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

By Zachary Thompson

May 19, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23), guard J.R. Smith (5) and forward Kevin Love (0) talk in the fourth quarter against the Toronto Raptors in game two of the Eastern conference finals of the NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports
May 19, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23), guard J.R. Smith (5) and forward Kevin Love (0) talk in the fourth quarter against the Toronto Raptors in game two of the Eastern conference finals of the NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports /
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After a rare day off, the NBA is back with a weekend competition, so get your lineup locked with the help of my FanDuel daily picks.

May 19, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Toronto Raptors forward James Johnson (3) defends Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) during the second half in game two of the Eastern conference finals of the NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena. The Cavs won 108-89. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports
May 19, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Toronto Raptors forward James Johnson (3) defends Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) during the second half in game two of the Eastern conference finals of the NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena. The Cavs won 108-89. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports /

Friday the NBA took a day completely off as the two Conference Finals series allowed some time for travel as the series shifted to Oklahoma City and Cleveland.  Tonight, we get another game in the Eastern Conference Finals before the Western Conference Finals get back underway tomorrow night. With the Cavs cruising, the DFS fantasy basketball season could be wrapping up soon since the competitions can only legally continue when there are “multiple real-world events.” We have a two-day competition starting tonight on FanDuel, so check out my FanDuel daily picks on the following slides to see who I think should be in your lineups for the pair of Game 3’s in the contest starting tonight.

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The Cavs-Raptors series has been extremely one-sided leading to low fantasy outputs across the board. Game 2 was another rout, but hopefully coming home can help Toronto find their way to make the games more competitive (and watchable).  The other series is tied 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. Make sure to get your lineup in for the two Game 3’s before the tipoff tonight at 8:30 when your roster will lock for the remainder of the competition.

As it has been throughout the season, my goal in this daily post 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 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 any 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.

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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