and has averaged 19.4 minutes at both guard positions in the second unit.

Simmons has been listed out on the most recent version of the Magic's injury report and won't play in Tuesday’s matchup due to a strained oblique that has now forced him to miss three consecutive games, while Mohamed Bamba will miss a second straight contest with a stress fracture in his left lower leg and is expected to be out indefinitely. In Simmons’ absence, Wes Iwundu has entered the rotation following a stretch of four straight DNP-CDs and averaged 17.4 minutes off the bench in the last two games, while Isaiah Briscoe reclaimed the backup point guard role from Jerian Grant and has averaged 20.9 minutes at both guard positions in the second unit. Meanwhile, Terrance Ross is coming off of a dismal fantasy performance in just 26 minutes of action his last time out, but he does still own a 24.7% usage rate and is averaging 0.90 DraftKings and 0.89 FanDuel points per minute on the season and should theoretically have a higher minute floor with Simmons sidelined.

Simmons has officially been downgraded from questionable and won't play in Saturday's matchup against the Brooklyn Nets due to an abdominal strain that has now forced him to miss two consecutive games. In his absence, Wes Iwundu entered the rotation following a stretch of four straight DNP-CDs and logged 16 minutes off the bench, while Isaiah Briscoe reclaimed the backup point guard role from Jerian Grant and saw 23 minutes of action at both guard positions in Thursday's win. Meanwhile, Terrance Ross is coming off of a stellar fantasy performance in just 27 minutes in the aforementioned contest, and he owns a 24.7% usage rate and is averaging 0.91 DraftKings and 0.89 FanDuel points per minute with Simmons off the court this season.

Simmons has officially been downgraded from questionable and won't play in Thursday's matchup against the Indiana Pacers due to a strained right abdominal, while Isaiah Briscoe was no longer listed on the Magic's injury report but was a DNP-CD in Tuesday's loss despite being available after a two-game injury hiatus. Because of this, Jerian Grant remained in the backup point guard role for a third straight contest and logged 16 minutes of action. If that trend holds true once again, either Briscoe or Wes Iwundu will likely step into Simmons' vacated role in the rotation, which has typically equated to around 17-22 minutes on a nightly basis.

Gordon has officially been downgraded from questionable and won't play in Saturday’s matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks due to lower back tightness that forced him to exit and not return during the fourth quarter of Friday’s loss. Gordon has only missed two games all season, and in those contests, Jarell Martin and Jonathon Simmons each started one game in his place. However, the Magic’s rotation looks quite a bit different since then with Simmons seemingly out of the rotation after being on the receiving end of five consecutive DNP-CDs and Jonathan Isaac back healthy. However, Simmons will still draw the start alongside Evan Fournier on the wing despite his recent lack of playing time. Another beneficiary of Gordon’s absence is Terrance Ross, as he should see more time with the starting unit sans Gordon and owns a 27.2% usage rate (+2.8%) with an average of 0.98 DraftKings and 0.97 FanDuel points per minute with him off the court this season.

Simmons has officially been upgraded from questionable and will play in Friday's matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves after missing two consecutive games due to a sprained right ankle. Simmons managed to participate fully in Thursday's practice, so he should be healthy enough to reclaim his normal backup point guard role from Jerian Grant, who will likely be relegated to the end of the rotation and be a candidate to receive a DNP-CD on a nightly basis. Simmons has averaged just 0.70 DraftKings and 0.71 FanDuel points per minute this season, which keeps him out of consideration for daily fantasy formats on most slates. However, Nikola Vucevic appears to be in the most advantageous spot of all the Magic starters versus Karl-Anthony Towns, and he owns a 27.9% usage rate with an average of 1.46 DraftKings and 1.47 FanDuel points per minute on the year.

Simmons has officially been downgraded from doubtful and won't play in Wednesday's matchup against the Chicago Bulls due to a sprained left ankle that has now forced him to miss two consecutive games, D.J. Augustin managed to participate fully in shootaround and is expected to return from a one-game absence because of a sprained right ankle. With Augustin sidelined, Jerian Grant drew the start at point guard and was serviceable from a fantasy perspective in 26 minutes of action, but since Augustin is trending towards returning to the starting lineup, Grant will head back to the bench to resume a reserve role. Grant had recently been relegated from the rotation in favor of Wesley Iwundu, but he’ll likely take over Simmons vacated minutes as the backup point guard for at least one additional game. There hasn’t been a significant beneficiary from a usage standpoint with both Simmons off the court this season, but Terrance Ross figures to take on an expanded role off the bench and is averaging 0.87 DraftKings points and 0.86 FanDuel points per minute with a 24.2% usage rate on the season.