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

Published: Feb 04, 2026

It's Wednesday, February 4th, and we have a 7-game NBA DFS main slate on DraftKings and FanDuel.

Today's slate already figured to be a little crazy with multiple trades shaking up rosters and the trade deadline looming tomorrow. Now, Boston has listed Jaylen Brown as doubtful, and Oklahoma City has ruled out the majority of its rotation, including Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Chet Holmgren. There's surely plenty more news to follow. Let's break it all down.

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NBA DFS Picks & Daily Fantasy Playbook Today, February 4th

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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 6:00 PM ET

Josh Hart - OUT

UPDATE 4:30 PM ET

Ivica Zubac - OUT
- Brook Lopez likely starts and Yanic Konan Niederhauser gets the backup minutes
- Boost for Kawhi Leonard, who was already a top play on the slate
- John Collins, Kobe Sanders, Jordan Miller playable as well

UPDATE 3:00 PM ET

OKC:
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander - OUT
- Chet Holmgren - OUT
- Isaiah Hartenstein - OUT
- Luguentz Dort - OUT
- Ajay Mitchell - OUT
- Alex Caruso - OUT
- Ousmane Dieng - OUT

UPDATE 2:00 PM ET

Dylan Harper - Questionable (downgrade)
Kelly Olynyk - Questionable (downgrade)
Josh Hart - Questionable
Miles McBride - OUT
Christian Braun - Probable
MIL:
- Bobby Portis - OUT
- Kevin Porter - AVAILABLE
- Myles Turner - Probable
- Cole Anthony - Probable
BOS:
- Jaylen Brown - Doubtful
- Sam Hauser - OUT

NBA Injuries, News & Updates Today, 2/4

DEN:
Yet to submit
NYK:
Yet to submit
MIN:
Anthony Edwards - Questionable
Julius Randle - Questionable
Terrence Shannon Jr. - Out
TOR:
Jakob Poeltl - Out
BOS:
Yet to submit
HOU:
Kevin Durant - Probable
Dorian Finney-Smith - Out
Steven Adams - Out
Fred VanVleet - Out
NOP:
Dejounte Murray - Out
MIL:
Yet to submit
OKC:
Yet to submit
SAS:
Stephon Castle - Questionable
Lindy Waters - Out
Jeremy Sochan - Out
MEM:
Santi Aldama - Questionable
Scotty Pippen Jr. - Doubtful
Ja Morant - Out
Brandon Clarke - Out
Zach Edey - Out
SAC:
Domantas Sabonis - Questionable
Keegan Murray - Out
CLE:
Evan Mobley - Out
Max Strus - Out
LAC:
Darius Garland - Out
Bradley Beal - Out

h/t @UnderogNBA

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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