The NBA playoffs continue with a Game 7 on Monday after a series opener on Sunday. Get your DFS fantasy basketball team in the game with FanSided’s FanDuel daily picks.
The Western Conference Finals are now set, as the shorthanded Spurs somehow dominated the Rockets on Thursday despite Kawhi Leonard sitting the game out. Thus, there is only one active series still going in the second round, and the Western Conference Finals will begin on Sunday.
In the East, the Celtics and Wizards are knotted at three games apiece as they return to Boston to tip for all the marbles at 8:00 p.m. ET. The home team has won every game in this series, making the home team a perfect 10-for-10 including the regular season head-to-head results as well. The Celtics’ backcourt has played much better at home than on the road, but Game 7 brings an element of unknown as to which players on which team might step up in the face of the pressure. Suffice it to say that both sides have potential and upside, even if it is perhaps more likely that the Celtics reach their upside than the Wizards.
Out West, the Spurs will travel to Oakland to face the Warriors on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. ET. Kawhi Leonard sat out on Thursday, after sitting the entire overtime period on Tuesday. He will play on Sunday, but some uncertainty will remain until we see him on the court. Plus, with this being the first game in the series, it is in general more difficult to predict what will happen compared to the other series where we’ve seen the same teams face off six times.
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.