Wednesday’s 10-game slate has plenty of injury news to track that could open ups some deep value options.
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 – Wednesday, January 9
| Team | Player | Status | If OUT |
| Bucks | DJ Wilson | Questionable | Ersan Ilyasova (minutes) |
| Bulls | Zach LaVine | Probable | Ryan Arcidiacono (minutes/usage) Wayne Selden (minutes) Chandler Hutchison (minutes) Bobby Portis (usage) Kris Dunn (usage)+ |
| Cavaliers | Rodney Hood | Doubtful | Alec Burks (minutes)+ Jordan Clarkson (minutes)+ |
| Cavaliers | Larry Nance Jr. | Questionable | Channing Frye (minutes/usage) Ante Zizic (minutes/usage) |
| Celtics | None | ||
| Grizzlies | Dillon Brooks | Out | Omri Casspi (minutes) Justin Holiday (minutes/usage) |
| Grizzlies | JaMychal Green | Questionable | Jaren Jackson (minutes) |
| Hawks | Kevin Huerter | Probable | Jeremy Lin (minutes)+ DeAndre Bembry (minutes) Dewayne Dedmon (usage) Tyler Dorsey (minutes/usage) |
| Jazz | Ricky Rubio | Out | Raul Neto (minutes)+ Donovan Mitchell (minutes)+ |
| Jazz | Dante Exum | Out | Raul Neto (minutes)+ Donovan Mitchell (minutes)+ |
| Jazz | Thabo Sefolosha | Out | Royce O’Neale (minutes) Kyle Korver (minutes) |
| Lakers | None | ||
| Magic | None | ||
| Mavericks | Dennis Smith Jr. | Questionable | Jalen Brunson (minutes)+ Harrison Barnes (usage) DeAndre Jordan (usage) |
| Nets | Rondae Hollis-Jefferson | Out | DeMarre Carroll (minutes/usage)+ Spencer Dinwiddie (usage) Joe Harris (usage) |
| Nets | DeMarre Carroll | Probable | Rodions Kurucs (minutes)+ Kenneth Faried (minutes/usage) Ed Davis (usage) |
| Nets | Joe Harris | Probable | Shabazz Napier (minutes/usage)+ Rodions Kurucs (minutes/usage) D’Angelo Russell (usage) |
| Pacers | Myles Turner | Doubtful | Domantas Sabonis (minutes/usage)+ Kyle O’Quinn (minutes) Tyreke Evans (usage) Victor Oladipo (usage) |
| Pelicans | E’Twaun Moore | Questionable | Darius Miller (minutes) Elfrid Payton (usage) |
| Pistons | Zaza Pachulia | Out | Jon Leuer (minutes) |
| Rockets | Eric Gordon | Out | Danuel House (minutes/usage) Gerald Green (minutes/usage) |
| Sixers | J.J. Redick | Questionable | Furkan Korkmaz (minutes/usage) Landry Shamet (minutes/usage) Jimmy Butler (usage) Joel Embiid (usage) T.J. McConnell (usage) |
| Spurs | Rudy Gay | Out | Jakob Poeltl (minutes/usage)+ David Bertans (minutes/usage) DeMar DeRozan (usage) Derrick White (usage) |
| Suns | Devin Booker | Questionable | Josh Jackson (minutes/usage)+ De’Anthony Melton (minutes/usage)+ Kelly Oubre (usage)+ DeAndre Ayton (usage)+ T.J. Warren (usage)+ |
| Trail Blazers | Moe Harkless | Out | Evan Turner (minutes)+ Damian Lillard (usage) Jusuf Nurkic (usage) |
| Wizards | Otto Porter | Questionable | Sam Dekker (minutes/usage)+ Jeff Green (minutes)+ Thomas Bryant (usage) |
