NBA DFS Picks For FanDuel 3/3/22

The main slate tonight is a normal sized one with 7 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:

Dejounte Murray (PG/SG - $9600) -

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Shayla D. Hamilton/Released, Dejounte Murray Tours the METC (5148235) (cropped), marked as public domain, more details on Wikimedia Commons

Dejounte Murray was my favorite play of the slate within my last article, and he finds himself maintaining that title tonight. The Spurs carry the highest implied total of any team on the slate with it currently sitting at 124.5 in a pacey match-up against the Kings. Averaging 48.5 FD points per game on the season, Murray's salary of $9600 represents a game script that should be tough on him, but instead, he lands in a smash spot. Murray has displayed the ability to rack up every stat category and produce triple-double games, which creates for both a high floor and ceiling on a daily basis. I will be locking Dejounte Murray into my lineup tonight, and I would strongly suggest that you do as well.

Best Value:

Delon Wright (PG/SG - $3800) -

This play is entirely dependent on Trae Young sitting out of tonight's contest. He was unable to participle in shoot around which makes me slightly lean towards him sitting, but he is a true game time decision. If Young is ultimately ruled out, then Delon Wright would be my favorite value play of the day by a wide margin, and would be a staple in my lineup. Wright is by no means a usage beast as he only averages .81 fantasy points per minute when on the court without Trae, but he should be able to smash his $3800 salary if in the starting lineup. Be sure to check the injury status of Trae Young before the slate locks.

Main Player Pool:

Point Guard:

Luka Doncic (PG/SG - $10700)

Dejounte Murray (PG/SG - $9600)

Derrick White ($5700)

Other great plays: Ja Morant ($10500), Steph Curry ($9700), Fred VanVleet ($7500 - if he plays), Russell Westbrook ($7000), Reggie Jackson ($6900), Gabe Vincent ($4900), Delon Wright (PG/SG - a top play if Young is out)

Shooting Guard:

Tyler Herro (SG/SF - $6400 - a top play if Butler is out)

Desmond Bane (SG/SF - $5700)

Malik Monk ($4900)

Other great plays: DeMar DeRozan (SG/SF - $10200), Zach LaVine ($7700), Gary Trent (SG/SF - $6700), Klay Thompson ($5700), Reggie Bullock ($3900)

Small Forward:

Jayson Tatum (SF/PF - $9400)

Andrew Wiggins ($5700)

Danilo Gallinari (SF/PF - $5000)

Other great plays: LeBron James (SF/PF - $10600), Jimmy Butler (SF/SG - $8200 - if he plays), Scottie Barnes (SF/PF - $6600), De'Andre Hunter ($4400)

Power Forward:

Domantas Sabonis (PF/C - $9200)

Pascal Siakam ($8100)

Keldon Johnson (PF/SF - $5900)

Other great plays: Jaren Jackson (PF/C - $6800), Jerami Grant ($6400), Marcus Morris (PF/SF - $5800), Trey Lyles ($4700)

Center:

Nikola Vucevic ($8500)

Steven Adams ($6900)

Clint Capela ($6400)

Other great plays: Kevon Looney (C/PF - $4700), Chris Boucher (C/PF - $3800), Dwight Powell (C/PF - $3800)

Cover Picture Attribution: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, Jayson Tatum (2018), CC BY-SA 2.0