Friday's NBA showdown is a single game, PHI @ CLE, with a $50,000 cap and a captain slot that scores 1.5x points at 1.5x salary. The slate locks Fri 11/6 at 7:30 p.m. ET (4:30 p.m. PT).
Our model's top projected plays come mostly from the PHI side. Joel Embiid is priced at $9,800 and carries the highest ceiling of the group at 58.2, with a DraftKings average of 45.4. Tyrese Maxey sits at $10,000 with a ceiling of 57.7 and an average of 41.5. Donovan Mitchell is the best of the CLE options at $9,400, with a ceiling of 56.5 and an average of 36.5. LeBron James ($8,400, ceiling 54.9) and Jaylen Brown ($8,800, ceiling 53.7) round out the PHI group, while Evan Mobley ($9,000, ceiling 52.7) and James Harden ($8,000, ceiling 51.5) complete the top eight.
The clearest value play on our board is Tyrese Proctor at $2,800. His ceiling is 31.7 against a DraftKings average of 13.6, which is a lot of upside for the price. He does carry a Q tag from DraftKings, so check his status before lock. Several other players on the slate carry status tags as well: Jarrett Allen, Peyton Watson and Adem Bona are tagged Q, while Jaylon Tyson, Dominick Barlow, Nae'Qwan Tomlin and Ariel Hukporti are tagged OUT.
The fact sheet gives no ownership figures for this slate, so we can't say where the crowd will land.
Our model's top lineup uses $49,700 of the $50,000 cap. It puts Embiid in the captain slot at $14,700 and surrounds him with Maxey at $10,000, Mobley at $9,000 and Brown at $8,800. The last two spots go to Meleek Thomas at $4,000 and Dean Wade at $3,200, which is how the build fits three expensive stars around the captain price.
Lineups lock Fri 11/6 at 7:30 p.m. ET.
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