The NBA has an 11-game slate for tonight’s DFS fantasy basketball competitions. Get your team in the game with FanSided’s FanDuel daily picks.
The NBA has 11 games on Tuesday night in the main DFS fantasy basketball contests, coming off only one game on Monday (baseball full opening day, NCAA championship). Line-ups lock on Tuesday at 7:00 PM ET with four games: the Nets at the 76ers, the Raptors at the Pacers, the Hornets at the Wizards and the Magic at the Cavaliers. An hour later, three more games start: the Nuggets at the Pelicans, the Bucks at the Thunder, and the Bulls at the Knicks. At 8:30 PM ET the Grizzlies tip at the Spurs, followed a half-hour later by the Trail Blazers at the Jazz. Finally, at 10:30 PM ET the two late games begin: the Timberwolves at the Warriors, and the Mavericks at the Kings.
There are some pretty interesting match-ups on Tuesday, starting with Giannis Antetokounmpo taking his crack at Russell Westbrook’s title of One-Man-Gang. The Nets at the 76ers is actually one of the most intriguing match-ups of the night, between two lottery-bound teams with interesting fantasy prospects and mismatches…I’m really looking forward to seeing what Brook Lopez will do against the very clearly worst center defense in the NBA. The Nuggets and Pelicans fight for that last playoff spot out West, with three all-world 7-footers on display at the same time. The Grizzlies and Spurs match up two of the best defenses in the NBA, while the Trail Blazers and Jazz pits one of the best offenses against one of the best defenses. Paul George and DeMar DeRozan try each other on for size in Indiana, while Kemba Walker gets a shot at John Wall in Washington and the Jimmy Butler/Rajon Rondo led Bulls take their fire into the Garden to face Kristaps Porzingis and whichever Knicks players can still walk. LeBron James and the Cavs try again to prove that their ship is righted against a Magic squad featuring two of the hottest mid-priced players in the league in Elfrid Payton and Aaron Gordon. Finally, the Timberwolves once again get to see Ricky Rubio against the man they passed on (twice) to get him in Stephen Curry, and the Kings continue their youth value movement against the Mavericks. All in all, way too many interesting storylines to encompass in one place.
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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.