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FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-May 27 & 28

By Zachary Thompson

May 25, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith (5) dunks in the first quarter against the Toronto Raptors in game five of the Eastern conference finals of the NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports
May 25, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith (5) dunks in the first quarter against the Toronto Raptors in game five of the Eastern conference finals of the NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports /
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Another weekend of the Conference Finals means more daily fantasy basketball, so build your lineup with my FanDuel daily picks from Friday and Saturday’s games.

May 26, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors bench celebrate after a basket against the Oklahoma City Thunder during the fourth quarter in game five of the Western conference finals of the NBA Playoffs at Oracle Arena. The Warriors won 120-111. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports
May 26, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors bench celebrate after a basket against the Oklahoma City Thunder during the fourth quarter in game five of the Western conference finals of the NBA Playoffs at Oracle Arena. The Warriors won 120-111. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports /

The Golden State Warriors extended their season with a Game 5 win last night and also extended the daily fantasy basketball action since we’ll have at least one more game in each series.  Game 6 of the Thunder-Warriors is the second game in the two-game competition starting tonight after Game 6 in the Eastern Conference gets things started tonight.  To see who I think you should look to add to your roster for the start of this weekend, check out my FanDuel daily picks on the following slides. 

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Lineups on FanDuel will lock tonight at 8:30 PM ET when LeBron and the Cavs look to close out the Raptors north of the border and avoid a Game 7 which would be back in Cleveland.  Oklahoma City can close out their series as well, but they have their best shot to finish off the Warriors in Game 6 since they’ll have to go back to Oakland if there is need for a decisive Game 7.  I actually think neither series will see a Game 7 and that the Cavs and Thunder will meet in an exciting NBA Finals after closeout wins the next two nights.

Throughout the season, my goal in my FanDuel daily picks posted each morning here at FanSided has been to give you the information you need to build your own lineup that can bring home a win for your team. In order to help you find the position and price-point that you need, there are two slides per position in this post–one with high-salary options and one with high-value options. Each slide contains at least two options with extras thrown in where possible.  I base each pick on the current form of each player and the positional matchups each player will face in today’s game.

I rank my picks every morning using stars after each selection to show the strength of the pick. For a full explanation of the rating system, check out the last slide of this post, but in short, more stars means more confidence (on a point-per-dollar basis). Also on the final slide of the post, you can see how I’m putting together the best of my picks into my lineup for today’s competition. I suggest you build your own customized team with the players you like the most, but you’re welcome to check out my lineups and use them as a place to get started.

In my FanDuel daily picks, all salary references and references to “fantasy points” refer to FanDuel pricing and scoring.  If you are looking for similar coverage specifically for DraftKings, check the box above for related posts or find the latest on the fantasy basketball hub.

If you have any questions about my picks for today or any of our FanSided fantasy coverage, you can leave them at the bottom of the page in the comments section.  For an even quicker response, you can find me throughout the day on Twitter @FansidedFantasy. Make sure to follow on Twitter for any late-breaking lineup news as well.

If you find my picks and analysis helpful and would like to check out my DFS fantasy basketball posts each morning that there is a new contest, the easiest way to find the FanDuel daily picks is to drop a bookmark on our fantasy basketball hub or follow on Twitter where I’ll tweet out the links each day when my picks go live.

Lets jump right in to my Fan Duel daily picks for this Friday and Saturday starting with the star PG’s.

Next: High Salary PG

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