DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-January 17

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Houston Rockets guard James Harden (13) is in today’s DraftKings daily picks. Mandatory Credit: Erik Williams-USA TODAY Sports /

The NBA has a handful of games this Tuesday night, and you can get in on the DFS fantasy basketball action by checking out FanSided’s DraftKings daily picks.

After an entertaining three-day weekend, the NBA rolls into another work week with five games lined up for tonight. While the top teams in each conference faced off last night in Golden State. The No. 2 team from each Conference is ready to roll tonight as part of the ten teams taking the floor to give us a solid pool of players for DFS fantasy basketball. To see who I think you should make sure is in your lineup, check out FanSided’s DraftKings daily picks on the following slides.

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The first two games on tonight’s schedule tip off at 7:30 PM ET which will lock rosters in place for the night. NBATV’s double-header starts with James Harden and the Rockets in Miami while at the same time the Nets host the Raptors in Brooklyn. At 8:00, the Mavericks are at the United Center to take on the Bulls followed at 8:30 by the Spurs welcoming the Wolves. In the final game of the night and the second NBATV game, the Lakers host the Nuggets at STAPLES Center in the first of three meetings between these two Western Conference foes. Of the ten teams in tonight’s competitions, only the Nuggets took part in yesterday’s MLK Day action. It is worth noting, as well, that the Rockets and the Raptors will turn around and play again tomorrow which could affect their rotation if things get one-sided early in either of their games.

In tonight’s five games, there is a lot of star power including Jimmy Butler, Karl-Anthony Towns, Kawhi Leonard, and James Harden. With ten teams on the board, though, you’ll need to choose both stars and sleepers wisely as you build your roster. To see who I think you should consider based on current form and tonight’s matchup, scroll through today’s 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, you can always 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.

Without further preamble, let’s dive into FanSided’s DraftKings daily picks for tonight starting with a look at which big-salary PG is worth a look at the top of your lineup card.