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FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-February 26

By Zachary Thompson

Feb 22, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Clippers guard J.J. Redick (4) moves the ball defended by Phoenix Suns guard Phil Pressey (right) during the third quarter at Staples Center. The Los Angeles Clippers won 124-84. Mandatory Credit: Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 22, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Clippers guard J.J. Redick (4) moves the ball defended by Phoenix Suns guard Phil Pressey (right) during the third quarter at Staples Center. The Los Angeles Clippers won 124-84. Mandatory Credit: Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports /
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Celebrate Friday night in the NBA by building your DFS fantasy basketball team with the help of my FanDuel daily picks for the February 26.

Feb 25, 2016; Orlando, FL, USA; Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon (00) shoots over Golden State Warriors forward Anderson Varejao (18) during the second half of a basketball game at Amway Center. The Warriors won 130-114. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 25, 2016; Orlando, FL, USA; Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon (00) shoots over Golden State Warriors forward Anderson Varejao (18) during the second half of a basketball game at Amway Center. The Warriors won 130-114. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports /

It’s been a busy week in the NBA, and there are eight more tasty matchups to close out the work week tonight. With 16 teams taking the floor, we have plenty of options to consider as we build our DFS fantasy basketball teams. To see the players I think are lined up for success tonight, check out my FanDuel daily picks on the following slides.

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We start tonight with five games pitting Eastern Conference foes against each other.  FanDuel rosters will lock at the typical 7:00 PM ET tipoff as 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 square off as the Raptors and Cavs meet north of the border in Toronto.  At the same time in New York, the Knicks will take on the Magic who hung with the Warriors but ultimately became Golden State’s latest victims last night.  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.

Later in the evening, the attention shifts to the three Western Conference matchups on tap for tonight.  At 8:30, the Nuggets visit big D to take on the Mavericks followed at 10:00 by the Kings hosting the Clippers. The night wraps up with the Lakers and Grizzlies meeting in LA as the teams face off for the second time this week and serve as the nightcap for the DFS day as well as for the ESPN double-header.

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 FanDuel 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 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. Remember your entire lineup will lock on FanDuel at 7:00, so check back leading up to that time to see if there are any injury or availability updates that you need to factor in to your decisions. I’ll let you know the latest on Twitter and also give you updates if I have to adjust my lineup at all.

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 get going with Friday’s FanDuel daily picks starting at the point.

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