DFS NBA Picks (April 27, 2017)

Point Guard:

Kyle Lowry - Toronto Raptors: Lowry earned his third career playoff double-double (16 points, 10 assists) in Game 5 vs. Milwaukee.

Shooting Guard:

Vince Carter - Memphis Grizzlies: Carter scored a postseason‐high 13 points (5‐9 FG, 3‐5 3P) in Game 4 of the First Round on April 22 vs. San Antonio, becoming the oldest player in NBA history to make at least three three‐pointers in a playoff game.

Small Forward:

Giannia Antetokounmpo: Antetokounmpo is averaging 23.0 points, 9.8 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 2.2 steals and 1.6 blocks per game in the First Round of the playoffs. Antetokounmpo and LeBron James are the only players this postseason to be averaging over 20 points, nine rebounds, four assists, two steals and 1.5 blocks per game.

Power Forward:

LaMarcus Aldridge - San Antonio Spurs: In his last game, Aldridge recorded 12 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block in 38 minutes.

Center:

Marc Gasol - Memphis Grizzlies: Gadol has scored in double figures five times, this playoffs, including two games with at least 20 points and one game with at
least 30 points.

DFS NBA Picks (April 4, 2017)

Point Guard:

Damian Lillard - Portland Trail Blazers: Lillard recorded 25 points, four rebounds, six assists and two steals in 39 minutes in his most recent game. This season, he has scored the most points (776) through  first 28 games of any season in team history (764-Drexler, 1988), and is the first player to score 30+ points in six of  rst 10 games in team history.

Shooting Guard:

Nicolas Batum - Charlotte Hornets: Batum has a team-best 15 double-doubles on the season, tallying 18 points and 10 assists vs. PHX on Mar. 26. He has 24 15-PT, 5-AST, 5-REB games on the year, sixth most in East, and tied 10th most in NBA.

Small Forward:

LeBron James - Cleveland Cavaliers: James posted his career-best 11th triple-double in Sunday’s win against Indiana, tallying 41 points on 16-29 (.552), a game-high 16 rebounds, a game-high tying 11 assists, two steals and a block in 52 minutes. It was the 4th time in James’ career in which he has poured in at least 40 points while recording a triple-double (4/9/05 vs. MIL, 2/16/06 at BOS, 2/18/10 vs. DEN).

Power Forward:

Thaddeus Young - Indiana Pacers: Young ranks 18th in the NBA this season in  eld goal percentage (.522), including a career-best 38.5 percent from three-point range, and 19th in steals. He tied his season high with 24 points and set a new career high with six three-point field goals in the win over the Trail Blazers on Dec. 10.

Center:

Serge Ibaka - Toronto Raptors: Ibaka leads the Raptors since the NBA All-Star break connecting on 36-of-82 (.439) three-point attempts and has blocked 31 shots. He has made multiple three-pointers in 14-of-19 games since joining the team Feb. 14 via trade from Orlando and made multiple blocks in the same game nine times, including a season-high six blocks Apr. 2 vs. Philadelphia.