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DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup – December 30, 2017

By Jeremy Lambert

NEW ORLEANS, LA - DECEMBER 04: Stephen Curry
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NEW ORLEANS, LA – DECEMBER 04: Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors warms up before a game against the New Orleans Pelicans at the Smoothie King Center on December 4, 2017 in New Orleans, Louisiana. 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 Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LA – DECEMBER 04: Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors warms up before a game against the New Orleans Pelicans at the Smoothie King Center on December 4, 2017 in New Orleans, Louisiana. 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 Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) /

Here’s how you should be setting your fantasy basketball lineup on DraftKings today.

The action is early and often on Saturday in the NBA.

Tip-off is at 7:00 p.m. ET with the Spurs against the Pistons, the Knicks battling the Pelicans, and the Heat once again squaring off with the Magic. 7:30 p.m. ET has the Trail Blazers taking on the Hawks. 8:00 p.m. ET sees the Cavaliers battling the Jazz. The Grizzlies try to grind out the Warriors at 8:30 p.m. ET. The late game has the 76ers against the Nuggets at 9:00 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.

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