DraftKings NBA picks February 28: Whack em with Siakam

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DraftKings NBA Small Forwards:

Best Bets:

Kawhi Leonard ($9,500): PG hasn’t really got back on track from another extended break yet and he’s not even close to his normal minutes, so Kawhi has been the driving force of this team. His floor is 42 right now even in blowouts. I finally think Kawhi is reasonably priced. It’s been a while. he put up 47.5 DraftKings points on Denver the first time around, which is exactly 5x value. He’s a solid play if you’re planning on spending up tonight.

Caris LeVert ($8,300): LeVert’s price is the highest that it’s ever been coming off of a career game against the Wizards. That alone would tell me to fade, but tonight he gets the Hawks. LeVert isn’t going for 62 DraftKings points again tonight, but we don’t need him to. He could still flirt with 50. I’d be pretty happy with that output.

Honorable Mention:

Brandon Ingram ($7,500): The Pelicans are still learning as they go. I still have my questions about whether Ingram and Holiday can both have big games at the same time. We saw Ingram take it to his former team on Tuesday. Will he have that same fire against Cleveland? Better yet, will he do better at taking over from Holiday? That’s the real question.

Evan Fournier ($6,500): Fournier went through a cold spell in January, but he has been on fire since the break. Brooklyn is the only team that has held him under 30 DraftKings points in the last four games and he hasn’t been under 28 in the last five. It appears as though he can be trusted again, especially against Minnesota.

Dark Horses:

Mikal Bridges ($5,400): Bridges saw a lot of minutes with Oubre out on Wednesday. That should be the trend until he gets back as well. Bridges put up 29 DraftKings points against the Clippers, so he’s very safe against a team like Detroit. I do question the upside since he’s not one of the top three options on offense, but at this price he should still clear value with relative ease.

Kevin Porter ($4,800): I’m still a little worried about the fluctuating minutes on Porter. The only thing that seems certain is that Cleveland is going to give him more run than Osman or the other backups. His floor is still terrifying, but we saw the upside against Miami. Most nights I think Porter will be right around 30 DraftKings points, which is plenty when his price is still this low. I don’t see a ton of upside though.

John Konchar ($3,200): Konchar has provided a spark off the bench, putting up 45.5 DraftKings points in just 35 minutes over the last two games. The injuries to Clarke and Jaren Jackson and the slowdown of Josh Jackson has opened up more minutes for Konchar. Expect Memphis to keep with the hot hand. Right now that’s Konchar.