DRAFT NBA Value Watch: Friday, March 2nd
Aaron Hendrix will be bringing Premium subscribers his tiers for head-to-head, three-man, four-man (tournaments) 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.
Friday, March 2nd
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: Detroit (-2.5) at Orlando O/U 213.5
7:00 PM EST: Charlotte at Philadelphia (-4) O/U 215.0
7:30 PM EST: Golden State (-12.5) at Atlanta O/U 226.0
8:00 PM EST: Toronto (-3) at Washington O/U 216.5
8:00 PM EST: Denver (-7.5) at Memphis O/U 214.5
8:00 PM EST: Dallas (-1.5) at Chicago O/U 212.5
8:00 PM EST: Indiana at Milwaukee (-4.5) O/U 214.0
8:00 PM EST: Oklahoma City (-8) at Phoenix O/U 224.0
10:30 PM EST: New York at LA Clippers (-9) O/U 225.5
10:30 PM EST: Minnesota at Utah (-6.5) O/U 210.0
It’s a big ten game slate tonight with three games having totals topping 224 and no games under 210. Russell Westbrook, as usual, is the top projected player as he plays in one of those three high total games. After him it’s Giannis and then three big name centers at the top of the overall projections. Forward is thin though so we’ll want to prioritize drafting the top players from that position as early as possible. In fact, given that there is only a one point differential between Westbrook and Giannis and the positional scarcity at forward that makes Giannis the top overall pick for me today – but I’ll split my exposure between him and Westbrook if I am doing multiple drafts.
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