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DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-April 21

By Zachary Thompson

Apr 18, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) dunks the ball against the Houston Rockets in the fourth quarter in game two of the first round of the NBA Playoffs at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the Rockets 115-106. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 18, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) dunks the ball against the Houston Rockets in the fourth quarter in game two of the first round of the NBA Playoffs at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the Rockets 115-106. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports /
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A trifecta of Game 3’s are on tap tonight in the NBA Playoffs, and you can build your lineup with the help of these DraftKings daily picks for Thursday, April 21.

Apr 18, 2016; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) and Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) celebrate after a play against the Dallas Mavericks during the second quarter in game two of the first round of the NBA Playoffs at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 18, 2016; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) and Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) celebrate after a play against the Dallas Mavericks during the second quarter in game two of the first round of the NBA Playoffs at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports /

With all eight of the first round series two games deep, there are a lot of one-sided matchups in this year’s NBA Playoffs.  Six of the eight series are 2-0, but tonight we get both of the 1-1 matchups as well as the defending champions in a solid slate for DFS fantasy basketball.  If you’re putting your team together, check out my DraftKings daily picks on the following slides to see the players I think you can’t pass up for tonight.

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The Western Conference games are the two featured games on TNT which creates a weird all-Texas-hosted double-header starting at 6:00 PM local time, 7:00 PM ET. At 7:00, the Thunder will look to erase their Game 2 letdown as they travel to Dallas. At 7:30, the Raptors and Pacers meet in Indiana in their 1-1 series, and the Rockets host the Warriors in the nightcap which gets underway at 9:30 PM ET. It doesn’t look like Stephen Curry will play tonight, but there are plenty of other fantasy options from the six teams in action.

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 the 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, and if Curry ends up playing we’ll have to re-figure everything.

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 tip off my DraftKings daily picks for tonight with a look at the expensive PG’s not-named-Steph who are expected to play tonight.

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