DFS NBA Picks (November 19, 2016)

PG:
Chris Paul - Los Angeles Clippers: Paul just missed out on a triple double in last nights game agains the Sacramento Kings where he put up 11 points, 12 assists, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals in just 33 minutes of action.

SG:
Giannis Antetokounmpo - Milwaukee Bucks: Giannis had a terrible outing in his last game, but expect him to go all out tonight against Golden State.

SF:
Kevin Durant - Golden State Warriors: Durant went for 23 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals, and 1 block in 33 minutes of action in his last outing.

PF:
Blake Griffin - Los Angeles Clippers: Griffin went for 29 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block in 37 minutes of action in his last outing.

C:
Karl Anthony Towns - Minnesota Timberwolves: Towns recorded 25 points, 10 rebounds, and 2 blocks in 28 minutes of playing time in lis last outing.

DFS NBA Picks (November 10, 2016)

Giannis Antetokounmpo

PG:

Giannis Antetokounmpo - Milwaukee Bucks: Antetokounmpo had his worst game of the season against Dallas on Sunday, but the whole team scored just 75 points in the rough game. Gianni should have some great production against the Pelicans tonight.

SG:
Klay Thompson - Golden State Warriors: Thompson is on a roll right now, scoring more than 20 points in his last two games.

SF:
Jimmy Butler - Chicago Bulls: Butler put up a shocking 39 points last night. He gets an easy matchup against the Heat tonight.

PF:
Drayman Green - Golden State Warriors: Green has only been under 40 twice in eight games, and hasn’t gone lower than 35.

C:
Hassan Whiteside - Miami Heat: After being crushed by the Thunder on Monday, Whiteside gets a good matchup tonight against the Chicago Bulls.

DFS NBA Picks (November 8, 2016)

Kyrie Irving

PG:

Kyrie Irving - Cleveland Cavaliers: Irving faces the Hawks tonight, who this season have given up plenty of fantasy points to opposing PG's. Irving is averaging 23 points per game in six games played this season.

SG:

Sean Kilpatrick - Brooklyn Nets: Kilpatrick is earning tons of fantasy points at an extremely low salary. A must take for tonight.

SF

Harrison Barnes - Dallas Mavericks: In his last game, Barnes recorded 34 points (on 26 shots), 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals.

PF:
Anthony Davis - New Orleans Pelicans: In his last game, Davis scored 33 points last night and recorded in 13 rebounds.

C:
Karl Anthony Towns - Minnesota Timberwolves: Towns gets a relatively easy matchup against the Nets tonight, so expect him to make an impact.

DFS NBA Picks (November 7, 2016)

James Harden

PG:

James Harden - Houston Rockets: You can argue that Russell Westbrook would be the better pick here, but you can save a little cash on Harden and get a pick that is very close to just as good in value.

SG:

George Hill - Utah Jazz: Hill had a rough game against the Spurs recently, but he also only played 28 minutes. He should play more against the 76ers tonight.

SF:
Gordon Hayward - Utah Jazz:

Hayward struggled a bit with his shot (6-17 from the floor) last night in his season debut, but he sank all 14 of his free throws.

PF:
Drayman Green - Golden State Warriors: Green is such a positive defensive power when he's on the field. He's been averaging 10.3 points per game in 2016-17.

C:
Hasan Whiteside - Miami Heat:  Whiteside has recorded a double-double in all five games he'splayed in this season so far, and has 13 blocks already on the season.

Mini-Analysis: Derrick Rose traded to the Knicks

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Derrick Rose was reportedly traded to the Knicks on
Wednesday.

The Chicago Bulls sent Rose, Justin Holiday and a 2017 second-round draft pick to the New York Knicks in exchange for big man Robin Lopez and point guards Jerian Grant and Jose Calderon.

The trade reportedly happened on Wednesday.

But Rose has not been playing as well since his knee issues a couple of seasons ago. However, the Knicks have been looking for someone to help Carmelo Anthony operate the team's offense, and Rose can definitely do that if he stays healthy.

Chris Broussard of ESPN spoke to a source "close to Rose," who said the point guard is excited about playing for the Knicks. "His 1st choice was New York (if traded)," the source told Broussard. "He wants the spotlight."

Rose posted a 13.5 player-efficiency rating in 66 games with the Bulls in 2015-16.

Finding the best 'draft wish' for the Sixers; draft Simmons, but trade Okafor?

Should the Sixers trade Jahlil Okafor?

Chris Towers of CBSSports.com recently wrote about draft needs for the first 14 picks in the 2016 NBA Draft.

The first overall pick, which will be made by the Philadelphia 76ers is an interesting one because of what Towers has written as what he feels the Sixers should do.

Below is his summary of the Sixers. Read their Draft night wish and let us know if you find that a bit interesting. Obviously Jahlil Okafor trade rumors have been heating up, however.

Philadelphia 76ers
Draft night wish: Draft Ben Simmons; trade Nerlens Noel OR Jahlil Okafor for a point guard

The 76ers are in a super interesting spot. After years of doing pretty much everything they could to be among the worst teams in the league, they are seemingly done accumulating assets and ready to move into the actual team-building phase of things. That means they have to start consolidating their assets, especially in the frontcourt, where they could have as many as five recent lottery picks heading into next season, including overseas import Dario Saric and Joel Embiid, the "limping, Dream-Shaking, purely theoretical embodiment of The Process. They could go into the season with all five on the roster, using Simmons at times as a small forward and working Embiid in slowly, limiting his minutes as he works his way back from multiple foot injuries.

And there's also growing evidence that Dario Saric may not come over to the 76ers this season; combined with a likely minutes limit for Embiid, and the frontcourt logjam may not be as bad as it seems right now. Still, Noel and Okafor didn't work together all that well, and at some point you have to start building the rest of the roster. If reports are to be believed, Bryan Colangelo's interest in Jeff Teague suggests that he is aware of this fact. If the 76ers move one of their prized young bigs for a real point guard, this roster starts to make a lot more sense; as we saw with Ish Smith last season, a competent ballhandler opens up a lot of opportunities here.

DFS NBA Preview: Preview of Tuesdays, plus one key injury

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Isaiah Thomas is a good DFS NBA pick in the point
guard position on Tuesday.

The 2016 NBA Playoffs are in full swing, as the first round is about to come to a close.

There are two games planned for Tuesday, those two games are between the Toronto Raptors and the visiting Indiana Pacers, and the Atlanta Hawks and the visiting Boston Celtics.

Here is some basic DFS fantasy basketball info on those games, and on some general DFS NBA information you should know.

Key Injury: Stephen Curry - PG - Golden State Warriors: Curry's injury in the first round against the Houston Rockets will definitely hurt the Warriors if they want to repeat as NBA champions this season. There is no doubt that Curry is one of the best guards in the NBA, possibly even one of the best players the league has ever seen, so his injury will definitely hurt the Warriors if he is out for an extended period of time.

Tonight's Previews:

Pacers @ Hawks: Even though Pacers forward Paul George has been putting up less points every game he plays, a lot of those games the Pacers have been playing less hard because the play is always in their favor. Before that, George was a monster putting up tons of threes, so George makes for a good forward pick tonight assuming the Pacers get more of a challenge tonight.

Celtics @ Hawks: Celtics point guard Isaiah Thomas will definitely be looking to put up some shots and will definitely be looking to get some points and fantasy value tonight, which makes him a good pick in the point guard position. Also, his DFS price is worth the pick considering how low it is.