DraftKings daily NBA picks: Fantasy basketball lineup – May 6 – 7

The NBA Playoffs roll on with four games on the main DFS fantasy basketball schedule, spread out over two games. Get your team in the game with FanSided’s DraftKings daily picks.

The NBA has only one game on Saturday, but has another three on Sunday that DraftKings has grouped into their Main game slate. Action starts at 8:30 PM ET on Saturday night with the Warriors at the Jazz, then continues on Sunday with the Cavaliers at the Raptors at 3:30 PM ET, the Celtics at the Wizards at 6:30 PM ET, and the Spurs at the Rockets at 9:00 PM ET.

Storylines: The Jazz will be hosting the Warriors, trying to get a win to avoid dropping to an 0 – 3 deficit. The Warriors won the two games in Oakland fairly easily, though neither was a pure blowout. The hopes of the Jazz rest on the shoulders of Gordon Hayward and Rudy Gobert, though the Warriors counter with a Kevin Durant that is seemingly getting healthier and a Draymond Green that seems to be healthy enough to be expected to play on Saturday.

The Cavs are already up 3 – 0 on the Raptors, and the Raptors still don’t know whether they will have Kyle Lowry back on Sunday. If so, and he’s able to play at his best in conjunction with DeMar DeRozan, they have a puncher’s chance to win one and send the series back to Cleveland. But, LeBron James is playing like a cyborg and the Cavs haven’t lost in the postseason so far, and would love to end this series and get some extra rest.

The Celtics and Wizards have been putting together a classic series so far, though the Wizards blew them out in Game 3 to win their first game of the series. The home team has won all seven games that these two teams have played this season, which makes the Wiz the favorites, but the expectation is that the Celtics will bounce back and at least make things interesting on Sunday.

Finally, the Rockets and Spurs are also locked in a tight battle so far. Each have won one game on the other’s home court, and both James Harden and Kawhi Leonard played at MVP level in Game 3. It will be up to the secondary players like LaMarcus Aldridge and, surprisingly, Clint Capela to help decide who wins on Sunday.

My favorite plays of the day can be found on the following slides in FanSided’s DraftKings 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 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. 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.