Kris Humphries Daily Fantasy News, Rankings, Projections

With Atlanta resting Dennis Schroder, Tim Hardaway Jr., Paul Millsap, and Dwight Howard, there was room for Calderon, Bembry, Ilyasova, and Humphries to join the starting five. When the four starters are off the court, Ersan Ilyasova's numbers are the most impressive outside of Thabo Sefolosha, who is expected to play around 15 minutes, although he has a very limited sample size of 49.1 minutes. Ilyasova's usage jumps 7.8% and his DK ppm rate increases to 1.01. Over 162.7 minutes, Prince has a similar bump in usage (7.7%) and he returns 0.84 DK ppm. Another person of interest in Kris Humphries, who scored 12 points and grabbed seven rebounds in his start against Cleveland; he's produced 0.95 DK ppm in this situation across 163.4 minutes.

The Hawks have nothing to play for today so will be resting their starting five tonight. Ersan Ilyasova, Mike Muscala, and Kris Humphries all figure to benefit substantially from Millsap and Howard sitting along with probable starters Taurean Prince and Jose Calderon with Schroder and Hardaway out. All five of those players are in play as one of the many value options that will be available tonight.

Calderon and Howard will start at point guard and center, respectively, in tonight's game against the Cleveland Cavaliers despite Dennis Schroder previously being reported as good to go for tonight's contest. This certainly puts Schroder and Howard's playing status into some question, as they are highly unlikely to come off the bench if they were going to play. This obviously hurts the viability of Schroder and Howard in all daily fantasy formats and they should be avoided. With Millsap off the court since the All-Star break, Ersan Ilyasova (21.1%) has seen at least a 2.5% usage rate differential, putting him firmly into consideration for all formats. Given the uncertainty surrounding Schroder and Howard's status, Ilyasova and Tim Hardaway Jr. remain the safest Hawks players to target.

Howard will be rested and won't play in tonight's game against the Memphis Grizzlies as the Hawks are playing their fifth game in seven nights on Saturday. Somewhat surprisingly, Kris Humphries will draw the start at center in Howard's place. Humphries and Mike Muscala have both recently fallen out of the Atlanta frontcourt rotation, so it was assumed that the starting nod may have to be given to Ersan Ilyasova, who has been playing a significant role off the bench ever since he was acquired at the trade deadline. The matchup for the Hawks is far from ideal, but Ilyasova could be a sneaky tournament option (especially now that he's coming off the bench) against a Memphis squad that has traditionally struggled with power forwards that can stretch the floor.

Humphries will draw the start at center for tonight's game against the Denver Nuggets in place of the injured Dwight Howard. This move sends Kyle Korver back to the bench to resume a reserve role for at least one game. Humphries is not a viable option tonight, as he is extremely unlikely to see more than 20 minutes despite the starting nod. This is knock to the projected fantasy outlook of Mike Muscala, but other than that, this Hawks rotation can be targeted as normal on the late slates across the industry.

Newly acquired Kris Humphries will get for the start for the Suns on Sunday against the Spurs. Humphries isn’t a DFS option today, it’s tough to say how many minutes he will get, even though he is starting. You can ignore Jon Leuer, with him heading to the bench. Mirza Teletovic remains a solid GPP play for the Suns. He had 25 points and 8 rebounds last game against the Rockets.