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FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-February 21

By Zachary Thompson

Feb 19, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Bulls center Pau Gasol (16) reacts after a basket scored by guard Derrick Rose (not pictured) against the Toronto Raptors during the second half at United Center. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 19, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Bulls center Pau Gasol (16) reacts after a basket scored by guard Derrick Rose (not pictured) against the Toronto Raptors during the second half at United Center. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports /
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There are six NBA games on tap for this Sunday night, and you can find the best DFS fantasy basketball options in my FanDuel daily picks.

Feb 19, 2016; Portland, OR, USA; Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard (0) hits a three point shot over Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson (11) during the third quarter of the game at the Moda Center at the Rose Quarter. Lillard scored 51 points as the Blazers won 137-105. Mandatory Credit: Steve Dykes-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 19, 2016; Portland, OR, USA; Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard (0) hits a three point shot over Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson (11) during the third quarter of the game at the Moda Center at the Rose Quarter. Lillard scored 51 points as the Blazers won 137-105. Mandatory Credit: Steve Dykes-USA TODAY Sports /

The NBA stakes its claim to Sunday with a full ten-game slate after the Super Bowl and the NBA All-Star game have headlined the last two weeks. The games are divided on FanDuel into two windows.  The first window-early only-starts at 3:30 and has four afternoon games. In today’s FanDuel daily picks, I’ll focus on the later “main” window when there are six games on tap for 6:00 PM ET or later tonight.  Those six games have some solid DFS fantasy basketball options, so check out my FanDuel daily picks to help you build your lineup.

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That second window starts at 6:00 PM ET when three of the six games get underway.  The Magic host Paul George and the Pacers, the Raptors take on the new-look Grizzlies, and the Nets host the Hornets. Following those 6:00 starts, the Mavericks take on the hapless 76ers at 7:00 and the Bulls welcome in the Lakers at 8:00.  At 9:00 in the final game of the day, the Blazers host the Jazz as they try to build on their impressive win over Golden State to start the second half.

With those 12 teams in action, there are some nice stars and sleepers to consider as you build your team for tonight. To make sure you know the options to consider, check out my FanDuel daily picks on the following slides. You’ll find two slides per position–one for high-salary options and one for high-value options. Each slide contains at least two selections with extras thrown in where possible (which is all over the place today).  I base each pick on the current form of each player and the positional matchups each player will face in tonight’s game.

At the beginning of 2016, I  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 in short, more stars means more confidence (on a point-per-dollar basis). On the final slide of the post, you can see my recent results at each level of confidence. Also on the final slide of the post, you can see how I’m putting together the best of my picks into my lineup for tonight’s competition.

In this post, all salary references and references to “fantasy points” refer to FanDuel pricing and scoring.  If you are looking for similar coverage specifically for DraftKings, 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 find me throughout the day on Twitter @FansidedFantasy. I’ll also let you know on Twitter if there are any injuries or availability updates that affect my lineups or that you need to be aware of for tonight’s contests.

If you find my picks and analysis helpful and would like to check out my DFS fantasy basketball posts each morning, the easiest way to find the FanDuel daily picks is to drop a bookmark on our fantasy basketball hub or follow on Twitter where I’ll tweet out the links each day when my picks go live.

Let’s take a look at tonight’s six games in my FanDuel daily picks for this Sunday.

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