jason mezrahi 
In this column, I’ll highlight five NBA DFS 2/23 difference-makingplays in GPPs, from studs with a huge upside to value plays who could hit8x-10x.
These are risky plays who won’t always make the most sense forcash game builds, so buyer beware!
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NBA DFS 2/23 — PG
Lonzo Ball, NO (@ GSW) – DK $7,300
Ball is a consistent fantasy producer (talented distributor, improving scorer) with enormous upside in this matchup against the woeful Warriors. We don’t need to be quite as fearless with his solid floor, and the 7x upside is something I’ll take on a day where many of the spend-ups at PG are unavailable. Chris Paul is the obvious pivot in another smash matchup (the Spurs are 29th in the league defending distributor guards like Paul), and the veteran has been a late-game hammer with his insane fourth-quarter production this season. He’s stackable with Spurs PG Dejounte Murray, too. For NO-GSW stacks, Jordan Poole is an option minus DeAngelo Russell and Draymond Green – who are both out for Golden State.
Pivot/Stack: Chris Paul/Jordan Poole
NBA DFS 2/23 — SG
Zach Lavine, CHI (vs. WAS) – DK $9,100
Lavine was an unmitigated bust last night in a game against the Hornets where he should have smashed, so we’re making our fearless foray into the darkness of GPP-friendly recency bias and taking a stand on the high-flying scoring guard. The Wizards’ poor defense should allow Lavine an easy path to 50 DK points and 60-point upside. We can find a spot at G or UTIL for Bradley Beal in-game stacks and pivot to Andrew Wiggins – who’ll be saddled with more of a scoring role (along with value option Damion Lee) in the NO-GSW game. If you’re hell-bent on playing the chalky C.J. McCollum (he’s good chalk, but chalky nonetheless), that’s fine on DK, where Wiggins is SF-eligible.
Pivot/Value/Stack: Andrew Wiggins/Damion Lee/BradleyBeal
NBA DFS 2/23 — SF
Brandon Ingram, NO (@ GSW) – DK $6,900
Ingram still has enormous upside in this potent Pelicans offense and tonight’s matchup is a favorable one. Make sure you stay tuned for Sunday’s starters, as there may be some New Orleans players getting a rest (it’s a stacked team that probably doesn’t need its full complement of stars active to notch a win vs. the Warriors). I like Carmelo Anthony as an inexpensive pivot, as well as Josh Hart – a rebounding swingman with a motor who always seems to play big minutes for the Pels.
Pivot/Value:Carmelo Anthony/Josh Hart
NBA DFS 2/23 — PF
Eric Paschall, GSW (vs. NO) – DK $4,400
This is one of the WarriorsI want exposure to in GPPs. He’s got legitimate 10x upside when he assumes alead scoring role, something he’s always been comfortable with since his daysat Fordham – where he won A10 Rookie of the Year before his transfer to BigEast powerhouse Villanova. I might not play him alongside Andrew Wiggins, becauseI feel like one or the other will go off, but you might be able to go there inheavy stacks of that game. I’ll definitely have shares of Rui Hachimura, who’sbeen cleaning up for the Wizards and could do very well against a depleted Chicagofrontcourt, and the obvious PF stacking option for NO is Zion Williamson – butthat price is up to $8,500 and I prefer the discount and upside of Ingram (aslong as he’s not rested).
Pivots: Rui Hachimura/Zion Williamson
NBA DFS 2/23 — C
Hassan Whiteside, POR (vs. DET) – DK $9,700
Whiteside has played some impressive basketball on both ends of the floor lately, but the Blazers are lost without Damian Lillard, and it just hasn’t been enough. The Pistons could employ a rotation of defenders against him and this spot isn’t perfect – but he’s strictly a GPP play where his ownership shouldn’t be out of control. I think Steven Adams could get chalky because of the solid matchup and his latest DK explosion (56.75 points on 2/21 vs. DEN), but he’s the obvious safer pivot. Serge Ibaka should bounce back in a sneaky good matchup following a foul trouble game, so he’s another value play.
