FanDuel daily picks: Building around Warriors Draymond Green

FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup – May 20, 2019

LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 12: Golden State Warriors Forward Draymond Green (23) reacts to a call during a NBA game between the Golden State Warriors and the Los Angeles Clippers on November 12, 2018 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, CA. (Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

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High Salary Guards

Players costing over $12,000

Stephen Curry (at POR – $17,000): Needs 68.2 fantasy points. LAST GAME – 42.7 fantasy points against Portland. He’s still Steph Curry and the Blazers still have no answer for him. It should be another easy night at the office for Curry unless the Warriors decide to mess around because they want the extra home game in this series. Don’t put that past them. Never put anything past the Warriors. They can afford to do these things. Must be nice. He should be a top two pick without question. Diagnosis: Very reliable with a high ceiling.

Damian Lillard (vs GS – $15,000): Needs 60.2 fantasy points. LAST GAME – 36.2 fantasy points against Golden State. Whether it’s the injury, the Warriors defense or both, Dame just doesn’t have it going. And he hasn’t had it going since Game 5 of the first round because the Thunder don’t understand defensive adjustments. He’ll continue to get numbers but the ceiling has to be lowered at this point. Diagnosis: Reliable with a good ceiling.

Klay Thompson (at POR – $13,500): Needs 53.4 fantasy points. LAST GAME – 40.5 fantasy points against Portland. The scoring was down a bit but Klay is at his best when he’s impacting the game in other ways. I’m never worried about the scoring with him simply because he’s the second option without Durant and the shots will be there. When he’s playmaking and rebounding is when he takes his game to a different level. Diagnosis: Very reliable with a high ceiling.