Almost every team on Wednesday’s seven-game NBA slate has at least one player out or with their status up in the air. On a slate with a lot of high-priced stars in good spots finding some cheap value could allow you to fit in more than one.
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, March 7
| Team | Player | Status | If OUT |
| Bucks | Tyler Zeller | Doubtful | Thon Maker (minutes) |
| Bulls | Paul Zipser | Doubtful | Denzel Valentine (minutes) David Nwaba (minutes) Justin Holiday (minutes) |
| Bulls | Justin Holiday | Probable | Denzel Valentine (minutes/usage) David Nwaba (minutes) Bobby Portis (usage) |
| Cavaliers | Tristan Thompson | Out | Larry Nance Jr. (minutes)* Ante Zizic (minutes) Jordan Clarkson (usage) Rodney Hood (usage) |
| Cavaliers | Jeff Green | Questionable | Larry Nance Jr. (minutes)* Cedi Osman (minutes/usage) |
| Grizzlies | Andrew Harrison | Out | Ben McLemore (minutes/usage)* Wayne Selden (minutes/usage) Xavier Rathan-Mayes (minutes) Kobi Simmons (minutes) |
| Grizzlies | Tyreke Evans | Out | Ben McLemore (minutes)* Wayne Selden (minutes) Xavier Rathan-Mayes (minutes) Kobi Simmons (minutes/usage) Marc Gasol (usage)* Dillon Brooks (usage) |
| Grizzlies | Mario Chalmers | Out | Ben McLemore (minutes/usage)* Wayne Selden (minutes) Xavier Rathan-Mayes (minutes) Kobi Simmons (minutes) |
| Grizzlies | Jarell Martin | Questionable | JaMychal Green (minutes)* Ivan Rabb (minutes) |
| Jazz | Derrick Favors | Probable | Jonas Jerebko (minutes/usage) Ekpe Udoh (minutes/usage) Donovan Mitchell (usage) |
| Kings | Willie Cauley-Stein | Out | Skal Labissiere (minutes)* Kosta Koufos (minutes)* Frank Mason (usage) De’Aaron Fox (usage) Zach Randolph (usage)* |
| Kings | Skal Labissiere | Questionable | Zach Randolph (minutes/usage)* |
| Lakers | Josh Hart | Out | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (minutes)* Isaiah Thomas (minutes/usage)* Brook Lopez (usage) |
| Lakers | Brandon Ingram | Out | Kyle Kuzma (minutes)* Isaiah Thomas (usage)* Julius Randle (usage)* Brook Lopez (usage) |
| Magic | None | ||
| Nuggets | None | ||
| Pacers | Trevor Booker | Probable | Domantas Sabonis (minutes) Thaddeus Young (minutes) |
| Pelicans | Anthony Davis | Probable | Nikola Mirotic (minutes/usage)* Cheick Diallo (minutes/usage) Emeka Okafor (minutes/usage) E’Twaun Moore (usage)* Jrue Holiday (usage)* |
| Pistons | Luke Kennard | Probable | Stanley Johnson (minutes) Dwight Buycks (minutes) |
| Pistons | Stanley Johnson | Questionable | Luke Kennard (minutes) James Ennis (minutes) Ish Smith (usage) Blake Griffin (usage) |
| Raptors | Delon Wright | Questionable | Fred VanVleet (minutes) |
| Raptors | OG Anunoby | Questionable | Malcolm Miller (minutes) CJ Miles (minutes) Kyle Lowry (usage) DeMar DeRozan (usage) |
| Rockets | Ryan Anderson | Doubtful | Trevor Ariza (minutes)* PJ Tucker (minutes) Luc Mbah a Moute (minutes) James Harden (usage)* Chris Paul (usage)* |
| Rockets | Joe Johnson | Questionable | Eric Gordon (minutes)* Gerald Green (minutes) |
| Rockets | Brandan Wright | Questionable | Nene Hilario (minutes) |
