Capper Steve 
NBA GPP Picks 8/1
In this article I will be breaking down NBA GPP Picks 8/1. I will inform you with at least one player per position that strikes my interest and If I am interested in a player on only one site, I will be site specific. I will be using DraftKings pricing for this article.
Basketball is finally back, and we get to finish the season in Florida! We’ve got a five-game slate on our hands, that has some injury news we’re going to want to follow. Jamal Murray, Victor Oladipo, and Malcolm Brogdon are all questionable, these are high usage players so you’re going to want to pay attention to this news. Make sure you don’t forget to join myself and the rest of the WinDaily staff in the discord chat rooms, we will process this news as we receive it and breakdown the slate even further.
NBA GPPPicks 8/1
PG
JrueHoliday – ($8,200)
The Pelicansvs. Clippers game is the highest total of the day at 227. Holiday has seen atleast 36 minutes in eight of the last nine games the Pelicans have played. PaulGeorge and Kawhi just held Lebron to only 16 points and just 6-19 from thefield. The Clipper forward duo will likely slow Brandon Ingram and Zion to somedegree, leaving Holiday to carry the offense.
SG
JordanClarkson – ($3,900)
This wont bea flashy matchup here, but this price and Bojan Bogdanovic out its difficult tofind a scenario where Clarkson busts. We’re talking about a player at $3,900that has a 27% usage rate without Bogdanovic on the floor, and that’s second onthe team behind only Donovan Mitchell. If he is going to exceed 30 minutes ofplaying time without Bogdanovic you should strongly consider selecting Clarksonas his price wont stay here for long.
SF
PaulGeorge – ($7,900)
Odds arethat George is going to be heavily owned, but for good reason as he is facingthe second fastest paced team in the NBA. With Lou Williams and MontrezlHarrell out Paul George see’s a massive usage rate of 33%, add that to the paceof this game and the Pelicans have allowed the fourth most raw points as a teamthis season. Paul George and Kawhi are both excellent plays from this game asKawhi also has a usage rate above 33% with Williams and Harrell absent.
PF
MichaelPorter Jr – ($3,000)
Gary Harrisand Will Barton have already been ruled out for this game, and Jamal Murray isquestionable. The only other player for Denver to take minutes from Porter atsmall forward is Torey Craig, but regardless Porter should see at the minimum20 minutes in this matchup with the Heat as received 20 minutes in the Nuggetsfinal scrimmage. Porter has a 21% usage rate with those two players off thefloor that should allow him to easily pay off his stone minimum price onDraftKings.
C
Myles Turner– ($6,200)
Turner willbe squaring off against Joel Embiid, which is typically a matchup that I avoid.Embiid has only played in one scrimmage to this point due to a calf injury andhe only saw 12 minutes in that scrimmage, so it’s very possible Embiid won’t receivehis usual minutes. More good news for Turner is that Domantas Sabonis hasalready been ruled out. Turner gains 7.8% in the usage department without Sabonisand accrues 12.55 more fantasy points per 36 minutes.
That will wrap it up for NBA GPP Picks 8/1 five game slate. I always appreciate you taking the time to read my content. Remember we have injury news to watch if either Malcolm Brogdon or Victor Oladipo sit out that allows TJ Warren to be in play along with other value plays from the Pacers. If Jamal Murray is out you will want to consider Monte Morris, Paul Millsap, and Nikola Jokic. Stay up to date with all the news by heading on over to the Discord chat rooms as myself and other WinDaily staff members will be breaking down the slate even further as we wait for injury announcements to trickle in. Best of luck!
