DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-February 26

Start your weekend off right tonight by using my DraftKings daily picks to set your DFS fantasy basketball lineup for this Friday, February 26.

Jan 4, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving (2) and Toronto Raptors guard Cory Joseph (6) during the second half at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports

The NBA is gearing up for what shapes up to be a great stretch run with playoff races starting to take shape and teams starting to step up. Tonight, there are eight solid NBA matchups to use for fantasy basketball, and all eight feature conference matchups between teams that are pretty familiar with each other. There should be plenty of drama once again tonight, so let’s get going with today’s DraftKings daily picks designed to highlight the best DFS fantasy basketball options for tonight’s competitions.

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There are five Eastern Conference games tonight starting at 7:00 PM ET when the Wizards head to Philly to take on the 76ers and the Pacers host the Hornets. At 7:30, the top two teams in the East meet in what could be and Eastern Conference Finals preview as the Raptors host LeBron and the Cavs north of the border. At the same time in New York, the Knicks will take on the Magic in a matchup of teams fading out of the playoff race. At 8:00, in the final Eastern Conference game, the Bulls take on the Hawks in Atlanta in the first game of ESPN’s double-header. It should be a good, competitive game since the two teams currently sit sixth and seventh in the Eastern Conference playoff race.

Out West, things get started at 8:30 when the Nuggets visit the Mavericks in Dallas. At 10:00 the Kings who are just four games out of the eighth-seed host the Clippers in Sacramento, and the nightcap is the Lakers and Grizzlies meeting in LA as the teams face off for the second time this week.

With those 16 teams taking the floor, there are some big names to choose from as well as some nice sleepers to consider. To find the options I think are the best plays for tonight, check out my DraftKings daily picks on the following slides. My goal is to give you the information you need to build your own lineup that can bring home the cash tonight. In this post, 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. 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 to show the strength of the pick. 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. I suggest you build your own team with the players you like the most, but you’re welcome to see my lineups and use them as a place to get started.

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.

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It’s time to get rolling with today’s DraftKings daily picks starting with some pricey point guard who I think can produce some points.

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