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DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup – February 23, 2019

By Jeremy Lambert

PHOENIX, AZ - NOVEMBER 27: Devin Booker #1 of the Phoenix Suns looks on after the game against the Indiana Pacers on November 27, 2018 at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. 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 Barry GossageNBAE via Getty Images)
PHOENIX, AZ - NOVEMBER 27: Devin Booker #1 of the Phoenix Suns looks on after the game against the Indiana Pacers on November 27, 2018 at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. 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 Barry GossageNBAE via Getty Images) /
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NEW ORLEANS, LA – OCTOBER 23: Julius Randle #30 of the New Orleans Pelicans reacts during a game against the LA Clippers at the Smoothie King Center on October 23, 2018 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 – OCTOBER 23: Julius Randle #30 of the New Orleans Pelicans reacts during a game against the LA Clippers at the Smoothie King Center on October 23, 2018 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) /

High Salary PF

Players costing over $6,250

Julius Randle (vs LAL – $7,500): Needs 35 fantasy points. LAST GAME – 24 fantasy points against Indiana. It wasn’t a great night for Randle against the Pacers but the matchup is much easier on Saturday and there’s still the revenge factor for Randle. You think he wanted to re-create Los Angeles in New Orleans had the Davis trade gone through? Of course not. And if Davis doesn’t play, Randle will have a much easier time. Diagnosis: Very reliable with a high ceiling.

John Collins (vs PHO – $7,400): Needs 34.6 fantasy points. LAST GAME – 30 fantasy points against Detroit. I’m still not in love with Collins’ salary because he hasn’t consistently hit this number. But it’s the Suns. Everyone has a big game against the Suns. And while I didn’t name too many Hawks (it’s a big night, cut me some slack), you can take Collins and Trae Young because those are the two best players on Atlanta. And it’s the friggin Suns. Diagnosis: Very reliable with a high ceiling.

Al Horford (at CHI – $6,400): Needs 29.9 fantasy points. LAST GAME – 62.25 fantasy points against Milwaukee. Horford has been rolling in his last three games, going over 49 fantasy points in each contest. The only concern about this one is that Boston ends up being on the right side of a blowout but it seems like every time I predict a blowout, the game ends up being competitive. So this will be a blowout. And Horford will deliver big numbers as a result. Diagnosis: Very reliable with a good ceiling.