NBA DFS Starting Five: January 27

Justin Fensterman brings you his top five players to build your lineups around for Monday's main slate

Justin Fensterman

Published Mon Jan 27, 2020 5:05 pm (EST)

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O. Okongwu - C

ATL

Onyeka Okongwu will start Sunday's game alongside Rajon Rondo, Kevin Huerter, De'Andre Hunter and John Collins.

The rookie gets the nod with Clint Capela sidelined by a sore hand, while Rondo fills in at point guard with Trae Young out due to back spasms. There's a lot of streaming and DFS opportunity for Atlanta tonight, albeit vs. one of the league's best defenses on the road in Milwaukee.

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M. Bagley - PF

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Marvin Bagley said his sore left wrist is "feeling better."

The Kings' game vs. Memphis on Sunday was postponed, giving Bagley extra time to rest his wrist. He initially hurt it earlier in the season and said it recently "flared up," though it hasn't cost him any games. He's showing some real-world defensive improvement lately, and is quietly chipping in some blocks to bolster his fantasy value. He's even collected a pair of double-doubles in the past week, so patient fantasy managers are starting to see some returns on their draft-day investment.

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C. Capela - C

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Clint Capela (sore right hand) will not suit up for Sunday's game against the Bucks.

His hand must be sore from swatting all those shots on Friday. The Hawks next two games will come as a back-to-back set, so it's possible Capela will need to skip Tuesday's matchup with the Clippers as well, but we wouldn't anticipate a prolonged absence here. John Collins will get a major boost with Capela off the floor, and there will be more minutes available for guys like Danilo Gallinari, Bruno Fernando and Nathan Knight.

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T. Young - PG

ATL

Trae Young (back) and Clint Capela (hand) have both been ruled out for Sunday's matchup with the Bucks.

This will be the first missed game of the season for Trae, but considering it's just a back issue and how rarely he misses games, we'd expect to see him back in action on Tuesday vs. the Clippers. Brandon Goodwin could be headed for a spot-start tonight, and there will be more minutes available for Rajon Rondo while guys like John Collins, Danilo Gallinari, De'Andre Hunter, Kevin Huerter and Cam Reddish figure to see a sizeable uptick in usage.

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G. Clark - SF

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K. Leonard - SF

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Leonard and Paul George have been uber-efficient this season, with both guys on pace for 50/40/90 lines (Kawhi got there with tonight's effort). That's the primary reason the Clippers are rolling with seven straight wins, outscoring opponents by an average of 18.6 points during that span. Predictably, Leonard dismissed the importance of the 50/40/90 accomplishment. "I'm just knocking down shots," he said. "As long as we win, I'm happy. It's not about my percentage." It's at least partly about percentages for fantasy managers, of course, who can also be described as "happy" about his elite production.

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R. Jackson - PG

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The key for Jackson isn't his modest production on Sunday, but the fact that Patrick Beverley didn't play after halftime due to right knee soreness. R-Jax played a mere 18.0 minutes in his lone start this season, though that was a blowout in which Terence Mann (four minutes on Sunday) logged a season-high 30 minutes off the bench. If Beverley is forced to miss more time with this knee ailment, Jackson will be a popular streaming option and an affordable dice roll in DFS.

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P. George - SG

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Paul George sat out late in Sunday's win vs. OKC due to hamstring tightness, with coach Ty Lue saying he held him out "to be cautious."

PG was relatively quiet with 11 points, five rebounds, four assists and one steal, but the Clippers still came away with a 108-100 home win to sweep the mini-series. The fact that George's injury is being called "tightness" suggests it's minor. He was dealing with it "going into the game," though, so we'll consider him questionable for Tuesday vs. the Hawks. George has been fueled by criticism of his lackluster play in Orlando, and he's silencing doubters with averages of 24.7 points on elite efficiency, 6.3 boards, 1.2 steals and career highs in 3-pointers (3.9) and assists (5.5). Even if managers lose those stats for Tuesday's game, they could still get three games out of PG with the Clippers playing Thursday, Friday and Sunday.

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