Alex Abrines Ruled Out on Sunday

Oklahoma City Thunder shooting guard Alex Abrines (concussion) will not play in Sunday's contest against the Utah Jazz. He is still in concussion protocol and did not play in Wednesday's regular season finale. Abrines did not take contact at practice and head coach Billy Donovan did not offer many details on the situation. The Thunder […]

Kyle Korver Will Play in Game 1

Cleveland Cavaliers guard/forward Kyle Korver (foot) will play in Sunday's Game 1 matchup with the Indiana Pacers, according to head coach Ty Lue. Korver is reportedly feeling "much better" after sitting out of Wednesday's regular season finale. He's been dealing with a sore foot for roughly a month now. Korver is only expected to see […]

Malcolm Brogdon Will Have Minute Restrictions

Milwaukee Bucks guard Malcolm Brogdon (knee) is expected to have a minutes limit in Sunday's Game 1 contest versus the Boston Celtics. "I’ll have minute restrictions this next game, the first game of the playoffs, but I’m going to be able to play a high number of minutes," Brogdon said. Tony Snell is likely going […]

Victor Oladipo Expected to Start on Sunday

Indiana Pacers guard Victor Oladipo (foot) is expected to start and play his normal amount of minutes in Sunday's Game 1 matchup with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Bojan Bogdanovic (rest), Thaddeus Young (rest), and Oladipo all sat out of Tuesday's regular season finale. It appears that the Pacers were just being cautious with Oladipo and he […]

Jrue Holiday Kept Up His Great Play

New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday had another excellent line in his clubs game one victory over the Portland Trailblazers. Holiday finished the night with 21 points on 10-of-20 shooting to go along with seven rebounds. Holiday only managed two assist, which definitely affected his overall DFS points on the night, but added a steal […]

CJ McCollum Shooting Slump Continues

Portland Trailblazers shooting guard CJ McCollum could not find his stroke in game one in his squads 97-95 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans. McCollum carried over his regular season shooting slump into the post-season by shooting just 7-of-18 from the floor and finishing off the night with 19 points. McCollum did score in the […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (4/15/18): NBA DFS Lineups

We're onto the second day of the playoffs, and we finally get to see Playoff LeBron in action. If you've never seen him play in the playoffs, then why are you playing fantasy basketball? Jokes aside, it's a sight to see. He's the best play of all time, and if you're a Michael Jordan fan, […]

DeMar DeRozan Struggles In Game One

Toronto Raptors shooting guard DeMar DeRozan didn't play well Game One, Saturday against the Washington Wizards. DeRozan scored 17 points going 6-for-17 from the field and 3-for-4 from the charity stripe. Also in the contest, DeRozan had six assists and two boards. Saturday's outing was well below DeRozan's season averages of 23 points, 5.2 assists, […]

Bradley Beal Has A Solid Performance In Game One

Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal played well Saturday afternoon in Game One versus the Toronto Raptors. Beal scored 19 points going 8-for-17 from the field with two of those buckets coming from downtown. Also in the contest, Beal had four assists, three steals, and two boards. Game Two will be Tuesday in Toronto. Toronto […]

Klay Thompson Scores 27 Points In Game One

Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson has to be the main outside shooter for the Warriors with Stephen Curry out for the first round of the playoffs. On Saturday, Thompson made 11 of his 13 shot attempts, finishing with 27 points as the Warriors dominated against the San Antonio Spurs. Thompson had two assists, […]

Manu Ginobili Has Efficient But Low Scoring Game One

San Antonio Spurs shooting guard Manu Ginobili looked sharp in limited action during Saturday's first round loss to the Golden State Warriors, scoring nine points on 3-for-6 shooting and making both of his shots from three. Ginobili also added three rebounds, an assists, and three steals, but he turned the ball over three times and […]

Bryn Forbes Scores 14 Points In Game One

San Antonio Spurs shooting guard Bryn Forbes shot the ball well in Saturday's loss to the Golden State Warriors, finishing with 14 points on 4-for-8 shooting. Three of those missed shots came from behind the three point arc, though. Forbes had three rebounds and an assist as well. While he isn't one of the players […]

Nick Young and Quinn Cook Looking At Bigger Roles

Golden State Warriors guards Nick Young and Quinn Cook could play a big part in the Warriors rotation this postseason. Both Stephen Curry (knee) and Patrick McCaw (back) are expected to miss the first round of the playoffs. That means the minutes are going to fall onto guys like Young and Cook. During the regular […]

Kelly Oubre Jr. Looking At Expanded Role

Washington Wizards guard/forward Kelly Oubre Jr. is expected to see an expanded role in Washington's rotation. Jodie Meeks (suspension) is obviously not going to play, so Oubre is likely going to be the next man up. During most games this season Oubre sees minutes in the high 20s, but could slide into a 30 minute […]

Goran Dragic Expected to Play in Game 1

Miami Heat guard Goran Dragic (knee) is expected to play in Saturday's game against the Philadelphia 76ers. He sat out of Wednesday's regular season finale, but appears to be ready for Game 1 on Saturday. Dragic said that he is going to feel a little discomfort, but he's going to play through the pain. Dragic […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (4/14/18): NBA DFS Lineups

It's hard to write any lede other than PLAYOFFS over and over because that's how excited I am. Clearly it's containable but expect some of this energy to be let out in risk picks and dramatic reasonings. The first game of the postseason is one of the most telling games and everyone will get a […]

Donovan Mitchell's First DFS Review

Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell will be leading his squad as a rookie on the offensive end in what will be an interesting battle against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Mitchell had an excellent rookie campaign leading all rookies in scoring at 20.5 points a contest and was on par with that average (20.7 points) against […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (4/14/18): NBA DFS Lineups

The playoffs are here and we are looking at one of the best times of the year for the NBA. You no longer have to worry about who the Memphis Grizzlies are resting today, and where the value will be. The best of the best are here and should be a fun few months. In […]

Jaylen Brown's First-Round DFS Preview

Boston Celtics shooting guard Jaylen Brown will carry a lot of responsibility during his second postseason campaign in the NBA, as the 21-year-old is expected to do some heavy lifting on offense. Kyrie Irving (knee) won't be there to carry the team and take big shots, so the team's youngsters will have to grow up […]

DeMar DeRozan's First-Round DFS Preview

Toronto Raptors shooting guard DeMar DeRozan had a strong regular season for the Raptors, scoring 23 points per game on 45.6 percent shooting. He averaged the highest three-point attempts per game of his career with 3.6 attempts from deep per game on his second highest shooting percentage from three. His numbers against first-round opponent Washington […]

Lance Stephenson's First-Round DFS Preview

Indiana Pacers guard/forward Lance Stephenson is the X-factor who can help the team to a shocking result in the first-round series against the Cleveland Cavaliers, and that should lead to him getting plenty of minutes. Stephenson, of course, had a famous ear-blowing incident with LeBron back in 2014 in an Eastern Conference Finals meeting between […]

Victor Oladipo's First-Round DFS Preview

Indiana Pacers guard Victor Oladipo will be looking to carry on his career year in the playoffs after averaging 23.1 points per game with 5.2 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 2.4 steals during the regular season. He'll be the first option for the Pacers against the defensively-challenged Cavs and don't be surprised if he even triples […]

C.J. McCollum's First-Round DFS Preview

Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard C.J. McCollum had another superb fantasy season but finished the season on a low note by connecting on only 36.4 percent from the floor over his final seven contests. To add to that, McCollum has struggled against the New Orleans Pelicans on the season, averaging just 17.5 points on a […]

Jrue Holiday's First-Round DFS Preview

New Orleans Pelicans point guard/shooting guard Jrue Holiday is a good play when he matches up against the potent back court of the Portland Trail Blazers' Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum. Holiday's numbers against the Blazers have a slight bump overall, but the main jump in numbers comes from his assists, which increase from 6.0 a […]

Andrew Wiggins' First-Round DFS Preview

Minnesota Timberwolves guard/forward Andrew Wiggins has seen his numbers dip against the Rockets this season. In his four meetings against Houston this year, Wiggins is averaging 16.3 points per game and is shooting just 39 percent from the field, which are both below his season averages. During that same span, he has also failed to […]

Jimmy Butler's First-Round DFS Preview

Minnesota Timberwolves guard/forward Jimmy Butler is a risky DFS play on Sunday when his team takes on the Rockets in the opening round of the playoffs. Butler hasn't played well against Houston all season, averaging only 16 points on a rough 40 percent shooting from the field in addition to a less impressive 12 percent […]

Klay Thompson's First-Round Preview

Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson made 57.9 percent of his three-point attempts in three meetings with the San Antonio Spurs during the regular season. Of all players in the NBA who shot at least 10 threes against the Spurs, Thompson had the sixth highest shooting percentage on those shots. This is notable because […]

Donovan Mitchell Shoots Poorly In Regular Season Finale

Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell couldn't cap off his amazing rookie campaign with a bang, as his shot simply wasn't there Wednesday night against Portland. He failed to make at least 30 percent of his shots for the first time since March 9, finishing 6-for-23 from the field and 1-for-8 from downtown for 17 points. […]

C.J. McCollum Finishes Regular Season With a 19-Point Night

Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard C.J. McCollum yet again couldn't reach 20 points in the team's regular season finale on Wednesday, finishing with 19 in a 102-93 win over Utah. McCollum has averaged 21.4 points this season, but he's now gone five games straight without reaching the 20-point mark. His fantasy value relies heavily on […]

Josh Hart Leads Lakers To Victory Versus Clippers

Los Angeles Lakers guard Josh Hart made sure that the team wouldn't end the 2017-18 season on a losing note, scoring a career-high 30 points in a 115-100 win over the Clippers. He made seven of nine attempts from downtown while shooting 9-for-15 overall from the field. Hart also had five rebounds, five assists and […]