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DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-May 17 & 18

By Zachary Thompson

May 8, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) calls for a jump ball after tying up Atlanta Hawks guard Dennis Schroder (not shown) at the end of game four of the second round of the NBA Playoffs at Philips Arena. The Cavaliers won 100-99. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports
May 8, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) calls for a jump ball after tying up Atlanta Hawks guard Dennis Schroder (not shown) at the end of game four of the second round of the NBA Playoffs at Philips Arena. The Cavaliers won 100-99. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Conference Finals continue tonight as we start another two-game window for daily fantasy basketball, so build your team with the help of my DraftKings daily picks.

May 8, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) calls for a jump ball after tying up Atlanta Hawks guard Dennis Schroder (not shown) at the end of game four of the second round of the NBA Playoffs at Philips Arena. The Cavaliers won 100-99. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports
May 8, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) calls for a jump ball after tying up Atlanta Hawks guard Dennis Schroder (not shown) at the end of game four of the second round of the NBA Playoffs at Philips Arena. The Cavaliers won 100-99. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports /

The Eastern Conference Finals tip off tonight with Game 1 in Cleveland after the Western Conference Finals started night with an exciting and dramatic Game 1 in Oakland. Since the two Conference Finals are alternating nights, it  we’ll continue to get a daily two-day fantasy basketball competition on most of the DFS fantasy basketball sites.  Tonight’s two-day, two-game contest includes Game 1 of the Eastern Conference and tomorrow’s Game 2 of the Western Conference which is where I’ll make my picks from in today’s DraftKings daily picks.

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The action starts tonight at 8:30 PM ET on ESPN when LeBron and the Cavs look to keep things rolling as they welcome in the Raptors who gave them some trouble this year.  Cleveland has yet to lose this postseason, though, while the Raptors have been pushed to the limit in both their series in the first two rounds. Tomorrow, we get a tasty Game 2 in Oakland as the Warriors try to even their series with the Thunder after Oklahoma City stole Game 1 with a big second half comeback.

The four Conference Finals teams once again give us a solid group of players to pick for the the Tuesday/Wednesday contests on DraftKings. My goal in this daily post throughout the season has been 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 DraftKings daily picks, 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. Make sure to follow on Twitter for all the late-breaking lineup news as well.

If you find my picks and analysis helpful and would like to check out my DFS fantasy basketball posts each morning that there is a new contest, 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 are definitely some stars and sleepers to consider for the Tue-Wed slate, so let’s get underway with my DraftKings daily picks for tonight and tomorrow.

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