DraftKings NBA picks February 13: And the Thunder rolls

DraftKings NBA Small Forwards:

Best Bets:

Kawhi Leonard ($9,100): Kawhi was a miserable 7-20 from the floor in the first game with Boston, compiling just 38 DraftKings points. That will ruin your lineup on a slate like this. We can make a case that Kawhi is the best player on the slate. He also has the worst matchup. It’s your choice how you want to handle this, but it’s a hard pass for me.

Paul George ($7,900): My playing PG over Kawhi is nothing new. Whenever they are both in the linuep, that’s the way I usually go. I was on Kawhi against Philly, but I wont go near him here. George racked up 44.75 DraftKings points in the first meeting with Boston. If you’re using anyone from the Clippers, start with George.

Honorable Mention:

Gordon Hayward ($6,700): We just have to accept that every matchup in the Boston-Philly game is tough. However, we still have to use at least one player from that game. Hayward might be that guy. He has at least 35 DraftKings points in four straight and nine of the last ten. In fact, he has cleared 40 in six of those games. He’s the kind of wild card you want in GPP’s tonight.

Josh Hart ($5,600): I’m a little curious to see who sits once Ingram returns. It shouldn’t be Hart. He has at least 30 DraftKings points in four of the last five games while playing 30 minutes or less per night. He’s a good player that’s comfortable with his role on the team and in the offense. Hart doesn’t have the upside that some do, but when he’s hitting 5.5x value every night, you can’t really complain.

Dark Horses:

Landry Shamet ($4,800): The Clippers are still keeping Shamet as a heavy piece of the rotation even with both Kawhi and PG in the lineup. His numbers have a tendency to be a bit empty, relying more on scoring than anything else. That’s a dangerous proposition on this team. That said, this entire slate is dangerous. I could see the cash line being 250 and some lucky person hitting 400. It’s that volatile.