Monday's main slate is a seven-game DraftKings classic with a $50,000 cap. The games are WAS @ CHA, MIN @ CLE, CHI @ BOS, DAL @ MIA, IND @ MIL, PHX @ OKC and ATL @ HOU. Lock is 7:00 p.m. ET (4:00 p.m. PT).
Our model's top-ranked play is Jalen Johnson of ATL at $9,400. He carries a ceiling of 86.7, the highest on the board, and a DraftKings average of 53.3. Devin Booker of PHX is next at $8,600 with an 80.6 ceiling and a 48.6 average. Jayson Tatum of BOS ($9,500) has a 77.5 ceiling and a 49.6 average, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of OKC ($9,800) sits at 68.1 and 46.7.
The most interesting price on the board belongs to Paul George of BOS. At $6,800 he shows a 72.4 ceiling and a 46.3 average, numbers that sit close to the pricier stars for a much smaller cap hit. Donovan Mitchell of CLE ($8,500), Tyrese Haliburton of IND ($8,300) and Alperen Sengun of HOU ($8,400) round out the top eight, with ceilings between 60.9 and 65.3.
Several statuses are worth checking before lock. Cooper Flagg (DAL), Ivica Zubac (IND) and Jalen Williams (OKC) carry a Q tag. Kon Knueppel and Coby White (CHA), AJ Dybantsa (WAS), Nic Claxton (CHI) and Naji Marshall (DAL) are tagged OUT. Our fact sheet doesn't include ownership projections for this slate, so there's no read on where the crowd will land.
Our model's top lineup uses $49,300 of the $50,000 cap. It runs Davion Mitchell ($5,400) at PG, George at SG, Grayson Allen ($5,300) at SF, Johnson at PF and Isaiah Hartenstein ($4,900) at C. Dyson Daniels ($6,200) fills the G slot, Jaime Jaquez Jr. ($5,900) the F slot and Ayo Dosunmu ($5,400) the UTIL.
Lineups lock Monday at 7:00 p.m. ET.
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