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

It's Saturday, February 28th, and we have a 3-game NBA DFS main slate on DraftKings and FanDuel. 

Despite the short slate, there is still plenty of injury news to digest. Most notably, Dejounte Murray is out, and Collin Murray-Boyles is doubtful, which should open up some value. Kristaps Porzingis and Keyonte George also have a chance to return after multi-game absences. Let's break it all down. 

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 28th

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UPDATE 6:00 PM ET

• Collin Murray-Boyles - OUT 
• Kristaps Porzingis - OUT 

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.

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NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 2/28

• TOR:
  Collin Murray-Boyles - Out
• WAS:
  Kyshawn George - Available
  Tristan Vukcevic - Available
  Will Riley - Available
  Alex Sarr - Out
  Trae Young - Out
  Anthony Davis - Out
  Cam Whitmore - Out
• LAL:
  Rui Hachimura - Out
• GSW:
  Draymond Green - Probable
  Kristaps Porzingis - Out
  Stephen Curry - Out
  Seth Curry - Out
  Jimmy Butler - Out
• NOP:
  Yves Missi - Available
  Dejounte Murray - Out
  Trey Murphy - Out
• UTA:
  Keyonte George - Probable
  Lauri Markkanen - Out
  Jaren Jackson - Out
  Vince Williams - Out
  Jusuf Nurkic - Out
  Walker Kessler - 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, Scottie Barnes 

Mid

• Brandon Ingram, Zion Williamson, LeBron James, Austin Reaves, Immanuel Quickley, RJ Barrett, Saddiq Bey, Gui Santos, De'Anthony Melton

Value

• Jeremiah Fears, Herbert Jones, John Konchar, Jakob Poeltl, Jordan Poole, Jake LaRavia, Kevin Love, Karlo Matkovic

Stacks

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