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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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May 6, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; The Cleveland Cavaliers bench reacts with forward Channing Frye (9) after a basket against the Atlanta Hawks during the second half in game three of the second round of the NBA Playoffs at Philips Arena. The Cavaliers defeated the Hawks 121-108. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports
May 6, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; The Cleveland Cavaliers bench reacts with forward Channing Frye (9) after a basket against the Atlanta Hawks during the second half in game three of the second round of the NBA Playoffs at Philips Arena. The Cavaliers defeated the Hawks 121-108. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports /

High Value PF

Serge Ibaka-Oklahoma City Thunder (5,300): Ibaka showed how much run he’s likely to get in this series playing a massive 36 minutes in Game 1.  He played pretty well finishing with 11 points and 11 rebounds while adding in a block and an assist to get to 29.75 fantasy points.  He’s one of the few options in the 5K range at any position that makes sense, and it looks like he’ll get enough time on the floor to make an impact for OKC this series.  Ibaka has at least 25 fantasy points in five of his last seven games for OKC and is a low-risk mid-range play that has enough upside to invest in for tomorrow’s Game 2.∗∗∗∗

Patrick Patterson-Toronto Raptors (4,600): Patterson  played over 33 minutes in each of the last five games of the series against Miami after Jonas Valanciunas was injured.  He finished the series with his best game of the playoffs posting 11 points and 11 rebounds in 37 minutes in Game 7 for a total of 31.75 fantasy points. Patterson should continue to get lots of time as the Raptors try to slow down Kevin Love, but Patterson does sometimes put up underwhelming numbers in other categories besides minutes which makes him a little high-risk. ∗∗

Channing Frye-Cleveland Cavaliers (3,200): Frye didn’t even get on the floor in Game 1 against Detroit and played just 29 minutes in the entire first round. However, that all changed in Round 2 when he became a big part of the Cavs rotation and played over 20 minutes in each of the last three games against Atlanta including a memorable Game 3 when he scored a huge 27 points in his 28 minutes off the bench and totaled 40.25 fantasy points. He had 23.75 fantasy points in Game 2 and followed his huge night with 13.25 fantasy points in Game 4.  He’s a boom-or-bust play, but I expect Tyronn Lue to continue to use Frye to help the Cavs in their metamorphosis into the Warriors of the Eastern Conference.  Frye gives the Cavs a stretch big-man who can also provide enough rim protection, and I think Frye will present big problems for the Raptors since Toronto doesn’t have an offensively-elite option at center with Jonas Valanciunas out. Bismack Biyombo is solid down-low defensively but will struggle chasing Frye around which could lead to another good series for the Cavs’ reserve. ∗∗

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