Tuesday night's DraftKings classic slate is a two-game NBA card, with ORL @ SAC and OKC @ POR on the board and a $50,000 salary cap. Lock is 10:00 p.m. ET (7:00 p.m. PT), so there is plenty of time to sort through a small player pool.
The top of our model's ranking runs through the stars. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC) costs $10,400 and carries a ceiling of 66.4 alongside a DraftKings average of 42.4, the highest average on the list. Franz Wagner (ORL) at $9,000 has the biggest ceiling we show at 76.8, with a 38.8 average. Domantas Sabonis (SAC) is $9,400 with a 62.9 ceiling, though he carries a Q tag from DraftKings, so check his status before lock. Deni Avdija (POR) at $8,900 and Darius Acuff Jr. (SAC) at $8,600 round out the pricier tier, with ceilings of 53.1 and 51.9.
The value plays sit lower on the board. Micah Potter (POR) is only $3,600 but shows a ceiling of 32.2, and his DraftKings average is 9.8, so he is a pure salary-relief option. Precious Achiuwa (SAC) at $6,000 has a 51.3 ceiling and a 26.3 average, which is a big number for the price. Ajay Mitchell (OKC) costs $6,900 with a 45.5 ceiling and a 30.5 average. Several players are tagged OUT, including Paolo Banchero (ORL), Chet Holmgren (OKC), Ja Morant (POR) and Jalen Suggs (ORL), which is part of what makes the cheaper options attractive.
We don't have ownership figures for this slate, so we can't say where the crowd will land.
Our model's top lineup is Acuff, Avdija, Gilgeous-Alexander, Sabonis, Potter, Achiuwa, Wagner and Mitchell. The fact sheet doesn't give a total salary for that group, so we won't state one. Add up the individual salaries listed above and check the sum against the $50,000 cap before you build.
Lock is 10:00 p.m. ET.
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