NBA DFS Picks For FanDuel 2/25/22

The main slate tonight is a larger sized one with 9 total games, so there are plenty of intriguing player options to choose from. As on most slates, we have a lot of prevalent injury news that we are waiting on which could shake up the slate when released. Be sure to keep on eye on these injury situations as we approach roster lock. Let's dive in to the breakdown of the NBA main slate on FanDuel tonight!

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Top Play:

LeBron James (SF/PF - $10700) -

To the surprise of no one, Anthony Davis suffered another severe injury that will keep him sidelined for at least four weeks. During the duration of AD's last injury, LeBron James was one of the greatest fantasy producers to target, so expect that trend to continue while he is sidelined. With AD off the court, LeBron averages an absurd 1.55 FPPM across a 32.8% usage rate. LeBron was able to eclipse 50 FD points in all but one of his last six games while Davis played, and his usage will only increase tonight. I expect LeBron James to be the highest fantasy scorer on this slate.

Best Value:

Cameron Johnson (SF - $4200) -

The Suns somewhat surprisingly inserted Cameron Johnson into the starting lineup last night and opted to run Devin Booker at point guard with Aaron Holiday coming off the bench. Aaron Holiday has been ruled out for tonight's game, so unless the Suns decide to start Elfrid Payton who didn't play a single minute last night, Cameron Johnson will stay a starter. Cam Johnson is a pretty steady fantasy producer as he averages .85 FPPM, so he should be able to crush value at his $4200 salary. In the game yesterday, he played 30 minutes and scored 35 FD points, which would exceed 8x value if he was able to replicate that performance. The Suns carry the second highest implied total of the slate, so be sure to get some exposure to them.

Main Player Pool:

Point Guard:

Dejounte Murray (PG/SG - $10000)

Russell Westbrook ($7000)

Cole Anthony (PG/SG - $6100)

Other great plays: Luka Doncic (PG/SG - $11200), LaMelo Ball ($8800), Fred VanVleet ($8000), Jalen Suggs (PG/SG - $6400), Alec Burks (PG/SG - $5100), Devonte' Graham (PG/SG - $4000)

Shooting Guard:

Devin Booker ($9000)

Malik Monk ($4900)

Jalen Green (SG/PG - $4300)

Other great plays: James Harden (SG/SF - $9600), Donovan Mitchell (SG/PG - $9000), Terry Rozier (SG/PG - $7500), D'Angelo Russell (SG/PG - $7500), Gary Trent (SG/SF - $6700), Quentin Grimes ($5000), Lonnie Walker (SG/SF - $4600), Immanuel Quickley (SG/PG - $4500), Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (SG/SF - $4400), Landry Shamet ($3500)

Small Forward:

LeBron James (SF/PF - $10700)

Mikal Bridges (SF/PF - $5600)

Cameron Johnson ($4200)

Other great plays: Jimmy Butler (SF/SG - $8700), Miles Bridges ($8000), Anthony Edwards (SF/SG - $7600), Kyle Kuzma (SF/PF - $7600), Brandon Ingram ($7400), Scottie Barnes (SF/PF - $5800), Franz Wagner (SF/SG - $5600), Jae'Sean Tate (SF/PF - $5200), Kelly Oubre (SF/SG - $5100), Bojan Bogdanovic (SF/PF - $5100), Dorian Finney-Smith (SF/SG - $4700)

Power Forward:

Wendell Carter (PF/C - $7300)

Jaxson Hayes ($4900)

Jarred Vanderbilt ($4500)

Other great plays: Pascal Siakam ($9400), Christian Wood (PF/C - $7800), Herbert Jones ($4800), PJ Tucker (PF/C - $3800)

Center:

Joel Embiid ($11000)

Jonas Valanciunas ($7400)

Mo Bamba ($4500)

Other great plays: Rudy Gobert ($8300), Deandre Ayton ($7000), Montrezl Harrell (C/PF - $6700)

Cover Picture Attribution: All-Pro Reels, LeBron James crop, CC BY-SA 2.0