NBA DFS picks August 10: Dallas does things the Hardaway

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NBA DFS forward plays:

For bigs, you can drop all the way down to Deandre Ayton, and even his matchup isn’t that great. Jokic is tempting, but the Lakers are very good defending the post. Jokic only averaged 41.3 DraftKings points in three games against the Lakers this year.

It’s been a long wait Denver fans, but Michael Porter is finally here to stay. He had a nice game alongside Murray over the weekend. He’s kind of expensive, but Porter hasn’t been under 45 DraftKings points since the 1st against the Heat.

I’m a big fan of Bam here. Myles Turner can’t guard him. The only thing that might stop Bam is Bam himself.

The prices on Olynyk and Cam Johnson are harder to pay right now. Neither have good matchups, and their ceilings are probably 30 Fantasy points. Even on a slate like this, we should be able to do better.

The best way to do better is Royce O’Neale. DFS is out and Dallas is weak against bigs anyway. I can’t bring myself to use Rudy, but I’m all over O’Neale. He will be in all of my lineups.

Keep an eye on the status of Adams. Darius Bazley is in for another monster if he sits again. The presence of Noel doesn’t matter much. Even if Adams plays, Bazley is still cheap enough to run out there, but there’s not much for upside if Adams is in there.

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This is going to be a slate to use middle builds on both sites. I’ll have a healthy dose of Dallas value and at least one OKC-Phoenix game stack. Don’t overthink this one. Giannis and Lakers are fine for cash, but to me they feel far too risky in GPP formats.