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

Published: Mar 17, 2026

It's Tuesday, March 17th, and we have a 6-game NBA DFS main slate on DraftKings and FanDuel.

There are once again a bunch of injury situations to navigate. Anthony Edwards is out, Jalen Brunson and Bam Adebayo are doubtful, Indiana has listed virtually their entire roster on the report, Giannis Antetokounmpo is questionable, and much more. 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
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NBA Ownership

NBA DFS Picks & Daily Fantasy Playbook Today, March 17th

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Pre/Post-Lock Update Section

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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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UPDATE 6:30 PM ET

Giannis Antetokounmpo - OUT
Ousmane Dieng - AVAILABLE
Ryan Rollins will try to play
Myles Turner - OUT
Jalen Brunson - OUT
Mitchell Robinson - AVAILABLE
Bam Adebayo - OUT
Quenton Jackson - AVAILABLE
T.J. McConnell - AVAILABLE
Andrew Nembhard - OUT
Aaron Nesmith - AVAILABLE
Micah Potter - OUT
Pascal Siakam - OUT
Ben Sheppard - AVAILABLE
Obi Toppin - AVAILABLE
Ivica Zubac - AVAILABLE

UPDATE 2:00 PM ET

Jalen Brunson - Doubtful (downgrade)
Mitchell Robinson - Questionable (downgrade)
Bam Adebayo - Doubtful (downgrade)
Ryan Rollins - Questionable (downgrade)
Naz Reid - AVAILABLE
Pelle Larsson - AVAILABLE
Nikola Jovic - AVAILABLE
WAS:
- Trae Young - OUT
- Bilal Coulibaly - OUT
- Alex Sarr - OUT
- Leaky Black - OUT

NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 3/17

DET:
Isaiah Stewart - Out
WAS:
Yet to submit
MIA:
Bam Adebayo - Out
Nikola Jovic - Available
Pelle Larsson - Available
Andrew Wiggins - Out
CHA:
Tidjane Salaun - Out
OKC:
Jalen Williams - Out
Thomas Sorber - Out
ORL:
Yet to submit
IND:
Aaron Nesmith - Available
Andrew Nembhard - Out
Ben Sheppard - Available
Ivica Zubac - Available
Micah Potter - Out
Obi Toppin - Available
Quenton Jackson - Available
T.J. McConnell - Available
Pascal Siakam - Out
Johnny Furphy - Out
Tyrese Haliburton - Out
NYK:
Jalen Brunson - Out
Deuce McBride - Out
CLE:
Sam Merrill - Questionable
Jaylon Tyson - Probable
Craig Porter - Out
Jarrett Allen - Out
MIL:
Giannis Antetokounmpo - Out
Myles Turner - Out
Ousmane Dieng - Available
PHX:
Yet to submit
MIN:
Naz Reid - Available
Anthony Edwards - 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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