NBA DFS Value Vault: December 6

Cameron Johnson, PF - Uh...someone wanna let Yahoo know that Johnson is playing a ton of minutes right now with Devin Booker out? Actually, on second thought, let's not tell them and just take advantage of the $11 price tag. Johnson has gone for at least 20 FP in three straight games with a high of 32 FP against the Pistons two nights prior. On a 10-game slate, this is a great value option.

Cody Martin, SG - The Hornets are still shorthanded due to the covid outbreak on their roster and we saw Martin play 32 minutes last night while going for 37.2 FP. He is min-price tonight and while the matchup against the Sixers is tough, I am just running with the fact that he will see 30+ minutes. With Ish Smith now also out due to covid protocols we should see Martin maybe even see time as the starting point guard tonight.

Dennis Smith Jr., PG - Lillard and Anfernee Simons are still out of the lineup and when DSJ started the other night we saw him play 36 minutes against the Celtics. He should again start tonight and play big minutes. He is a solid offensive player and the Clippers guard defense is nothing special. 

James Bouknight, SG - Well we just got news that Ish Smith has been ruled out for tonight's game as he too is in covid protocols. Bouknight was putting up stud-like numbers in the G-League, averaging 26.8 points, 7.3 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.8 steals per game.  He was taken as the 11th overall pick in the draft this year out of UConn. I expect him to either start or be the primary rotational player off the bench tonight.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, SG/SF - Spencer Dinwiddie is not active tonight for the Wizards and we have KCP playing some of his best basketball right now. We also have a matchup against the Pacers who are allowing opposing teams to shoot 40% from three-point range over the last three games and are a bottom 10 team defensively against the three-point shot.

Lonnie Walker, SG/SF - Devin Vassell has already been ruled out tonight so I have some interest here in Walker who played 31 minutes off the bench for the Spurts the other night. This play is a bit more riskier than the others because this Spurs rotation can be maddening at times but Walker is a decent offensive player when he gets the extended playing time.

Danilo Gallinari, SF/PF - Gallinari has played at least 27 minutes in each of the last three games and with the Hawks dealing with injuries we should anticipate a similar spot for him tonight as well when Atlanta faces Minnesota. Gallinari has put up 26.3 and 32.1 FD points over the last two games.

Kevin Huerter, SG/SF - Stacking up Atlanta plays here but we have Huerter at under $5,000 playing big minutes for a short-handed Hawks team. Huerter played 33 minutes last night and went for 33.9 FD points. I expect plenty of shots out of Huerter tonight in this matchup against the Timberwolves.

Isaiah Stewart, PF -  Over the last two games we have gotten near 7x return from Stewart and now the Pistons have an elite matchup against the Thunder who are a bottom five team against the center position. While I understand that Stewart is listed as a PF only on FanDuel for whatever reason, he is their starting center while having played 95% of his minutes at the center position this season.