SuperDraft NBA DFS Picks (1/6)

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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 who could score up to 2x their fantasy points to vault you to the top of the leaderboards.

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With four games on tonight’s slate, let’s get into some of the Multiplier plays over on SuperDraft.

Guard

Jordan Poole, Golden State Warriors (1.55x score multiplier) – As of this writing, we are waiting on multiple pieces of news that will shape how we end attack this slate. The status of Stephen Curry on Golden State’s second half of this back-to-back set is without a doubt the most important news we need at the guard position. If the former MVP is out against the Pelicans, we will likely see Jordan Poole re-enter the starting lineup. Poole has been coming off the bench the last two games in his return, potentially to get him used to the sixth-man role he will assume when Klay Thompson returns on Sunday. With Curry off the floor this season, Poole leads the Warriors in both minutes and usage rate. If Steph sits, then Poole is a priority for me at the guard position with his 32.2% usage and 1.55x multiplier. 

Alec Burks, New York Knicks (1.65x) – The Knicks continued to tinker with their starting point guard spot last game, going back to perhaps the most unconventional option of Alec Burks at the one. With Kemba Walker and Derrick Rose ruled out against the Celtics, we should expect another big minutes load for Burks (who leads the Knicks in minutes with Walker and Rose off the court this season). He’s by no means a must, but the short slate makes his situation stick out as of this writing. The game environment isn’t the best on the slate and currently boasts the lowest game total of the four with Boston as a 1.5-point road favorite. But the potential for 35-plus minutes at his 1.65x multiplier brings him into play as a strong option at guard on SuperDraft.

Forward

Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics (1.15x) – The answer to which Celtics player to play against the Spurs on Wednesday ended up being none of them, but we have to take a dive into Boston’s roster on this short four-game slate. I wouldn’t expect them to rest anyone on the second half of this back-to-back set, especially against a division rival in New York. Wednesday was Jayson Tatum’s first game back from the health and safety protocols, and he both shot the ball poorly and failed to pick up his typical peripheral stats. At a forward position that lacks standout options as of this writing, I like rostering the relative safety that a player like Tatum brings to the table. He’s a shoo-in for 20-plus shot attempts, and I’d be surprised if he comes in under his statistical averages (outside of blocks, recording two last night) again. You can also use his teammate Jaylen Brown at a slightly higher 1.2x multiplier, but Tatum is my pick for a “spend-up” forward on SuperDraft this evening.

Jalen Smith, Phoenix Suns (1.65x) – Deandre Ayton has cleared the health and safety protocols for Phoenix but will remain out for tonight’s game against the visiting Clippers. This should be the swan song for Jalen Smith as the starting center for the Suns, and he should be a priority in your SuperDraft lineups. Smith has started the last three games for Phoenix in the absence of Ayton and teammate JaVale McGee, and he has absolutely cleaned up from a DFS perspective, averaging 1.65 SuperDraft points per minute. Going back two additional games, those rates still hold strong at 1.45 SuperDraft points per minute. Even if those rates come down a bit (and most projections in the industry will use lower rates closer to his career averages), Smith projects as one of the strongest plays of the slate given his 1.65x multiplier and forward eligibility. 

Center

Jonas Valanciunas, New Orleans Pelicans (1.2x) – Jonas Valanciunas is occupying this spot in back-to-back articles, mostly out of necessity. The center position is a wasteland on this slate compared to the myriad of options we’ve had at center over the last two or three weeks. The matchup against the Warriors isn’t the best on paper, but the fact that Valanciunas has gotten back to full minutes after a lengthy bout with a non-COVID illness is encouraging enough to make him my top center play on the night at his 1.2x multiplier. Over his last three games against the Warriors, JVal is averaging 23 points, 15 rebounds and 2 assists in 31 minutes per game, two of which came during his time with the Memphis Grizzlies.