Tristan Thompson Daily Fantasy News, Rankings, Projections

Nikola Vucevic (hamstring) out on Monday; Bulls will start Dosunmu, LaVine, Green, DeRozan and Tristan Thompson. With Vuc out, this will make LaVine and DeRozan as better plays now, while Tristan Thompson holds a ton of punt appeal. DeRozan is especially appealing now as he's averaged 1.60 fantasy points per minute this season with Vuc/Ball/Caruso out.

Sacramento Kings trading Tyrese Hailburton, Buddy Hield and Tristan Thompson to the Indiana Pacers for Domantas Sabonis, Jeremy Lamb and Justin Holiday, per sources. For tonight's slate, this is going to impact the Kings assuming none of these players suit up. With Haliburton, Hield and Thompson out, this likely pushes Davion Mitchell into a larger role (assuming De'Aaron Fox remains out) and Moe Harkless into a larger role as well. Thompson hasn't been playing much anyway so it's not impactful.

Tristan Thompson (illness) has been listed out for Friday's contest against the Houston Rockets. Thompson's minutes should be covered by Richaun Holmes(currently questionable), Alex Len, and Cimezie Metu. Thompson's vacated minutes should be too impactful for tonight's DFS slate. If Holmes is later ruled out, this could change things.

Tristan Thompson (illness) is out Wednesday. This should give Alex Len and Neemias Queta more playing time, especially with Richaun Holmes and Damian Jones listed out.

Thompson was never listed on the Kings' injury report, but he won't be available for Monday's matchup against the Cleveland Cavaliers due to a quad injury. The Kings are already without Richaun Holmes and Damian Jones, leaving Alex Len as the only true center on the active roster with any NBA experience. However, if interim head coach Alvin Gentry doesn't opt to go smaller in the frontcourt with Marvin Bagley or Chimezie Metu at the five-spot, it's within the realm of possibility that rookie Neemias Queta sees his first extensive run of the season in tonight's contest.

Despite Williams being cleared to play through his injury, Thompson will get the start for the Celtics. He becomes a great value as a result, as he should play a few more minutes and will be able to capitalize against a smaller Brooklyn frontcourt if he gets the minutes. Williams is a risky play as a result of coming off the bench.

Tristan Thompson will be available to play Friday without a minutes limit. With Robert Williams having just been ruled out ahead of Friday’s game against the Chicago Bulls, Thompson will likely start and play the bulk of the center minutes with Luke Kornet and Tacko Fall backing him up. Coach Brad Stevens also mentioned that Grant Williams will play some small ball five during this game. Thompson should be considered a strong play at his price point due to the amount of minutes that he should see with no Robert Williams.

Thompson was downgraded from questionable with a pectoral injury to out, and will miss the Celtics game against the Orlando Magic. Robert Wiliams should be able to start in his place, and will be a good play at center as he usually produces well per minute, but has to split his minutes with Thompson usually and will have a higher ceiling as a result. Luke Kornet will likely re-enter the rotation to play some backup center minutes, while Grant Williams may play some small-ball center minutes as well. The Celtics are also without Jaylen Brown, while Kemba Walker returns. Although Kemba and Marcus Smart show some bumps up, Jayson Tatum is the biggest winner; he averages 1.49 FPM with Brown and Thompson off the floor, up from his 1.26 average per CourtIQ. Tatum and Williams will be the best plays for the Celtics in order to take advantage of the injuries for the team.

Coach Brad Stevens has never been shy about changing up his starting lineup, and today is no exception. Tremont Waters gets the start at point guard with no Kemba and no Smart. Payton Pritchard will continue to come off the bench, and may end up still playing more minutes, but this certainly puts Waters as a viable play. Fournier getting the start is also a good sign for his play. Finally, Robert Williams will come off the bench in his return, giving Thompson one more start; neither player is likely to hit their ceiling as they'll likely split minutes.