SuperDraft NBA DFS Picks (1/3)

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This daily article will focus on daily value plays from SuperDraft’s exclusive multiplier game mode. By eliminating the traditional salary cap structure and providing a points multiplier for every player on the slate, there is almost limitless flexibility when building lineups on SuperDraft. You can load up on all the studs, but their point multipliers will be low. You can balance those plays out with some long shots that could score up to 2x their fantasy points to vault you to the top of the leaderboards.

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With 10 games on Monday’s slate, let’s get into some of the multiplier plays over on SuperDraft.

Guard

James Harden, Brooklyn Nets (1x) – There is no shortage of ways to spend up on this large SuperDraft slate, but the former league MVP is my favorite way to do so at the guard position. Harden continued his infamous trend of starting the season slow and somewhat playing himself into shape. The offseason rust appears to be a thing of the past as he’s come alive over the past few games, recording an average of 73.75 SuperDraft points per game over his last four outings. We have to keep in mind that Kevin Durant sat out two of those games, but even with KD on the court in the other two Harden recorded a 33% usage rate. When comparing Harden to the other elite guard options at the floor multiplier, he stands a cut above the likes of Stephen Curry and Luka Doncic on this slate. 

Anfernee Simons (1.8x) and Dennis Smith (2x), Portland Trail Blazers – Here’s a first for this article, and that’s a package deal of two Blazers in one blurb. Portland will be without both Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum against the visiting Hawks here, opening the door for both of these guards to have great games at their elevated multipliers. Let’s start with Simons. He’s only played 98 minutes this season without both Lillard and McCollum on the floor, but in that time he’s recorded a 33.2% usage rate. He’s my preferred choice of these two, but let’s not discount what DSJ could do with some extra opportunity. Smith has led the Blazers in minutes this season with Lillard and McCollum off the floor, and at his 2x multiplier is a good pivot off the sure-to-be popular Simons. With all three of Lillard, Simons and McCollum out for two games earlier this season, Smith recorded games of 44.5 and 30.5 SuperDraft points. With Simons in the outlook isn’t as rosy for DSJ but he’s not out of play by any means. I would run Simons if I was only playing one SuperDraft lineup (while also considering Norman Powell at a lower 1.6x multiplier) and mix in some DSJ if I had an MME build in the big tournaments. It’s not out of the question to play two of those three, but we should have frontcourt interest in Portland as well, that we will get to shortly. 

Forward

Daniel Gafford, Washington Wizards (1.45x) – Gafford was well on his way to a revenge game against his former Chicago Bulls squad Saturday, but some early foul trouble and Wes Unseld’s decision to go away from him in the second half due to matchup stymied what could have been a huge night. I’m very interested in going back to the Wizards center here on SuperDraft with his forward eligibility. The Wizards get an appetizing matchup against the Hornets at home on this slate, boasting the highest implied game total and just a two-point spread in favor of Washington. These two teams have already met twice this season and Gafford was spectacular from a fantasy point per minute standpoint, recording 1.43 SuperDraft points per minute in his 45.5-minute sample. With Montrezl Harrell, Rui Hachimura and Anthony Gill all still in the health and safety protocols, Gafford looks to have an increased minutes load here and is one of my favorite plays on the slate at the forward position. 

Larry Nance, Portland Trail Blazers (1.75x) – More Trail Blazers love here, this time in the frontcourt. We already discussed the shorthanded backcourt situation, but with Jusuf Nurkic and Cody Zeller both listed doubtful, Nance could potentially be in line for another big night. He really hasn’t been the same type of fantasy producer this season in Portland that we came to expect during his days with the Cavaliers and Lakers. But he’s shown flashes of that upside during the team’s recent bout with COVID-19, and at his elevated multiplier here looks to be a very solid option when looking for value. He was one assist and one rebound away from a triple double two games ago, and even though he put up a relative dud last time out, that was mostly due to the blowout they suffered at the hands of the Lakers. He’s averaged just below 1.1 SuperDraft points per minute over his last five games, and as long as this game stays close, we should see 30-plus minutes from Nance.

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Center

Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets (1x) – With the multipliers on some of the best value plays over the last week coming down, like Luka Garza and Omer Yurtseven, Jokic takes back the center spot in this article for Monday. Denver will travel to Dallas to take on the Mavs, a matchup that Jokic has already feasted on twice this year. Of course, if you’re not new to NBA DFS, you likely don’t need me to tell you that Jokic is usually the highest projected player on any slate he’s available. But a quick glance at what he’s done against this Mavericks team through two matchups this season points to him being the priority play at center here. Jokic has averaged 1.88 SuperDraft points per minute against Dallas this season and has played less than 35 minutes just once in Denver’s last four (a blowout win over Houston). The Nuggets are currently 3.5-point road underdogs in this game, and if it plays out that way Jokic should get full minutes and be on his way to one of his typical monster results.