The NBA injury reporting is a joke. Monday night’s debacle of late scratches, some of which were first reported after the game the player was slated to start in tipped off, is not just a bad look for DFS it is a huge black eye for the NBA, in my opinion.
The NBA is trying to get closer to fantasy and DFS since they realize that the popularity of the NBA is on the rise due to DFS. Yet, they have failed to implement a simple solution requiring teams and coaches to report starting lineups, inactives and produce a real injury report at least an hour before tipoff instead of relying on beat writers to try to cobble together information. To me, the solution isn’t for the DFS sites to implement across the board late swap for NBA or provide all their bigger games with late swap. It is up to the NBA to adapt to the DFS game that they are gaining the benefits from, otherwise, the benefits of increasing viewership from DFS players will go away. Okay, rant over.
The grid below is a snapshot of today’s slate that shows the overall rating for each position for each team. The numbers highlighted in red are the positions that are in the top 25% of their position for the slate and indicate good plays. Meanwhile, the numbers highlighted in blue are the positions that are in the bottom 25% of their respective position for the slate and are positions to avoid.
