NBA playoffs action resumes Sunday with two games on the Main Schedule for DFS fantasy basketball contests. Get your team ready for the postseason with FanSided’s FanDuel daily picks.
There are two huge games on Sunday, marking series at very different positions. The Wizards are at the Celtics at 1:00 p.m. ET, starting off a second round series between a top seed and a fourth seed that are very similar in caliber. Both are coming off six-game series wins in the first round of the playoffs, ending things on the road on Friday. Both are perimeter-led teams that also have some secondary skill among their bigs. And there is a bit of bad blood between the two teams coming in, and the playoffs just makes bad blood worse.
At 3:30 p.m. ET, the Jazz and Clippers play Game 7 to end the last series of the first round of the playoffs. These were the four and five seeds out West, both have won twice on the other’s home court, and injuries have abounded. The Jazz are closer to healthy, though center Rudy Gobert did sprain his ankle last game. The Clippers are still scrambling to make due without Blake Griffin. On paper, it looks like Chris Paul against the
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’s 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.