The injury situations for Tuesday’s big 11-game NBA slate seem to be increasing as the day goes on making tough lineup decisions potentially even tougher with so many good options on consider from cheap value plays all the way up to high-priced studs.
This article will attempt to list all of the relevant injury situations to monitor for the day’s NBA slate and provide guidance on which players will benefit with either an increase in minutes or usage or both if that player is ruled out. I will also place an asterisk (*) by players that I think are worth DFS consideration if that player is ruled out. Players that have been out for at least five consecutive games I will not list as general playing time and usage patterns should be established.
This will NOT be an interactive article that is continually updated throughout the day as I hope to capture all of the potential relevant injury situations that could impact DFS lineups for the night and pre-determine what players benefit. Ideally, you monitor late-breaking news leading up to tipoff, find out a player is ruled out and come check the matrix below to see who the players are you should consider for your DFS lineups based on that news.
NBA What If – Tuesday, March 13
| Team | Player | Status | If OUT |
| Bulls | Paul Zipser | Out | Denzel Valentine (minutes) |
| Cavaliers | Rodney Hood | Questionable | Kyle Korver (minutes)* Larry Nance Jr. (usage)* Jordan Clarkson (usage) |
| Cavaliers | Tristian Thompson | Out | Larry Nance Jr. (minues)* Ante Zizic (minutes) Jordan Clarkson (usage) |
| Cavaliers | Cedi Osman | Out | Jeff Green (minutes)* |
| Clippers | None | ||
| Hawks | Kent Bazemore | Out | Tyler Dorsey (minutes/usage)* Josh Magette (minutes/usage) Dennis Schroder (usage)* Taurean Prince (usage)* |
| Hawks | Malcolm Delaney | Out | Isaiah Taylor (minutes) Tyler Dorsey (usage)* Josh Magette (usage) |
| Hawks | Dennis Schroder | Probable | Isaiah Taylor (minutes/usage)* Taurean Prince (usage)* Tyler Dorsey (usage)* |
| Hornets | Michael Carter-Williams | Out | Malik Monk (minutes/usage) |
| Hornets | Cody Zeller | Questionable | Willy Hernangomez (minutes/usage) |
| Jazz | Raul Neto | Out | Alec Burks (minutes) |
| Knicks | Lance Thomas | Questionable | Michael Beasley (minutes) |
| Knicks | Enes Kanter | Questionable | Kyle O’Quinn (minutes) Luke Kornet (minutes/usage)* Lance Thomas (usage) Michael Beasley (usage) Tim Hardaway Jr. (usage) |
| Lakers | None | ||
| Magic | Evan Fournier | Out | Jonathan Simmons (minutes/usage)* Mario Hezonja (minutes)* Nikola Vucevic (usage)* |
| Magic | Aaron Gordon | Out | Mario Hezonja (minutes)* Jonathan Isaac (minutes)* Jonathan Simmons (usage)* Nikola Vucevic (usage)* |
| Mavericks | Wesley Matthews | Out | Doug McDermott (minutes) Yogi Ferrell (minutes/usage) JJ Barea (minutes/usage) Dorian Finney-Smith (minutes) Dirk Nowitzki (usage) Dwight Powell (usage) |
| Mavericks | Dorian Finney-Smith | Probable | Doug McDermott (minutes) |
| Nets | Jarrett Allen | Questionable | Jahlil Okafor (minutes) D’Angelo Russell (usage) |
| Nuggets | None | ||
| Pacers | None | ||
| Pelicans | None | ||
| Pistons | Dwight Buycks | Doubtful | Luke Kennard (minutes/usage) |
| Pistons | Reggie Bullock | Questionable | Stanley Johnson (minutes) Luke Kennard (minutes) Blake Griffin (usage) James Ennis (usage) |
| Pistons | Stanley Johnson | Questionable | Reggie Bullock (minutes) James Ennis (minutes) |
| Raptors | None | ||
| Sixers | Dario Saric | Questionable | Ersan Ilyasova (minutes)* Richaun Holmes (minutes) Robert Covington (usage)* Ben Simmons (usage)* Joel Embiid (usage)* |
| Spurs | LaMarcus Aldridge | Questionable | Davis Bertans (minutes/usage)* Rudy Gay (minutes/usage)* Dejounte Murray (usage) Manu Ginobili (usage) Kyle Anderson (usage) |
| Suns | Devin Booker | Probable | Troy Daniels (minutes) Shaq Harrison (minutes/usage) TJ Warren (usage)* Josh Jackson (usage)* |
| Suns | TJ Warren | Probable | Josh Jackson (minutes/usage)* Troy Daniels (minutes/usage) Alex Len (usage) |
| Suns | Josh Jackson | Probable | Troy Daniels (minutes) Devin Booker (usage)* Shaq Harrison (usage) |
| Thunder | Steven Adams | Questionable | Patrick Patterson (minutes)* Jerami Grant (minutes/usage)* Russell Westbrook (usage)* Corey Brewer (usage)* Paul George (usage)* Carmelo Anthony (usage) |
| Timberwolves | None | ||
| Wizards | None |
