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FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-May 4

By Zachary Thompson

May 2, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) slam dunks during the second half in game one of the second round of the NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena. The Cavs won 104-93. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports
May 2, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) slam dunks during the second half in game one of the second round of the NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena. The Cavs won 104-93. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports /
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With just one NBA game tonight, it’s time for a two-day fantasy basketball competition, so build your roster with the help of my FanDuel daily picks for Wednesday and Thursday.

May 2, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; The Cleveland Cavaliers bench celebrates a basket during the fourth quarter against the Atlanta Hawks in game one of the second round of the NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena. The Cavs won 104-93. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports
May 2, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; The Cleveland Cavaliers bench celebrates a basket during the fourth quarter against the Atlanta Hawks in game one of the second round of the NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena. The Cavs won 104-93. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports /

The NBA Playoffs are going to be stretched out in the coming days making series last a long time and leaving the midweek fantasy basketball contests a little thin on options. Since multiple games are needed to make DFS work both practically and legally, get ready for some multiple-day contests like the one tipping off tonight.  I’ll do my best to keep up with all the different options for contests in my FanDuel daily picks which will keep running every morning until there are no more competitions to cover.

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The one set of competitions that starts tonight on FanDuel is a Wednesday-Thursday slate featuring the two Game 2’s from the Eastern Conference.  Tonight, we get Game 2 of the Cavs and Hawks in Cleveland, and tomorrow the Raptors and Heat will play the second game of their series. So far in Round 2, we’ve had some very watchable basketball games, and hopefully that continues over the next two nights.

To see who I think you should make sure to have in your lineup from the two games on the next two nights, check out my FanDuel daily picks on the following slides. My goal each day 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 every morning 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 my FanDuel daily picks, all salary references and references to “fantasy points” refer to FanDuel 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 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. Let me know if there’s any way I can further help your fantasy efforts and keep up with all our coverage on that Twitter account which I also use to let you know if I have to adjust my lineup for any reason before tip-off

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 FanDuel 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.

The two Eastern Conference games should be good ones the next two nights, so let’s jump right in to my FanDuel daily picks for this Wednesday and Thursday.

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