Saturday's main NBA slate on DraftKings classic runs five games: ATL @ NOP, SAC @ MEM, CLE @ MIL, MIN @ SAS and OKC @ HOU. Lock is 7:00 p.m. ET (4:00 p.m. PT), and the salary cap is $50,000.
At the top of our model's ranking is Jeremiah Fears of NOP at $5,600. His ceiling of 78.8 is the highest of any player on our list, and his DraftKings average of 34.0 suggests he is priced well below what he can deliver. Jalen Johnson of ATL, at $9,700, has a ceiling of 77.4 and an average of 43.5. At the top of the price board, Victor Wembanyama of SAS costs $10,900 and averages 51.6. Domantas Sabonis of SAC, at $9,400, averages 45.4 with a ceiling of 58.8.
The value plays sit lower on the board. Ousmane Dieng of MIL costs just $3,200 and carries a ceiling of 40.3. His teammate AJ Green, at $3,500, has a ceiling of 40.2 and averages 14.9. Olivier-Maxence Prosper of MEM is the cheapest of the group at $3,000, with a ceiling of 36.9. Derik Queen of NOP, at $6,400, offers a ceiling of 58.3 for a mid-range price.
Several status tags could shape the pool. DraftKings lists Anthony Edwards of MIN, Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams of OKC, Fred VanVleet of HOU, Yves Missi of NOP, and Maxime Raynaud and Keegan Murray of SAC as OUT. Ty Jerome of MEM carries a Q tag. We don't have ownership figures for this slate.
Our model's top lineup uses $48,800 of the $50,000 cap. It runs Dejounte Murray at PG for $7,800, Trey Murphy III at SG for $7,300, Jaden McDaniels at SF for $6,200, Tari Eason at PF for $5,500, Isaiah Hartenstein at C for $6,100, Julian Champagnie at G for $4,800, Jaime Jaquez Jr. at F for $6,100 and Kyle Kuzma at UTIL for $5,000.
Lock is 7:00 p.m. ET, so finalize your lineups before then.
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