FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-December 26

Sacramento Kings forward DeMarcus Cousins (15) is in today's FanDuel daily picks. Mandatory Credit: Sergio Estrada-USA TODAY Sports
Sacramento Kings forward DeMarcus Cousins (15) is in today's FanDuel daily picks. Mandatory Credit: Sergio Estrada-USA TODAY Sports /
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Houston Rockets guard Patrick Beverley (2) is in today’s FanDuel daily picks lineup. Mandatory Credit: Nelson Chenault-USA TODAY Sports
Houston Rockets guard Patrick Beverley (2) is in today’s FanDuel daily picks lineup. Mandatory Credit: Nelson Chenault-USA TODAY Sports /

My FanDuel Daily Picks Lineup

This is my first lineup of the day for Monday night. I’ll update with any changes before the first game tips off at 7:00. Make sure to follow on Twitter at @FansidedFantasy and @ZT_sports where I’ll let you know whenever I make tweaks to my lineup.

PG: Raymond Felton-Los Angeles Clippers
PG: Patrick Beverley-Houston Rockets
SG: C.J. McCollum-Portland Trail Blazers
SG: Devin Booker-Phoenix Suns
SF: Andrew Wiggins-Minnesota Timberwolves
SF: Harrison Barnes-Dallas Mavericks
PF: Nikola Jokic-Denver Nuggets
PF: Serge Ibaka-Orlando Magic
C:  DeMarcus Cousins-Sacramento Kings

Explanation of the stars after each pick:  Each one of my picks is ranked for the day on a scale of one to five stars. The more stars that a pick receives represents the more confident I am in that selection. Picks that I give five stars (∗∗∗∗∗) are players that you almost have to own and I have no reservations about owning at their price.  Players that get four stars (∗∗∗∗) are players that I think are strong picks to build your roster around.  Three-star players (∗∗∗) are middle-of-the-road solid picks who are fairly reliable to produce a good game. Picks receiving two stars (∗∗) are high-risk, high-reward players who do offer enough upside to be in my picks, but also have a significant risk factor that makes them dangerous.  One star (∗) players are picks that are the best option around that price point, but who I don’t think are great options.  I would take any one-star player over any option not in my picks, but they aren’t picks I would build my roster around.