Sunday's NBA showdown is a single game, TOR @ LAL, with a $50,000 cap and a captain slot that scores 1.5x points at 1.5x salary. The slate locks at 9:00 p.m. ET (6:00 p.m. PT).
Luka Doncic (LAL) tops our model's ranking at $13,400, with a ceiling of 86.6 and a DraftKings average of 51.8. That is the biggest upside on the board by a wide margin. Scottie Barnes (TOR) sits at $10,000 with a 65.4 ceiling and a 46.0 average, and Austin Reaves (LAL) costs $10,600 for a 52.5 ceiling and a 36.8 average. RJ Barrett (TOR) is a step down at $8,600, with a 48.6 ceiling and a 34.8 average. Walker Kessler (LAL) lands at $9,200 with a 46.7 ceiling and a 29.6 average.
The value plays come from the bottom of the salary scale. Kyle Anderson (TOR) costs $1,000 and carries a 22.9 ceiling, which is a lot of room for the price, though his DraftKings average is only 4.2. Cameron Carr (LAL) is $2,800 with a 29.3 ceiling. Collin Sexton (LAL) at $5,000 offers a 39.1 ceiling and a 14.8 average, making him the most substantial of the cheap options.
Roster news matters here. DraftKings lists Kawhi Leonard (TOR), Ziaire Williams (LAL), Adou Thiero (LAL) and Nate Bittle (TOR) as OUT, so none of them belong in a lineup. The sheet has no ownership figures for this slate, so we can't say where the crowd will land.
Our model's top lineup uses $49,500 of the $50,000 cap. It puts Luka Doncic at captain for $20,100, then adds Immanuel Quickley at $7,800, Allen Graves at $3,200, Jamal Shead at $4,400, Scottie Barnes at $10,000 and Jake LaRavia at $4,000. Paying up for the captain slot leaves modest money for the rest of the roster, which is why the build leans on three players priced at $4,400 or less.
Lineups lock at 9:00 p.m. ET, so finalize your builds before then.
Follow @numeric_dfs on X.