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NBA Preseason DFS: Thursday, 10/17 – Herro Ball

By Dan Palyo

MIAMI, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 14: Tyler Herro #14 of the Miami Heat looks on prior to the preseason game against the Atlanta Hawks at American Airlines Arena on October 14, 2019 in Miami, Florida. 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 Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
MIAMI, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 14: Tyler Herro #14 of the Miami Heat looks on prior to the preseason game against the Atlanta Hawks at American Airlines Arena on October 14, 2019 in Miami, Florida. 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 Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /
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MIAMI, FLORIDA – OCTOBER 14: Tyler Herro #14 of the Miami Heat looks on prior to the preseason game against the Atlanta Hawks at American Airlines Arena on October 14, 2019 in Miami, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, NBA preseason DFS, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
MIAMI, FLORIDA – OCTOBER 14: Tyler Herro #14 of the Miami Heat looks on prior to the preseason game against the Atlanta Hawks at American Airlines Arena on October 14, 2019 in Miami, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, NBA preseason DFS, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /

NBA Preseason DFS: Thursday, 10/17

Let me just start by saying thanks to all of you for reading these NBA preseason DFS articles and for many of you following on Twitter. Covering the preseason has been a great way to start engaging with the NBA DFS community and get geared up for the regular season, which is less than a week away!  I’m having a lot of fun breaking down these preseason NBA slates for you and happy to be able to provide some more free content here at FanSided Fantasy!

Last night I finally hit a speed bump in the bankroll-building as the slate didn’t quite go as I expected. Several teams rested key players and didn’t announce that news until late in the afternoon and then the Lakers decided to announce around 8:30 (a full hour and a half after FanDuel lock and 30 minutes after Draftkings lock) that they would be playing LeBron James and Anthony Davis decent minutes. Sometimes you guess wrong in these situations, but my determination to cash these last two slates remains undaunted!

I love playing preseason NBA DFS for several reasons and I’m going to do my best to provide content when I can fit it in between my NFL writing schedule. Here’s why you should play NBA preseason DFS, too.

  1. It will familiarize you with all the teams’ rotations. At some point in the preseason (it might not be the first game) each team will attempt to play their starters for 2-3 quarters and give us some clues as to who their top subs are going to be off the bench.
  2. It allows you to monitor the roles and production of rookies and players on new teams.
  3. It forces you to follow NBA beat writers on Twitter for news about minutes and player injuries/rest. This is something you should definitely do for the regular season.
  4. It allows you the ability to practice roster construction on whatever site you choose to play.
  5. It’s really fun and there’s absolutely an edge if you’re willing to put in the work!

I’m going to do my best to do some of that work for you by giving you all the info that I’m able to get my hands on, but understand that this article is published early in the morning so you’re going to have to keep tabs on the teams playing tonight in case players get ruled out during the day or coaches announce their plans on how they are going to distribute minutes to their starters.