Sunday's NBA showdown is a single game, LAL @ DET, on a $50,000 cap with a captain slot that scores 1.5x points at 1.5x salary. The slate locks Sun 11/8 at 6:00 p.m. ET (3:00 p.m. PT). Luka Doncic (LAL), Jalen Duren (DET) and Isaiah Joe (DET) all carry an OUT tag on DraftKings.
The top of our model's board belongs to Cade Cunningham (DET) at $10,600. His ceiling of 68.8 is the highest on the sheet, and his DraftKings average of 40.8 is the best of the group. Austin Reaves (LAL) comes next at $9,800 with a ceiling of 56.0 and an average of 33.8. Walker Kessler (LAL) costs $9,200, with a ceiling of 48.9 and an average of 35.5.
The value plays sit lower down. Adou Thiero (LAL) costs just $1,000, and our model gives him a ceiling of 21.3 against a DraftKings average of 9.4, which is a lot of upside for the price. Collin Sexton (LAL) at $4,600 has a ceiling of 32.4. Daniss Jenkins (DET) at $4,800 sits at 30.7. In the middle, Duncan Robinson (DET) at $6,400 has a ceiling of 36.7 and an average of 28.4, while Ausar Thompson (DET) at $7,000 has a ceiling of 36.8 and an average of 32.6.
The fact sheet gives no ownership figures for this slate, so we won't guess where the crowd will land.
Our model's top lineup spends $49,900 of the $50,000 cap. It puts Cunningham in the captain slot at $15,900, which is his $10,600 salary at 1.5x. The utility spots go to Reaves at $9,800, Robinson at $6,400, Kessler at $9,200, Sexton at $4,600 and Ziaire Williams at $4,000. It leans on the biggest ceilings at the top and fills out the rest with mid-priced and cheaper pieces.
Set your lineup before the slate locks Sun 11/8 at 6:00 p.m. ET.
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