NBA DFS Picks, Projections, Lineups, Injuries & More Today: Monday Playbook

It's Monday, March 16th, and we have a 6-game NBA DFS main slate on DraftKings and eight games on FanDuel. 

It's a fun Monday slate with DraftKings cutting off the late games but FanDuel keeping them on the docket. We have three teams on the second leg of a back-to-back. There are stars everywhere we turn as Luka Doncic, Victor Wembanyama, Jalen Johnson, Paolo Banchero, and Jayson Tatum are taking the floor. Big names such as Kawhi Leonard, Alperen Sengun, Michael Porter, and Dejounte Murray are on the injury report.

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, March 16th

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Pre/Post-Lock Update Section

This section will be used for anything that changes from the morning until right up to roster lock. 

Injury updates, players we’re higher on than we were in the morning and so much more.

All status updates after contest roster lock will be made in the Fantasy Alarm Discord: https://discord.gg/2yATJxXe8G

• Adding Gary Payton to player pool & core plays
• Zion Williamson w/o Murray: 1.24 FP/min, 27% USG
• Trey Murphy w/o Murray: 1.08 FP/min, 23.5% USG
• Jeremiah Fears w/o Murray: 24.9% USG, .98 FP/min (would prefer if he starts)

NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 3/16

• Kawhi Leonard - OUT
• Alperen Sengun - QUEST
• Stephen Curry - OUT
• Michael Porter - OUT
• Dejounte Murray - OUT
• Alex Sarr - OUT
• Ty Jerome - OUT
• Ja Morant - OUT
• Kristaps Porzingis - IN
• De'Anthony Melton - IN
• GG Jackson - OUT
• Draymond Green - IN
• Noah Clowney - OUT
• Franz Wagner - OUT
• Santi Aldama - OUT
• Daniel Gafford - OUT
• Collin Sexton - OUT
• Robert Williams - OUT
• Al Horford - OUT
• Anthony Black - OUT
• Walter Clayton - IN
• Jonathan Kuminga - IN
• Moses Moody - OUT
• Dylan Harper - OUT
• Mark Williams - OUT
• Anfernee Simons - OUT
• Luke Kornet - OUT
• Leaky Black - OUT
• Jaden Ivey - OUT
• Klay Thompson - OUT
• Isaac Okoro - OUT
• Jett Howard - IN
• Terance Mann - OUT
• Ben Saraf - IN
• Quinten Post - OUT
• Nick Richards - IN
• Vit Krejci - OUT
• Caleb Martin - OUT
• LJ Cryer - OUT
• Javon Small - 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.

High

• Luka Doncic, Victor Wembanyama, Jalen Johnson, Paolo Banchero, Josh Giddey

Mid

• Deni Avdija, Cooper Flagg, Jayson Tatum (FD), Stephon Castle (FD), Desmond Bane, Donovan Clingan, Jalen Suggs, Jalen Green, Naji Marshall, P.J. Washington, Kristaps Porzingis, Wendell Carter, Zion Williamson, Trey Murphy

Value

• Jalen Smith, Cedric Coward, Jaylen Wells, Ryan Nembhard, Leonard Miller, Gary Payton, Julian Reese, Jeremiah Fears, Yves Missi

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