Wednesday's NBA turbo slate on DraftKings is a three-game card: MIL @ BOS, CHA @ BKN and CHI @ NYK. Classic contests carry a $50,000 salary cap, and the slate locks at 7:30 p.m. ET (4:30 p.m. PT).
At the top of our model's ranking, Josh Giddey (CHI) at $7,400 shows the highest ceiling among the featured plays at 68.3, with a DraftKings average of 31.2. Jayson Tatum (BOS) is next at 65.0 for $10,100, though he carries a Q tag from DraftKings, so check his status before lock. Jalen Brunson (NYK) costs $8,100 and has a 61.7 ceiling. His DraftKings average of 41.9 is among the strongest on the list. Karl-Anthony Towns (NYK) at $8,300 offers a 54.9 ceiling and a 41.8 average.
The value end is where the board gets interesting. Tre Jones (CHI) is only $4,200 yet has a 56.1 ceiling, a big number for the price. Leonard Miller (CHI) at $4,000 brings a 36.6 ceiling, and Ousmane Dieng (MIL) at $3,000 has a 36.1 ceiling, which makes him the cheapest way to open up salary elsewhere. Caleb Wilson (CHI) is a mid-tier option at $7,200 with a 50.4 ceiling and a 37.5 DraftKings average.
Ownership figures aren't available for this slate, so we can't say where the crowd will land. Several players carry Q tags, including Tatum, Kon Knueppel (CHA), Payton Pritchard (BOS), Josh Hart (NYK), Coby White (CHA), Nic Claxton (CHI) and Jalen Smith (CHI). Egor Demin (BKN) is tagged OUT. Those statuses could shape the late pool.
Our model's top lineup uses the full $50,000. It starts with Brunson at PG for $8,100 and Nolan Traore at SG for $4,700. Paul George fills SF at $7,200, Wilson takes PF at $7,200, and Neemias Queta anchors C at $4,900. Jones slots at G for $4,200, Julius Randle goes at F for $7,500, and OG Anunoby rounds out UTIL at $6,200.
Lock your lineups before 7:30 p.m. ET.
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