NBA DFS Saturday Night Position Breakdown with DFS Pro David Jones

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I refer to FanDuel pricing today.

2/29 NBA DFS Point Guard

1. Trae Young ($10,000 FD) At 10K, FanDuel is finally putting some respect on my favorite point guard in the leagues name. He has one of the highest ceilings at the position today (with Russel Westbrook) going against the Portland Trailblazers. Trae shoots better at home this season and routinely puts up 60 FD points. There is no reason he can not get close to that today. Him and Collins are going to run the show for the Hawks and it is wise to at least have one of them, if not both.
2. Russel Westbrook ($10,300 FD) He is a touch below Trae today just because I trust the Celtics defense more than the Blazers. He is a triple double threat every time he gets on the floor and tonight is no different. I can see this one staying close and Westy getting his usual mid thirties minutes which can mean a lot of fantasy production. Note: This is a nationally televised game on ABC
3. Ricky Rubio ($6,800 FD) We talk about it on the WinDaily discord channel. Rubio is a guy you keep playing when he is hot. He has always been one of the few “streaks” guys you can count on in the NBA. He is on a back to back, which gives me a little pause, but not enough to keep him off my teams at his price.
4. Malcolm Brodgon ($5,900 FD) Too cheap for starting PG against the Cavs.

Note: If Lebron or Davis sits tonight people will gravitate to Rajon Rondo ($4,200 FD). He is cheap so it is a decent play I guess, but he is by no means a smash play. He is inconstant in both production and minutes. If you HAVE to punt a PG, it makes some sense, but smells like risky chalk to me. Alex Caruso ($3,700 FD) is cheaper and I have just as much faith in him. Note: Danny Green is doubtful tonight

High Risk Punt: Austin Rivers ($4,200 FD)

2/29 NBA DFS Shooting Guard

1. CJ McCollum ($8,800 FD) If you do not have a Blazers guard on your team you are making a bad play. Lillard is still out and CJ has been feasting lately. The Atlanta Hawks are my favorite team to target and if CJ was priced at 10K I would still play him. The ONLY way you don’t have him on your team is if you take Gary Trent ($4,400 FD) instead and hope he gets hot. If I make 100 teams I would have CJ in 90 of them.
2. James Harden ($11,200 FD) I only want him or Westy on my team. He should score the most points, but we have plenty of options at shooting guard today.
3. DeMar DeRozan ($7,500 FD) LAM is out and DeRozan gets a significant usage bump when he isn’t on the floor.
4. Marcus Smart ($6,200 FD) Underpriced. The Celtics are without Kemba Walker still and Smart gets James Harden defense, or lack thereof.
5. Gary Trent ($4,400 FD) See CJ McCollum
6. Damion Lee ($5,800 FD) Gets Devin Booker defense (it’s bad).
7. Garrett Temple ($4,400 FD) ONLY if Levert is out. He has a bad matchup on the second night of a back to back, but will see a usage bump.

Punt: Avery Bradley ($3,600 FD) Danny Green is doubtful

2/29 Small Forward

1. Jaylen Brown ($6,400 FD) Every one of my teams will have either Brown or Hayward. I think it is fine to have both against Houston with no Kemba Walker.
2. Gordon Hayward ($6,100 FD)
3. Andrew Wiggins ($7,300 FD) He is probable tonight
4. Cam Reddish ($4,700 FD) I only want either Reddish or Hunter on my team, I do not want them together. Prefer Reddish against the Blazers, but he is $400 more than Hunter (listed below). If you need the salary, Hunter works too. Neither player is consistent and both have the same upside.
5. De’Andre Hunter ($4,300 FD)
6. Carmelo Anthony ($5,700 FD) Great matchup against the Hawks. People forget he was actually a Hawk for minute, but refused to put on the jersey. The narrative doesn’t matter to me, what matters is everyone take advantage of Atlanta and Melo’s production goes up with Lillard still sitting this one out.
7. TJ Warren ($5,400 FD) There is a lot of value at SF. All these guys are virtually underpriced. If (big IF) somehow the Cavs can stay close Warren would get mid thirties minutes which would be terrific at the price. He has a floor of 25 and ceiling of 45. He is a classic GPP candidate.

Update: Gordon probable Sleeper: Danuel House ($3,900 FD) He played 39 minutes against the Celtics last time and put up 28.3 FD points. If Gordon is out for this one, AND House gets the start, he may be the best value on the board at SF.

Fade: Lebron James ($10,400 FD) He is GTD decision right now and on the front end of a B2B. The Lakers should destroy Memphis and not need their starts to get anywhere near to a full run here. If Davis were to sit, my opinion would change.

2/29 NBA DFS Power Forward

1. Aaron Gordon ($8,000 FD) If it ain’t broke…He is also the cheapest of all PF’s I am highly considering and get to play against the Spurs who are without LAM.
2. Jason Tatum ($9,200 FD) On a hot steak, going against the Houston Rockets depleted (though not dealing with injury) front court. He has taken over as the Celtics most reliable playmaker and is getting a usage bump with no Kemba. This is also a nationally televised game on ABC where he can try and bump his name up a little bit more in the MVP race.
3. John Collins ($8,400 FD) You target the Portland Trailblazers with big men, especially if you have just ONE big man. I have been watching a lot of John Collins basketball and he is on fire right now.
4. Bam Adebayo ($9,100 FD) Do you want a low owned Allstar with 50+ point potential in a great matchup against the Nets at low ownership? That all sounds pretty good right? Tonight’s your night with Bam.
5. Domantas Sabonis ($8,500 FD) Another guy that will be lower owned than he should be. It looks like he had a dud (with 40 FD points btw) last game but he was in foul trouble. I would not be surprised at all to see him get mid 40s FD points today.

Punt: Draymond Green ($5,600 FD) Draymond after an ejection is something I wait for, the problem is the other power forwards to pay up for today are too elite. I would consider Green more on DraftKings.

Fade: Anthony Davis: See Lebron

2/29 DFS Center

1. Hasaan Whiteside ($9,600 FD) Bigs against the Hawks works every night. The Blazers are relying on him more with Lillard out. He is in store for a big game.
2. Marquese Chris ($6,000 FD) Will he bet the top scoring Center? Probably not. Is he the best value on a night where we need it? Yes. The former Sun is returning to Phoenix and should get around 30 minutes here. You want to target the Suns with big men. 40+FD points is not out of the question for him in this spot.
3. Nikola Vucevic ($8,700 FD)
4. Jakob Poeltl ($4,300 FD) You can play him ONLY if he starts, which is not a guarantee. You will have to watch the news on this one.
5. Deandre Ayton ($9,000 FD) He is questionable to play right now, which will lower his ownership. If he play, he has just as much upside as Vuc.

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