DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-January 21

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Jan 19, 2017; New York, NY, USA; New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony (7) gestures after a three point basket during the second quarter against the Washington Wizards at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports

New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony (7) is in today’s DraftKings daily picks. Mandatory Credit: Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports /

Get your DFS fantasy basketball team built and ready for a big Saturday night of NBA games with FanSided’s DraftKings daily picks for January 21.

The NBA has a slow Sunday tomorrow due to the continuing NFL Playoffs, but that sets up a busy Saturday with 11 games on the schedule today. Two of the games start this afternoon, but the other nine games make up the main DraftKings competitions tonight. To find the top fantasy basketball plays to take a look at for your DraftKings team, check out FanSided’s DraftKings daily picks in this post.

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The main contests on DraftKings tips off at 7:00 PM ET when lineups lock as the Hornets take on the Nets in Charlotte and the Sixers head to Atlanta to take on the Hawks. 30 minutes later, two more games start as the Bucks finish their back-to-back Florida swing with a game in Miami and the Suns visit the Knicks at Madison Square Garden. At 8:00, the Grizzlies host the Rockets, and then we get our first ABC primetime game of the season featuring Kawhi Leonard and the Spurs visiting the World Champion Cavaliers in Cleveland. The night closes out with three games at 9:00 including the Kings at the Bulls, the Pacers at the Jazz, and the Clippers taking on the Nuggets.

One factor to always consider is a team’s schedule, and it’s definitely worth noting that the Hawks, Nets, Hornets, Bulls, Rockets, Pacers, Grizzlies, Bucks, Sixers, Kings, and Jazz are all playing for the second night in a row while the Nuggets and Suns are on the front game of their back-to-back set since both teams are scheduled to take the floor again tomorrow as part of the four games that work around the Conference Championships.

Before we get to today’s DraftKings daily picks, here’s q quick reminder of what to expect. There are two slides per position with a group of high-salary options followed by a group of high-value options. I rank each pick from 1-5 stars based on my level of confidence with more stars meaning I’m more confident in the pick. While this isn’t a place to buy a lineup or find a copy-and-paste lineup for free, you are welcome to see how I’m assembling my favorite picks into my personal lineup on the final slide of this post. I use my lineup primarily for head-to-head or double-up style competitions.

If you find today’s DraftKings daily picks and information helpful, drop a bookmark on the fantasy basketball hub where every day you can find this kind of post for DraftKings as well as one for FanDuel. One quick note that all references to salaries and fantasy points in this post refer to DraftKgins scoring and spending, but the general comments apply no matter how you’re playing fantasy basketball today. If you have any other questions or are looking for updates as the games get closer, follow @FanSidedFantasy on Twitter or you can follow my account @ZT_sports. I enjoy hearing your opinions and look forward to connecting with you on either of those Twitter accounts.

It’s such a busy night that we need to get right into tonight’s DraftKings daily picks starting with the PG plays who make sense in their matchups tonight.