Sunday's DraftKings showdown is a single game, BOS @ MIL, with a $50,000 cap and a captain slot that scores 1.5x points at 1.5x salary. Lock comes at 8:00 p.m. ET (5:00 p.m. PT), so there is one game and one set of decisions to get right. Gary Trent Jr. of MIL carries an OUT tag on DraftKings.
At the top of our model's ranking is Jayson Tatum of BOS at $11,400. He has the highest ceiling on the board at 64.0 and a DraftKings average of 45.1. Tyler Herro of MIL follows at $8,200 with a ceiling of 48.7 and an average of 33.9. Kel'el Ware of MIL sits at $7,600 with a ceiling of 43.2 and an average of 18.3, which makes him a strong piece if you want MIL exposure without paying up for Herro.
The value end of the board is where lineups get built. AJ Green of MIL costs $3,000 and carries a ceiling of 45.5 against a DraftKings average of 15.2, a ceiling that rivals the stars at a fraction of the cost. Jericho Sims of MIL is $1,000 with a ceiling of 41.8, though his DraftKings average is only 3.2, so he is a pure upside swing. On the BOS side, Jordan Walsh at $1,600 has a ceiling of 21.5 and an average of 8.4. Ron Harper Jr. and Mike Conley are each $1,000, with ceilings of 20.5 and 19.0.
Our fact sheet carries no ownership data for this slate, so we can't say where the crowd will land.
Our model's top lineup uses $49,500 of the $50,000 cap. It puts Tatum at captain for $17,100, then fills the UTIL spots with AJ Green at $3,000, Ryan Rollins at $7,200, Ware at $7,600, Myles Turner at $6,400 and Herro at $8,200. Green's price is what makes the rest of the build fit, leaving room to pair Tatum with three high-priced MIL pieces.
Lineups lock at 8:00 p.m. ET.
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