FantasyDraft NBA Core Plays: Sunday, December 3rd
Andy Means will be bringing Premium subscribers his top cash game plays and tournament pivots to build around. A former Duke basketball walk-on and now top-ranked DFS player, Andy will take an in-depth look into each of his core plays, and then blend it all together from a roster construction perspective. On weekends, the preseason maestro you all know and love, Allan Lem, takes the reigns.
Sunday, December 3rd
Hello Grinders. We have a four-game main slate this Sunday with some really interesting games. At first glace, there’s not a ton of value, so we’re going to have to take some chances and get creative. Let’s do a quick rundown on some news and notes:
Clippers: Danilo Gallinari (Out)
Heat: Hassan Whiteside (Out)
Lakers: Lonzo Ball had calf tightness on Saturday so monitor the news for him
Spurs: Kawhi Leonard (Out)
Timberwolves: Nemanja Bjelica (Questionable); Karl-Anthony Towns (Probable)
Warriors: Stephen Curry (Probable); Kevin Durant (Probable); Andre Iguodala (Questionable)
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THE CORE
1) Russell Westbrook, PG, Oklahoma City Thunder – $19,900
It’s hard to name Russell Westbrook a core play in a brutal matchup against the San Antonio Spurs, who are holding opposing point guards to the fewest fantasy points per game. The Spurs are tied with Memphis for the slowest pace, and are tied with the Thunder for the third best defensive efficiency.
So why am I recommending Westbrook in a tough matchup where he’ll likely draw Danny Green defense? Westbrook has only been below $20K three times this season (two of them being his first two games this season), so FantasyDraft has adjusted his price enough to account for the matchup. He’s also been in fantastic form recently, hitting 58+ FantasyDraft points in five of his last six games. The Spurs did hold him to 38.75 FantasyDraft points in a matchup two weeks ago, but in that game he shot 5-for-22 with 15 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists.
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