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FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup – January 24, 2019

By Jeremy Lambert

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NEW ORLEANS, LA – JULY 13: Julius Randle #30 of the New Orleans Pelicans poses for a portrait on July 13, 2018 at the the Ochsner Sports Performance Center 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. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Layne Murdoch/NBAE via Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LA – JULY 13: Julius Randle #30 of the New Orleans Pelicans poses for a portrait on July 13, 2018 at the the Ochsner Sports Performance Center 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. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Layne Murdoch/NBAE via Getty Images) /

High Salary PF

Players costing over $6,667

Julius Randle (at OKC – $8,900): Needs 38.3 fantasy points. Randle was down against the Pistons but don’t be too alarmed. He’s a Thunder killer and will continue to have the opportunities to kill the Thunder with Davis and now Mirotic out of the lineup. He’s been over 40 fantasy points in both games against the Thunder this season. And his minutes haven’t been what they will be on Thursday. Diagnosis: Reliable with a high ceiling.

Kyle Kuzma (vs MIN – $7,100): Needs 30.5 fantasy points. Kuzma was down to 18.4 fantasy points against the Warriors on Jan. 21. The Warriors are just running teams off the floor and the Lakers happened to be the lamb in that matchup. He should be better against the Timberwolves because the Timberwolves are not the Warriors. The return of Rondo would be helpful as it’ll open things up for him offensively. Diagnosis: Fairly reliable with a good ceiling.

Draymond Green (at WAS – $6,600): Needs 28.4 fantasy points. Green had 27.1 fantasy points in 23 minutes against the Lakers on Jan. 21. Blowouts are going to limit him a bit but he does a bit of everything and chips in defensively. The Green’s numbers are probably going to suffer the most with Cousins because it’s lost rebounds and potentially lost assists. But he’s at a good salary for this game. Diagnosis: Fairly reliable with a good ceiling.