The NBA playoffs continue with a Game 7 on Monday night followed by a Game 2 on Tuesday. Get your DFS fantasy basketball team in the game with FanSided’s FanDuel daily picks.
The Western Conference Finals are off with a bang, as the Spurs dominated the favored Warriors until their best player went down with an injury, opening the door for one of the biggest second-half comebacks in NBA history. But before we get too far into the Conference Finals, there is still one active series in the second round that will come to an end on Monday night.
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 try to bounce back from the horrible feeling of having blown a 20-plus point lead and the chance to steal the first game on the road. Kawhi Leonard had to leave the game after re-injuring his ankle and has been ruled out of Game 2 on Tuesday. This leaves a big unknown as far as who may or may not be up for big minutes and/or big roles on Tuesday in the unpredictable Greg Popovich attack. It adds an element of risk, and also one of opportunity, for those that may guess correctly.
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.