This is the only Monday all season with WNBA games, and while that is great for DFS players, two weeks of playing every other day is a lot of players, especially the veterans. As such, I think we could see more veteran players get rested this weak, and we could also see teams be extra cautious with injuries. I would be surprised if Diana Taurasi is ready to go Monday, even after her MRI came back clean, but even if she can play, it might make sense for Phoenix to give her a couple of extra days of rest.

We haven’t yet gotten injury updates on a number of important players in the slate, so we will have to pay close attention throughout the night. We will, of course, update the example lineups as more news becomes available. As always, the lineups below are examples of lineups you can make using the players in the Playbook and are not for plug and play.

 

Guards
PlayerTeamOpp.DK $DK FPPGFD $FD FPPG
Skylar Diggins-SmithPHODAL890026.79640026.29
Diggins-Smith has taken a backseat to Diana Taurasi this season, but she should have the ball in her hands a ton if Taurasi is ruled out. After a slow start, Diggins-Smith is averaging 29.2 FD fantasy points over her last five games.
Bria HartleyPHODAL820032.1590030.80
Hartley has missed two straight games with a foot injury, but she will likely be thrown right back into the fire if Diana Taurasi is out. Hartley has 40+ fantasy points in two of her five games this season.
Shatori Walker-KimbroughPHODAL5200939008.68
She is averaging 20 mpg with Bria Hartley out, and she might play 30+ minutes if Diana Taurasi is out as well.
Allie QuigleyCHISEA750024.14520023.20
Quigley is as safe as it gets for cash games, playing at least 26 minutes and scoring at least 23 FD fantasy points in four straight games.
Jordin CanadaSEACHI870024.07580024.36
The Sky have allowed more attempts at the rim than any team in the league, and Canada is second on her team in attempts within five feet. The Sky have allowed the third-mist opponents' steals, and Canada is tied for ninth in steals per game after leading the league last season.
PlayerTeamOpp.DK $DK FPPGFD $FD FPPG
Sophie CunninghamPHODAL45009.5742009.94
Cunningham played a season-high 26 minutes and had 19.2 fantasy points Saturday. She will likely have to play at least that many minutes if Hartley and Taurasi are out Monday.
Sami WhitcombSEACHI560014.07380013.67
Whitcomb is averaging 20.2 fantasy points in three games with Sue Bird out. She is a safe play is Bird is out again.
Courtney WilliamsATLCON790021.35530020.16
Williams has been solid off the bench, with at least 23 fantasy points in three of her last four games. She will be a no-brainer when she joins the starting lineup, but she is just fine for fantasy off the bench.
        
Forwards
PlayerTeamOpp.DK $DK FPPGFD $FD FPPG
Isabelle HarrisonDALPHO720015.57510015.47
She has played at least 22 minutes and scored at least 23.8 FD fantasy points in each of her last two games. The days of playing fewer than 10 minutes per game appear to be behind her, and she is averaging a career-high 0.93 fantasy points per minute this season.
Azura StevensCHISEA930028.64650029.70
Stevens has been great with Stefanie Dolson out, even if she has struggled shooting the ball a bit the last two games. I expect her to bounce back sooner than later.
Breanna StewartSEACHI1200041.43800041.23
The Sky are 11th in fantasy points allowed to forwards, and Stewart will almost certainly bounce back after shooting 33 percent from the field Saturday.
Glory JohnsonATLCON620012.2450013.30
Johnson got off to a slow start after recovering from COVID, but she has played at least 17 minutes in three straight games, averaging 18.75 fantasy points in that span. Barring late injury news, she is the cheapest forward I feel good about for cash games.
Alyssa ThomasCONATL1100037.39760036.44
I don't trust Brittney Griner, especially if Diana Taurasi is out. That leaves me with a lot of share of Alyssa Thomas. She has at least 37.5 fantasy points in five of her seven games this season.

 

Example Lineups: 

*Note, these are examples and not meant to be played as is. 

 

DK Cash  DK GPP
Pos.PlayerTeamOppFPPGSalary  Pos.PlayerTeamOppFPPGSalary
GSkylar Diggins-SmithPHO@DAL26.79$8,900  GSkylar Diggins-SmithPHO@DAL26.79$8,900
GSophie CunninghamPHO@DAL9.57$4,500  GShatori Walker-KimbroughPHO@DAL9$5,200
FIsabelle HarrisonDALPHO15.57$7,200  FAzura StevensCHI@SEA28.64$9,300
FGlory JohnsonATLCON12.2$6,200  FSatou SaballyDALPHO25.5$8,600
FBreanna StewartSEACHI41.43$12,000  FBreanna StewartSEACHI41.43$12,000
UtilAlyssa ThomasCON@ATL37.39$11,000  UtilSami WhitcombSEACHI14.07$5,600
    Total$49,800      Total$49,600
              
DK Pivot Cash  DK Pivot GPP
Pos.PlayerTeamOppFPPGSalary  Pos.PlayerTeamOppFPPGSalary
G     1 G     
G     1 G     
F     1 F     
FAlysha ClarkSEACHI23.71$8,2001 F     
F     1 FAlyssa ThomasCON@ATL37.39$11,000
UtilJordin CanadaSEACHI24.07$8,7001 UtilNatisha HiedemanCON@ATL12.54$6,500
    Total$16,900      Total$17,500
              
FD Cash  FD GPP
PosPlayerTeamOppFPPGSalary  PosPlayerTeamOppFPPGSalary
GShatori Walker-KimbroughPHODAL8.68$3,900  GJordin CanadaSEACHI24.36$5,800
GAllie QuigleyCHISEA23.20$5,200  GShatori Walker-KimbroughPHODAL8.68$3,900
GCourtney WilliamsATLCON20.16$5,300  GCourtney WilliamsATLCON20.16$5,300
FIsabelle HarrisonDALPHO15.47$5,100  FIsabelle HarrisonDALPHO15.47$5,100
FAzura StevensCHISEA29.70$6,500  FKayla ThorntonDALPHO17.11$4,800
FElizabeth WilliamsATLCON26.81$6,300  FAlysha ClarkSEACHI24.89$6,000
FAlyssa ThomasCONATL36.44$7,600  FBreanna StewartSEACHI41.23$8,000
    Total$39,900      Total$38,900
              
FD Pivot Cash  FD Pivot GPP
PosPlayerTeamOppFPPGSalary  PosPlayerTeamOppFPPGSalary
G     1 GSkylar Diggins-SmithPHODAL26.29$6,400
G     1 G     
G     1 G     
F     1 F     
F     1 FGlory JohnsonATLCON13.30$4,500
FAlysha ClarkSEACHI24.89$6,0001 F     
FBreanna StewartSEACHI41.23$8,0001 F     
    Total$14,000      Total$10,900