There are a few injury situations to watch on Tuesday’s six-game slate but it doesn’t look like we will have nearly as much value as what opened up on 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 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 – Tuesday, January 15
| Team | Player | Status | If OUT |
| Bucks | None | ||
| Bulls | Bobby Portis | Probable | Jabari Parker (minutes) Lauri Markkanen (usage) |
| Hawks | Dewayne Dedmon | Doubtful | Omari Spellman (minutes)+ Alex Len (minutes)+ Trae Young (usage) Jeremy Lin (usage) |
| Hawks | Jeremy Lin | Doubtful | Tyler Dorsey (minutes) Trae Young (minutes) |
| Hawks | John Collins | Probable | Omari Spellman (minutes) Alex Len (minutes/usage)+ Trae Young (usage) |
| Hawks | Taurean Prince | Probable | Kevin Huerter (minutes)+ DeAndre Bembry (minutes) John Collins (usage)+ |
| Heat | Josh Richardson | Probable | Tyler Johnson (minutes) Wayne Ellington (minutes/usage) Hassan Whiteside (usage) James Johnson (usage) |
| Heat | Hassan Whiteside | Probable | Bam Adebayo (minutes)+ Wayne Ellington (usage) Josh Richardson (usage) Kelly Olynyk (usage) |
| Lakers | None | ||
| Nuggets | Trey Lyles | Questionable | Mason Plumlee (minutes) Paul Millsap (minutes) Jamal Murray (usage) |
| Nuggets | Gary Harris | Questionable | Malik Beasley (minutes/usage)+ Monte Morris (minutes/usage) Nikola Jokic (usage)+ |
| Pacers | Cory Joseph | Questionable | Darren Collison (minutes)+ Andrew Harrison (minutes) Tyreke Evans (minutes) |
| Pacers | Darren Collison | Questionable | Cory Joseph (minutes)+ Andrew Harrison (minutes) Tyreke Evans (minutes/usage) Victor Oladipo (usage)+ Domantas Sabonis (usage) |
| Pacers | Myles Turner | Questionable | Domantas Sabonis (minutes/usage)+ Kyle O’Quinn (minutes) Tyreke Evans (usage) Victor Oladipo (usage)+ |
| Sixers | None | ||
| Suns | Devin Booker | Probable | De’Anthony Melton (minutes/usage)+ Josh Jackson (minutes/usage)+ Kelly Oubre (minutes/usage) DeAndre Ayton (usage) T.J. Warren (usage) |
| Thunder | Nelens Noel | Out | Jerami Grant (minutes)+ Patrick Patterson (minutes) |
| Timberwolves | Derrick Rose | Probable | Tyus Jones (minutes/usage)+ Andrew Wiggins (usage)+ Josh Okogie (minutes/usage) Karl-Anthony Towns (usage)+ |
| Timberwolves | Jeff Teague | Questionable | Tyus Jones (minutes)+ Derrick Rose (minutes/usage)+ |
| Warriors | Draymond Green | Probable | Kevon Looney (minutes) Jordan Bell (minutes) |
