I locked Westbrook into each lineup tonight, to give an idea of how to go about it with his high price tag. It is much easier to lock him in on FH, and FD.
Minutes Tool: https://www.dailyfantasycafe.com/tools/minutes/nba
NBA Optimizer: https://www.dailyfantasycafe.com/tools/lineupoptimizer/nba
DraftKings
T.J. McConnell is still logging bigger minutes, but the matchups have not been in his favor of late. For a cheap point guard play, McConnell is worth a look. Dallas ranks 25th in allowing fantasy points to opposing point guards. Monta Ellis has put up three great fantasy games in the last four, and with George Hill out, should see a bigger usage rate. On DK here, I love his price, and he fits in nicely. Jeff Green is the best "punt" play of the night, and he isn't really a true punt play, he is just at a punt price. We have seen him be the scorer he can be in the past, and that is what he has been doing the last two games. Memphis will need him to step up, if they want to keep up with OKC. Terrence Jones is going to rival Westbrook for highest owned tonight, and for good reason. He is coming off two monster games, showing he is fully healthy. The pace, and total of this game is huge for both sides. Marc Gasol is logging 38+ minutes in the last few games, with Brandan Wright out. Gasol is also being used more offensively. For $7,000 he delivers a safe floor, but doesn't have the upside of a Howard tonight. Westbrook speaks for itself, and he actually has a slightly easier matchup than last night. Memphis' pace of play as been the reason for slow fantasy points, but can't knock that against Westy's usage rate. Colossus has been on Julius Randle today, and I do believe he has some nice upside here tonight. I do worry a little about the floor, but high total game like this, up-tempo too, I will take a chance. No Rodney Stuckey, and Hill means Miles will log more minutes, and will probably be shuffled over a few positions. With Westbrook in the lineup, I need two deeper value plays.
FanDuel
A lot of the same plays here, but we see James Harden enter the picture. This would be a tournament lineup only for me, due to a few low ceiling players, at SF and PF. They certainly have upside, but a concerning floor for cash games. If you want to spread out some salary, dropping Harden to Eric Bledsoe, allows you to bump up Ed Davis to Terrence Jones. It takes some of the risk off of rostering Crowder, and Ed Davis.
FantasyHub
With a little more leniency for salary, you do not have to punt a spot at FantasyHub. A lot of familiar faces here, with Jordan Clarkson being bumped up for usage with Kobe out.
Note
There is a lack of Suns players in this lineup, well none at all actually. Eric Bledsoe is first on my list for playing off the team, while Brandon Knight is second. If you want to balance out a position, Bledsoe has shown a extremely high ceiling.
