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DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-March 11

By Zachary Thompson

Feb 25, 2016; New Orleans, LA, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) celebrates with guard Russell Westbrook (0) after scoring against the New Orleans Pelicans during the fourth quarter of a game at Smoothie King Center. The Pelicans defeated the Thunder 123-119. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 25, 2016; New Orleans, LA, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) celebrates with guard Russell Westbrook (0) after scoring against the New Orleans Pelicans during the fourth quarter of a game at Smoothie King Center. The Pelicans defeated the Thunder 123-119. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /
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It’s a full Friday night of DFS fantasy basketball, so get your lineup locked and loaded with the help of my DraftKings daily picks.

Feb 19, 2016; Portland, OR, USA; Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard (0) passes the ball on Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) during the first quarter of the game at the Moda Center at the Rose Quarter. Mandatory Credit: Steve Dykes-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 19, 2016; Portland, OR, USA; Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard (0) passes the ball on Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) during the first quarter of the game at the Moda Center at the Rose Quarter. Mandatory Credit: Steve Dykes-USA TODAY Sports /

The weekend starts tonight with ten NBA games on tap across the country including some stars, some sleepers, some playoff races, and several intriguing storylines to watch.  The Kings will be without DeMarcus Cousins after suspending him, the Warriors will be looking to avenge one of their few losses of the year, and the Thunder and T-Wolves will probably score 250 points. While there are some great college games tonight, don’t forget to get your team together for a fun night of pro hoops as well.  To help you find the right players to target, check out my DraftKings daily picks on fate following slides.

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The action starts tonight with a pair of 7:00 PM ET Eastern Conference matchups as the Hornets and Pistons continue to play for their spot in the playoffs while he Nets and 76ers meet in a battle of teams that have had horrific seasons on multiple levels.  The Celtics host James Harden and the Rockets at 7:30 in Boston in what should be an entertaining and high-scoring affair before the big wave of games at 8:00 which features the Timberwolves-Thunder, the Pelicans-Grizzlies, and the Heat-Bulls which is the game that starts the NBATV double-header.  At 9:00, the Wizards are in Utah followed at 10:00 by the Magic visiting the Kings. The night closes out with a pair of games tipping off at 10:30 as the Clippers host the Knicks in the second NBATV game while the more compelling matchup will see the Warriors host the Blazers as Golden State tries to avenge one of their six losses and move to 29-0 at ORACLE this season.

To see the players I like from the 20 teams taking the floor, 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 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. There is a lot of injury and availability news to keep up with today with so many teams in action, and I’ll try to get you all the info you need on our Twitter account which is approaching 4,000 followers. Thanks to all the people who follow and engage in the fun conversations we have on a daily basis!

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.

There are so many ways to get your team together for tonight, so let’s dive in to my DraftKings daily picks so you can find the players that you’ll have in your lineup.

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