FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball sleepers-December 14

Center—Jahlil Okafor ($6,300)

More than anything, you have to like Jahlil Okafor on Monday night in regards to the shear opportunity he’s going to have. Okafor is already the featured guy in the Philadelphia 76ers offense, but that’s going to be even more of the case with Nerlens Noel set to miss Monday night’s game. Noel isn’t the biggest part of the offense, but it does undoubtedly still mean more touches for the rookie.

Okafor is also coming off of a big game on Sunday night when he put up 42.3 fantasy points in FanDuel scoring and has scored 29 points or more in each of his last three games. What I’m getting at here is that he’s playing like a player worth much more than just over $6,000 and less than the average salary per roster spot n FanDuel.

The matchup against Chicago may seem unfavorable as they are a team known for their depth, however Okafor has the offensive skill to do some damage against relatively poor defenders such as Pau Gasol and Nikola Mirotic when they get matched up on him. Given a decent matchup and the fact that the Sixers don’t really have another option beyond feeding Okafor, he’s a must-start sleeper for me on Monday.