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

It's Tuesday, February 24th, and we have an 8-game NBA DFS main slate on DraftKings and FanDuel. 

We have another injury-packed slate on tap, as multiple teams are dealing with a cluster of injuries. Joel Embiid and Chet Holmgren are two impactful names that are carrying a questionable tag into the late afternoon. 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 24th

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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 6:00 PM ET

• Pascal Siakam - OUT 
• Andrew Nembhard - AVAILABLE
• T.J. McConnell - AVAILABLE
• Micah Potter- AVAILABLE
• Kam Jones - AVAILABLE
• Jonathan Kuminga - AVAILABLE

UPDATE 2:00 PM ET

• Kam Jones - Probable (upgrade) 
• Nikola Jovic - OUT
• Davion Mitchell - Probable (upgrade) 
• Tristan Vukcevic - AVAILABLE 
• Justin Champagnie - AVAILABLE 
• Ryan Kalkbrenner - AVAILABLE
• Coby White - AVAILABLE 
• Jalen Smith - OUT 
• Draymond Green - Probable (upgrade) 
• Al Horford - OUT 
• De'Anthony Melton - AVAILABLE 

NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 2/24

• PHI:
  Joel Embiid - Questionable
  Paul George - Suspended
• IND:
  Andrew Nembhard - Questionable
  T.J. McConnell - Questionable
  Kam Jones - Questionable
  Micah Potter - Probable
  Pascal Siakam - Doubtful
  Aaron Nesmith - Out
  Ivica Zubac - Out
  Obi Toppin - Out
  Tyrese Haliburton - Out
  Johnny Furphy - Out
• DAL:
  Daniel Gafford - Questionable
  Caleb Martin - Probable
  Cooper Flagg - Out
  Dereck Lively - Out
  Kyrie Irving - Out
• BKN:
  None
• NYK:
  Miles McBride - Out
• CLE:
  Max Strus - Out
• OKC:
  Chet Holmgren - Questionable
  Alex Caruso - Questionable
  Shai Gilgeous-Alexander - Out
  Jalen Williams - Out
  Ajay Mitchell - Out
  Thomas Sorber - Out
• TOR:
  Jakob Poeltl - Out
• WAS:
  Tristan Vukcevic - Questionable
  Justin Champagnie - Questionable
  Alex Sarr - Out
  Trae Young - Out
  Anthony Davis - Out
  Cam Whitmore - Out
• ATL:
  Jonathan Kuminga - Questionable
• CHA:
  Coby White - Probable
  Ryan Kalkbrenner - Probable
• CHI:
  Jalen Smith - Questionable
  Anfernee Simons - Out
  Jaden Ivey - Out
  Zach Collins - Out
  Noa Essengue - Out
• GSW:
  Draymond Green - Questionable
  Al Horford - Questionable
  De'Anthony Melton - Questionable
  Kristaps Porzingis - Out
  Stephen Curry - Out
  Seth Curry - Out
  Jimmy Butler - Out
• NOP:
  Dejounte Murray - Available
  Trey Murphy - Out
  Yves Missi - Out
• MIA:
  Davion Mitchell - Questionable
  Nikola Jovic - Doubtful
• MIL:
  Giannis Antetokounmpo - Out
  Taurean Prince - 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

• Jalen Johnson, Tyrese Maxey, Joel Embiid (if active), Donovan Mitchell, James Harden 

Mid

• Jalen Brunson, Kevin Porter, Zion Williamson, Onyeka Okongwu, Jarace Walker, CJ McCollum, Josh Hart, Saddiq Bey, Dyson Daniels, Brandin Podziemski, Derik Queen, Gui Santos, Moses Moody, Moussa Diabate

Value

• Khris Middleton, Guerschon Yabusele, Marvin Bagley, Alondes Williams, Rob Dillingham 

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