Monday night's NBA slate on DraftKings is a two-game card, with SAS @ PHX and NOP @ GSW on the board and a $50,000 cap to work with. Lock is 9:00 p.m. ET (6:00 p.m. PT), so there is a single window to get lineups set.
Our model's top-ranked plays start with Stephen Curry (GSW) at $8,500. He carries a ceiling of 80.1 and a DraftKings average of 47.1, a strong pairing at that price. His teammate Yaxel Lendeborg is right behind at $8,000, with the highest ceiling on the list at 80.4 and an average of 39.5. Victor Wembanyama (SAS) is the most expensive piece at $11,300. His ceiling is 66.3, but his DraftKings average of 59.7 is the best of the group, so the cost buys the most reliable floor on the slate.
The value conversation starts with Miles Bridges (PHX) at $7,100. His ceiling of 78.0 sits close to Curry's and Lendeborg's, and he costs less than both. Jeremiah Fears (NOP) at $6,400 has a ceiling of 58.2 and an average of 31.2, and Brandin Podziemski (GSW) at $6,700 has a ceiling of 52.4 and an average of 32.8. Devin Booker (PHX) at $8,200 posts a 73.3 ceiling and an average of 38.4, and Zion Williamson (NOP) at $7,500 has a 54.9 ceiling and a 36.4 average.
Watch the status tags before lock. Jimmy Butler, Will Richard (both GSW), Yves Missi (NOP), Tobias Harris (SAS) and Mark Williams (PHX) are listed OUT. Devin Vassell (SAS), Gui Santos (GSW) and Jordan Goodwin (PHX) carry a Q tag.
Our model's top lineup uses $49,700 of the $50,000 cap. It builds around Curry at PG ($8,500) and Bridges at UTIL ($7,100). The rest of the roster is Julian Champagnie at SG ($4,500), Dylan Harper at SF ($6,800), Saddiq Bey at PF ($6,200), Derik Queen at C ($5,900), De'Aaron Fox at G ($6,300) and Keldon Johnson at F ($4,400).
Lineups lock Monday at 9:00 p.m. ET.
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