The nine-game NBA slate on Wednesday night has a few situations to watch leading up to tipoff on the injury front which could be impactful to DFS lineup construction.
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.
NBA What If – Wednesday, February 28
| Team | Player | Status | If OUT |
| Bucks | Matthew Dellavedova | Questionable | Jason Terry (minutes) |
| Bucks | Jabari Parker | Rest? | Sterling Brown (minutes) Thon Maker (minutes) |
| Celtics | Daniel Theis | Out | Aron Baynes (minutes) Greg Monroe (minutes) |
| Clippers | Avery Bradley | Out | Tyrone Wallace (minutes)* Milos Teodosic (minutes)* |
| Clippers | Danilo Gallinari | Questionable | Tyrone Wallace (minutes)* Wesley Johnson (minutes) Austin Rivers (usage) |
| Grizzlies | Deyonta Davis | Out | JaMychal Green (minutes)* |
| Grizzlies | Tyreke Evans | Out | Andrew Harrison (minutes/usage)* Ben McLemore (minutes) Dillon Brooks (usage) |
| Grizzlies | Chandler Parsons | Out | Jarell Martin (minutes)* Dillon Brooks (minutes/usage) |
| Hawks | DeAndre Bembry | Out | Taurean Prince (minutes) Tyler Dorsey (minutes) |
| Hawks | Malcolm Delaney | Questionable | Isaiah Taylor (minutes/usage) |
| Hornets | Dwight Howard | Probable | Cody Zeller (minutes) Frank Kaminsky (minutes/usage) Willy Hernangomez (minutes) Jeremy Lamb (usage) Kemba Walker (usage) |
| Hornets | Cody Zeller | Questionable | Frank Kaminsky (minutes)* Willy Hernangomez (minutes/usage) |
| Hornets | Michael Kidd-Gilchrist | Questionable | Jeremy Lamb (minutes/usage)* Treveon Graham (minutes) |
| Magic | Marreese Speights | Out | Bismack Biyombo (minutes) |
| Magic | Aaron Gordon | Probable | Mario Hezonja (minutes/usage)* Jonathan Simmons (usage) Nikola Vucevic (usage)* |
| Mavericks | Nerlens Noel | Probable | Dwight Powell (minutes) |
| Pacers | None | ||
| Pelicans | None | ||
| Pistons | None | ||
| Raptors | None | ||
| Rockets | Brandan Wright | Out | Tarik Black (minutes) Nene Hilario (minutes) |
| Rockets | Ryan Anderson | Out | Luc Mbah a Moute (minutes) PJ Tucker (minutes) Joe Johnson (usage) Nene Hilario (usage) James Harden (usage)* Chris Paul (usage)* |
| Rockets | Eric Gordon | Questionable | Joe Johnson (minutes) Gerald Green (minutes/usage) Trevor Ariza (usage)* Clint Capela (usage) |
| Rockets | Clint Capela | Questionable | Tarik Black (minutes) Nene Hilario (minutes) James Harden (usage)* Chris Paul (usage)* |
| Spurs | Pau Gasol | Doubtful | Davis Bertans (minutes)* Joffrey Lauvergne (minutes) Dejounte Murray (usage)* Kyle Anderson (usage) |
| Suns | Tyson Chandler | Out | Alex Len (minutes)* |
| Thunder | None | ||
| Warriors | None | ||
| Wizards | None |
