DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-January 16

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Both Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) and LA Clippers guard Chris Paul (3) are in today’s DraftKings daily picks. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports /

The NBA has a star-studded celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day lined up for tonight, so prep your DFS fantasy basketball lineup with FanSided’s DraftKings daily picks.

The NBA does Martin Luther King Jr. Day right tonight with some of the best matchups of the season. All of tonight’s games are rematches and many of them have been featured matchups on other holidays as well. While there are five games in the afternoon, today’s FanSided DraftKings daily picks will focus on the four games in the “Night” window of DraftKings contests. To see who you should add to your lineup card on a must-see night of matchups, check out today’s DraftKings daily picks by scrolling through the following slides.

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The four-game evening slate of action gets underway with an appetizer of the Celtics and the Hornets at 7:30 PM ET which is when rosters will lock in place for the night. The main entree on the menu is an NBA Finals rematch at 8:00 in Oakland where the Warriors host LeBron and the Cavs. An hour later, the Jazz visit Phoenix for their Western Conference matchup, and we finish out the night with the Thunder and Clippers from LA which tips off at 10:30 and serves as the second game of TNT’s big-ticket double-header. Of the eight teams on the floor tonight, only the Thunder are playing for the second day in a row while none of these teams have to bounce back and play again tomorrow when we’ll have five games on tap.

In tonight’s four games, there is a lot of star power, but you’ll need to choose both stars and sleepers wisely as you build your roster. To see who I think you should consider based on current form and tonight’s matchup, scroll through today’s DraftKings daily picks on the following slides. My goal each day is to give you the information you need to build your own customized lineup to get you a win however you participate in DFS contests. In order to help you find what you need, I’ve separated my picks by position and price. You’ll find two slides per position–the first slide will feature the best high-salary options followed by some high-value options which cost less but still offer solid returns. Each slide contains at least two options with extras thrown in where possible.

I rank my picks for each contest using stars after each explanation to show my relative confidence in 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 personal lineup for today’s competition. This post isn’t a place to find a copy-and-paste lineup since there are plenty of places that will sell you access to their picks. In this free daily post, I suggest you build your own customized team with the players that you like the most. As always, you’re welcome to check out my lineup and use it as a place to get started.

Just one more quick reminder that each day 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, you can always find the latest on the fantasy basketball hub. If you have any questions or are looking for any updates as the games get closer, follow @FanSidedFantasy on Twitter. I’ll also use that account to tweet out links when we add new stories to the fantasy basketball hub.

With those pregame festivities in the books, let’s launch into tonight’s DraftKings daily picks with a look at the PG position which is a little top-heavy tonight.