Fansided

DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup – December 9, 2017

By Jeremy Lambert

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 17: Tyler Johnson
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 17: Tyler Johnson /
facebooktwitterreddit
Prev
1 of 12
Next
WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 17: Tyler Johnson #8 and Dion Waiters #11 of the Miami Heat talk on the floor against the Washington Wizards at Capital One Arena on November 17, 2017 in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 17: Tyler Johnson #8 and Dion Waiters #11 of the Miami Heat talk on the floor against the Washington Wizards at Capital One Arena on November 17, 2017 in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /

The best high salary and value picks for DraftKings fantasy basketball on Saturday, Dec. 9.

It’s a full day of basketball on Saturday with 10 games on the schedule.

Tip-off starts at 3:30 p.m. ET with the Wizards taking on the Clippers. That should end right around the time the Heat and Nets begin things in Mexico City at 6 p.m. ET. The Lakers battle the Hornets at 7 p.m. ET followed by the Magic against the Hawks at 7:30 p.m. ET.

The Sixers test their progress against the Cavaliers and the Knicks meet the Bulls at 8 p.m. ET. The Jazz lock-up with the Bucks at 8:30 p.m. ET. 9 p.m. ET action has the Thunder battling the Grizzlies and the Spurs against the Suns. The Rockets try to outshine the Trail Blazers at 10 p.m. ET.

Since DraftKings splits up the early and late games, I’ve included one player from the two early games on each slide and two players from the eight late games. The example lineup at the end is only for the eight later games.

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.

GET DRAFT HELP: Fantasy Pros Draft Wizard and Fantasy Football Tools

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 @jeremylambert88.

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