DraftKings
Jordan Nwora is essentially minimum price tonight and, from a roster flexibility standpoint, you can’t go wrong there. After playing 26 minutes against Phoenix on Sunday, Nwora should be back in the starting lineup tonight. At this price, returning 6-7x of value isn’t an incredibly high hill to climb – and Nwora was able to do just that against the Suns with a non-descript performance of 12 points and five rebounds. With the Bucks shorthanded on the perimeter, I would expect Nwora to take somewhere around 10 shots once again.
With Phoenix missing both of their starting guards, there are no excuses for Landry Shamet. He's averaging 28.3 minutes over his last three games, with a high of 35 on Sunday, and scoring hasn’t been an issue for him in the past when he gets the volume. In two of his last three games, that has been the case with 12 shots in each – resulting in 12 and 17 points. In the third game, though, Shamet attempted just four shots. He also handed out five assists last game and the hope is that it propels him into tonight.
FanDuel
With an over/under of 240, Brooklyn’s matchup with Charlotte is going to be one we want to target. Yes, both Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant will be in action tonight, which drops Seth Curry down in the pecking order for the Nets. Still, both guys starting should open up the offense and Curry stands to benefit. Of course, things are never cut-and-dry and Curry has made just three field goals in three of his last four games, but the minutes will be there and it doesn’t take much for him to get hot.
There is probably a 15 to 20 fantasy point range in potential outcomes for Mo Bamba. The lower end could still work under the right circumstances, though, considering it lets you take a budget approach to the center position. If all goes right, then we could be looking at the 17 points and 11 rebounds that Bamba averaged in two recent games against the Pacers. Including those two double-doubles, Bamba has scored in double figures for four straight games.
Yahoo!
If we ever going to be in a position to chance points, doing it at this end of the price range is preferable. Serge Ibaka was on the court for 22 minutes on Sunday and the veteran certainly took advantage of the extra playing time. In five games since the All-Star break, Ibaka has averaged only 16 minutes per game but the 14 points and 10 rebounds last time out was his best effort yet. The thought process here is that Ibaka can come close to a repeat tonight.
After missing two games with an ankle injury, Aaron Wiggins didn’t miss a beat in his return on Sunday in 35 minutes of playing time. It’s clear that the Thunder are going to rely on Wiggins to carry a heavy load, and he had a solid performance with 11 points, four rebounds, and two assists last game. Wiggins generally isn’t a high-volume shooter, but he’ll have ample opportunity to rack up production.