Monday features a nine-game slate with its fair share of players that have already been ruled out and players to monitor leading up to tip-off. Be sure to come right back here when you hear about players ruled out for Monday.
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 tip off, 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 – Monday, January 22
| Team | Player | Status | If OUT |
| Bucks | Giannis Antetokounmpo | Out | Tony Snell (minutes)* Sterling Brown (minutes) |
| Bucks | Malcolm Brogdon | Questionable | Matthew Dellavedova (minutes)* Sean Kilpatrick (minutes) |
| Bulls | Kris Dunn | Doubtful | Jerian Grant (minutes) Ryan Arcidiacono (minutes) Robin Lopez (usage) Nikola Mirotic (usage)* Justin Holiday (usage) Zach LaVine (usage)* |
| Clippers | DeAndre Jordan | Out | Montrezl Harrell (minutes/usage) Willie Reed (minutes) |
| Grizzlies | JaMychal Green | Out | Brandan Wright (minutes) Ivan Rabb (minutes) Andrew Harrison (usage) |
| Grizzlies | James Ennis | Out | Wayne Selden (minutes) Ben McLemore (minutes) Tyreke Evans (usage) |
| Grizzlies | Andrew Harrison | Probable | Mario Chalmers (minutes) Wayne Selden (minutes)* Ben McLemore (minutes) |
| Grizzlies | Jarell Martin | Questionable | Dillon Brooks (minutes) Ivan Rabb (minutes) |
| Grizzlies | Dillon Brooks | Questionable | Jarell Martin (minutes) Wayne Selden (minutes)* Mario Chalmers (usage) Andrew Harrison (usage) |
| Grizzlies | Mario Chalmers | Questionable | Andrew Harrison (minutes) Ben McLemore (minutes) Wayne Selden (minutes)* |
| Hawks | None | ||
| Heat | Goran Dragic | Questionable | Derrick Walton (minutes) Josh Richardson (usage)* Wayne Ellington (usage)* Tyler Johnson (usage) Kelly Olynyk (usage) |
| Heat | Tyler Johnson | Questionable | Derrick Jones (minutes) |
| Hornets | Michael Kidd-Gilchrist | Probable | Jeremy Lamb (minutes) |
| Jazz | Rodney Hood | Out | Alec Burks (minutes/usage)* Joe Johnson (minutes/usage)* Ricky Rubio (usage) |
| Kings | None | ||
| Mavericks | Devin Harris | Doubtful | Yogi Ferrell (minutes) JJ Barea (minutes) |
| Nuggets | None | ||
| Pelicans | None | ||
| Rockets | None | ||
| Sixers | JJ Redick | Out | Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot (minutes/usage) TJ McConnell (minutes)* Joel Embiid (usage) Ben Simmons (usage) Dario Saric (usage) |
| Sixers | Jerryd Bayless | Questionable | Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot (minutes) TJ McConnell (minutes)* |
| Sixers | Richaun Holmes | Questionable | Trevor Booker (minutes) Amir Johnson (minutes) |
| Suns | Marquese Chriss | Doubtful | Dragan Bender (minutes) Josh Jackson (usage) Devin Booker (usage) |
| Timberwolves | Jamal Crawford | Out | Tyus Jones (minutes) Marcus Georges-Hunt (minutes) Shabazz Muhammad (usage) |
| Timberwolves | Jimmy Butler | Out | Nemanja Bjelica (minutes)* Shabazz Muhammad (minutes) Andrew Wiggins (usage)* Jeff Teague (usage)* Karl-Anthony Towns (usage)* |
| Trail Blazers | None | ||
| Wizards | None |
