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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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May 16, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors forward Andre Iguodala (9) goes up against Oklahoma City Thunder guard Andre Roberson (21) during the fourth quarter in game one of the Western conference finals of the NBA Playoffs at Oracle Arena. The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Golden State Warriors 108-102. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports
May 16, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors forward Andre Iguodala (9) goes up against Oklahoma City Thunder guard Andre Roberson (21) during the fourth quarter in game one of the Western conference finals of the NBA Playoffs at Oracle Arena. The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Golden State Warriors 108-102. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports /

High Value SG

J.R. Smith-Cleveland Cavaliers (4,900): 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 21 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 15.1 and 9.4 fantasy points, but I think he’ll bounce back and be very involved going forward in the Conference Finals. ∗∗∗

Andre Roberson-Oklahoma City Thunder (3,500): Roberson played 21 minutes against the Warriors in Game 1 and finished with a solid seven points and five rebounds for 18.5 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 (3,500): Another cheap flier that you can give a look if you want to skew your lineup toward tonight’s contest is Terrence Ross who  played at least 18 minutes in each of the Raptors seven games against the Heat and had at least 9.9 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 13.4 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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