What is up FANation!! Back with another edition of the Fantasy Alarm NBA DFS Value Vault for this lovely Saturday, October 26th. We have a moderate 9-game NBA main slate to pick and choose from, so once again we will have THREE player options that we found to have some really nice value from both major sites including DraftKings and FanDuel. Let's get down to it!
 

DRAFTKINGS

Thomas Bryant, WAS C ($7,100)- Bryant is one of my favorite Center plays on tonight's slate, and it is for very good reason. Bryant has now played 31 minutes in the Wizards first two games. They are on a back-to-back tonight traveling into San Antonio to take on the Spurs. The Spurs allowed the New York Knicks to put up 111 points on them at home in game one. Julius Randle was also able to amass 55.3 fantasy points in that game. I am more than a believer that Thomas Bryant will at least hit 7x or more value at his current price tonight on Draftkings (Hes only 7.2K on FanDuel also). Not to mention, Bryant put up 49.8 fantasy points last night in Oklahoma City against Steven Adams .
 
Josh Richardson, SG PHI ($4,900)- It has already been deemed that Joel Embiid will not suit up tonight, so this opens up a ton of usage to be had be the rest of the starting cast for the Sixers. You cannot ignore this price on JRIch, as he simply will get the minutes (Played 33 in game one), and it is highly notable that the Pistons cannot defend the PG spot. I know that Simmons is technically the starting PG for the Sixers, but I can imagine that JRich will handle the ball quite a bit as well, meaning he should be in line for a bump in usage. The Pistons have allowed two monster games to opposing PGs already in Trae Young (63.3 fantasy points) and Malcolm Brogdon (45.8). Of course, this makes me love Simmons as well, but Ibelieve you have to really like JRich at this price. 
 
Frank Kaminsky, C PHO   ($4,000)- Aron Baynes was the main beneficiary of the Deandre Ayton suspension, but there was one other player that also so a major up-tick in playing time, and that was Mr. Tank himself. Kaminsky played 33 minutes last night in Denver against a really good defense in the Nuggets, and came out highly productive putting up 34.8 fantasy points on a 19 point, 11 rebound, and 1 assist night. We know the Suns lack depth at the 5 now, and this plays well into Kaminsky as now we see he is likely to see more minutes at the 5, as well as some at the 4 while spelling Saric alas Baynes. This isn't the best spot against the Clippers tonight, but I know a lot of people just absolutely will not go here, so take the value plug, and let it ride.
 

FANDUEL

Jayson Tatum, SF BOS  ($7,500)- Tatum and the Celtics travel to take on the New York Knicks for a show-down in Madison Square Garden. FanDuel is usually higher priced on options due to the increase in salary you get to spend compared to DraftKings. Tatum is only 6.5K on DraftKings, for those also into that for DK, but I really see nice value here on FanDuel for Tatum as well compared to the other players in his price tier. Tatum know has a total of 5 steals in his first two games for the Celtics, which we know will have increased value on FanDuel, as they are worth a whole point more there compared to DK. Tatum has eclipsed 5x his value on FD for both of his first two games, as he put up 38 vs the Sixers, and then 50.8 last night against the Raptors at home! Tonight, Tatum has an excellent match up against the Knicks and I will look forward to his defensive stats to pad the fantasy value over on FanDuel!
 
Fred VanVleet, SG TOR  ($6,600)- The Raptors travel to Chicago tonight to play the Bulls. Both teams are on a back-to-back set here, and I expect this game to see some decent PACE as it has the 4th highest total on the board for the slate at 219. The Bulls are not good vs scoring guards, and i highly expect FVV to take advantage of the mismatch tonight. FVV has now played over 40 minutes in the Raptors first two games. However, last night against a very good defensive Boston team, he was only able to manage 25 fantasy points on FanDuel, BUT he did manage 54.5 fantasy points in the Raptors first game against the pelicans. I can see a similar style match up here tonight with the bulls, as he had against the Pelicans, so hopefully he will let it fly. It is noteworthy that FVV also has 3 steals and 1 block in those first two games to help the FD value. Like him at this price tonight.
 
Kevin Knox, SF NYK ($4.100)- This is more of a flier play, but at his price on FanDuel (well and on DK) I really like the value and potential upside that Knox can bring to the table if given ample playing time. I must say again that Fizdale is an absolute lunatic and probably puts his milk in his bowl before his cereal in the mornings, but we have to pay attention to pricing and minutes here. Knox saw quite an up-tick last night, as he was awarded 28 minutes, compared to only 21 in the Knicks first game. Knox was able to put up a 16 point, 1 rebound, 2 assist, and 1 steal line in those 28 minutes against the Nets last night. I know the match-up isnt ideal here, but i think he should hopefully at least have the volume on his side in hopes that he sees another 28 or so minutes tonight against BOS at home. It is definitely JUST A GPP tournament play.