Saturday's early DraftKings classic slate is a two-game card: POR @ UTA and PHI @ CHA. The salary cap is $50,000, and the slate locks at 3:00 p.m. ET (12:00 p.m. PT).
The top end of our model's board starts with Deni Avdija (POR, $8,500). His ceiling of 74.8 is the highest of any player in our top plays, and his DraftKings average of 43.4 shows he can pay off the price. Jrue Holiday (POR, $5,400) is the next name to know, with a ceiling of 57.4 and a DraftKings average of 33.9 at a much lower tag. Ace Bailey (UTA, $6,100) averages 29.4 with a ceiling of 47.7. Lauri Markkanen (UTA) carries a Q tag from DraftKings, and so do Joel Embiid, Jaylen Brown and LeBron James on the PHI side, so check status before lock.
The value plays cluster in the cheap salary tiers. Mo Bamba (UTA, $3,400) has a ceiling of 54.2, which is a big number for that price. Micah Potter (POR, $3,000) is the cheapest player on our list, with a ceiling of 45.8. Brice Sensabaugh (UTA, $3,800) brings a ceiling of 44.2 and a DraftKings average of 15.2. Isaiah Collier (UTA, $4,000) averages 22.2 with a ceiling of 48.2, and Kyle Filipowski (UTA, $4,900) has a ceiling of 51.8. Note that Jaren Jackson Jr. (UTA) is tagged OUT, along with Ja Morant (POR), Kon Knueppel (CHA) and Coby White (CHA).
The fact sheet does not include ownership figures for this slate, so we will not guess where the crowd will land.
Our model's top lineup uses $49,600 of the $50,000 cap. It runs Tyrese Maxey at PG ($8,700), Jrue Holiday at SG ($5,400), Brandon Miller at SF ($8,000), Dean Wade at PF ($3,900), Donovan Clingan at C ($6,400), Grayson Allen at G ($5,300), Deni Avdija at F ($8,500) and Mo Bamba at UTIL ($3,400).
Get your lineups set before the 3:00 p.m. ET lock.
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