Sean Kilpatrick Daily Fantasy News, Rankings, Projections

The Philadelphia 76ers have agreed to a trade Jahlil Okafor, Nik Stauskas, and a second-round pick to the Brooklyn Nets for Trevor Booker and, in order to make room for both players on the active roster, Brooklyn will release Sean Kilpatrick, who has seen sporadic playing time of late in the backcourt rotation. In terms of Thursday's daily fantasy slates, this trade has a few impacts as Stauskas' absence could free up a few minutes for Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot and Jerryd Bayless off the bench is T.J. McConnell is unable to suit up. On the Brooklyn side, Booker and Kilpatrick's playing time will likely be spread around to Tyler Zeller, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, DeMarre Carroll, and Allen Crabbe, though Zeller may be the only one to see a significant enough bump to warrant any additional consideration in daily fantasy formats.

Kilpatrick and Acy are done for the season, which opens up extra minutes for Rondae Hollis-Jefferson and Caris LeVert in their final two games. RHJ has been limited to 25 minutes or so each night, despite playing excellent basketball as of late. After Acy’s ankle limited him to eight minutes last game, he finally got to 30 and he killed it: 16 points, 12 rebounds, three assists, three steals, and a block. Over the past ten games, RHJ’s usage has ticked up 1.2% while his per-minute fantasy production has increased 22.2% to 1.1 FD ppm. He's a great value option tonight. LeVert saw his minutes reach 25 without Kilpatrick in the lineup and he scored a team-high 19 points in their last game. He's another potential value option, but his lack of minutes caps his upside, as with most Nets.

Kilpatrick missed last game as well. His absence won't move the needle too much, a query on CourtIQ indicates he doesn't swing usages or fantasy production too much. Isaiah Whitehead, K.J. McDaniels, and Archie Goodwin will pick up some extra minutes, but they're still stuck in Brooklyn's deep rotation, so they won't be enough to be useful.

Kilpatrick was listed as questionable as he reaggravated a hamstring injury in their last game. Whitehead missed that one, but he's back tonight after a one-game absence. Not a whole lot changes with this situation in terms of usage or production. Caris LeVert scores an extra 0.07 DK ppm, but he probably won't get enough run to be useful. Brooklyn plays a ton of guys and there simply aren't enough minutes to go around. Archie Goodwin and K.J. McDaniels will pick up extra time on the court, but they don't offer high ceilings. It's clearly a great matchup as Orlando gives up the 25th-most fantasy points per game and have poor DvP rankings across the board. Brook Lopez and Jeremy Lin are the best bets and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson is a riskier option with some upside that's relatively cheap.

Kilpatrick is officially available to play in tonight's game against the Philadelphia 76ers after previously being listed as probable on the Nets' injury report with a strained left hamstring that had forced him to miss seven consecutive games, However, his actual role in the rotation still remains unclear, as Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson told reporters in his pregame interview that Kilpatrick will play "here and there" in tonight's contest. Kilpatrick is clearly not a viable option tonight, but his potential presence in the rotation does throw a wrench into the projected fantasy value of players like K.J. McDaniels, Isaiah Whitehead, and Spencer Dinwiddie.