DRAFT NBA Value Watch: Thursday, February 22nd

Aaron Hendrix will be bringing Premium subscribers his tiers for head-to-head, three-man, and six-man drafts on DRAFT. Included will be strategy discussion, options for the day’s slate and players that might go overlooked on the DRAFT platform.

Thursday, February 22nd

Good afternoon Grinders! Welcome to our newest addition to DRAFT Premium. Each day, I will go over the NBA slate with tier rankings for head-to-head, three man, and six man drafts. I’ll also provide a brief slate analysis as to how to attack drafts for the slate.

A couple notes to remember about DRAFT contests. One, there is no salary cap so you’re not worried about fitting players in on a budget. Raw fantasy points is what matters most, not the popular point per dollar. Second, while there is no late swap, if a player is ruled out, you will be able to swap them out. For more information on how this works, read the DRAFT Swap Rules Page – for this reason you can take some marginal chances in the later rounds on players that are questionable to play. Last, roster requirements are two guards, two forwards, and one center. All analysis and rankings will be based on that.

Slate Overview

7:00 PM EST: Brooklyn at Charlotte (-7.5) O/U 213.5
7:00 PM EST: New York at Orlando (-4) O/U 211.5
8:00 PM EST: Washington at Cleveland (-5) O/U 220.0
8:00 PM EST: Philadelphia (-5.5) at Chicago O/U 214.0
10:00 PM EST: Oklahoma City (-7.5) at Sacramento O/U 212.5
10:30 PM EST: Los Angeles Clippers at Golden State (-10.5) O/U 232.5

Welcome back to NBA!! After nearly a week long All Star Break, we have a six game slate with no totals under 211.5 and two totals topping 220 including a massive 232.5 total for the Clippers/Warriors game. It’s really close as to who the top overall pick should be as LeBron James and Russell Westbrook have nearly identical projections. For me it’s Westbrook due to his consistency, but if you’re drafting multiple teams I’m perfectly fine splitting exposure.

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About the Author

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Aaron Hendrix (thehazyone)

Aaron Hendrix is a former professional poker player who made the transition from season long fantasy sports to DFS in October of 2014. He used to cover poker tournaments for a living until stepping into his current role at RotoGrinders. He can be found on Twitter at @aaronhendrix