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FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup – March 16, 2019

By Jeremy Lambert

LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 21: Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins (0) smirks before the Golden State Warriors game versus the Los Angeles Lakers on January 22, 2019, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA. (Photo by Icon Sportswire)
LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 21: Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins (0) smirks before the Golden State Warriors game versus the Los Angeles Lakers on January 22, 2019, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA. (Photo by Icon Sportswire) /
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SACRAMENTO, CA – OCTOBER 11: Rudy Gobert #27 of the Utah Jazz warms up prior to the start of an NBA basketball game against the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center on October 11, 2018 in Sacramento, California. 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 Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
SACRAMENTO, CA – OCTOBER 11: Rudy Gobert #27 of the Utah Jazz warms up prior to the start of an NBA basketball game against the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center on October 11, 2018 in Sacramento, California. 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 Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) /

High Salary C

Players costing over $6,667

Rudy Gobert (vs BKN – $9,400): Needs 42 fantasy points. LAST GAME – 32.1 fantasy points against Minnesota. Gobert hasn’t flashed a really high ceiling as of late but overall I like his game and I really like this matchup due to the Nets lack of frontcourt presence. The points and rebounds will be there for him and he’ll come up with a defensive play or three. He had 60.7 fantasy points against the Nets on Nov. 28. Diagnosis: Very reliable with a high ceiling.

DeMarcus Cousins (at OKC – $8,800): Needs 39.3 fantasy points. LAST GAME – 49.1 fantasy points against Houston. The return of Kevin Durant hurts Cousins a little bit but he’s replacing Draymond the “do it all” guy and he typically gets the better of Steven Adams. Cousins has been good more often than not for the Warriors and it’s easy for him to be good with the talent around him. Diagnosis: Very reliable with a good ceiling.

Jusuf Nurkic (at SA – $8,600): Needs 38.4 fantasy points. LAST GAME – 30.9 fantasy points against New Orleans. I don’t exactly like going against the Spurs at home but Nurkic has played well against them, averaging 1.24 FPPM in three games. They’ll definitely need him to log minutes because the Spurs are going to pick on Kanter whenever he’s in the game. Diagnosis: Reliable with a good ceiling.