High Salary SF
LeBron James ($12,200): He’s LeBron James and he has a chance to end the Pacers on Friday. The only certain player all playoffs has been LeBron. And he’s going to be the only certain player until the playoffs are over. He’ll be at a minimum of 60 fantasy points and it can always climb over 70. *****
DeMar DeRozan ($8,300): Since a rough Game 1, DeRozan has been over value in the next four games. He even played well in Game 4 against Washington, contributed 52 fantasy points. He’s a good bet to at least hit value given his role in the Toronto offense. But I’m always a bit weary of him on the road. ***
High Value SF
Joe Ingles ($5,800): Ingles was just under value in Game 5. He was held in check in the second half of Game 5, but there are no guarantees that happens in Game 6. He was great in the previous two games in Utah at this lower salary, he’ll at least hit value. ***
Thaddeus Young ($5,600): Like Ingles, Young was just under value in Game 5 as well. Also like Ingles, he was fantastic in the two home games. His rebounding numbers were down and he wasn’t credited with a steal or a block, which didn’t seem quite fair given his effort. He’ll compete hard and be back over value. ***