DFS NBA Top Plays: February 27

 

Here are the teams on the second night of a back-to-back: Indiana Pacers, Utah Jazz, Oklahoma City Thunder

Here are the teams on the front end of a back-to-back: Minnesota Timberwolves, Washington Wizards, New York Knicks

 

The most important injuries to watch out for:

Malcolm Brogdon (Questionable) – Brogdon has yet to miss a game this season, but if he were to sit this one out, it makes T.J. McConnell more appealing as a guy who has already been on the rise of late. Additionally, it may create an opportunity for the secondary Indiana scorers (Justin Holiday, Jeremy Lamb, Doug McDermott) to be top some of the top cheaper plays on the slate given their likely increased usage. Aaron Holiday would become a reasonable target as his current 17.5-minute projection would get a significant increase. In general, though, I would not overload on “value” from this game as it is probably the worst fantasy environment on the slate with an over/under of 218, the lowest on the slate. Additionally, Indiana is on the back end of a B2B.

Cedi Osman (Questionable) – Cedi is also yet to miss a game this season, so this would be a unique set of circumstances for a Cavs team that is an 11-point underdog tonight. Dylan Windler, Dean Wade, Damyean Dotson, and Lamar Stevens all would be likely to see increased minutes if Osman were to sit. However, none of them make for particularly compelling fantasy options against a strong Philadelphia team. Perhaps Windler or Wade would make for a tournament dart throw if you take into account the possibility of them playing both in normal rotations as well as blowout time.

Davis Bertans (Questionable) – Bertans missed the Wizards’ last game against Denver, and the only secondary player on Washington to step up was Raul Neto. Rui Hachimura also had a little bit more run, resulting in 38 minutes played. However, today is more of a fantasy-friendly matchup against Minnesota with an over/under of 237.5, the highest on the slate. It would be reasonable to take a shot on Deni Avdija in tournaments if Bertans were to sit.

LaMarcus Aldridge (Questionable) – We are projecting LaMarcus in for now, but we know what the rotation will look like if he were to miss. The Spurs are still pretty shorthanded either way, with Rudy Gay, Keldon Johnson, Derrick White and Devin Vassell all out. Trey Lyles is a reasonable tournament shot either way, and would get a nice boost if Aldridge were to sit. Luka Samanic and Keita Bates-Diop may also enter the value discussion if LMA were out. Lastly, Jakob Poeltl would also become a top play.

 

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