The NBA has a packed slate of 10 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 10 games going, with line-ups locking at 7:00 PM ET for two games: the Hornets at the Pacers, and the Mavericks at the Wizards. Thirty minutes later are three more games, the Timberwolves at the Celtics, the Hornets at the Heat, and the Jazz at the Pistons. At 8:00 PM, the Trail Blazers are at the Spurs, the Grizzlies are at the Bulls, and the Lakers are at the Rockets. Finally, in late action, the Kings are at the Suns and the Bucks are at the Clippers.
All told, we’re talking 20 teams with 100 starters, so you’ve got a lot of different options for putting your team together. Some storylines of interest include Paul George going for his fourth straight double-double against the Hornets; Ricky Rubio forming a new Timberwolves dynamic duo with Karl-Anthony Towns and testing that partnership against the Celtics; James Harden having such a great match-up with the Lakers that he might underachieve, and one Greek Freaky 6-11 hyper athlete competing in Los Angeles against a frontline featuring two men 6-10 or taller that have both competed in the NBA Dunk Contest. Fun all around.
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.