DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup – 10/19/17

There are three games going in the NBA on Thursday, as the last six teams that haven’t played yet get on the board. First, the Bulls are at the Raptors at 7:30 PM ET. Thirty minutes later, the Knicks are at the Thunder. Finally, at 10:30 PM ET, the Clippers are at the Lakers.

There are storylines of interest in all three games. The Bulls lost Jimmy Butler, Dwyane Wade and Rajon Rondo this offseason, and new starting backcourt Kris Dunn and Zach Lavine are both injured. As such, they have very little talent which makes them a blowout alert candidate on the road against a good Raptors team that returned everyone.

The Knicks finally traded Carmelo Anthony, to the Thunder, and now start their season in Oklahoma City. Meanwhile, the Thunder will be rolling out their new line-up for the first time, so we’ll get to see how Russell Westbrook, Paul George and Anthony being on one team affects their DFS production.

Finally, the battle of LA will showcase Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan leading the Clippers out of the Chris Paul era while Lonzo Ball looks to start his own era with the Lakers. A lot of storylines, a lot of action…now let’s find some value DFS plays.

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.

Let’s take a look at your best options for both studs and value players at each position.