Daily NBA Injury Report and Analysis for Monday, February 23

Detroit’s frontcourt is the one spot on tonight’s board that’s actually in flux. Isaiah Stewart is suspended, and both the Houston Rockets and the Utah Jazz have major rotation questions that could swing props and totals.

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San Antonio Spurs @ Detroit Pistons Injury Report & Trends

Detroit is rolling, and this matchup comes down to whether the Pistons can hold the glass without a key big.
Isaiah Stewart (league suspension) is out, and Detroit has still been fine: 36-12 with him (plus-8.2 net rating) versus 6-1 without (plus-8.4).
Stewart’s absence shifts frontcourt minutes toward Jalen Duren and Tobias Harris. Duren is already at 17.8 points and 10.5 rebounds per game.
San Antonio’s only real hinge is depth, not star power. Lindy Waters III (left knee) is questionable, and the Spurs have been better without him: 11-6 with him (plus-3.4) versus 29-10 without (plus-7.9).
Victor Wembanyama anchors the Spurs’ interior at 24.3 points and 11.2 rebounds per game. Detroit’s rim protection looks thinner without Stewart.

Sacramento Kings @ Memphis Grizzlies Injury Report & Trends

Sacramento limps in on a sixteen-game losing streak. The injury list explains a lot of it.
Zach LaVine (finger) is out, and the Kings have cratered in those games: 9-30 with him (minus-8.1) versus 3-16 without (minus-17.2).
Domantas Sabonis (left knee) and De’Andre Hunter (left eye) are both out for the season.
With LaVine and Sabonis out, Sacramento’s creation load falls heavily on Russell Westbrook and DeMar DeRozan. Westbrook is at 15.0 points and 6.4 assists per game, while DeRozan is at 18.6 points per game.
Memphis’ starters are listed, led by Ty Jerome at 19.3 points per game in his seven games. This is a spot where Sacramento’s offense can get stuck in the half-court.

Utah Jazz @ Houston Rockets Injury Report & Trends

This is the slate’s biggest injury hinge because Utah has multiple high-usage pieces in question, and Houston is missing a rotation center.
Lauri Markkanen (illness) is probable, and Utah’s season swings hard with him: 17-24 with him (minus-4.5) versus 1-15 without (minus-15.8).
Markkanen is Utah’s top scorer at 26.7 points per game. If he is limited, Utah’s scoring ceiling drops.
Keyonte George (right ankle) is questionable, and Utah has been slightly better without him: 15-33 with him (minus-8.7) versus 3-6 without (minus-2.4). The usage is still massive at 27.5%, so his status matters for shot and assist distribution.
Jaren Jackson Jr. (left knee) is out for the season.
Utah’s frontcourt is also thin with Walker Kessler (left shoulder) out and Jusuf Nurkic (nose) out. Kessler is at 14.4 points and 10.8 rebounds per game in five games, while Nurkic is at 10.9 points, 10.4 rebounds, and 4.8 assists per game.
Houston is missing Steven Adams (left ankle), and the Rockets have been meaningfully better with him: 21-11 with him (plus-7.4) versus 13-10 without (plus-1.3).
That puts more on Alperen Sengun to control the paint. Sengun is at 20.4 points, 9.2 rebounds, and 6.3 assists per game.
Houston’s offense still has Kevin Durant at 26.1 points per game, and Utah’s defensive personnel is stretched thin if George is limited.

NBA Injury Statistical Impact Analysis, February 23

Utah is 17-24 with Markkanen (minus-4.5 net rating) versus 1-15 without (minus-15.8).
Sacramento is 9-30 with LaVine (minus-8.1 net rating) versus 3-16 without (minus-17.2).

NBA Injury Betting And Fantasy Implications

Markkanen’s probable tag keeps Utah’s baseline intact, but George’s questionable status is the late swing for Jazz props.
Utah’s missing size (Kessler and Nurkic both out) is a clean angle for Sengun rebounds and paint production.
Sacramento’s offense is missing two major engines with LaVine and Sabonis out, which can drag down team totals and boost Westbrook and DeRozan’s usage.
Detroit losing Stewart looks more like a rotation tweak than a downgrade, but it can still juice Duren’s rebounding chances.

NBA Injury Players To Monitor

Lindy Waters III, San Antonio Spurs
Keyonte George, Utah Jazz

The SportsGrid Betting Edge

The biggest leverage point is Utah’s availability, especially Lauri Markkanen and Keyonte George. Sacramento’s injury list is the clearest explanation for its slide, and it keeps pressure on Russell Westbrook and DeMar DeRozan to create everything.

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Our NBA injury report is produced by the SportsGrid NBA editorial team, which is a collaborative unit of basketball experts, data scientists, and market specialists dedicated to covering the NBA. By combining proprietary data with real-time analysis, the team breaks down today’s NBA injuries with actionable intel.

Data from Blitz. Stats as of February 23. This article has been published by Senior Editor Tyler Mason.