Another fairly quiet night on the NBA injury watch front despite a big 10-game NBA slate. However, still watch closely for late-breaking news with three teams on the second game of a back-to-back (Pistons, Rockets, and Pelicans).
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 26
| Team | Player | Status | If OUT |
| Bulls | Robin Lopez | Benched | Cristiano Felicio (minutes) Bobby Portis (minues)* Noah Vonleh (minutes) Denzel Valentine (usage) Zach LaVine (usage) |
| Bulls | Justin Holiday | Benched | Denzel Valentine (minutes/usage) David Nwaba (minutes/usage)* Bobby Portis (usage)* Cristiano Felico (usage) |
| Bulls | Jerian Grant | Benched | Cameron Payne (minutes) Bobby Portis (usage)* |
| Bulls | Paul Zipser | Doubtful | Denzel Valentine (minutes) David Nwaba (minutes)* |
| Celtics | Aron Baynes | Questionable | Daniel Theis (minutes) Greg Monroe (minutes) |
| Grizzlies | Wayne Selden | Out | Ben McLemore (minutes) Kobi Simmons (minutes) |
| Grizzlies | Tyreke Evans | Out | Andrew Harrison (minutes/usage) Marc Gasol (usage) Dillon Brooks (usage) Kobi Simmons (usage) |
| Grizzlies | Chandler Parsons | Out | Jarell Martin (minutes) Dillon Brooks (minutes/usage) |
| Hawks | DeAndre Bembry | Doubtful | Taurean Prince (minutes) |
| Hawks | Malcolm Delaney | Out | Isaiah Taylor (minutes)* Tyler Dorsey (minutes) |
| Hawks | Ersan Ilyasova | Released | John Collins (minutes)* Mike Muscala (minutes) Miles Plumlee (minutes/usage) Andrew White (minutes) Kent Bazemore (usage) |
| Jazz | None | ||
| Kings | None | ||
| Knicks | None | ||
| Lakers | Channing Frye | Out | Kyle Kuzma (minutes) Ivica Zubac (minutes) |
| Lakers | Lonzo Ball | Probable | Josh Hart (minutes) Julius Randle (usage) |
| Magic | Marreese Speights | Out | Bismack Biyombo (minutes) Khem Birch (minutes) |
| Mavericks | None | ||
| Nets | Caris LeVert | Probable | Joe Harris (minutes) Allen Crabbe (minutes/usage) |
| Nets | Rondae Hollis-Jefferson | Probable | Quincy Acy (minutes) Joe Harris (minutes/usage) Dante Cunningham (minutes) Spencer Dinwiddie (usage) |
| Nets | Jahlil Okafor | Questionable | Quincy Acy (minutes) Jarrett Allen (minutes) D’Angelo Russell (usage)* |
| Pacers | None | ||
| Pelicans | None | ||
| Pistons | None | ||
| Raptors | None | ||
| Rockets | Nene Hilario | Questionable | Brandan Wright (minutes) |
| Rockets | Eric Gordon | Questionable | Joe Johnson (minutes)* Clint Capela (usage) Trevor Ariza (usage) |
| Suns | Tyler Ulis | Questionable | Shaq Harrison (minutes) |
| Suns | Tyson Chandler | Questionable | Alex Len (minutes)* |
| Thunder | None | ||
| Timberwolves | Jimmy Butler | Out | Nemanja Bjelica (minutes) Jamal Crawford (minutes/usage)* Jeff Teague (usage)* Andrew Wiggins (usage) Karl-Anthony Towns (usage)* |
| Warriors | Jordan Bell | Questionable | Kevon Looney (minutes) David West (minutes) |
