DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup – October 17

Here are your DraftKings picks for opening night of the NBA season on Tuesday.

The NBA returns Tuesday, opening the season with two games. At 8:00 p.m. ET, the Celtics are at the Cavaliers. At 10:30 p.m. ET, the Rockets are at the Warriors. All four teams have aspirations of winning the title that currently resides with the Warriors, and the three non-Warriors teams all had big player movement this offseason to try to make this happen.

Thus, Tuesday night will give us our first hint of how Chris Paul and James Harden can co-exist. We will get to see Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward in green for the first time, trying to carry the Celtics past the beasts of the East. And, we’ll get to see Derrick Rose and Dwyane Wade in a Cavaliers uniform, and to see what Kevin Love looks like as the primary center. All of these things will affect their fantasy output as well, making for very interesting storylines.

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