Tuesday’s five-game NBA slate looks pretty quiet from an injury watch perspective. Maybe a little too quiet, so be sure to keep track of news leading up to tipoff.
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 – Tuesday, January 23rd
| Team | Player | Status | If OUT |
| Cavaliers | Kevin Love | Probable | Tristian Thompson (minutes/usage) Channing Frye (minutes) Isaiah Thomas (usage) LeBron James (usage)* Dwyane Wade (usage) |
| Celtics | None | ||
| Kings | Zach Randolph | Questionable | Skal Labissiere (minutes)* Kosta Koufos (minutes) Bogdan Bogdanovic (usage)* Willie Cauley-Stein (usage)* De’Aaron Fox (usage)* |
| Kings | Skal Labissiere | Probable | Zach Randolph (minutes/usage) Kosta Koufos (minutes) |
| Knicks | None | ||
| Lakers | Kyle Kuzma | Questionable | Larry Nance (minutes)* Corey Brewer (minutes/usage) Brandon Ingram (usage)* Jordan Clarkson (usage)* |
| Lakers | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | Questionable | Jordan Clarkson (minutes)* Josh Hart (minutes) Larry Nance (usage)* Kyle Kuzma (usage) |
| Lakers | Lonzo Ball | Questionable | Tyler Ennis (minutes) Jordan Clarkson (minutes/usage)* Alex Caruso (minutes) Julius Randle (usage) |
| Magic | None | ||
| Nets | None | ||
| Spurs | Pau Gasol | Out | Davis Bertans (minutes)* Joffrey Lauvergne (minutes) Kyle Anderson (usage)* LaMarcus Aldridge (usage)* |
| Spurs | Manu Ginobili | Out | Bryn Forbes (minutes) Brandon Paul (minutes) Patty Mills (minutes/usage) Dejounte Murray (usage)* Tony Parker (usage) |
| Spurs | Kawhi Leonard | Out | Kyle Anderson (minutes) Danny Green (minutes) LaMarcus Aldridge (usage)* Tony Parker (usage) |
| Thunder | None | ||
| Warriors | Jordan Bell | Out | Kevon Looney (minutes) |
| Warriors | Andre Iguodala | Probable | Omri Casspi (minutes/usage) |
