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DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-April 20

By Zachary Thompson

Mar 30, 2016; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Los Angeles Clippers center DeAndre Jordan (6) dunks in the first quarter against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 30, 2016; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Los Angeles Clippers center DeAndre Jordan (6) dunks in the first quarter against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports /
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Check out my DraftKings daily picks as you get your lineup set for the last three Game Two’s of this year’s first round of the NBA Playoffs.

Apr 17, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) works against Detroit Pistons guard Reggie Jackson (1) during the second quarter in game one of the first round of the NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 17, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) works against Detroit Pistons guard Reggie Jackson (1) during the second quarter in game one of the first round of the NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports /

Hopefully, tonight’s NBA games can bring a little more drama and excitement than last night’s when the Hawks and Spurs ran away early and left little doubt as to to outcome.  Tonight, there are three more Game Two’s in the NBA Playoffs giving us a solid pool of players to pick from for DFS fantasy basketball.  If you need help putting together your lineup for the week, check out my DraftKings daily picks on the following slides.

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Tonight’s action tips off at 7:00 PM ET on NBATV where you can catch the Hornets trying to bounce back from a dreadful Game One as they face the Heat in Miami.  At 8:00, the TNT double-header gets underway as LeBron and the Cavs host the Pistons in Game Two of their series. In the late game out West, the Clippers host the Blazers at 10:30.  The home team won Game One in all three of these series, so the Pistons, Hornets, and Blazers are all still looking to earn a split before heading home for Game Three.

With those six teams in action, there are enough options to get together a solid pool of players for DFS fantasy basketball. Check out my DraftKings daily picks on the following slides where you can find who I like in today’s matchups. My goal is to give you the information you need to build your own lineup that can bring home a win for your team. 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 today’s game.

I rank my picks each day 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). 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 today’s competition. I suggest you build your own customized team with the players you like the most, but you’re welcome to check out 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 new-look 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 also let you know on Twitter if there are any last-minute adjustments to my lineup before tipoff.

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.

It’s time to tip off my DraftKings daily picks with some high-salary PG in a very top-heavy PG salary structure for tonight.

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