DraftKings NBA picks December 26: Will Drummond break the slate?

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Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (L) drives past Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard (R) during a Christmas Day National Basketball Association (NBA) match-up between the Los Angeles Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California on December 25, 2019. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP) (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images) /

DraftKings NBA picks December 26: Will Drummond break the slate?

We have a good six game DraftKings NBA slate that could get a lot stronger if Dallas gets Luka back as a Christmas present. Lack of value hurt yesterday. Playing in the middle tier was the way to go. Is that the case today as well now that the NBA season has officially begun?

All eyes will be on Luka, but what other injuries do we need to keep our eyes on?

Out: Kyrie Irving (shoulder), Jusuf Nurkic (leg), Caris LeVert (thumb), Luke Kennard (knee), Davis Bertans (quad), Thomas Bryant (foot), Rui Hachimura (groin), Isaiah Thomas (suspension), Mo Wagner (ankle), Mike Conley (hamstring), Zach Collins (shoulder), Jake Layman (toe), Hamidou Diallo (elbow), Reggie Jackson (back), David Nwaba (Achilles), Reggie Bullock (back), Kevin Durant (Achilles), Nicolas Claxton (hamstring), Rodney Hood (Achilles), Andre Iguodala (personal), Andre Roberson (knee), Khyri Thomas (foot), C.J. Miles (wrist), John Wall (Achilles).

Questionable: Luka Doncic (ankle), Karl-Anthony Towns (knee), Danilo Gallinari (ankle), Marcus Morris (Achilles), Bogdan Bogdanovic (ankle), Bruce Brown (calf), Shabazz Napier (illness), Jordan McRae (finger), Wayne Ellington (Achilles).

Luka practiced in full on Christmas Eve. Even though I don’t think Dallas needs him to win tonight, they may elect to run Luka for around half the game to get him back up to speed. At any rate, I wont be paying that price attached to him in a game where he could be on a minutes limit and one that may be a blowout. I really hope KAT is out again. We need the value of Dieng.

It was not a very merry Christmas for me. I had no shares of Ingram, Giannis was a dud, and most of my value picks weren’t just duds, they were disasters.

Trrahman55 found the right mix on Christmas with 351.25 DraftKings points. He built with Kawhi, Harden, and Jrue and nailed the value picks of Damion Lee, Zubac, House, Kuzma, and Favors.

Just because you don’t see someone on here doesn’t mean they are a bad play. I just think the ones listed herein are better.