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NBA Injury Round-Up for Draftkings and Fanduel – 10/26/2021

Welcome to a brand new NBA season. We have a lot of changes this year in terms of where players are however the one thing that never changes are the injuries that happen.

The purpose for this article is to give you an early morning look at the injuries on the upcoming slate and how those players could impact your player pool. The most important thing to remember with this article is that while there is a lot of information here you will want to become a VIP Member for the most update and current information as this article will not change. This will give you access to our Discord channel for the #NBA-Breaking-News and #NBA-Coaches-Notes which will have all the up-to-date information as we get it. Not a member? What are you waiting for?!

A quick reminder here as we roll into the new season with so many changes to rosters some of the usual information such as usage will be difficult to grab. However once we get more games under the belt, this information is going to get much cleaner.

76ers VS Knicks – 07:30 PM

76ers: Andre Drummond and Joel Embid are Questionable. Ben Simmons, Grant Riller and Shake Milton are OUT!

Notes: Joel Embid continues to have the Q tag however we have seen how this game plays out. This is the news we will be waiting on the most and luckily it is the very first game of the slate. We can play this scenario around in multiple different ways however I will try to break it down for a few scenarios:

If Joel Embid is OUT but Drummond plays: If this situation happens Drummond becomes an awesome play as he should get the starting minutes while Tobias Harris becomes a core. The back-up center minutes makes an interesting play to which should be Georges Niang who saw 20 minutes last game without Drummond.

If Joel Embid and Andre Drummond are OUT: This is a huge play for Georges Niang who should see the starting lineup and get some additional run. Tobias Harris is still a core play.

If Joel Embid plays but Andre Drummond is OUT: Embid will be in play as he should have a big part in this game. Georges Niang is in play as well due to seeing 20 minutes last game with the idea he sees around the same. Tobias Harris is a fine play but no where near core with Embid on the court.

A few guys that need a mention here are in play if Embid and Drummond are out is Curry, Maxey and Green who should see their shots increased without Embid on the court. All worth some shots.

I’ll break down the guys I’m targeting but please read the above:

  • Joel Embid
  • Andre Drummond
  • Tobias Harris
  • Tyrese Maxey
  • Georges Niang – please see above

Knicks: Nerlens Noel is Questionable. Luka Samanic is OUT!

Notes: Nerlens Noel coming back could disrupt the minutes however the main guys are the still the ones you want to target. We have seen a few games now and the guy we can’t ignore is Julius Randle who has been on a mission so far. The guys I want to target from this side of the game are:

  • Julius Randle
  • Evan Fournier
  • Derrick Rose

Warriors VS Thunder – 08:00 PM

Warriors: Andre Igoudola is Probable. Klay Thompson, James Wiseman and Jonathan Kuminga is OUT!

Notes: No major news here aside from Iggy looking like he is going to play. These other guys have been out for the remainder of the season so we are still targeting where we currently have. I am also of the Bjelica train for a little while as his minutes have not been there to push his production. Below are the guys I want to target:

  • Steph Curry
  • Jordan Poole
  • Andrew Wiggens
  • Otto Porter Jr

Something I want to mention is we say Gary Payton play 17 minutes last game. This could very well be due to the minutes Iggy was out for however there is some very small interest here on this guy if he sees that same run.

Thunder: Derrick Favors is OUT!

Notes: No major news here as Favors was playing low minutes. I’m actually sad about this because if he played he could have done some damage. We saw SGA finally put up a decent game and I could see going back to him in this fast pace matchup.  I like this game a lot so I’ll have some shares from both sides of the ball. These are the guys I’m targeting here:

  • SGA
  • Josh Giddey – blew up last game but I’m not chasing it. I likely have a low % on him
  • Darius Bazley
  • Kenrich Williams

 

Mavericks VS Rockets – 08:30 PM

Mavericks: No major injury news to report.

Notes: With no major injury news the guys I want to target are the same I always want to target.

  • Luka Doncic – Core for me currently
  • Jalen Brunson
  • Tim Hardaway Jr
  • Kristaps Porzingis – low %

Rockets: No major injury news to report.

Notes: On the other side here we don’t have any injury news as well so these are the guys I want to target:

  • Kevin Porter Jr – so inconsistent right now but we know his upside
  • Christian Wood
  • Jalen Green – went absolute bonkers last time like Giddey but not something I’m comfortable chasing.
  • Alperen Sengun – doesn’t see over 20 minutes but could be a cheap value piece

 

Lakers VS Spurs – 08:30 PM

Lakers: Lebron James is Questionable. Wayne Ellington, Kendrick Nunn, Talen Horton-Tucker and Trevor Ariza are OUT!

Notes: As I was typing this Lebron James went from probable to questionable. While the other injuries have been this way for awhile and this one is new which could change the slate. Unfortunately it’s an 8:30 game so we likely get limited news before lock. Be ready to pivot:

If Lebron James is OUT: I will have Westbrook in that place as he likely takes a huge usage bump and becomes a very valuable play. I also like Anthony Davis to get that usage bump as well which makes them both very playable. It’ll be interesting to see where they go to start but I could see Melo jumping into the starting role which hurts him a little but still in play.

  • Lebron James – only if he plays but he is banged up so not high on him
  • Russell Westbrook – really only if Lebron is out. It’s going to be hard to make a stand but we have to
  • Anthony Davis – regardless if Lebron is in or out, he’s in play.
  • Carmelo Anthony – love him in the 2nd unit.
  • Malik Monk – was relatively involved last game with 21 minutes.

Spurs: Zach Collins remains OUT!

Notes: No major injury news here as Collins hasn’t played all year. That being said this can be a tough matchup and I’m not sure where I feel the most comfortable going but these would be the guys I target:

  • Derrick White
  • Dejounte Murray
  • Lonnie Walker
  • Keldon Johnson

A case can be made for Doug McDermott but someone I am trusting to be heavy on.

Nuggets VS Jazz – 10:00 PM

Nuggets: No injury report dropped yet.

Notes: With no major injury news and a tough matchup there is really only one guy I want to target out of here.

  • Nikola Jokic – Absolutely crushed this team 3 games in a row. He has 6 games of 50 FD points or higher hitting above 70 at least 2 times. He is a core me tonight as he should continue that trend.

Jazz: Rudy Gay remains OUT!

Notes: On the opposite end here with Gay continuing to be out, there’s not much that changes. Rudy Gobert has struggled against this team quite a bit so the guys I’m looking at are going to be without him. Here they are:

  • Donovan Mitchell – he has been up and down against this team with some awful performances but some really good ones. I could see him smashing.
  • Mike Conley – Similar situation as above
  • Jordan Clarkson

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