DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-January 7

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Jan 5, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Bulls guard Jimmy Butler (21) warms up before the game against the Milwaukee Bucks at United Center. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports /

Last night was a big, crazy night in the NBA with 11 games keeping the action pumping all night long. Tonight, there are fewer games but still plenty of drama as four games look to fill up the night with fantasy basketball goodness. TNT will pick up a pair of those games for national TV coverage, but all four offer some nice options to consider for your fantasy team. To see the options I think are most set up for success tonight, check out my DraftKings daily picks on the following slides.

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Tonight’s contests begin an hour before TNT’s first game starts at 8:00 with a 7:00 PM ET tip-off in Philadelphia as the Hawks visit the 76ers. At 8:00, TNT features the Celtics and Bulls from the United Center in Chicago. Boston is one of two teams playing for the second day in a row as they’re joined by the Jazz who complete their back-to-back in Houston in the other 8:00 game. The last game of the night gets underway on TNT at10:30 in Sacramento Lakers visit the Kings who are just back after a quick two-game swing through OKC and Dallas.

With those eight teams in action, there are some good plays to pick from as you assemble your roster. I’ve assembled some of my favorite plays of the day for my FanDuel daily picks which you can find on the following slides. There is a slide for high-salary options and a slide for high-value options at each position, and on each slide you’ll find 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 in tonight’s game. As a new feature in 2016, I also have started to rank my picks using stars after each selection. For a full explanation of the rating system check out the last slide of this post, but the quick version is more stars=more confidence. Also on the final slide of the post, you can see how I’m putting together the best of my picks into my two lineups for tonight’s contests.

In this post, all salary references and references to “fantasy points” refer to DraftKings pricing and scoring. If you are looking for similar coverage specifically for FanDuel, check the box above for related posts or find the latest on our 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 almost always find me on Twitter @FansidedFantasy. I’ll also do my best to get you any breaking injury news as there are some important questions about Rajon Rondo and Kobe Bryant for the late game.

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Let’s get going with my DraftKings daily picks for the day, starting with some solid options who cost a chunk of change at point guard.

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DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-January 7

By Zachary Thompson | Jan 7, 2016

Check out my DraftKings daily picks for the best plays from tonight’s four featured NBA games which provide us a solid slate of options for DFS fantasy basketball.