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

By Zachary Thompson

Nov 25, 2015; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Raptors forward DeMarre Carroll (5) is guarded by Cleveland Cavaliers LeBron James (23) at Air Canada Centre. The Raptors beat the Cavaliers 103-99. Mandatory Credit: Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 25, 2015; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Raptors forward DeMarre Carroll (5) is guarded by Cleveland Cavaliers LeBron James (23) at Air Canada Centre. The Raptors beat the Cavaliers 103-99. Mandatory Credit: Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY Sports /
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The NBA Playoffs keep right on rolling through the middle of the week, and there’s another two-game window starting tonight giving us a chance to play fantasy basketball with the help of my FanDuel daily picks.

May 16, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) shoots the basketball against Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) and forward Serge Ibaka (9) during the second half in game one of the Western conference finals of the NBA Playoffs at Oracle Arena. The Thunder defeated the Warriors 108-102. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
May 16, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) shoots the basketball against Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) and forward Serge Ibaka (9) during the second half in game one of the Western conference finals of the NBA Playoffs at Oracle Arena. The Thunder defeated the Warriors 108-102. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /

The Conference Finals got underway last night with an exciting and dramatic Game 1 in Oakland. Since the two Conference Finals are alternating nights, it looks like we’ll continue to get a daily two-day fantasy basketball competition on most of the DFS fantasy basketball sites.  Today, we get a two-day window including 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 FanDuel daily picks.

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Lineups will lock for tonight’s contests at 8:30 PM ET when Cavs look to keep things rolling as they welcome in the Raptors.  Cleveland has yet to lose this postseason while the Raptors have been pushed to the max in both their first two round series. Tomorrow, we get a great 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.

Those four Conference finalists once again give us a solid group of players to pick from in the Tuesday/Wednesday contests. 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 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. 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 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.

It’s a star-studded group at PG once again the next few days, so let’s get start off with some high-priced PG in my FanDuel daily picks for Tuesday/Wednesday.

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