Wednesday night's NBA slate is a two-game card: LAL @ SAC and MIA @ LAC. The DraftKings classic contest carries a $50,000 salary cap, and the slate locks at 10:00 p.m. ET (7:00 p.m. PT).
Our model has no projections for this slate, so the numbers below are DraftKings season averages rather than forecasts. Luka Doncic (LAL, PG) leads the board at $12,200 with an average of 66.7, the highest on the slate by a wide margin. Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIA, PF) follows at $10,700 with 56.3, and Domantas Sabonis (SAC, C) sits at $9,700 with 45.4.
Further down the salary scale, the averages are still strong. Darius Acuff Jr. (SAC, PG/SG) averages 41.8 at $8,000, and Zach LaVine (SAC, SG/SF) averages 34.0 at just $6,300, the cheapest of the top eight. Bam Adebayo (MIA, C) averages 36.6 at $7,700, while Walker Kessler (LAL, C) posts 36.4 at $7,800. Austin Reaves (LAL, PG/SG) averages 37.1 but costs $8,700, making him pricier for the production.
We have no ownership figures for this slate, so there is no read on where the crowd will land. The status tags are worth checking before you build. DraftKings lists Brandon Ingram, Bradley Beal, Yanic Konan Niederhauser and Jordan Miller of LAC as OUT. On the SAC side, Maxime Raynaud, Keegan Murray, Daeqwon Plowden and Ben Simmons all carry the OUT tag.
Because our projections are not built for this slate, our model has no top lineup to offer, and there is no lineup total salary to report. Use the averages above as a guide to pricing and production, and finalize your entries before lock at 10:00 p.m. ET (7:00 p.m. PT).
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