I knew yesterday was a little too quiet in the morning and sure enough within an hour of posting my What If article Kristaps Porzingis gets ruled out. Oh well, I can’t see the future, I can only try to predict it. Wednesday’s nine-game NBA slate has a few situations to watch that will impact the slate depending on if players are able to suit up or not. Watch the injury news and come back to see the DFS impact right here.
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.
This article series will be a work in progress and I welcome any and all feedback on its usefulness and format either in the Comments below or directly to me on Twitter @Rotopilot.
NBA What If – Wednesday, Jan 24th
| Team | Player | Status | If OUT |
| Bulls | Kris Dunn | Out | Jerian Grant (minutes)* Ryan Arcidiacono (minutes) Justin Holiday (usage) Nikola Mirotic (usage)* Zach LaVine (usage)* |
| Celtics | None | ||
| Clippers | DeAndre Jordan | Doubtful | Montrezl Harrell (minutes)* Willie Reed (minutes) Blake Griffin (usage)* |
| Clippers | Jawun Evans | Out | Milos Teodosic (minutes/usage) Tyrone Wallace (minutes) |
| Grizzlies | JaMychal Green | Out | Jarell Martin (minutes) Myke Henry (minutes) |
| Grizzlies | James Ennis | Out | Dillon Brooks (minutes) Tyreke Evans (usage) |
| Grizzlies | Jarell Martin | Questionable | Dillon Brooks (minutes) |
| Hawks | None | ||
| Hornets | Michael Kidd-Gilchrist | Probable | Trevor Graham (minutes/usage) Jeremy Lamb (minutes) |
| Jazz | Rodney Hood | Out | Alec Burks (minutes/usage)* Joe Johnson (minutes) Ricky Rubio (usage) |
| Mavericks | Devin Harris | Out | Yogi Ferrell (minutes/usage)* JJ Barea (minutes) |
| Pacers | Myles Turner | Questionable | Domantas Sabonis (minutes) Al Jefferson (minutes) Lance Stephenson (usage) Bojan Bogdanovic (usage) |
| Pelicans | None | ||
| Pistons | Reggie Bullock | Questionable | Stanley Johnson (minutes) Luke Kennard (minutes) |
| Raptors | None | ||
| Rockets | None | ||
| Sixers | TJ McConnell | Out | Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot (minutes)* Jerryd Bayless (minutes) Justin Anderson (minutes) |
| Sixers | JJ Redick | Out | Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot (minutes)* Jerryd Bayless (minutes) Justin Anderson (minutes) Ben Simmons (usage)* Joel Embiid (usage)* Dario Saric (usage)* |
| Sixers | Jerryd Bayless | Out | Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot (minutes)* Justin Anderson (minutes) |
| Sixers | Richaun Holmes | Questionable | Trevor Booker (minutes) Amir Johnson (minutes) |
| Spurs | Pau Gasol | Questionable | Davis Bertans (minutes)* Joffrey Lauvergne (minutes) |
| Spurs | Manu Ginobili | Questionable | Bryn Forbes (minutes) Danny Green (minutes) Patty Mills (usage) Dejounte Murray (usage)* |
| Suns | None | ||
| Timberwolves | Jimmy Butler | Doubtful | Nemanja Bjelica (minutes)* Andrew Wiggins (usage)* Jeff Teague (usage)* Karl-Anthony Towns (usage)* |
| Timberwolves | Jamal Crawford | Questionable | Marcus Georges-Hunt (minutes) |
| Trail Blazers | None |
