Mike Scott Daily Fantasy News, Rankings, Projections

Ben Simmons, Furkan Korkmaz, Paul Reed, Tobias Harris are all available Monday while Joel Embiid remains questionable and Danny Green and Mike Scott have officially been ruled out for Monday's contest against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Joel Embiid is the big piece of news that we are still waiting on as his status could change the whole slate. If he is out Simmons, Harris, and Dwight Howard become top plays. If he is in however all of Philadelphia's top guys would be available limiting the upside of each one individually. With Danny Green out Furkan Korkmaz will likely get the start for him while Matisse Thybulle could see some increased run off the bench.

Scott gets the start for Embiid, instead of Howard. Scott's floor is a bit higher as a result, but he rarely produces at high rates, and Howard may still be the better play off the bench.

Korkmaz and Scott are both surprise starters for the 76ers, and Korkmaz in particular has a good chance to make value as he will get decent minutes at the wing, and will be able to fill in for the usage that Harris and Curry left behind.

Mike Scott (knee contusion) ruled out Saturday. His absence isn't going to have much impact on the rotation - Mattisse Thybulle could see some extra run off the bench and Doc Rivers could lean a little more heavily on Tobias Harris at the PF spot. Scott will be reevaluated in the coming days but could miss additional time beyond Saturday.

Scott was a late addition to the Sixers' injury report and has officially been ruled out of Saturday's restart opener against the Indiana Pacers due to a sore right knee, while Robinson will be unavailable, as expected, with a left hip pointer he sustained during the team's final scrimmage. Neither Scott nor Robinson projected to play a major role in the Sixers' rotation for the eight seeding games, but their absence may allow Raul Neto join the fray for backcourt minutes, while Furkan Korkmaz, Matisse Thybulle, and Alec Burks possess higher ceilings on their potential playing time this evening.

Scott has officially been upgraded from questionable and will be available to play in Thursday’s matchup against the Atlanta Hawks despite dealing with a sore right knee, while Al Horford was already ruled out with a sore left knee. There hasn’t been any confirmation on who will replace Horford in the starting lineup, but head coach Brett Brown is likely to revert to the starting unit he utilized in Saturday’s win with Embiid in place of Horford, which means Shake Milton and Matisse Thybulle would receive the starts at the wing positions. Embiid made his return from a nine-game injury absence in Tuesday’s win, but he was limited to just over 26 minutes with the outcome mostly decided when he checked out midway through the fourth quarter. Somewhat surprisingly, Simmons has benefitted the most with Horford and Josh Richardson off the court in games Embiid is active, as he owns a 22.3% usage rate, a 44.0% assist rate, and is averaging 1.34 DraftKings and 1.31 FanDuel points per minute in a 111.3 minutes sample size.

Despite participating in this morning’s shootaround, Horford won’t play in Thursday’s matchup against the Boston Celtics due to a sore left knee and tight left hamstring. In his absence, Mike Scott will receive the starting nod alongside Tobias Harris at the forward positions, but his minute floor remains extremely volatile with head coach Brett Brown's ability to play Harris at the four and insert Matisse Thybulle, Furkan Korkmaz, or James Ennis III at the wing positions. Additionally, Kyle O’Quinn will assume the backup center duties with Horford sidelined, but he still hasn’t played a single second alongside Joel Embiid this season, which limits his minute ceiling.

The 76ers will start Mike Scott at power forward Saturday vs the Cavaliers. This will be Scott's first start of the season.

Joel Embiid will be held out of Saturday’s matchup against the Detroit Pistons due to a sprained right ankle and dental work stemming from an elbow to the face in Wednesday’s win. Meanwhile, Mike Scott has been upgraded from probable despite dealing with an ankle sprain, and although he was technically a candidate to replace Embiid in the starting lineup, head coach Brett Brown has opted to roll with Matisse Thybulle, a move that slides Al Horford and Tobias Harris to center and power forward, respectively. Thybulle will have the highest minute floor of all the secondary Sixers wings, but James Ennis, Furkan Korkmaz, and even Shake Milton are also possible options to absorb playing with the second unit this evening.