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

Published: Mar 26, 2026

It's Thursday, March 26th, and we have a three-game NBA DFS main slate on DraftKings and FanDuel.

We've got a short NBA slate with MLB Opening Day taking center stage, but there are still plenty of decisions to be made. Trey Murphy, Jalen Suggs, and Tobias Harris are the impactful questionable tags that have carried into the late afternoon. All three games tip off in the 7:00 pm ET window, so we will have all the news.

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 26th

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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

Jalen Duren - AVAILABLE
Javonte Green - AVAILABLE
Tobias Harris - AVAILABLE
Duncan Robinson - Questionable (downgrade)
Marcus Sasser - AVAILABLE
Ausar Thompson - AVAILABLE
DeAndre Jordan will start. Added to Core Plays
Duncan Robinson - OUT
- Kevin Huerter will start. Added to Core Plays

UPDATE 6:00 PM ET

Jalen Suggs - AVAILABLE
Trey Murphy - OUT

UPDATE 3:00 PM ET

DET:
- Cade Cunningham - Out
- Jalen Duren - Probable
- Javonte Green - Probable
- Tobias Harris - Questionable
- Caris LeVert - Out
- Duncan Robinson - Probable
- Marcus Sasser - Probable
- Isaiah Stewart - Out
- Ausar Thompson - Probable
Dejounte Murray - AVAILABLE
Precious Achiuwa - AVAILABLE
Killian Hayes - AVAILABLE

NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 3/26

NOP:
Dejounte Murray - Available
Trey Murphy - Questionable
Bryce McGowens - Out
DET:
Yet to submit
NYK:
Landry Shamet - Out
Deuce McBride - Out
CHA:
Tidjane Salaun - Out
SAC:
Killian Hayes - Available
Precious Achiuwa - Available
De'Andre Hunter - Out
Domantas Sabonis - Out
Drew Eubanks - Out
Keegan Murray - Out
Nique Clifford - Out
Russell Westbrook - Out
Zach LaVine - Out
ORL:
Jalen Suggs - Questionable
Anthony Black - Out
Franz Wagner - Out
Jonathan Isaac - 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.

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