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

Happy Sunday, February 22nd, we have a 5-game NBA DFS main slate on DraftKings and six on FanDuel.

It's a very fun Sunday slate as we have mostly competitive teams playing for their playoff lives. I say mostly because the Washington Wizards and Chicago Bulls exist. That being said, because there are so many good teams playing, the likes of Luka Doncic, Jaylen Brown, Tyrese Maxey, Anthony Edwards, and Jalen Brunson are taking the floor. It should be a fun Sunday main slate, so let's dive into our top plays of the day!

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 22nd

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Pre/Post-Lock Update

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

• Tyrese Maxey is added to player pool with Joel Embiid ruled out.
• Andre Drummond & Adem Bona are both viable options with Joel Embiid ruled out.

NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 2/22

• Joel Embiid - OUT
• Deni Avdija - QUEST
• Kawhi Leonard - QUEST
• Devin Booker - OUT
• Trae Young - OUT
• Franz Wagner - OUT
• Alex Sarr - OUT
• Shaedon Sharpe - OUT
• Kyshawn George - QUEST
• Jalen Suggs - QUEST
• Dillon Brooks - OUT
• Rudy Gobert - OUT
• John Collins - OUT
• Darius Garland
• Coby White - OUT
• Miles Bridges - OUT
• Anfernee Simons - OUT
• Jordan Goodwin - DOUBT
• Jaden Ivey - OUT
• Justin Champagnie - QUEST
• Moussa Diabate - OUT
• Mitchell Robinson - OUT
• Tristan Vukcevic - QUEST
• Cole Anthony - QUEST
• Zach Collins - OUT
• Naz Reid - QUEST (downgrade, shoulder)
• Nick Richards - QUEST
• Patrick Williams - PROB

Two-Way/G-League Statuses

• Caleb Love - OUT
• Jamir Watkins - AVAILABLE (doesn't mean he'll play)

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, Jaylen Brown, Tyrese Maxey, Anthony Edwards

Mid

• Jalen Brunson, Deni Avdija, Julius Randle, Brandon Miller, Karl-Anthony Towns, Austin Reaves, Kon Knueppel, Jalen Green, Collin Gillespie, Naz Reid, Jalen Smith, Ryan Kalkbrenner, Bennedict Mathurin (FD), Brook Lopez (FD), Grayson Allen 

Value

• Grant Williams, Ryan Dunn, Andre Drummond (if starting), Adem Bona, Alondes Williams, Tristan Vukcevic, Guerschon Yabusele (if starting), Joan Beringer

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