Five games make up Tuesday's main NBA slate: MIL @ NYK, BOS @ PHI, MIA @ UTA, LAC @ PHX and ORL @ SAC. Lock is 7:30 p.m. ET (4:30 p.m. PT), with a $50,000 cap on DraftKings classic.
Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIA) tops our model's board at $11,400, with a ceiling of 83.0 and a DraftKings average of 49.8. Jayson Tatum (BOS) costs $10,100 with a 68.3 ceiling, and Bam Adebayo (MIA) is $8,200 with a 68.1 ceiling. Darius Acuff Jr. (SAC) is $8,600 with a 51.9 ceiling.
The value plays carry big ceilings for small salaries. Ousmane Dieng (MIL) is $3,600 with a 45.9 ceiling, and Jericho Sims (MIL) is $3,500 with a 44.2 ceiling. Brice Sensabaugh (UTA) at $3,500 has a 46.8 ceiling, and Kyle Filipowski (UTA) at $4,500 has a 44.0 ceiling.
Several players carry DraftKings status tags. Paolo Banchero (ORL), Keyonte George (UTA), Jaren Jackson Jr. (UTA) and Brandon Ingram (LAC) are tagged OUT. Domantas Sabonis (SAC), Lauri Markkanen (UTA), Tyler Herro (MIL) and Josh Hart (NYK) are tagged Q. Ownership figures are not available for this slate, so we can't say where the crowd will be.
Our model's top lineup uses $49,800 of the $50,000 cap: Jalen Brunson at PG for $8,500, Brayden Burries at SG for $4,800, Franz Wagner at SF for $9,000, Paul George at PF for $7,400, Neemias Queta at C for $4,900, Klay Thompson at G for $4,900, Tristan da Silva at F for $5,700 and Kyle Kuzma at UTIL for $4,600.
Lock is Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. ET.
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