Mitchell Thoennes 
Tonight’s slate brings us six games to break down for NBA GPP Picks 4/24. It will be a busy one with tons of injury news already surfacing. The Rockets ruled Wall out and Wood picked up an injury last night looking unlikely to play tonight. At least three Rocket players will likely be optimal. Other news to watch is Kristaps Porzingis and Demar DeRozan are both questionable. This slate with tons of value will easily allow for stars and scrubs builds. My favorite team to target tonight other than Houston will be the Jazz. That Wolves vs Jazz game holds the highest projected total at 233. Let us dig into this value-filled six-game slate.
In today’s article NBA GPP Picks 4/24, I will be using DraftKings pricing to select my two favorite players from each position using a GPP mindset.
Bombcarlo’s NBA GPP Picks 4/24
Point Guard
Malcolm Brogdon – ($8,300)
The Pacers will be without Turner and Sabonis tonight with several others questionable. When Turner and Sabonis are off the court Brogdon sees a usage increase of 5% to a team-leading 31.4%. With that increase, Brogdon sees a healthy 1.27 fantasy points per minute. A good positional matchup awaits as the Pistons have given up the sixth-most fantasy points to point guards this season and in the past ten games.
Armoni Brooks – ($3,800)
Houston is looking like they will only have eight players available for tonight’s game. I will confirm that In Discord later on but John Wall and Christian Wood are both expected to sit. Brooks has seen 30 minutes or more in the past two games and now Wall will be absent. He shot at least eight threes in the last three games and that was with both Wall and Wood. The minutes will be massive and someone needs to shoot for the Rockets.
Shooting Guard
Derrick White – ($6,800)
This play will specifically be if DeRozan ends up missing this game. White obtains a 5.1% usage increase and averages 1.13 fantasy points per minute without DeRozan. The Spurs have Rudy Gay also questionable if he sits to the numbers for White get even better. We did just see a 55-point ceiling game for White in under 30 minutes with DeRozan out.
Jordan Clarkson – ($6,500)
When Donovan Mitchell is out Clarkson becomes the team leader in usage at 31.3%. Tonight, he draws about the best matchup in the league against Minnesota. The Wolves have been the worst defensive team in the league over the past ten games and play at a top-five best in that span. He still has a ceiling at this price especially against the Wolves, I think Joe Ingles is an option here too.
Small Forward
Luka Doncic – ($11,000)
I like this play whether Porzingis plays or not. Luka has played 33 or more minutes in ten straight games. In five of his last six games, Doncic recorded a usage rate of 35% or higher, including 37% or more in his last three. Dallas just played the Lakers and Luka went for 58 fantasy points, 30 real points, and flirted with a triple-double. The Mavs are at home where Luka hasn’t scored under 58 fantasy points in his last four games.
PJ Dozier – (4,100)
Will Barton exited last night’s game due to a hamstring injury which benefited Dozier. He played over 30 minutes and recorded double-digit shot attempts for the fourth time in his last five games. With injuries striking this Nuggets team Dozier has played at least 24 minutes and scored 18.5 or more fantasy points in Denver’s past five games. Tonight, he gets a glorious matchup against a Houston squad that will be extremely shorthanded.
Power Forward
Jae’Sean Tate – ($6,100)
The minutes and shot attempts are about as safe as if comes for Tate with Houston thin. Last game Wall missed against Orlando Tate scored 39.75 fantasy points with Wood and Porter playing. Rocket players will be a hot commodity today and getting your hands on Tate or Olynyk may be the ticket. My one concern here is a massive blowout but Denver will be without Barton tonight now.
Bojan Bogdanovic – ($5,900)
When Donovan Mitchell is off the floor Bogdanovic sees the largest usage increase of 2.5%. That does bring him to the second-highest on the team at 24.1% behind Clarkson. He averages just under a fantasy point per minute without Mitchell. The Wolves are an excellent spot to surpass the fantasy point-per-minute threshold as they rank dead last in defensive rating and play at a top-five pace. He has been consistent of late scoring at least 30 fantasy points in five of his last six.
Center
Nikola Jokic – ($10,900)
This is a matchup where the Joker will erupt for a huge game. Houston presents a lousy defense and with Wood out the likes of DJ Wilson and Kelly Olynyk will be forced to guard Jokic. Those two are going to get eaten alive tonight. In a small sample size without Murray and Barton Jokic is averaging a massive 45% usage rate while recording 1.71 fantasy points per minute. No doubt this will be a popular play but he is too hard to ignore in this beautiful spot.
Oshae Brissett – ($4,200)
We have Sabonis and Turner already ruled out for Indiana. Then there is Bitadze, McDermott, and Lamb all questionable. In two games of 25 minutes or greater Brissett has recorded 24 and 51.5 fantasy points. If Bitadze is out of action again Brissett will be forced to eat as many center minutes as he can. Regardless of Bitadze’s status Brissett just signed a new contract with the Pacers. He will have a role and contribute with just Sabonis and Turner out.
Closing Bombcarlo’s NBA GPP Picks 4/24
It is a crazy slate already for NBA GPP Picks 4/24 and the day has just begun. We could see more injury news roll in throughout the day. The best way to keep track of that is in the Discord Chat rooms with the WinDaily family and me. In Discord, we will keep you updated on all injury news and the best ways to adjust to it. I’ll be in MMA Discord today as well talking about the first big fight card WITH FANS tonight! Good luck on all your bets and DFS lines today!
