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DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-May 16 & 17

By Zachary Thompson

Feb 6, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) shoots the ball in front of Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) in the fourth quarter at Oracle Arena. The Warriors won 116-108. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 6, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) shoots the ball in front of Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) in the fourth quarter at Oracle Arena. The Warriors won 116-108. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports /
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Feb 26, 2016; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) dribbles the ball between Toronto Raptors forward James Johnson (3) and forward Terrence Ross (31) during the first half at the Air Canada Centre. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 26, 2016; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) dribbles the ball between Toronto Raptors forward James Johnson (3) and forward Terrence Ross (31) during the first half at the Air Canada Centre. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports /

High Salary SF

LeBron James-Cleveland Cavaliers (10,800): LeBron and the Cavs crushed the Hawks and earned another long layoff due to their sweep while Toronto and Miami battled for seven games.  Cleveland hasn’t played in over a week, but the last time they did James narrowly missed a triple-double for the second straight game. In Game 3, James had 24 points, 13 rebounds, and eight assists for 55.75 fantasy points, and he followed that up with 21 points, ten boards, and nine assists for 52 fantasy points.  He has at least 46 fantasy points in each of his last six games in the playoffs, and he is a safe and solid investment in Game 1 who definitely has the potential to explode if the Cavs need him to in order to help them get off to a good start against Toronto.  Much more than the other game, though, there is a definite chance that this game gets lopsided, so James could play fewer minutes than Durant if Toronto doesn’t show and the Cavs run away early. ∗∗∗

Kevin Durant-Oklahoma City Thunder (9,900): Durant had 37 points in the close-out game against the Spurs on his way to 50.75 fantasy points. He had a solid series against San Antonio with at least 42 fantasy points in four of the last five games  and over 50 fantasy points in two of the last three.  Durant averaged an impressive 36.3 points, 6.3 assists, 3.6 blocks, and 12 rebounds against the Warriors in their three meetings this season, so KD should be primed for a monster series. Since he actually comes in under 10K and has done so well against the Warriors, Durant is the one “must-own” star I’d spend on in Game 1. ∗∗∗∗∗

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