DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (2/28/23): Today's Top NBA DFS Lineups

February 28, 2023

The top daily fantasy basketball lineup picks for DraftKings and FanDuel on February 28th, 2023. Max Kulish provides NBA DFS analysis and sleeper picks for building optimal DFS rosters.

Welcome back from the All-Star Break, RotoBallers! Tonight we've got a huge 10-game slate, headlined by the TNT doubleheader. These articles focus on the overall best plays, which are typically more suited for cash games. However, some exceptions may apply, depending on the size of the slate.

This article will provide you with my daily fantasy basketball lineup picks for DraftKings and FanDuel on 2/28/23. Remember to monitor NBA injury news and our awesome new NBA injuries report tool as the slate can completely change before lineups lock.

As always, feel free to follow my Twitter (@Maxadelphia) to keep up-to-date with NBA news and for my nightly NBA bets if you're into that sort of thing. Let's go!

DraftKings and FanDuel Guards - NBA DFS Lineup Picks

Damian Lillard - PG, POR @ GS ($11,500 DK, $11,200 FD)

Did you expect anyone else here? Coming off a career-high 71 against the Rockets, I love Lillard's spot against another defense that is bottom-5 against PGs. Looking past the 71-point game, Lillard had posted 56+ Dk points in 5 of 6 games prior, largely in part to Anfernee Simons going down with an injury. As long as Simons (the Blazers' 2nd leading scorer) is injured, Lillard has slate-breaking potential every time he suits up.

Isaiah Joe - SG, OKC vs SAS ($4,400 DK, $5,300 FD)

This is a good old fashion plug-and-play. What do you do when a guy who scores 30+ PPG sits? You play his backup! Joe has lit it up in the 2 games Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has missed, scoring 69.25 combined DK points, 52 real points, and 10 3's in the two games. Joe is likely going to be a chalky play, due to the slate's stars-and-scrubs nature.

Kris Dunn - PG, UTA vs SAS ($3,600 DK, $4,500 FD)

Dunn is also probably going to end up as one of the chalkiest plays on the slate tonight. Both Colin Sexton and Jordan Clarkson will miss the game, leaving the Jazz extremely thin at guard. Dunn is in line to start in a promising fantasy environment against the tanking Spurs.

Others to consider: Ja Morant ($10,100 DK, $10,000 FD), Cam Thomas ($5,000 DK, $5,900 FD)

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DraftKings and FanDuel Forwards - NBA DFS Lineup Picks

Anthony Edwards - SF/PF, MIN@ LAC ($9,600 DK, $9,400 FD)

The Timberwolves offense has predominantly been Edwards and no one else since the trade deadline. The fantasy scores aren't always as high as you'd like for a player at this price, but Edwards is averaging over 20 shots attempted per game since the deadline, and tonight gets a Clippers team that has played 3 overtimes in their last two games.

Klay Thompson - SG/SF, GS vs POR ($8,100 DK, $8,200 FD)

When a shooter gets hot, you got to ride them. Klay has gone 18-31 from 3 in the Warriors' last 2 games, meanwhile, backcourt mate Jordan Poole is 3-16 in that same stretch. In a game with one of the highest point totals on the slate (236), I want to target the main offensive threats, and it just so happens Klay comes at a huge discount to the other #1 options on the slate.

Jarred Vanderbilt - PF/C, LAL @ MEM ($4,100 DK, $5,800 FD)

Vanderbilt has slotted in nicely as the starting PF for the Lakers since being acquired at the deadline. Clearly, he's not replacing LeBron by himself, but it's going to be all hands on deck for the Lakers tonight. I assume that the Lakers will try and play their starters as much as possible tonight to keep the momentum from their huge comeback against the Mavericks. In that game, Vanderbilt posted 47.25 DK points in under 28 minutes of action for a ridiculous 1.75 fantasy points per-minute average. A number that high feels unsustainable, but even a 1.15 FPPM ratio would make Vanderbilt an awesome play tonight.

Others to consider: Clippers (if anyone is ruled out, nothing announced yet but hard to imagine no rest),  Jaren Jackson Jr. ($7,700 DK, $8,300 FD)

DraftKings and FanDuel Centers - NBA DFS Lineup Picks

Anthony Davis - C, LAL @ MEM ($11,800 DK, $12,200 FD)

If the Lakers are going to still be alive for the playoffs by the time LeBron is ready to return, you have to think most of that burden will fall on Davis' shoulders and unibrow. In addition, D'Angelo Russell has been ruled out, leaving the Lakers with little elite scoring talent besides Davis.

Daniel Gafford - C, WAS @ ATL  ($4,500 DK, $6,000 FD)

Another nice plug-and-play to bring us home here. Kristaps Porzingis missed the last game with an injury and will do so again tonight. Gafford found himself back in the starting lineup and responded with a double-double, and ultimately, a 36.75 point in fantasy.

Others to consider: Walker Kessler ($6,700 DK, $7,800 FD)

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