DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-January 2

Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) is one of the stars to check out in tonight’s DraftKings daily picks. Mandatory Credit: Sam Sharpe-USA TODAY Sports

With eight great games on tap for tonight, you can build your DFS fantasy basketball with the best of today’s DraftKings daily picks.

The NBA is back at work this Monday night with eight great games on the schedule. It’s a star-studded schedule tonight as we get our first 2017 look at Russell Westbrook, James Harden, Anthony Davis, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Kevin Durant, LeBron James, and John Wall. To see which of those stars I think makes sense in your DFS Fantasy basketball lineup tonight, scroll through my DraftKings daily picks on the next few slides.

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Several of the big-name stars go head-to-head tonight which should make for some fun showdowns. Lineups lock at 7:00 PM ET when the first two games of the night get started. In those games, LeBron and the Cavs host Anthony Davis and the Pelicans while Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks host Russell Westbrook and the Thunder. At 7:30, two games get going in the Big Apple as the Knicks host the Magic and the Nets welcome in Utah. At 8:00, James Harden and the Rockets host John Wall and the Wizards while the Hornets visit Chicago to face the Bulls. In the final two games of the night, Golden State hosts Denver at 10:30 while the Suns are in LA to visit the Clippers. . Of the 16 teams on the floor tonight, only the Magic are playing for the second night in a row while the Nuggets, Suns, Jazz, and Wizards will complete their back-to-back with a second game tomorrow.

With those eight games to pick from, there is a pretty solid pool of stars and sleepers to select your team from for tonight. To see who I think are the best options based on form and matchup, scroll through my DraftKings daily picks on the following slides. 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 my relative confidence in 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. This post isn’t a place to find a copy-and-paste lineup since there are plenty of places that will sell you access to their picks. In this free daily post, I suggest you build your own customized team with the players that you like the most. As always, you’re welcome to check out my lineup and use it as a place to get started.

Just one more quick reminder that each day 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. 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.

After a good start to the New Year yesterday, hopefully today’s DraftKings daily picks can keep rolling with another successful night tonight. Let’s tip things off with a look at point guards: