There are a few impactful injuries on the four-game Tuesday night slate which are opening up some opportunities for other players to see increased minutes and usage.
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 potentially 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 22
| Team | Player | Status | If OUT |
| Clippers | Danilo Gallinari | Out | Tobias Harris (minutes)+ Johnathan Motley (minutes) Sindarius Thornwell (minutes) Lou Williams (usage)+ |
| Clippers | Lou Williams | Probable | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (minutes/usage)+ Patrick Beverley (minutes/usage)+ Tobias Harris (usage)+ Avery Bradley (usage) |
| Kings | None | ||
| Mavericks | J.J. Barea | Out | Jalen Brunson (minutes/usage) Devin Harris (minutes) |
| Mavericks | Dennis Smith Jr. | Probable | Jalen Brunson (minutes) Devin Harris (minutes) Maxi Kleber (minutes/usage) DeAndre Jordan (usage) Harrison Barnes (usage) |
| Raptors | OG Anunoby | Out | Norman Powell (minutes) CJ Miles (minutes) Patrick McCaw (minutes) |
| Raptors | Kawhi Leonard | Questionable | Norman Powell (minutes/usage)+ CJ Miles (minutes) Patrick McCaw (minutes) Serge Ibaka (usage)+ Kyle Lowry (usage)+ Danny Green (usage)+ Pascal Siakam (usage)+ |
| Suns | DeAndre Ayton | Out | Dragan Bender (minutes)+ Kelly Oubre (usage)+ Jamal Crawford (usage) |
| Suns | Richaun Holmes | Doubtful | Dragan Bender (minutes/usage)+ |
| Thunder | Alex Abrines | Out | Dennis Schroder (minutes) |
| Timberwolves | Tyus Jones | Out | Derrick Rose (minutes)+ Jerryd Bayless (minutes) |
| Trail Blazers | None |
