Just a five-game NBA slate on Thursday but there are still a few injury situations to monitor leading up to tipoff including the mess in Memphis, a pair of Rockets and Eric Bledsoe.
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 – Thursday, February 1
| Team | Player | Status | If OUT |
| Bucks | Eric Bledsoe | Doubtful | Malcolm Brogdon (minutes)* Matthew Dellavedova (minutes) |
| Grizzlies | Tyreke Evans | Out | Andrew Harrison (minutes/usage) Wayne Selden (minutes/usage)* Ben McLemore (minutes) Marc Gasol (usage)* Dillon Brooks (usage) |
| Grizzlies | Deyonta Davis | Questionable | Brandan Wright (minutes) Jarell Martin (minutes) |
| Grizzlies | Mario Chalmers | Questionable | Wayne Selden (minutes)* Ben McLemore (minutes) Andrew Harrison (minutes) |
| Grizzlies | JaMychal Green | Questionable | Jarell Martin (minutes) Andrew Harrison (usage) |
| Nuggets | Mason Plumlee | Out | Trey Lyles (minutes/usage)* Darrell Arthur (minutes/usage) |
| Nuggets | Gary Harris | Probable | Will Barton (minutes/usage)* Malik Beasley (minutes) Trey Lyles (usage)* Jamal Murray (usage)* |
| Nuggets | Wilson Chandler | Questionable | Will Barton (minutes)* |
| Pistons | Blake Griffin | Probable | Anthony Tolliver (minutes) |
| Raptors | CJ Miles | Questionable | Norman Powell (minutes) OG Anunoby (minutes) |
| Rockets | Trevor Ariza | Out | PJ Tucker (minutes) Luc Mbah a Moute (minutes) James Harden (usage)* Chris Paul (usage) Eric Gordon (usage) Gerald Green (usage) |
| Rockets | Eric Gordon | Questionable | Gerald Green (minutes) |
| Rockets | Chris Paul | Questionable | Eric Gordon (minutes/usage)* Gerald Green (minutes)* James Harden (usage)* |
| Spurs | None | ||
| Thunder | None | ||
| Timberwolves | None | ||
| Wizards | John Wall | Out | Tomas Satoransky (minutes) Tim Frazier (minutes) Kelly Oubre (usage)* Otto Porter (usage)* Bradley Beal (usage)* Markieff Morris (usage) |
