NBA DFS Picks, Projections, Lineups, Injuries & More Today: Sunday Playbook
Published: Apr 26, 2026
It's Sunday April 26th, and we have a 4-game NBA DFS main slate on DraftKings and FanDuel as the NBA Playoffs are in full swing and all these games today are Game 4s.
We have so much injury news to sift through as Victor Wembanyama, Joel Embiid, and Kevin Durant are all on the injury report. We have one team trying to stave off elimination and everyone else is trying to get series' back to 2-2. Lets dive into the playbook.
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 26th
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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, 4/26
- Victor Wembanyama - QUEST
- Joel Embiid - DOUBT
- Kevin Durant - QUEST
- Austin Reaves - QUEST
- Immanuel Quickley - OUT
- Kelly Oubre - QUEST
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
Mid
- Alperen Sengun, Donovan Mitchell, Scottie Barnes, Amen Thompson, Evan Mobley, Jrue Holiday, RJ Barrett, Jabari Smith., Marcus Smart & Luke Kennard (if Austin Reaves is out)
Value
- Payton Pritchard (FD), Max Strus, Scoot Henderson, Reed Sheppard, Tari Eason, Robert Williams, Collin Murray-Boyles, Jamal Shead, Dylan Harper, Jerami Grant (GPP), Ja'Kobe Walter
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