DFSGhost 
Brooklyn sent Boston packing, while the Denver/Portland game was far and away the best game of these NBA Playoffs; oh, and LeBron got annihilated on live television by CP3, Devin Booker, and Cam Payne; you do in fact, love to see it. It’s Wet Wednesday’s edition of the Gems – let’s ride.
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NBA Core Member #1: Donovan Mitchell ($8,300 FD / $8,200 DK)
The price is simply outrageous for someone that has had quite the playoff career this early on. After a long layoff to end the regular season, Mitchell has seen his minutes climb from 26, 30, and 35 in Game 4 with Game 5 being the one that can send the Utah Jazz to the second round. Sporting a ridiculous 40.5% usage rate last game, Mitchell dropped 30/2/8 on 22 shot attempts, making him a sure-fire play on this NBA slate.
NBA Core Member #2: Tobias Harris ($8,200 FD / $7,800 DK)
While you can easily slide Ben Simmons into this spot, I decided to write up Tobias Harris because of the sheer volume he’s had in this series and because of position scarcity. I’ve talked about Ben Simmons’ game all series long, in articles and on air, so you know I love to play him – and I likely will tonight. However, it’s Harris that has averaged 24.3/10.3/3.3 across 32.3 MPG for the Sixers, taking a whopping 20 FGA per night. He’s right up there with Simmons and Mitchell on the list of players who are grossly mispriced on this NBA slate.
NBA Core Member #3: Kawhi Leonard ($10,300 FD / $9,600 DK)
Sporting a 29.1% usage rate through 4 games for the Clippers, Kawhi Leonard has been the best player in these NBA Playoffs. He has averaged 33 PPG to go along with 8.5 rebounds and 3.8 assists while shooting 62.7% from the field; there is no one to guard him on the Dallas side of the ball and I expect another tight game in LA tonight.
NBA Core Member #4: Nicolas Batum ($5,000 FD / $4,300 DK)
I’ve been calling for Batum to start over Zubac for the longest time and the Clippers finally came through last game; the veteran logged 36 minutes for Coach Ty Lue, posting a 10/5 scoring line with 4 steals and 2 blocks. His +27 rating last game was simply phenomenal, and his impact was quite noticeable on both ends of the floor for the Clippers to finally continue rolling out the lineup I’ve been begging for. On an NBA slate with little value available to us, Batum is the guy I’ll likely be turning to the most tonight.
Value Gems: Check the projection model.
I will continue to stress the importance of having both the projection model and cheat sheet open when building lineups for a further player pool and to ease a decision between two players, in addition to finding additional value plays.
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