DraftKings NBA picks December 19: This is Freaking Harden!

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Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks dunks against the Dallas Mavericks (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) /

DraftKings NBA Power Forwards:

Best Bets:

Giannis Antetokounmpo ($11,300): Giannis ravaged Dallas in the loss, but that should come as no surprise. He played more than 30 minutes. Whenever the opposing team keeps it close, the numbers are huge for Giannis. We’ll see if he has a penchant for big games like the King does. As far as the studs go, Giannis has massive upside since this game should stay close and he really is the only star on that team.

Honorable Mention:

Kawhi Leonard ($9,200): Leonard’s numbers were down because of the blowout of the Suns, but don’t read too much into that. Houston should be able to keep it close. Kawhi has 98.5 DraftKings points in 69 minutes over the two games. Kawhi is worth the price tonight, but you really have to pick and choose the stars. Is Kawhi going to be one of the best?

Paul George ($8,500): George only played one of the two games against Houston and he had a solid 43.5 DraftKings points. It’s really going to depend on what you feel comfortable with tonight. Do you want to enter a cash lineup in a GPP and hope the big stars tank? Do you want to take one big duo and hope the other come up empty? I would really only use PG with Kawhi tonight.

Dark Horses:

Rudy Gay ($4,700): Gay has been very inconsistent in his time with the Spurs, and I honestly don’t see that changing much. He does have 68 DraftKings points in just 55 minutes over the last two games. The question is how much can Gay really do in 21 minutes per night? This is a solid matchup with the Nets, but Gay to me is a risk that is rarely worth taking.

Wilson Chandler ($3,500): The Nets are bringing Chandler along slowly. He has only played 37 minutes over two games, but he has a solid 33.5 DraftKings points. That’s good enough at $3,000, but with his price up $500, it limits the upside. There’s no guarantee that the Nets are going to ramp his minutes up, but on a night like this, Chandler is worth a look. We know he’s going to see some kind of run at least.