NBA DFS picks December 25: Merry Bucking Christmas

BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA - AUGUST 24: Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks (Photo by Ashley Landis - Pool/Getty Images)
BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA - AUGUST 24: Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks (Photo by Ashley Landis - Pool/Getty Images) /
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This is a very nice spot for Giannis, but I do wonder if maybe Kevin Durant isn’t in an equally good spot. I don’t know that the Nets so much limited his minutes on purpose or just took advantage when the opportunity presented itself. We have a tough decision to make at PF, but I don’t think we can go wrong with either choice.

Jayson Tatum put up a strong stat line on Wednesday, but PF is rather loaded here. I just don’t feel like Tatum in this matchup is an elite play. Ingram for $1,000 less looks much more appetizing.

It seems as though the minutes will be there for Zion Williamson, but it is clear that he is not the focal point of this offense yet and it could be a while before he is. This will get figured out in time, but I don’t think you want to gamble on it against the Heat.

Montrezl Harrell was one of the few Lakers that weren’t bored by the Clippers. Maybe it’s because he played for them last year. Maybe not. The fact is that Harrell was active and is priced very reasonably against a Dallas team that usually can’t handle him either.

Paul Millsap is priced reasonably enough to use, but he no longer has much of an upside. I would rather use the high energy of Maxi Kleber off the bench for Dallas or Dorian Finney-Smith, who plays a lot but doesn’t do a whole lot.