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NBA DFS picks August 24: Will there be another Lake show against Portland?

By Mike Marteny

LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 01: LeBron James #23 and Anthony Davis #3 of the Los Angeles Lakers while playing the Phoenix Suns at Staples Center on January 1, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Lakers won 117 to 107. (Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 01: LeBron James #23 and Anthony Davis #3 of the Los Angeles Lakers while playing the Phoenix Suns at Staples Center on January 1, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Lakers won 117 to 107. (Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images) /
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NBA DFS forward plays:

Giannis is going to get his 60 and watch the rest of the festivities from the bench. That’s not a bad thing. LeBron has more upside, but a terrifying floor. Anthony Davis or Giannis should anchor most lineups with Giannis being the favorite. I’m not opposed to running both LeBron and A.D though after Game 3. Are we in for another Melo-LBJ old school showdown? Yes, Melo will be a guilty pleasure tonight.

T.J. Warren is a high-risk proposition for his price, but the Pacers have their backs to the wall and Sabonis has at least entered the bubble. I’ll have some Brogdon and Warren just in case the Pacers are amped up by Sabonis’s presence.

Bam and Myles Turner have had an interesting back and forth in that series. Bam is still the better play, but it the budget is tight, Turner has at least been consistently just over 5x value.

Once again, the middle tier of forward is littered with guys that are overpriced in their current matchups. Danilo Gallinari is one of the few that might be worth his price, but even he’s risky considering how Houston has played in this series. The only saving grace is that Eric Gordon is listed as SF on FanDuel. PF on FanDuel is awful outside of the top two if Aaron Gordon is out again.

Speaking of Gordon, I hope he sits because James Ennis is a great value play with Gordon off the court. I doubt he will be once Gordon returns. Thankfully Danuel House is about the same price and has higher upside than most at his price. He makes it tempting to fade Ennis altogether.

The good thing is that FanDuel did us a solid and put Jeff Green at PF. He’s an elite play at that position and isn’t bad on DraftKings either. In fact, I have no issues punting center on either site. Hassan Whiteside, Green, P.J. Tucker, and Brook Lopez, are all strong plays for under $6,000 on either site.

If Adams is out, Nerlens Noel is very tempting. That said, the Thunder can go small since they are playing Houston. I’m not sure Noel has the athleticism they want. Bazley is an interesting punt if Adams sits, but he’s still pretty risky.

If you need to dig really deep, JaKarr Sampson is a decent play. His upside is about 20 fantasy points, but that’s still upwards of 6x value on both sites.

Next. Fantasy football sleeper pick: Nyheim Hines. dark

It’s becoming very difficult in this series of games. I’ll run one LBJ-Davis lineup. I will also have some Harden and some Giannis. That makes value very important, but as the Magic showed us on Saturday, value is very hard to predict.