DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-February 20

Feb 12, 2016; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; U.S player Zach LaVine (8) shakes hands with World player Andrew Wiggins (22) after being announced the most valuable player after the Rising Stars Challenge basketball game against the World team at Air Canada Centre. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports /

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Feb 1, 2016; Sacramento, CA, USA; Milwaukee Bucks center Miles Plumlee (18) reacts to a call during the third quarter against the Sacramento Kings at Sleep Train Arena. The Sacramento Kings defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 111-104. Mandatory Credit: Ed Szczepanski-USA TODAY Sports /

High Value C

Andrew Bogut-Golden State Warriors (4,400): The Blazers went small and out-Warriored the Warriors last night and blew them out early. As a result, Bogut played just 14 minutes and finished with three boards, three blocks, and two points. He was spotted limping after the game and icing his ankle, but there hasn’t been any news that his status for tonight will be affected. With Festus Ezeli out, the Warriors will need Bogut tonight against the Clippers DeAndre Jordan, and before the break Bogut was playing well including a monster game against the Rockets in which he totaled 13 points, 11 rebounds, six blocks, and 46.75 fantasy points. While I doubt he returns to that level of productivity, if he is able to play tonight, he should be one of the best options under 5K at center tonight.∗

Miles Plumlee-Milwaukee Bucks (3,300): While his designation as “starter” in Milwaukee hasn’t resulted in a huge bump in minutes, Plumlee is the best option if you go super-cheap at center. He had six points, six rebounds, and three blocks last night against Charlotte while Greg Monroe did virtually nothing (20.5 fantasy points in 30 minutes) coming off the bench. Plumlee has at least 17 fantasy points in five of his last eight games despite not playing over 20 minutes in any of them, so even in his limited role he can be worth a look if you punt your center position and load up elsewhere. ∗∗

Mareese Speights-Golden State Warriors (3,200): Another ultra-cheap center option with upside I’d look at is “Mo Buckets” of the Warriors. Speights is having to step up for Golden State with Festus Ezeli sidelined and has at least nine points in each of his last four games with at least 19 fantasy points in each of those contests and at least 15 fantasy points in each of his last nine. He’s not likely to go off unless he plays a ton of time, but in his role coming off the bench he can give you some solid points and rebounds at a very cheap rate. There were some quiet rumblings about Andrew Bogut’s ankle, and if Bogut is forced to sit out tonight Speights would get a huge bump in value. With Bogut-∗∗ No Bogut-∗∗∗∗

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