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FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-December 3

By Zachary Thompson

December 1, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) shoots the basketball against Houston Rockets guard James Harden (13) during the third quarter at Oracle Arena. The Rockets defeated the Warriors 132-127 in double overtime. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
December 1, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) shoots the basketball against Houston Rockets guard James Harden (13) during the third quarter at Oracle Arena. The Rockets defeated the Warriors 132-127 in double overtime. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /
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The NBA has eight games on the schedule for Saturday night giving us a solid slate of options for today’s FanDuel daily picks.

Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) is one of the big stars in today’s FanDuel daily picks. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) is one of the big stars in today’s FanDuel daily picks. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /

The NBA helps close out a very busy Saturday of sports with eight games tonight. There are some interesting matchups to check out, and some big-hame stars to be sure to target if you’re putting together a DFS fantasy basketball entry. To see the options that I think have the most potential, check out my FanDuel daily picks on the following slides sorted by position and price to help you find the right fit for your roster.

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It’s a pretty typical schedule of games tonight with good distribution throughout the night. The first game starts at  7:00 PM ET when rosters will lock in place for the night as the Hornets welcome in the Timberwolves. At 7:30, the Hawks travel to Toronto and the Celtics face the Sixers in Philadelphia. At 8:00, Memphis tapes together its makeshift lineup to lost the Lakers while Dallas tries to do the same at 8:30 when they take on the Bulls. At 9:00, the Nuggets are in Utah followed at 10 by the Heat taking on the Blazers. In the last game of the night, the Warriors face the Suns for the third time this season as they look to bounce back from their loss to the Rockets on Thursday night.

One thing to always check when picking your team is who is playing on the  second night of back-to-back games. Tonight, the Hawks, Celtics, Bulls, Nuggets, Lakers, T-Wolves, Sixers, and Raptors are playing for the second night in a row, but none of the teams on the schedule tonight are in action tomorrow on the light four-game Sunday night slate.

With 16 teams taking the floor tonight, there are many of different ways to assemble your fantasy lineup. I’ve selected my top options on the next few slides for today’s FanDuel daily picks. My goal each day is to give you the information you need to build your own customized lineup to get you a win however you participate in DFS contests. In order to help you find what you need, I’ve separated my picks by position and price. You’ll find two slides per position–the first slide will feature the best high-salary options followed by some high-value options which cost less but still offer solid returns. Each slide contains at least two options with extras thrown in where possible.

I rank my picks for each contest using stars after each explanation to show the relative 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 personal 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.

Just a reminder that each day 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 or are looking for any updates as the games get closer, follow @FansidedFantasy on Twitter. I’ll also use that account to tweet out links when we add new stories to the fantasy basketball hub.

Let’s get going with tonight’s FanDuel daily picks starting with the top high-priced PG to take a look at in their matchup this Saturday.