DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-January 4

It’s a big Monday night of basketball with ten games in the NBA, so set your roster with my DraftKings daily picks highlighting the best DFS Fantasy basketball options for this January 4.

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Need a Monday pick-me-up as you get back to work in the New Year? The NBA has a big night of Monday night basketball ahead setting up a busy slate for DFS fantasy basketball players. To help you find the hottest players in the best matchups, I’ve put together my DraftKings daily picks on the following slides.

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Tonight’s action tips off at 7:00 PM ET with the Cavs meeting the Raptors in a nice Eastern Conference game as well as the Timberwolves visiting the 76ers in Ish Smith’s first home game since returning to Phily. At 7:30, the Celtics finish their home-and-home with the Nets who will be without Jarrett Jack the rest of the season while at the same time the Pistons host Orlando and the Pacers visit Miami to face the Heat. At 8:00, two more games get underway as the Thunder take on the Kings and the Bucks host the Spurs who won’t have Tony Parker. In a pair of solid Western Conference matchups, the Rockets head to Salt Lake City to take on the Jazz and the Grizzlies are in Portland to take on the Blazers who play for the second night in a row. The final game of the night tips off at 10:30 as the Warriors look to improve to 32-2 overall and 17-0 at home as they host Stephen Curry’s hometown team from Charlotte. Whether Curry himself will be able to play is still up in the air, but it should be a good game to watch tonight whether Steph can get on the court or the supporting cast has to step up like they have been lately.

With those 20 teams taking the floor tonight, there are lots of different ways to build your roster for this Monday. I’ve gone through through the options and selected my favorites for my DraftKings daily picks. Here’s what to expect on the following slides: you will find a slide for high-salary options and a slide for high-value options at each position. On each slide, there are at least two players with a few extras thrown in wherever possible. I base my picks on the current form of each player and the positional matchups each player will face. To see how I’m putting together the best of my picks into my lineups for tonight’s contests, scroll to the last slide of the post where you’ll find two of my lineups that I’m putting cash on tonight.

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There are a lot of players and games to take a look at tonight, so let’s get going with today’s DraftKings daily picks starting with some high-priced point guard options.

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