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

Published: Feb 02, 2026

It's Monday, February 2nd, and we have a 3-game NBA DFS main slate on DraftKings and FanDuel.

It was previously a four-game main slate but the Charlotte Hornets and the New Orleans Pelicans game was moved up the afternoon so we're left with three. The Rockets are playing this game without Kevin Durant, both Anthony Edwards and Julius Randle are questionable against the Grizzlies and Jaren Jackson is questionable on the other side of this game.

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, February 2nd

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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

James Harden is OUT
W/o Harden: Kawhi Leonard; 37.4% USG, (+4.2% USG), 1.57 FP/min // Jordan Miller; 22.8% USG, 1.05 FP/min // Ivica Zubac; 16.7% USG, .98 FP/min // Brook Lopez; 20.4% USG, .9 FP/min // John Collins; 21.3% USG, .89 FP/min
Reed Sheppard is starting
Jay Huff is starting. Big boost if he can stay out of foul trouble.

NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 2/2

Joel Embiid - PROB
James Harden - OUT
Anthony Edwards - QUEST
Kevin Durant - OUT
Ja Morant - OUT
Julius Randle - QUEST
Jaren Jackson - PROB, upgrade
Paul George - OUT
Zach Edey - OUT
Santi Aldama - OUT
Derrick Jones - OUT
John Konchar - 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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