Monday's NBA night slate on DraftKings is a two-game card: MEM @ UTA and GSW @ DEN. The salary cap is $50,000, and the slate locks at 9:00 p.m. ET (6:00 p.m. PT).
One thing to know up front: our projections are not built for this slate. That means there are no model projections, no ceilings and no ownership estimates to share, and no lineup from our model. What we can offer is each player's DraftKings average, which is a season-long figure and not a forecast for tonight.
By that measure, Nikola Jokic (DEN, C) sits well clear at $12,000 with a DraftKings average of 57.3. Ty Jerome (MEM, PG/SG) is next at 51.1 for $8,200, followed by Jamal Murray (DEN, PG) at 42.4 for $8,500. Keyonte George (UTA, PG) averages 41.8 at $7,000, and Cameron Boozer (MEM, PF) averages 41.4 at $7,200.
The cheaper end of that group is where the pricing looks friendliest. Yaxel Lendeborg (GSW, SF/PF) costs $6,800 and averages 39.4. Jaren Jackson Jr. (UTA, PF/C) is $6,900 with an average of 33.1, and Lauri Markkanen (UTA, SF/PF) is $7,100 at 35.5. These are price-to-average observations only, not model value calls.
Status tags matter on a small slate. DraftKings lists Zach Edey (MEM), Jimmy Butler (GSW), Jusuf Nurkic (UTA) and Kristaps Porzingis (GSW) as OUT. Gui Santos (GSW), Brandon Williams (GSW), Cameron Johnson (DEN) and Charles Bassey (GSW) carry a Q tag. Check the tags again before building anything.
With only two games, the player pool is thin and every roster spot counts. Lineups lock at 9:00 p.m. ET.
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