DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-November 18
High Value PG
Ish Smith-Detroit Pistons (5,500): Smith is playing on borrowed time as Reggie Jackson works his way back for the Pistons. However, at least he’s playing well on it recently. Smith has at least 27 fantasy points in three straight and four of his last five games. He played a season-high 35 minutes against the Knicks on Wednesday and had a sold 14 points and eight assists for 29.4 fantasy points. Tonight, he’ll help the Pistons take on their division-rival Cavs for the first time this season and makes a low-risk play at 5.eK although his ceiling isn’t quite as high as Darren Collison’s. ∗∗∗
Darren Collison-Sacramento Kings (5,000): Collison could be moving back into Sacramento’s starting lineup tonight although nothing is official as of this morning. He has been playing well in starters’ minutes off the bench with at least 25 fantasy points in each of his last three games. Collison takes on the Clippers in the late game tonight, so he’ll have to tangle with Chris Paul, but he has a lot of potential for a player who costs only 5K.∗∗∗∗
Tony Parker-San Antonio Spurs (4,400): Since returning from a three-game absence due to a knee injury, Parker has played well for San Antonio and looked like he still has enough left in the tank to be fantasy relevant. Parker has at least 23 fantasy points in each of his last three games and posted a season-high 29.25 fantasy points on Wednesday against the Kings on 14 points and seven assists. The Spurs get the weekend off after this game, so there’s no obvious reason Greg Popovich would limit his minutes. He’s still a little risky, though, in a matchup with the younger guards of the Lakers. ∗∗
Jameer Nelson-Denver Nuggets (4,000): Nelson is getting more minutes with Gary Harris Jr. sidelined again for the Nuggets. He had a solid 20.75 fantasy points against the Suns with 17 points in 34 minutes on Wednesday. He’s a flier you can roll with if you have to spend 4K on a PG since his minutes are pretty secure right now given Denver’s injury situation.∗∗
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