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The top daily fantasy basketball lineup picks for DraftKings on July 20, 2021. Euan Leith provides NBA DFS analysis and sleeper picks for building optimal DFS rosters.
Happy Tuesday, Rotoballers! The Milwaukee Bucks have a chance to etch their name into the history books tonight win a clinching, Game 6 win. It would be the second title in franchise history and the first since 1971. They also have the chance to become the first team since 2006 and third all-time, to be in a 0-2 NBA Finals hole and win the next four games. Giannis Antetokounmpo is on the precipice of joining an upper echelon in NBA history, while Chris Paul is watching his best chance at a ring slip through his fingers.
The rules are the same since the Conference Finals began. Six players: One Captain and five utility members. The Captain gets 1.5 times as many points as the utility players, but you pay 1.5 times the amount to roster him. So far, Antetokounmpo is working out fabulously for his DFS managers, while all the Sun's players have had their good, bad, and ugly games as the series reaches a Game 6.
This article will provide you with my daily fantasy basketball lineup picks for DraftKings on 7/20/21. You can also check out today's FanDuel lineup picks. With COVID-19 a significant factor, remember to monitor injury news as the slate can completely change before lineups lock.
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Phoenix Suns (+5, 109 total)
Devin Booker - SG (Cpt: $15,600, Util: $10,400)
In the first two games of the series, I was yelling from the rooftops to fade Devin Booker until he showed us he could shoot over 40 percent from the field. Well, he's done that and then some since that moment, but his Suns have also lost three of those four contests. Since Game 2 of the NBA Finals, Booker averages 30.6 points on 49 percent shooting with 4.0 rebounds, 3.3 assists, and 2.5 three-pointers. It's hard to fade a player in this form, and I won't recommend that strategy tonight. While it seems Booker's uptick in production is coinciding with the Suns slip, we are playing DFS, and Booker is a top-three choice for the Captain's slot.
Chris Paul - PG (Cpt: $13,500, Util: $9,000)
It's fair to say Chris Paul is having his worst series of the 2021 postseason. However, he showed signs of life in Game 5 with his first double-double since Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals. In those 35 minutes, CP3 recorded 21 points, 11 assists, two rebounds, a block, and three triples. The price tag is below $10,000 for the second game in a row, and DFS managers shouldn't make the same mistake twice. Take advantage of the dip and get the Point God in your lineup as he tries to stave off elimination.
Mikal Bridges - SF (Cpt: $9,900, Util: $6,600)
The potential is there. Bridges has teased us with it multiple times in the postseason, including this series. In Game 2, he recorded 27 points with seven rebounds, and while he hasn't matched that production since then, we know he has that sort of talent at his fingertips. This is why I would roll with him over Ayton tonight. Bridges could be a difference-maker in your lineups, while Ayton is the safe, floor play if you want to make the cash line. The 24-year old is shooting 54.8 percent from the field in the Finals, and if he can get his volume back to the 13 and 15 attempts in Games 1 and 2, respectively, he can be the difference-maker in a Showdown takedown.
Other options: Deandre Ayton ($8,200), Jae Crowder ($7,400)
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Milwaukee Bucks (-5, 114 total)
Giannis Antetokounmpo - PF/C (Cpt: $19,200, Util: $12,800)
The only argument against playing Giannis is his salary. It's one of the highest I've ever seen on a Showdown or regular-season slate. However, the two-time MVP is averaging 62.6 fantasy points per game on the game's biggest stage, and it seems foolish to bet against him. Especially when he is one win away from claiming his first NBA title. Therefore, instead of trying to convince you to play him (which you should), I'll just leave you with the phantom cam angle of his game-winning dunk from Game 5.
Poetry in Motion...
Jrue Holiday rips it away, pushes it, tosses the lob to Giannis who throws it down hard through contact... putting the @Bucks up 3 with 13.5 on the clock! #PhantomCam pic.twitter.com/WRahpOxdIo
— NBA (@NBA) July 18, 2021
Khris Middleton - SG/SF (Cpt: $15,300, Util: $10,200)
When do we get to start calling Mr. Middleton, Khris the Khloser? I feel like I'm ready to submit the nickname to basketball reference so I can use it in 2022 DFS articles. Anyway, Middleton is stepping it up in the last three games and is helping the Bucks towards their second NBA title. Since Game 3 against Atlanta in the Eastern Conference Finals (nine games), Middleton averages 26.6 points, 7.7 rebounds, 6.0 assists, 1.3 steals, and 3.0 three-points per contest. He's been phenomenal for Milwaukee as they make their post-hype run towards an NBA title. All those stats equate to 49.2 FPPG, and it's more than enough for our Game 6 DFS lineups.
Other options: Jrue Holiday ($9,600), Pat Connaughton ($5,200)
