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FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup – Mar. 1

By Andre Snellings

Feb 28, 2017; Washington, DC, USA; Washington Wizards guard John Wall (2) drives to the basket past Golden State Warriors forward James Michael McAdoo (20) in the second quarter at Verizon Center. The Wizards won 112-108. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 28, 2017; Washington, DC, USA; Washington Wizards guard John Wall (2) drives to the basket past Golden State Warriors forward James Michael McAdoo (20) in the second quarter at Verizon Center. The Wizards won 112-108. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports /
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Feb 27, 2017; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) talks to guard Kyrie Irving (2) after a play during the second half against the Milwaukee Bucks at Quicken Loans Arena. The Cavs won 102-95. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 27, 2017; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) talks to guard Kyrie Irving (2) after a play during the second half against the Milwaukee Bucks at Quicken Loans Arena. The Cavs won 102-95. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports /

The NBA has a packed slate of 11 games in tonight’s DFS fantasy basketball competitions. Get your team in the game with FanSided’s FanDuel daily picks.

The NBA has a pretty full schedule on Wednesday with 11 games going, with line-ups locking at 7:00 PM ET with the Knicks at the Magic. Three games tip at 7:30, including the Mavericks at the Hawks, the 76ers at the Heat and the Wizards at the Raptors. Three more at 8:00, including the Cavaliers at the Celtics, the Nuggets at the Bucks and the Pistons at the Pelicans. The Pacers are at the Spurs at 8:30, with the Timberwolves at the Jazz a half hour later. Finally, the late games are the Rockets at the Clippers and the Nets at the Kings.

All told, we’re talking 22 teams with 110 starters, so you’ve got a lot of different options for putting your team together. Some storylines of interest include the Pelicans dealing with DeMarcus Cousins’ suspension, which puts Anthony Davis even more at the forefront and may open things up for Jrue Holiday to bounce back. Also, a night after Russell Westbrook torched them, the elite Jazz defense gets to deal with the red-hot duo of Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins. Chris Paul, Blake Griffin and DeAndre Towns need another big game against the juggernaut Rockets offense led by James Harden and now Lou Williams. And in Sacramento, two of the most damaged teams in the league in the Kings and the Nets put together a potentially fascinating DFS game with value plays coming from every angle.

My favorite plays of the day can be found on the following slides in FanSided’s FanDuel daily picks. Each day in order to offer a variety of price points at each position, you can find two slides for each position–one for high-salary options and one for high-value options. Each pick is ranked on a scale of 1-5 stars to indicate the confidence in the pick. The final slide of this post has more detail on what each level means, but in short, more stars means more confidence in the selection on a points-per-dollar basis.

Important note, every day the goal of this post is not to give you a copy-and-paste lineup. Instead, each selection is given while highlighting the factors you need to consider when building a customized lineup for yourself. If you want to see an example lineup, you can find it on the final slide of the post, but I suggest you adjust your lineup to fit your personal taste.

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 FanDuel as well as one specifically designed for usage on DraftKings.  In this post, all salary and “fantasy points” references are to FanDuel scoring system and salaries. 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 @ProfessorDrz or find me on my home turf of The Hoops Lab.

Let’s take a look at your best options for both studs and value players at each position.