Anthony Davis was a game-time decision with his ankle and scored 44, and a back-to-back is next

Managers with Anthony Davis on their roster spent Monday evening waiting on a game-time decision, because the Associated Press reported that he was listed that way in Detroit with the ankle issue that had kept him out of Washington's previous two games. The decision went his way, and so did the night: Davis played 34 minutes and scored 44 points on 16-of-21 shooting with 13 rebounds, making 10 of his 11 free throws and both of his first-half threes, which is worth 69 fantasy points under ESPN's standard scoring and is his best line of the season in our box scores. The AP recap on ESPN notes that he had 30 points on 10-of-11 shooting by halftime.

The Wizards still lost 122-111, their fourth straight defeat, and fell to 4-7. For fantasy purposes the result matters less than the schedule that follows it, because Washington plays at Indiana on Wednesday and hosts Detroit on Thursday, the kind of back-to-back that a team managing a sore ankle has every reason to split. We have found no reporting on whether Davis will play both nights.

Every player in this story is on the fantasy basketball rankings and the 2026-27 projections, and the NBA depth charts show where each one stands in his team’s rotation tonight.