DRAFT NBA Value Watch: Saturday, March 24th
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.
Saturday, March 24th
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
6:00 PM EST: Minnesota at Philadelphia (-7.5) O/U 220.5
7:00 PM EST: Chicago at Detroit (-12) O/U 211.5
7:00 PM EST: Phoenix at Orlando (-6) O/U 218.0
8:00 PM EST: New Orleans at Houston (-8) O/U 226.5
8:00 PM EST: LA Lakers (-5) at Memphis O/U 218.0
8:30 PM EST: Charlotte (-1.5) at Dallas O/U 214.5
We have a six game slate this Saturday with no games under a 210 total and two topping 220. The New Orleans at Houston game has the highest total and it’s not a surprise that the top two picks come from that game. James Harden has the top projection but it’s close. Forward and guard are about equal in terms of depth, so I’ll give the edge to the home team favorite in Harden. Let’s take a look at the positional breakdown.
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