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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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Apr 22, 2016; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith (5) reacts to a call during the second quarter against the Detroit Pistons in game three of the first round of the NBA Playoffs at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 22, 2016; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith (5) reacts to a call during the second quarter against the Detroit Pistons in game three of the first round of the NBA Playoffs at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports /

High Value SG

J.R. Smith-Cleveland Cavaliers (5,200): Even before he was part of the Cavaliers three-point shooting barrage in the last round, Smith was a nice play for DFS since he gets some many minutes on a nightly basis with the Cleveland starting lineup. Smith played at least 34 minutes in seven of the Cavs’ eight playoff games and has at least 22 fantasy points in five of those games.  Smith had a couple of down games on the road in Game 3 and Game 4 against Atlanta finishing with only 16.75 and 11.0 fantasy points, but I think he’ll bounce back and be very involved going forward in the Conference Finals. ∗∗∗

Andre Roberson-Oklahoma City Thunder (3,100): Roberson played 21 minutes against the Warriors in Game 1 and finished with a solid seven points and five rebounds for 19.25 fantasy points. He gets good time with the starting unit and is one of the Thunder’s best perimeter defenders.  Look for him to keep getting time and producing decent enough stats to be worth considering as a cheap flier in Game 2. ∗∗

Terrence Ross-Toronto Raptors (3,000): Another solid sleeper at SG is Terrence Ross who  played at least 18 minutes in each of the Raptors seven games against the Heat and had at least double-digit fantasy points in all but one of those contests.  Ross scored in double-figures in three of the first four games in the series and finished with eight points, two steals, and two rebounds for 15 fantasy points in Game 7.  Ross doesn’t get the run of J.R., but he does get enough opportunities to score coming off the bench for Toronto that I think he makes sense in Game 1 when the Raptors will be in search of scoring to keep up with the Cavs. ∗∗

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