Saturday's DraftKings slate is a single NBA showdown, ORL @ GSW, with a $50,000 cap and a captain slot that scores 1.5x points at 1.5x salary. Lock is Sat 11/7 at 8:30 p.m. ET (5:30 p.m. PT).
At the top of our model's ranking sits Stephen Curry at $10,000. He carries the highest ceiling on the board at 69.3 and a DraftKings average of 45.5, which makes him the natural captain candidate even at $15,000 in that slot. Yaxel Lendeborg is next at $9,600 with a 60.2 ceiling and a 39.3 average. On the ORL side, Desmond Bane at $8,800 shows a 56.7 ceiling, and Anthony Black at $7,600 has a 54.8 ceiling and a 32.3 average. Franz Wagner is the priciest piece at $10,400, with a 53.0 ceiling and a 41.8 average.
The value plays start with Charles Bassey. At $3,600, he has a 58.5 ceiling, well above what that salary usually implies, though his DraftKings average sits at 16.3. Jase Richardson at $5,000 carries a 46.1 ceiling against a 15.2 average, giving him some upside for a low price. Brandin Podziemski at $8,200 has a 49.5 ceiling and a 32.8 average and sits in the mid-range.
Several players carry DraftKings status tags. Paolo Banchero, Jalen Suggs and Noah Penda are tagged OUT for ORL, and Jimmy Butler and Kristaps Porzingis are tagged OUT for GSW. Gui Santos, Draymond Green and Gary Payton II are tagged Q. Check those tags before lock.
Our model's top lineup uses $48,800 of the $50,000 cap. It puts Curry at captain for $15,000, then fills the UTIL spots with Lendeborg at $9,600, Al Horford at $4,000, Wendell Carter Jr. at $7,800, Bassey at $3,600 and Bane at $8,800.
Lineups lock at 8:30 p.m. ET on Sat 11/7.
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