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DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-March 7

By Zachary Thompson

Mar 5, 2016; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) is congratulated by guard Ricky Rubio (9) during the second half against the Brooklyn Nets at Target Center. The Timberwolves won 132-118. Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 5, 2016; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) is congratulated by guard Ricky Rubio (9) during the second half against the Brooklyn Nets at Target Center. The Timberwolves won 132-118. Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports /
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Check out my DraftKings daily picks to help you start your DFS fantasy basketball week with a win in tonight’s seven-game slate.

Jan 13, 2016; Sacramento, CA, USA; Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins (15) loses the ball between New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday (11) and forward Anthony Davis (23) and forward Ryan Anderson (33) during the fourth quarter at Sleep Train Arena. New Orleans defeated Sacramento 109-97. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 13, 2016; Sacramento, CA, USA; Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins (15) loses the ball between New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday (11) and forward Anthony Davis (23) and forward Ryan Anderson (33) during the fourth quarter at Sleep Train Arena. New Orleans defeated Sacramento 109-97. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports /

The NBA has seven games on tap for tonight with some nice head-to-head matchup early and the champs looking to bounce back late. There are solid DFS fantasy basketball options from all 14 teams today, and to see the players I like the most tonight, check out my DraftKings daily picks on the following slides.

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The action starts tonight at 7:00 PM ET when Paul George and the Pacers host Kawhi Leonard and the Spurs. Also at 7:00, the Hornets take on the Timberwolves and the Grizzlies visit Cleveland. At 8:00, two more games tip off as the Bulls and Bucks meet in an important Eastern Conference matchup, and “Boogie” and “The Brow” face off in the Big Easy. At 8:30, we get a possible playoff preview as the Clippers visit Dallas, and then at 10:30 the final game of the night features the Warriors looking to bounce back from yesterday’s embarrassment against the Lakers as they take on the visiting Magic who gave them a good game in Orlando two weeks ago.

With those 14 teams taking the floor, we have a good group of options to select our players from for our DFS fantasy basketball team.  To see the players I think are the best options 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 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’ll update you throughout the day on any injury or availability news on Twitter and let you know if I’m forced to change my lineup or any red-hot sleepers become available.

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 rolling with tonight’s DraftKings daily picks starting with some top-salary PG options.

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