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DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-March 2

By Zachary Thompson

Feb 29, 2016; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Houston Rockets center Dwight Howard (12) and guard James Harden (13) reacts after a basket in the fourth quarter during the game against the Milwaukee Bucks at BMO Harris Bradley Center. The Bucks beat the Rockets 128-121. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 29, 2016; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Houston Rockets center Dwight Howard (12) and guard James Harden (13) reacts after a basket in the fourth quarter during the game against the Milwaukee Bucks at BMO Harris Bradley Center. The Bucks beat the Rockets 128-121. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports /
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Check out my DraftKings daily picks for this busy Wednesday night with 11 games on tap in the NBA and DFS fantasy basketball.

December 21, 2015; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) controls the ball against Los Angeles Clippers guard Jamal Crawford (11) during the second half at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
December 21, 2015; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) controls the ball against Los Angeles Clippers guard Jamal Crawford (11) during the second half at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports /

The NBA isn’t messing around tonight with 11 serious matchups on the board giving us plenty of options for our DFS fantasy basketball lineups.  There is a bunch of 8:00 start times on tonight’s early-heavy schedule with one giant late matchup between the Clippers and the Thunder serving as a great nightcap. For my favorite fantasy options from that game and the rest of tonight’s schedule, check out my DraftKings daily picks on the following slides.

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The action gets going tonight at 7:00 PM ET with a pair of games as the Hornets visit the 76ers and the Magic host the Bulls in a pair of Eastern Conference matchups.  At 7:30, two teams from the Western Conference visit Eastern Conference opponents as the Blazers are in Boston and the Jazz head north of the border to take on the Raptors.  At 8:00, ESPN’s double-header starts with the Pistons visiting the Spurs while at the same time four other games get started–Pelicans @ Rockets, Kings @ Grizzlies, Pacers @ Bucks, and Wizards @ Timberwolves. After that flurry of activity, there are only two games left as the Nuggets and Lakers meet up in Denver at 9:00 followed by the big game of the night at 10:30 as Russell Westbrook and the Thunder clash with Chris Paul and the Clippers.

To see the players I think are the best set up for success 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 a win for your team tonight. To help you realize that goal, you’ll find two slides per position in this post–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 customized 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.

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’ve got a full day of other projects, but I’ll do my best to keep you up to speed on injury and availability updates heading into tonight’s games.  I’ll definitely be online leading up to the 7:00 start to give you any late-breaking news and adjust lineups as necessary.

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 DraftKings 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 today’s DraftKings daily picks starting with some high-priced point guards in probably the most stacked position of the night.

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