Congratulations if you expected the Knicks to score 122 on the road and used bargains like Derrick Williams $3200, Kyle O’Quinn $3700, Sasha Vujacic $3000 and Langston Galloway $4200 in your lineups at DraftKings.
Rookies Kristaps Porzingis $4300 and Jerian Grant $3600 also contributed to the 25-point romp in their NBA debuts. Tonight will be their first back-to-back, at home to the Hawks.
Paul Millsap $7800, Al Horford $7600 and Jeff Teague $6900 will be determined to make amends after losing to Detroit. Dennis Schroder $4700 is a productive sixth man and for a starting wing, Kent Bazemore $3300 is cheap.
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Dallas looked surprisingly good in Phoenix. The Suns starters were terrible and garbage time came early, so the Mavs shouldn’t be exhausted, though tonight is a much tougher test. Raymond Felton $3000 was a complete surprise with 18 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB in a team-high 33 minutes. PG-eligible, he is the starting SG — Wesley Matthews $4800 moves to SF — until Chandler Parsons (knee) returns.
Always businesslike on the road, the Clippers won in Sacramento with Blake Griffin $9500 in beast mode: 33 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST. Chris Paul $9600, DeAndre Jordan $7700 and J.J. Redick $51000 are all reasonably priced. As expected, starter Lance Stephenson $3200 got fewer touches than Paul Pierce $4000 (12 PTS, 7 REB, 24 MIN) off the bench.
Memphis must regroup on the road after last night’s 30-point drubbing in their home opener. Marc Gasol $8300 and Zach Randolph $7000 got very little help. Indiana blew a 16-point lead in Toronto by allowing the Raptors to score 69 in the second half. This is the least interesting of tonight’s three games for DFS play. Paul George $8200 was blanketed (4-17) by DeMarre Carroll but will be a triple-double machine against weaker defenses. George Hill $6000, easy for his teammates to find with that blond hair, looks strong and quick.
The daily Short List (below) is my overview; bold type indicates the players I’ve used in the sample lineup (above left) — just one of many I’m considering. It begins with four Hawks, Blake and two other Clippers. The Util spot is variable. Porzingis was simply the highest-salaried “upside” guy I could afford after committing to the other seven.
A couple of Pacers are undervalued. Ian Mahinmi $3900 will notch a few double-doubles as the starting center and C.J. Miles $3600 drained four triples for 18 PTS with three steals.
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| Pos | Premium | Midrange | Bargain |
| PG | Chris Paul $9600 | Jeff Teague $6900 | Dennis Schroder $4700 |
| SG | Monta Ellis $7100 | J.J. Redick $5100 | C.J. Miles $3600 |
| SF | Carmelo Anthony $8700 | Paul George $8200 | Paul Pierce $4000 |
| PF | Blake Griffin $9500 | Paul Millsap $7800 | Kristaps Porzingis $4300 |
| C | Marc Gasol $8300 | Al Horford $7600 | Ian Mahinmi $3900 |
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