DraftKings NBA picks January 2: Is Luka worth the price?

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DraftKings NBA Small Forwards:

Best Bets:

Jimmy Butler ($8,600): Butler tore apart the Raptors in the first meeting, scorching them for 62.25 DraftKings points. The issue here is that Butler has only topped 50 DraftKings points once in the last nine games. That’s a low upside for this big of a price tag. Toronto is beaten up and on the tail end of a back to back though. Butler should be able to put up big numbers, but will he?

Andrew Wiggins ($7,700): Wiggins has missed three straight games, so the illness that has sidelined him should have about run it’s course by now. I sure hope so. Wiggins has 97.5 DraftKings points in two games against the Warriors this season. They can’t guard him. Since Towns’ injury isn’t and illness, there’s a good chance that Wiggy would be the only star on the court for the Timberwolves. He could put up even bigger numbers.

Honorable Mention:

Draymond Green ($6,800): Draymond is more involved in the offense, which means he is a triple-double threat every time he takes the court. He has got close a few times lately. He’ll get over the hump sometime soon. Maybe tonight against a sick and battered Minnesota team on the tail end of a back to back. Draymond is a strong play here again.

Damion Lee ($6,600): We have seen Lee’s price plateau finally, and it appears to be at a reasonable rate. Lee has at least 30 DraftKings points in six straight games. That’s a good return for the price. He has only had one ceiling game in that span, but against a battered Minnesota team, it could happen again. I’ll roll Lee once just in case.

Joe Ingles ($5,900): Ingles remains the most consistent fantasy asset for the Jazz with Conley out. His ceiling is quite a bit lower than that of Mitchell or Gobert, but his floor is just as high for a fraction of the price. Ingles has only been under 30 DraftKings points once with Conley out, and that was in the blowout of Detroit on Monday.

Dark Horses:

T.J. Warren ($5,600): Brogdon and Oladipo are already ruled out again, so that means a heavy scoring load for Warren once again. Warren has 130.75 DraftKings points over the last four games. That’s a really good return for this price range.

Justin Holiday ($3,500): Holiday is seeing around 30 minutes per game for a battered Pacers squad. We saw this with the Bulls the last couple of years though. Holiday doesn’t always do much with the minutes, especially when the ball is dominated by a guy like Warren. Still, Holiday playing 30 minutes at this price is a bargain. He’ll usually hit value with a pretty consistent floor.