Plenty of early injury news to react to on Monday’s six-game slate with Kyrie Irving, Marcus Smart and Clint Capela already ruled out along with Rudy Gay and the trio of Jazz guards. There is going to be a ton of value options on the slate.
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 a plus (+) 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, January 14
| Team | Player | Status | If OUT |
| Celtics | Kyrie Irving | Out | Terry Rozier (minutes/usage)+ Marcus Morris (usage)+ Gordon Hayward (usage)+ |
| Celtics | Marcus Smart | Out | Jaylen Brown (minutes)+ Gordon Hayward (minutes/usage)+ Terry Rozier (usage)+ |
| Clippers | None | ||
| Grizzlies | Dillon Brooks | Out | Justin Holiday (minutes/usage) Garrett Temple (minutes) Omri Casspi (minutes) Mike Conley (usage) |
| Grizzlies | Kyle Anderson | Out | Justin Holiday (minutes/usage) Garrett Temple (minutes) Omri Casspi (minutes) Mike Conley (usage) |
| Hornets | Tony Parker | Questionable | Devonte Graham (minutes) Frank Kaminsky (usage) Jeremy Lamb (usage) Miles Bridges (usage) |
| Jazz | Ricky Rubio | Out | Grayson Allen (minutes) Royce O’Neale (minutes)+ Donovan Mitchell (minutes/usage)+ Jae Crowder (usage) Joe Ingles (usage) |
| Jazz | Dante Exum | Out | Grayson Allen (minutes) Royce O’Neale (minutes)+ Donovan Mitchell (minutes/usage)+ Jae Crowder (usage) Joe Ingles (usage) |
| Jazz | Raul Neto | Out | Grayson Allen (minutes) Royce O’Neale (minutes) Donovan Mitchell (minutes/usage) Jae Crowder (usage) Joe Ingles (usage) |
| Jazz | Thabo Sefolosha | Out | Royce O’Neale (minutes)+ Donovan Mitchell (minutes/usage)+ Jae Crowder (usage) Joe Ingles (usage) |
| Kings | None | ||
| Nets | Jared Dudley | Out | Rodions Kurucs (minutes) Treveon Graham (minutes) |
| Nets | Rondae Hollis-Jefferson | Questionable | Treveon Graham (minutes) DeMarre Carroll (minutes/usage) Rodion Kurucs (minutes) Joe Harris (usage) |
| Pelicans | None | ||
| Pistons | None | ||
| Rockets | Clint Capela | Out | Nene (minutes) Isaiah Hartenstein (minutes) Marquese Chriss (minutes)+ James Harden (usage)+ |
| Spurs | Rudy Gay | Out | Davis Bertans (minutes/usage)+ Marco Belinelli (minutes/usage)+ Derrick White (usage)+ DeMar DeRozan (usage)+ |
| Trail Blazers | Moe Harkless | Doubtful | Jake Layman (minutes) Evan Turner (minutes) Damian Lillard (usage) |
