DraftKings daily picks: Building around Spurs DeMar DeRozan

DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup – April 25, 2019

DETROIT, MI - JANUARY 7: DeMar DeRozan #10 of the San Antonio Spurs looks on during the game against the Detroit Pistons on January 7, 2019 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan. 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 2019 NBAE (Photo by Brian Sevald/NBAE via Getty Images) /

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DENVER, CO – APRIL 3: LaMarcus Aldridge #12 of the San Antonio Spurs jocks for a position during the game against Nikola Jokic #15 of the Denver Nuggets on April 3, 2019 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. 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 2019 NBAE (Photo by Bart Young/NBAE via Getty Images) /

High Salary Forwards/Centers

Players costing over $8,333

LaMarcus Aldridge (vs DEN – $9,800): Needs 45.4 fantasy points. LAST GAME – 36.5 fantasy points against Denver. I don’t know what you’re going to get out of Aldridge because it’s LaMarcus Aldridge. The minutes and shots will be there but he needs to get hot in the post and getting hot in the post isn’t exactly the best strategy in the playoffs. And Denver just hasn’t allowed him to get going in this series. Diagnosis: Reliable with a good ceiling.

Nikola Jokic (at SA – $11,600): Needs 56.6 fantasy points. LAST GAME – 48.75 fantasy points against San Antonio. Jokic is the stronger option, although if you make him your Captain, you really need a big game out of him. He can deliver because he’s delivered for the majority of the series. He can do a bit of everything and is always a triple-double threat. Whether he’s your captain or not, Jokic is definitely a guy you can build around in this game. Diagnosis:

Paul Millsap (at SA – $7,600): Needs 35.2 fantasy points. LAST GAME – 23.5 fantasy points against San Antonio. Millsap hasn’t exactly delivered in this series but we do know that he can produce. And he’s a guy who knows how to step up in this moment. But his style isn’t always big in DFS because he gets the secondary assist or plays defense or does the dirty work that just doesn’t show up in the boxscore. Diagnosis: Fairly reliable with a good ceiling.