NBA DFS Picks, Projections, Lineups, Injuries & More Today: Friday Playbook
Published: Apr 24, 2026
It's Friday April 24th, and we have a 3-game NBA DFS main slate on DraftKings and FanDuel as the NBA Playoffs are in full swing and all these games today are Game 3s.
This is a fascinating slates because both two seeds lost and there's a major injury concern with the San Antonio Spurs with Victor Wembanyama being questionable. Can Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown steal a road game in Philadelphia? Austin Reaves might be back for the Lakers against the Rockets while Kevin Durant is dealing with an ankle sprain.
Before actually diving into the meat and potatoes, welcome to the NBA DFS season. If this is your first time reading our column on NBA DFS picks, I just want to welcome you and give you a few tips and tricks on what you should be looking for each night.
- News outlets: reliable sources that give us injury news & starting lineups
- Pace of play: who's playing fast vs. who's playing slow. Which teams get a pace-up spot (more possessions) vs. pace-down (fewer possessions)
- Usage rates: is a percentage of how many plays that player is being used in
- NBA DFS Projections
- Lineup Generator
- NBA Ownership
NBA DFS Picks & Daily Fantasy Playbook Today, April 24th
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NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 4/24
- Victor Wembanyama - QUEST
- Luka Doncic - OUT
- Joel Embiid - DOUBT
- Kevin Durant - QUEST
- Austin Reaves - QUEST
- Jordan McLaughlin - OUT
NBA DFS Slate & Game Overviews
In the section below, I’m listing the most notable things we need to look at in Las Vegas, including notable O/U and spreads. Not every game is listed, but every game listed has the pace and defensive numbers listed.
NBA DFS Core Player Pool & Lineup Picks
Here are the core players I’m looking at for my NBA DFS picks tonight. You can see the full analysis of tonight’s NBA DFS projections and player pool below or skip ahead to building the best lineups possible by locking these into the aforementioned lineup generator now.
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- Alperen Sengun, Amen Thompson, Kevin Durant, Jrue Holiday, Jabari Smith. (Cash), Devin Vassell, Scoot Henderson
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