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NBA DFS: Studs, scrubs, and duds for November 23

By Jeremy Lambert

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Top star players, best value picks, and guys you should stay a way from on November 23 in NBA Daily Fantasy Sports on DraftKings and FanDuel.

Welcome to Studs, Scrubs, and Duds; FanSided’s daily fantasy NBA lineup helper.

Here’s what’s on the slate for tonight:

7 p.m. ET: Chicago at Charlotte, Orlando at Indiana
7:30 p.m. ET: Toronto at Atlanta, San Antonio at New York, Miami at Philadelphia
8 p.m. ET: Portland at Cleveland, LA Lakers at Memphis
8:30 p.m. ET: Detroit at Milwaukee
9 p.m. ET: New Orleans at Utah

How this works:

Studs: Top high salary picks that you can build your lineup around.
Scrubs: Value players looking for a big night or consistent options to help fill out your lineup.
Duds: Players to avoid given their high salary and/or poor matchup.

Five players are picked on each slide, positions are not applicable, and both DraftKings and FanDuel salaries are listed.

Studs

LeBron James (at MEM – $11,100 on DK; $11,300 on FD): It’s a back to back for the Lakers but LeBron is in superhuman mode this season and the Grizzlies are terrible against the position. The only concern here is that it’s a blowout, but maybe the tired legs will lend this game to being competitive. LeBron should be in line for a triple double in this one.

Pascal Siakam (at ATL – $9,100 on DK; $9,300 on FD): It’s a back to back for the Hawks while the Raptors had the night off. Siakam has been right around average in the last couple of games and even though the Hawks are good against the position, this still feels like a big Siakam game given the circumstances and his overall ceiling.

Domantas Sabonis (vs ORL – $8,100 on DK; $8,700 on FD): Sabonis has a great matchup and is always a big time player who can post a double-double at any time. He had over 50 fantasy points in the last game against Orlando earlier this month and a similar effort should be expected in this one.

Kevin Love (vs POR – $8,000 on DK; $8,900 on FD): Have you seen Portland’s defense? The Cavaliers offense isn’t great but the Blazers have no one in their front court and Love is by far the best front court player on the floor and may even be the best player on the floor. This should be an easy double-double night for Love and he may flirt with a triple double.

Bam Adebayo (at PHI – $7,400 on DK; $8,600 on FD): Butler’s return will get the headlines but the Sixers are good against wings and guards. However, they are weak against front court players. Adebayo can do a bit of everything and he’s at the lower end of the salary list compared to other players, leaving him plenty of room to overperform.

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