Tuesday's DraftKings slate is a single-game showdown, MIL @ NYK, with a $50,000 salary cap and a captain slot that scores 1.5x points at 1.5x salary. Lineups lock Tue 11/10 at 7:30 p.m. ET (4:30 p.m. PT).
Jalen Brunson ($10,400, NYK) carries the highest ceiling on the board at 59.3, and his DraftKings average of 41.8 backs that up. At 1.5x salary he costs $15,600 in the captain slot, which is a steep toll, but our model still makes him the captain in its top lineup. Tyler Herro ($8,800, MIL) is the other name near the top, with a 46.1 ceiling and a 31.0 average. He carries a Q tag from DraftKings, so keep an eye on his status before lock.
The value end of the player pool is where our model's rankings get interesting. Ousmane Dieng ($3,000) has a 46.4 ceiling, which is higher than Herro's at nearly a third of the price. Jericho Sims ($2,800) follows with a 44.8 ceiling, and AJ Green ($4,000) offers a 41.7 ceiling with a 13.9 average. Dalton Knecht ($1,000, NYK) is the cheapest name in the rankings, with a 21.4 ceiling that could help you fit stars elsewhere. Kasparas Jakucionis ($3,600) and Kel'el Ware ($6,000) round out the MIL options, with ceilings of 30.7 and 35.8.
We don't have ownership figures for this slate, so there's no read yet on where the crowd will land. Josh Hart (NYK) also carries a Q tag, which is worth watching if you plan to build around the Knicks.
Our model's top lineup uses $49,800 of the $50,000 cap. Brunson sits at captain for $15,600, with Kyle Kuzma ($5,400), AJ Green ($4,000), Brayden Burries ($5,600), Karl-Anthony Towns ($10,800) and OG Anunoby ($8,400) filling the UTIL spots. It leans on NYK stars and uses Green as its one cheap MIL piece.
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