There are a few spots to watch leading up to Monday’s tipoff of a six-game slate including Utah, San Antonio and Phoenix. There are also a few players already ruled out which opens up some opportunities for value plays.
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 – Monday, February 12
| Team | Player | Status | If OUT |
| Bulls | Kris Dunn | Out | Jerian Grant (minutes)* |
| Clippers | Milos Teodosic | Probable | Austin Rivers (minutes)* Avery Bradley (usage) |
| Jazz | Ricky Rubio | Questionable | Royce O’Neale (minutes)* Raul Neto (minutes) Donovan Mitchell (usage)* |
| Knicks | Kristaps Porzingis | Out | Michael Beasley (minutes)* Luke Kornet (minutes) Enes Kanter (usage)* |
| Magic | None | ||
| Nets | Caris LeVert | Out | Nik Stauskas (minutes/usage) Allen Crabbe (minutes/usage)* |
| Pelicans | None | ||
| Pistons | None | ||
| Sixers | Marco Belinelli | Questionable | TJ McConnell (minutes) Jerryd Bayless (minutes) |
| Spurs | LaMarcus Aldridge | Out | Davis Bertans (minutes/usage)* Dejounte Murray (usage) Manu Ginobili (usage) Patty Mills (usage) Kyle Anderson (usage) |
| Spurs | Dejounte Murray | Questionable | Patty Mills (minutes) Derrick White (minutes/usage) Bryn Forbes (minutes) |
| Spurs | Tony Parker | Questionable | Patty Mills (minutes) Derrick White (minutes) Bryn Forbes (minutes) Danny Green (usage) Kyle Anderson (usage) |
| Suns | Tyler Ulis | Questionable | Josh Gray (minutes) Marquese Chriss (usage) |
| Suns | Tyson Chandler | Questionable | Dragan Bender (minutes)* Marquese Chriss (minutes)/usage)* Alex Len (minutes) |
| Suns | Devin Booker | Questionable | Josh Jackson (minutes/usage)* Troy Daniels (minutes) TJ Warren (usage)* |
| Warriors | Draymond Green | Doubtful | Kevon Looney (minutes) Omri Casspi (minutes) |
