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DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-March 16

By Zachary Thompson

Mar 11, 2016; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) reacts after a play against the Oklahoma City Thunder during the fourth quarter at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 11, 2016; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) reacts after a play against the Oklahoma City Thunder during the fourth quarter at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nine NBA games give us a solid DFS basketball slate this Wednesday, so set your lineup with the help of my DraftKings daily picks.

Mar 12, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) celebrates after a Warriors basket against the Phoenix Suns during the fourth quarter at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the Suns 123-116. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 12, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) celebrates after a Warriors basket against the Phoenix Suns during the fourth quarter at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the Suns 123-116. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports /

The NBA may not even the basketball that has everyone buzzing this week, but they’ve had a busy week with plenty of action of their own. In a similar schedule to Monday, the NBA has nine games on tap for this Wednesday night including a double-header of games on ESPN. If you’re planning on catching some, all, or none of the two featured games or just watching your team continue its playoff push, you can also get in on the NBA action with a good night of DFS fantasy basketball. To help you find the matchups to attack and avoid check out my DraftKings daily picks on the following slides.

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It’s an early-heavy schedule tonight starting at 7:00 PM ET when four games get underway including the Celtics hosting the Thunder in the first ESPN game of the evening.  The other 7:00 matchups are the Hornets welcoming in the Magic, the Mavs and Cavs facing off in Cleveland, and the Bulls taking on the Wizards in Washington. At 7:30, another Eastern Conference game tips off as the Hawks head to Detroit to face the Pistons.  The action shifts to the Western Conference as the night goes on, starting with the 8:00 matchup between the banged-up Grizzlies and the T-Wolves.  At 9:30, the Clippers are in Houston for the second ESPN game as they face the Rockets on the second night of their Texas two-step.  We finish out the night with two West Coast games as the Kings host the Pelicans and the Knicks continue their West Coast trip by rolling into Golden State to face the Warriors who are 60-6 on the season including 31-0 at home.

There are lots of players to pick from for your DraftKings team tonight, but there are a few key matchups to attack and to avoid at each position.  To see the players I think are ready to help you get a win 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. In order to help you find the position and price-point that you need, you’ll find two slides per position in this post–one with high-salary options and one with high-value options. Each slide contains at least two options 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. At this point in the season, there are so many injuries and players getting rest that you have to stay tuned throughout the competition to swap players in and out. Make sure you check back on Twitter since there will definitely be injury and availability updates that should affect your lineup.  I’ll do my best to keep you up to date on Twitter and also let you know if I have to tweak any of my lineups.

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 is lots to get to, so let’s dive in to today’s DraftKings daily picks.

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