DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-January 30

Jan 27, 2017; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) drives to the basket against as Brooklyn Nets forward Luis Scola (4) defends during the second half at Quicken Loans Arena. The Cavs won 124-116. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports

Start your work week with a “W” in DFS fantasy basketball with the help of FanSided’s DraftKings daily picks from tonight’s five NBA games.

Don’t get Monday get you down since the NBA has a nice five-game slate of games for this Monday night setting up what should be a fun night of DFS fantasy basketball on DraftKings. The five games in the main contest don’t include the Sixers-Kings makeup which starts at 6:00. The DraftKings contest starts at 7:30 and includes five games which you can find the best picks from on the following slides in FanSided’s DraftKings Daily picks.

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The first game of the night will lock rosters in place at 7:30 PM ET which is when the Nets head to South Beach to try to beat the Heat. At 8:00, two more games get underway as the Celtics host the Pistons in the first game of TNT’s double-header and at the same time the Timberwolves host the Magic. At 8:30 the Cavs are in Dallas to face the Mavs, and in the last game of the night the Suns host the Grizzlies in TNT’s second game of the night. Remember, the Cavaliers, Magic, and Mavericks are playing for the second night in a row, but none of tonight’s ten teams are in action tomorrow meaning we should get relatively typical rotations.

To skip straight to today’s actual DraftKings daily picks jump ahead to the next slide, but if you’re new to this post here are a few ground rules. In this post, there are a pair of slides for each of the five DraftKings positions–one to highlight high-salary options and one to highlight high-value options. Each pick is given a rating of 1-5 stars based on my confidence level in the pick (on a points-per-dollar basis). More stars means more confidence with one-star players having the highest risk and least confidence and five-star players being “must-play” locks.

You can find these DraftKings daily picks right here at FanSided throughout the NBA season here at FanSided. The design of these picks isn’t to give you a lineup to copy and past, but to help you have the info to make your own best and well-informed decisions. I do include my own personal lineup on the last slide, but you should build your lineup with the players you like and will enjoy cheering for. For your information, my lineup is designed for lower-risk contests like double-up or small-field competitions not for GPP tournaments.

To keep up with all of FanSided’s DFS NBA coverage head over to the fantasy basketball hub where each day you can find a post like this tailored for DraftKings as well as one specifically designed for usage on FanDuel. In this post, all salary and “fantasy points” references are to DraftKings scoring system and salaries, but the FanDuel perspective contains similar information specifically designed for that site. If you have any additional questions or thoughts or are looking for updates as we approach tipoff, follow @FanSidedFantasy on Twitter or you can follow my account @ZT_sports.

Let’s get rolling with tonight’s DraftKings daily picks by starting with a spotlight on the best big-money PGs.