DRAFT NBA Value Watch: Wednesday, November 7th
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 and options for the day’s slate.
Wednesday, November 7th
Good afternoon Grinders! Welcome to our NBA content for DRAFT Premium. Each day, I will go over the NBA slate with tier rankings for head-to-head, three-man, four-man (tournaments) and six man drafts.
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.
View the DRAFT NBA Scoring System here – last, roster requirements are one center, two forwards, and two guards. All analysis and rankings will be based on that.
One key note about this article. It is projection based and the analysis will be minimal. It is my feeling the best way to approach DRAFT drafts is to rely on a mathematical approach and to draft the best projected players with some adjustments made for positional scarcity – I will account for this scarcity in my rankings. If there is a question you have on how to interpret the rankings, please leave a comment on the article or shoot me a DM on Twitter and I’ll be happy to answer it for you.
The rankings are based on projected values. To get the best feel for the industry, each day I run a comparison of major DFS sites and come up with a average projected value from these sites. These values are how I determine my rankings. I’ve included the overall unadjusted rankings at the end so you can see how players rank in terms of overall fantasy point projection.
Author’s Note – DRAFT does not always utilize the typical position listed for a player in projections. I do my best to go through their lists each morning to make sure the positions are correct, but there is a chance I may miss some. I always include additional players in the positional rankings to account for this.
Slate Overview
This data is copied from the NBA First Look from Notorious.
| Road Team | Home Team | Vegas Line | Over/Under | Away Total | Home Total | Game Time (ET) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Pistons | at | Orlando Magic | DET1.5 | 212.5 | 107.0 | 105.5 | 7:00 PM |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | at | Cleveland Cavaliers | TBD | TBD | 7:00 PM | ||
| New York Knicks | at | Atlanta Hawks | NY 1.0 | 221.0 | 111.0 | 110.0 | 7:30 PM |
| San Antonio Spurs | at | Miami Heat | TBD | TBD | 7:30 PM | ||
| Denver Nuggets | at | Memphis Grizzlies | DEN3.5 | 204.5 | 104.0 | 100.5 | 8:00 PM |
| Philadelphia 76ers | at | Indiana Pacers | IND-2.5 | 217.5 | 107.5 | 110.0 | 8:00 PM |
| Chicago Bulls | at | New Orleans Pelicans | NO -10.0 | 229.5 | 109.8 | 119.8 | 8:00 PM |
| Dallas Mavericks | at | Utah Jazz | TBD | TBD | 9:00 PM | ||
| Toronto Raptors | at | Sacramento Kings | TBD | TBD | 10:00 PM | ||
| Minnesota Timberwolves | at | Los Angeles Lakers | TBD | TBD | 10:30 PM |
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