FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup – November 2, 2017

Only two games on display on Thursday, but they are both potentially explosive affairs. The Warriors start off the night with a trip to San Antonio, tipping at 8:00 p.m. ET. This is technically a rematch of last year’s Western Conference Finals, but with Kawhi Leonard still sidelined the game projects to look like much of that series did, with the Warriors in control. The second game of the night sends the young Lakers into Portland to face the Trail Blazers at 10:30 p.m. ET. While the Trail Blazers would be the favorites in this game, the Lakers also project well with several different players capable of contributing legitimate fantasy numbers.

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.

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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.

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