Marco Belinelli Daily Fantasy News, Rankings, Projections

As expected, the Spurs formally announced that both Belinelli and Forbes will remain sidelined and won't be available to play in Monday's matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers due to their respective ailments. There's yet to be any confirmation from head coach Gregg Popovich on the playing status of his veteran players on the second leg of a back-to-back set, but assuming they'll suit up, Derrick White, Lonnie Walker IV, and Keldon Johnson should continue absorbing a majority the available minutes at the small forward and shooting positions moving forward.

As expected, Belinelli has been downgraded from doubtful and won't be available to play in Sunday's matchup against the Memphis Grizzlies due to a sprained foot he sustained in the Spurs' restart opener on Friday evening. The Spurs will also still be without Bryn Forbes in the backcourt rotation, but head coach Gregg Popovich did confirm during his pregame media availability that Patty Mills will play off the bench after being out of the previous game unknown reasons. However, it's not exactly clear how many minutes Mills will be allotted or is able to play in his Orlando bubble debut, but it wouldn't be surprising to see him just slot right into the role that Belinelli had in Friday's win prior to his exit early in the third quarter.

As expected, Aldridge remains out and won't play in Tuesday's matchup against the Charlotte Hornets due to a strained right shoulder that has now forced him to miss four games, while Belinelli is a new addition to the Spurs' injury report and has been ruled out because of an illness. Belinelli was only allotted six minutes off the bench in Monday's loss, so his absence from the rotation won't have too much of an impact on the remaining members of the active roster. With Aldridge and Jakob Poeltl both unavailable, Drew Eubanks ended up receiving the starting nod at the center position, but he was limited to just under 17 minutes of action as head coach Gregg Popovich opted to go small with Trey Lyles manning the five position for a majority of the aforementioned contest. Rudy Gay has managed to record at least 26 minutes in each of the previous two games, and he's clearly been the main beneficiary with Aldridge and Poeltl off the court, as he owns a 25.3% usage rate and is averaging 1.17 DraftKings and 1.11 FanDuel points per minute in a 118.7 minutes sample size.

The Spurs should be a decent source of fantasy production against the Cavs, but pinpointing exactly who will get that production is a bit tougher. Belinelli being available muddles the situation even further, as he is a willing to shoot just about anything in his limited minutes off the bench. This will limit other second unit Spurs staples, such as Patty Mills and Davis Bertans.

Belinelli is a bench player and was only getting limited minutes to begin with, so not a ton of DFS impact here, but if you are considering Davis Bertans or Lonnie Walker as value plays, Belinelli being out brightens their outlook a bit as there will be more usage to go around on the second unit. These would be pretty thin DFS plays, but worth consideration.

Belinelli has officially been upgraded from questionable and will be available to play in Wednesday's matchup against the Dallas Mavericks after missing one game due to a left knee contusion, while Rudy Gay confirmed with reporters at shootaround that he will make his return from a five-game absence because of a sprained left wrist. When Gay was unavailable, Jakob Poeltl and Pau Gasol split the starts at center alongside LaMarcus Aldridge in the frontcourt, though Gasol had started the last three despite averaging just 13.6 minutes over that span. There’s been no word if Gay will be subject to a minute restriction in his return, but given the nature of his injury, he should be close to a full-go and will likely displace Gasol from the starting lineup this evening. The presence of Gay in the rotation will also affect the minute floor of Davis Bertans off the bench after he logged at least 25 minutes in four of the Spurs last five games, making him a far less appealing option for daily formats on tonight’s eight-game slate.

Belinelli has been listed out on the most recent version of the Spurs' injury report and won't play in Monday's matchup against the Charlotte Hornets due to a left knee contusion, while Rudy Gay is also listed out and will miss his fifth consecutive game with a sprained left wrist. With Gay unavailable for the last four games, Jakob Poeltl and Pau Gasol have each started two games at center alongside LaMarcus Aldridge in the frontcourt, though Gasol has averaged just 15 minutes as a starter in each of the Spurs previous two games. As for Belinelli, his absence should allow Derrick White and Bryn Forbes a higher minute floor than normal, and White actually owns a 20.9% usage rate (+3.4%) with an average of 0.96 DraftKings and 0.97 FanDuel points per minute with Belinelli and Gay off the court this season.

Belinelli has officially been upgraded from probable and will be available to play in Tuesday's matchup against the Utah Jazz after missing one game due to neck stiffness. Head coach Gregg Popovich opted to make another change to his starting lineup in Sunday's win by starting Davis Bertans at power forward, which sent Dante Cunningham to the bench where he saw just 11 minutes of action. Bertans, however, logged 27 minutes in a starting role and could become a viable punt option in tournaments while his price remains inexpensive, though a matchup with a Jazz squad that plays at the ninth-slowest pace may not be the ideal spot to try and capitalize on a ceiling outcome. As for Belinelli, he averaged 22.2 minutes off the bench in the month of November, so he remains relatively unappealing for daily fantasy formats given his scoring dependency and lack of achievable upside in the Spurs rotation.