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DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup – December 23, 2017

By Jeremy Lambert

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Here are your DraftKings picks for December 23.

A loaded Saturday sees 12 games on the DraftKings schedule.

Tip-off is at 7 P.M. ET with the Bucks rematching the Hornets, the Nets taking on the Pacers, and the Magic battling the Wizards. 7:30 P.M. ET has the Mavericks against the Hawks and the Bulls looking to rebound against the Celtics. The Clippers take on the Grizzlies, the Pelicans meet the Heat, and the Thunder try to disrupt the Jazz at 8 P.M. ET.

The Nuggets try to bury the Warriors at 8:30 P.M. ET while the Timberwolves take on the Suns at 9 P.M. ET. The night ends with the Trail Blazers and Lakers at 9:30 P.M. ET and the Spurs against the Kings at 10 P.M. ET>

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.

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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.