DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (6/11/21): NBA DFS Lineups

We have a small two-gamer on the docket tonight with a couple of Game 3's. We tip off in Atlanta with the Hawks tied up with Philly after stealing a game on the road. The nightcap is a reeling Denver team at home trying to deal with being destroyed by Phoenix in Game 2 and down 0-2 on the road. Ouch!

The questionable tags mean nothing tonight. MPJ is probable and Embiid dominated in the first two games of the series. That leaves us with the usual absences of PJ Dozier, Cam Reddish, Jamal Murray, and De'Andre Hunter. We don't have to wait on any news tonight.

This article will supply you with my daily fantasy basketball lineup picks for the DraftKings on 6/11/21. You can also check out today’s FanDuel lineup picks. It’s also important to monitor injury news as a result of COVID-19 as the slate can completely change before line-up lock. Without further ado, let’s dive into the picks! 

DraftKings DFS Guards

Devin Booker - SG, at Denver ($8,400)

It's not Booker's fault that his totals have been a little underwhelming. They're still good and definitely good enough for cash games. They wont win you any GPP's though. The Suns won the first two games by a combined 41 points. They simply didn't need Booker to dominate the game. With the series moving to Denver, it might mean the games are a little closer, which would be better for Booker's bottom line. He still has the highest upside of any guard tonight.

Chris Paul - PG, at Denver ($7,100)

CP3 has been the best player in this series so far. He has 99.25 DraftKings points in two games and his price is still this low. DraftKings is asleep at the wheel and we get to capitalize on it. I do see Booker having a bigger game tonight, but I don't know if I see him being $1,300 better than Paul. Paul is feasting on the trio of guards that the Nuggets are running out there. That's not going to change.

Monte Morris - PG/SG, vs. Phoenix ($5,000)

Morris is just 2-17 from the floor in the first two games of this series. Facundo Campazzo will play more minutes when Morris struggles like this, but he's not the offensive player that Morris is and neither one of them can stop Paul. Denver is sunk unless Morris can solve his shooting woes. Campazzo is a better distributor, but this team is in desperate need of scorers right now. Morris will play if the shots start falling, giving him a much higher ceiling than Campazzo.

Bonus Guards: Trae Young ($9,300), Ben Simmons ($7,700), Bogdan Bogdanovic ($6,400), Austin Rivers ($3,900)

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DraftKings DFS Forwards

Michael Porter Jr. - SF/PF, vs. Phoenix ($6,900)

The ceiling is what keeps us coming back, especially when the highest-priced forward is firmly entrenched behind Embiid in the pecking order. The shots are still coming for Porter. He's just not hitting as many in the first two games of this series. The shortage of assists is going to continue if Denver continues to struggle from the field. I lean towards Porter here because most of the underlying numbers are nearly the same as in the Portland series. He's just so inconsistent.....

John Collins - PF/C, vs. Philadelphia ($5,800)

It has been a long time coming, but Collins' price is finally to a manageable level. He's not priced for a true ceiling game. Collins has between 24 and 33 DraftKinsg points in all but one playoff game so far. In the game that he missed that mark, Collins played just 15 minutes because of foul trouble. He's becoming a very reliable cash option, but it's pretty obvious that Collins has no real upside unless someone gets hurt.

Danilo Gallnari - PF, vs. Philadelphia ($4,800)

I mentioned before Tuesday's game that Gallinari has the most upside for this price. That still holds true tonight. He racked up 37.75 DraftKings points and was just one rebound shy of a double-double in Game 2. The 26 minutes that he played should be closer to the workload that Gallinari gets from here on out. Atlanta lost the game, but it wasn't on Gallinari. This is what they acquired him for. Exactly this.

Bonus Forwards: Tobias Harris ($8,000), Will Barton ($5,500), Jae Crowder ($5,100), Paul Millsap ($3,400)

DraftKings DFS Centers

Joel Embiid - C, at Atlanta ($10,300)

Embiid has 129 DraftKings points in 73 minutes in the first two games of this series. He's by far the best play at any price on this slate. He's not going to sit out. There's little danger of any more damage being done to the knee, so he'll be out there until Philly wins the title or is eliminated. You know what? I'll be playing him every slate until that happens. Embiid has the highest ceiling and arguably the highest floor. We all know by now that Atlanta can't guard him.

Deandre Ayton - C, at Denver ($6,800)

Ayton is efficient, a good rebounder, and he makes Jokic question himself. That's his role in this series. He doesn't have a ton of upside, but you can't deny how well Ayton has played in the playoffs thus far. He is still priced for around a ceiling game, but if you aren't paying up at center, the options are dreadful unless you want to punt with Millsap or Collins. Ayton is probably better left for cash games at this price, but he should be somewhere near 5x value.

Bonus Centers: Nikola Jokic ($10,700), Clint Capela ($7,300)

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