Fresh off giving away $150,000, DraftStreet is running satellites for yet another $100,000 contest. Look for them in the NBA lobby for a chance to win a voucher to the NBA $100K Playoffs Big Score and a $20,000 first place prize. This one starts on April 19 and finishes on April 20, the two-day format being a wrinkle common to NBA playoff leagues. If you don’t have a DraftStreet account, you can sign up using this link.
What’s Happening at DraftStreet
$100K Satellites: seven, from $1 to $11.
Salary Cap (Early) : $11/$3,000, $2/$2,000, $55/$3,000.
Salary Cap (Late): $22/$8,000, $2/$3,000, $109/$6,000, two others.
Pick’em: $11/$2,000, $2/$2,000.
Remember to register at least 10 minutes before the roster deadlines. Monday’s games begin at 7:00 PM EDT.
My Lineup at DraftStreet
The following is my recommended lineup for the $2/$3,000 Standard Payout GPP at DraftStreet (closing at 7:00 pm EDT). You are required to have three guards, three forwards, one center and one wildcard/utility player for a legal eight-player lineup in DraftStreet NBA contests:
Monday’s NBA Games:
San Antonio Spurs at Indiana Pacers –
If you can only watch one game on Monday night, please let it be this one. The Pacers have been a mess offensively of late and the Spurs are currently riding a 17-game winning streak; but here’s the catch, the Pacers are 33-4 at home. Keep an eye out for guard play, we saw a good game from George Hill on Sunday where he was working on a triple-double. Tim Duncan has been the rock all season in San Antonio but he has tough front-court competition tonight.
Washington Wizards at Charlotte Bobcats –
A surprisingly important game in the East. The Wiz sit sixth in the East and just three games behind them is Charlotte. If the Bobcats lose, they can kiss that sixth seed goodbye. In a battle of young guards, Kemba Walker and John Wall will go head-to-head. At this point in their career’s, I’d go with Wall in fantasy. Al Jefferson has been playing great ball in the Queen City. A walking double-double who’s made for fantasy, but you’ll pay to get him on your team.
Philadelphia 76ers at Atlanta Hawks –
The Sixers are without Arnett Moultrie for five games after he failed an NBA drug test over the weekend. One of my followers tweeted me saying the Sixers probably ratted him out to help the tanking efforts. Regardless, Philly is playing for ping-pong balls and anyone on the roster could have a good or awful game. Atlanta has lost 20 of 26 and somehow hold the eighth-seed in the East. Paul Millsap should be your fantasy pick from this game, the big man can have his way with a weak Sixers front-court.
Milwaukee Bucks at Detroit Pistons –
My goodness, this has all the makings of a terrible game. Detroit is fresh off the most embarrassing loss of the season, allowing the Sixers to snap their 26-game losing streak. Milwaukee doesn’t really care about winning, but it’s a certainty team management will be watching Andrew Wiggins’ announcement news conference today. Andre Drummond is the only safe fantasy option here, he can probably grab 20 rebounds since the Bucks can’t bothered to do so.
Toronto Raptors at Miami Heat –
The Raps have lost 14 straight to Miami. It will probably be 15 after tonight. Toronto has been playing great but are no match for LeBron on a back-to-back. I put DeMar DeRozan on my fantasy team, he’s been playing great lately, especially on offense. He poured in 28 last night in Orlando, I doubt he’ll do that again but expect at least 24.
Sacramento Kings at New Orleans Pelicans –
Anthony Davis is out, DeMarcus Cousins is not. There you have it. Cousins will dominate the Pellies down low but I took a different approach with my fantasy. I’m going with the affordable option at center, that’s right, Greg Stiemsma from New Orleans.
Boston Celtics at Chicago Bulls –
These two clubs duked it out last night in Boston, I watched the game and liked what I saw from both sides. Joakim Noah was two rebounds shy of a triple-double, but D.J. Augustin stole the show and sealed the win with 33 points. Rondo is a nice fantasy option, too. He’s starting to get his rhythm back and at this point in the season he’s cheaper than usual.
LA Clippers at Minnesota Timberwolves –
The Wolves played a bad, bad game in Brooklyn yesterday. Very flat with their shots and not much motion to their offense at all. Kevin Love was on my fantasy team for the first time last night and just my luck, he stunk. Blake Griffin is doubtful for tonight’s game, so don’t choose him. In that case, Look for CP3 to pick up the extra load and put up even crazier numbers.
Memphis Grizzlies at Denver Nuggets –
Memphis will win this game but not because they score 110 points, because they will limit the Nuggets from scoring. The Grizzlies are finally rounding into form as the season winds down. Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol are always safe options in fantasy. If you’re looking at Denver, don’t pick Kenneth Farried, he won’t be taking off very much with Gasol and Z-Bo breathing down his neck.
New York Knicks at Utah Jazz –
A team 10 games under .500 will make the playoffs, HAHA! Since ATL is breaking down, the Knicks are probably going to steal that eighth spot. They will win tonight and JR Smith will go off for 20+ points. But remember, NY isn’t a great defensive team, so selecting Trey Burke or Gordon Hayward is safe.
Brett Poirier is a contributor to Sheridan Hoops. Follow @BrettNBA