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

It's Saturday, March 21st, and we have a seven-game NBA DFS main slate on DraftKings and FanDuel. 

There is a bunch of news we are still waiting on, including stars like Victor Wembanyama, Kawhi Leonard, Donovan Mitchell, Alperen Sengun, and Austin Reaves, plus many others still carrying questionable tags into the late afternoon. Stay tuned for updates. 

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 21st

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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

UPDATE 6:50 PM ET

• Draymond Green - AVAILABLE 

UPDATE 6:30 PM ET

• Wendell Carter - AVAILABLE 
• Ty Jerome - OUT
• GG Jackson - AVAILABLE 
• DeJon Jarreau - AVAILABLE 
• Rayan Rupert - OUT 
• Gary Payton - OUT
• Donovan Mitchell - AVAILABLE
• Jaylon Tyson - OUT
• Jalen Johnson - OUT
  • Jonathan Kuminga and Zaccharie Risacher added to Core Plays 
• Alperen Sengun - AVAILABLE 
• Norman Powell - OUT 

UPDATE 3:00 PM ET

• Norman Powell - Questionable (downgrade)
• Jaylon Tyson - Doubtful (downgrade)
• Stephon Castle - OUT
• Victor Wembanyama - Questionable (downgrade)
• Draymond Green - Questionable
• Kristaps Porzingis - OUT
• De'Anthony Melton - Questionable
• Gary Payton - Questionable
• Malevy Leons - Questionable 
• Quinten Post - Questionable
• Cedric Coward - OUT
• GG Jackson - Questionable 
• Ty Jerome - Doubtful
• Jahmai Mashack - OUT
• DeJon Jarreau - Questionable  
• Alperen Sengun - Questionable 
• Jae'Sean Tate - Probable 
• Austin Reaves - AVAILABLE 

NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 3/21

• CLE:
  Donovan Mitchell - Available
  Jaylon Tyson - Out
  Craig Porter - Out
  Jarrett Allen - Out
• NOP:
  Bryce McGowens - Out
• LAL:
  Austin Reaves - Available
  Maxi Kleber - Out
• ORL:
  Wendell Carter - Questionable
  Anthony Black - Out
  Franz Wagner - Out
  Jonathan Isaac - Out
• MEM:
  Yet to submit
• CHA:
  Tidjane Salaun - Out
• GSW:
  Yet to submit
• ATL:
  Yet to submit
• IND:
  Aaron Nesmith - Questionable
  Andrew Nembhard - Questionable
  Ben Sheppard - Questionable
  Micah Potter - Questionable
  Obi Toppin - Questionable
  Pascal Siakam - Questionable
  Quenton Jackson - Questionable
  T.J. McConnell - Questionable
  Ivica Zubac - Out
  Johnny Furphy - Out
  Tyrese Haliburton - Out
• SAS:
  Stephon Castle - Out
• MIA:
  Pelle Larsson - Available
  Simone Fontecchio - Available
  Andrew Wiggins - Out
  Jaime Jaquez. - Out
• HOU:
  Yet to submit
• LAC:
  Kawhi Leonard - Questionable
  Bennedict Mathurin - Out
  Bradley Beal - Out
  Yanic Konan Niederhauser - Out
• DAL:
  Caleb Martin - Questionable
  Brandon Williams - Out
  Dereck Lively - Out
  Kyrie Irving - Out

h/t @UnderdogNBA 

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, Kawhi Leonard, Donovan Mitchell, James Harden, Evan Mobley, Paolo Banchero 

Mid

• Bam Adebayo, LaMelo Ball, Amen Thompson, LeBron James, Brandon Miller, Dejounte Murray, Desmond Bane, De'Aaron Fox, Jalen Suggs, Gui Santos, CJ McCollum, John Collins, Moussa Diabate, Devin Vassell, Jonathan Kuminga 

Value

• Deandre Ayton, Julian Champagnie, Tristan da Silva, Coby White, Dylan Harper, Keldon Johnson, Ryan Nembhard, Quinten Post, Karlo Matkovic, Zaccharie Risacher

Stacks

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