DRAFT NBA Value Watch: Thursday, February 8th
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, January 25th
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: Atlanta at Orlando (-1.5) O/U 213.5
7:30 PM EST: New York at Toronto (-13.5) O/U 212.0
8:00 PM EST: Boston at Washington (-1.5) O/U 206.5
10:00 PM EST: Charlotte at Portland (-4) O/U 213.0
10:30 PM EST: Oklahoma City (-3.5) at Los Angeles Lakers O/U 217.0
10:30 PM EST: Dallas at Golden State (-13) O/U 220.0
First and foremost – it’s trade deadline day and we’ve already seen one trade go down where the Lakers sent Jordan Clarkson and Larry Nance to the Cavaliers so this is something you’re going to need to keep an eye on throughout the day. The top stars are generally safe from getting traded but there could be some middle tier and lower tier guys that get shipped off. With DRAFT’s swap feature, it’s not one I am going to concern myself with too much. If anything, you’ll get the benefit of the doubt if one of your guys is traded because you know who will see an increased role while that information was not known at the time.
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