There is a ton of news to monitor leading up to tipoff on Tuesday’s nine-game slate. Between injuries, trades and teams playing in back-to-back games it is shaping up as another very hectic NBA DFS lineup build.
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 – Tuesday, January 30
| Team | Player | Status | If OUT |
| Cavaliers | Dwyane Wade | Probable | JR Smith (minutes) Kyle Korver (minutes/usage) Iman Shumpert (usage) Jeff Green (usage) |
| Clippers | Jawun Evans | Out | Milos Teodosic (minutes/usage) Tyrone Wallace (minutes) |
| Clippers | Avery Bradley | Questionable | Tyrone Wallace (minutes) Lou Williams (usage)* |
| Clippers | Tobias Harris | Questionable | Montrezl Harrell (minutes)* Wesley Johnson (minutes) DeAndre Jordan (usage)* |
| Jazz | Rodney Hood | Out | Alec Burks (minutes/usage) Joe Johnson (minutes) |
| Kings | Willie Cauley-Stein | Out | Kosta Koufos (minutes) Zach Randolph (minutes/usage) Skal Labissiere (minutes) De’Aaron Fox (usage) Justin Jackson (usage) |
| Kings | Malachi Richardson | Questionable | Buddy Hield (minutes)* Bogdan Bogdanovic (minutes) |
| Kings | Garrett Temple | Questionable | Buddy Hield (minutes)* Bogdan Bogdanovic (minutes) George Hill (usage) |
| Kings | Skal Labissiere | Questionable | Kosta Koufos (minutes) Zach Randolph (minutes/usage) |
| Knicks | None | ||
| Magic | Aaron Gordon | Out | Mario Hezonja (minutes)* Khem Birch (minutes/usage)* Jonathan Simmons (usage)* Elfrid Payton (usage) |
| Nets | Caris LeVert | Out | Nik Stauskas (minutes/usage) Allen Crabbe (minutes/usage) |
| Nets | Rondae Hollis-Jefferson | Out | DeMarre Carroll (minutes/usage)* Joe Harris (minutes/usage) Quincy Acy (minutes) Spencer Dinwiddie (usage) |
| Nuggets | Mason Plumlee | Out | Trey Lyles (minutes/usage)* |
| Nuggets | Wilson Chandler | Probable | Will Barton (minutes/usage) Torrey Craig (minutes) Nikola Jokic (usage) |
| Pelicans | DeMarcus Cousins | Out | Dante Cunningham (minutes) Omer Asik (minutes) Jrue Holiday (usage)* Anthony Davis (usage)* Rajon Rondo (usage) |
| Pistons | Blake Griffin | Out | Luke Kennard (minutes/usage)* Stanley Johnson (minutes/usage)* Reggie Bullock (minute/usage) Andre Drummond (usage)* |
| Raptors | Fred VanVleet | Doubtful | Delon Wright (minutes) Norman Powell (minutes) |
| Rockets | Trevor Ariza | Out | PJ Tucker (minutes) Luc Mbah a Moute (minutes) Gerald Green (minutes/usage) Chris Paul (usage) James Harden (usage)* Eric Gordon (usage)* |
| Rockets | Chris Paul | Questionable | Eric Gordon (minutes)* |
| Spurs | None | ||
| Thunder | Andre Roberson | Out | Alex Abrines (minutes) Terrance Ferguson (minutes) Paul Geroge (usage) |
| Timberwolves | None | ||
| Trail Blazers | None | ||
| Warriors | Steph Curry | Probable | Shaun Livingston (minutes/usage) Kevin Durant (usage)* Klay Thompson (usage)* Nick Young (usage) Draymond Green (usage)* |
| Warriors | Patrick McCaw | Probable | Nick Young (minutes) |
| Wizards | John Wall | Out | Tomas Satoransky (minutes/usage)* Tim Frazier (minutes)* Bradley Beal (usage)* Otto Porter (usage)* Kelly Oubre (usage) Markieff Morris (usage) |
