Monday's NBA showdown is a single game, WAS @ DET, and it locks at 7:00 p.m. ET (4:00 p.m. PT). The captain slot scores 1.5x points at 1.5x salary, and the cap is $50,000.
The top plays in our model's ranking start with Cade Cunningham of DET at $11,600. He carries a ceiling of 67.2, the highest on the board, and a DraftKings average of 40.4. Trae Young of WAS is next in price at $9,800 with a 52.2 ceiling and a 32.8 average. Anthony Davis of WAS costs $10,600 and has a ceiling of 54.0, though he carries a Q tag from DraftKings. Kyshawn George of WAS, at $8,200, brings a 42.0 ceiling and a 32.5 average.
The value plays are where the ceilings get interesting against the price. Anthony Gill of WAS costs just $1,600 and still shows a ceiling of 29.9. Will Riley of WAS is $3,400 with a 38.3 ceiling. Bub Carrington of WAS, at $4,400, matches Gill's 29.9 ceiling, and Daniss Jenkins of DET at $5,400 reaches 34.3. Those four give you room to afford the expensive stars.
The sheet doesn't include ownership figures, so we can't say where the crowd will land.
Several players are tagged OUT by DraftKings: Jalen Duren and Isaiah Joe of DET, and Tristan Vukcevic, Jamir Watkins, Justin Champagnie and Reece Beekman of WAS.
Our model's top lineup uses the full $50,000. It puts Cade Cunningham in the captain slot at $17,400, then fills the UTIL spots with Bub Carrington at $4,400, Kyshawn George at $8,200, Javonte Green at $3,000, AJ Dybantsa at $8,600 and Paul Reed at $8,400. Lineups lock Monday at 7:00 p.m. ET.
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