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DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-May 21 & 22

By Zachary Thompson

May 17, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) reacts beside Toronto Raptors forward Patrick Patterson (54) after a dunk in the second quarter in game one of the Eastern conference finals of the NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports
May 17, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) reacts beside Toronto Raptors forward Patrick Patterson (54) after a dunk in the second quarter in game one of the Eastern conference finals of the NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports /
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The NBA Conference Finals resume this weekend, and we have a pair of Game 3’s in today’s DraftKings daily picks for this weekend.

May 19, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) and guard Kyrie Irving (2) celebrate during the second quarter in game two of the Eastern conference finals of the NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports
May 19, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) and guard Kyrie Irving (2) celebrate during the second quarter in game two of the Eastern conference finals of the NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports /

After a day off yesterday, the NBA is back in action this weekend with Game 3 in each of the Conference Finals series the next two nights.   Tonight, we get another game in the Eastern Conference Finals before the Western Conference Finals get back underway tomorrow night. The pair of Game 3’s set up a solid DraftKings competition starting tonight, and you can build your team by checking out my DraftKings daily picks on the following slides.

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Cleveland will look to continue its domination of the Raptors in Game 3 tonight with an 8:30 tipoff in Toronto.  If the Raptors are going to steal a game, many think this will be their best chance.  The other series enters the weekend level at 1-1 as the Thunder come home to OKC where they’ll look to take down the defending Champions once again.  The Warriors bounced back nicely after their Game 1 defeat and can take back homecourt advantage if they can get a win in Game 3 tomorrow night.

As it has been throughout the season, my goal in my DraftKings daily picks is 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.

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Let’s get rolling with my FanDuel daily picks for this weekend starting with the most expensive position on the board–PG.

Next: High Salary PG

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