Saturday's NBA showdown is a single game, BKN @ ATL, with a $50,000 salary cap and a captain slot that scores 1.5x points at 1.5x salary. The slate locks Sat 11/7 at 7:30 p.m. ET (4:30 p.m. PT).
Our model's top play is Dyson Daniels (ATL) at $7,800, with a ceiling of 81.4 and a DraftKings average of 30.2. CJ McCollum (ATL) follows at $7,200 with a ceiling of 74.0 and a 27.1 average. Luguentz Dort (ATL) is the third name at $6,400, with a ceiling of 65.6 and a 17.5 average. Nickeil Alexander-Walker (ATL) costs $8,800 and carries a ceiling of 65.7 and a 34.1 average, while Michael Porter Jr. (BKN) is the most expensive of the group at $9,000, with a ceiling of 63.0 and a 37.3 average.
The value end of the board is where the slate gets interesting. Zuby Ejiofor (ATL) is $3,200 with a ceiling of 44.7. Danny Wolf (BKN) is only $2,000 and has a ceiling of 35.3 to go with an 18.4 average. RayJ Dennis (ATL) is the cheapest name here at $1,000, with a ceiling of 21.2 and an 11.5 average. Any of them frees up real money for the stars.
Roster construction will also be shaped by availability. DraftKings lists Egor Demin (BKN) as OUT, along with Jock Landale, Asa Newell, Mouhamed Gueye, Henri Veesaar and Keshon Gilbert, all of ATL.
The fact sheet gives no ownership figures, so we won't guess where the crowd will land.
Our model's top lineup uses $48,700 of the $50,000 cap. It puts Dyson Daniels at captain for $11,700, then adds Julius Randle at $9,400, Kingston Flemings at $5,800, Onyeka Okongwu at $8,400, Day'Ron Sharpe at $6,200 and CJ McCollum at $7,200 in the UTIL slots.
Get lineups set before the Sat 11/7 7:30 p.m. ET lock.
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