NBA DFS First Look: Monday, May 9th - Odds, Salaries, Stats, Projected Starters

The NBA DFS First Look is complete with sortable NBA odds, implied team totals, player statistics, and NBA projected starters to help you get an early start on the upcoming slate. Be sure to check out more RotoGrinders NBA DFS resources later in the day, including our NBA lineup optimizer, NBA expert rankings, and other NBA Premium tools and content.

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NBA Schedule & Vegas Lines

Road Team Home Team Favorite Spread Game Total Road Total Home Total Time (ET)
Boston Celtics Milwaukee Bucks MIL -1.0 212.0 105.5 106.5 7:30 PM
Memphis Grizzlies Golden State Warriors GSW -10.0 224.0 107.0 117.0 10:00 PM

Implied Totals, Team Stats, and Pace of Play

Offense Line Total O-Rating Pace Opp. D-Rating Pace P-Pace
Golden State Warriors -10.0 117.0 113.7 98.5 MEM 109.8 102.1 100.3
Memphis Grizzlies 10.0 107.0 117.4 102.1 GSW 111.7 98.5 100.3
Milwaukee Bucks -1.0 106.5 119.1 101.8 BOS 109.9 97.2 99.5
Boston Celtics 1.0 105.5 122.6 97.2 MIL 115.8 101.8 99.5

Note: The team stats above are since the All-Star Break.

Point Guard (Projected Starters)

The +/- columns show the difference between season averages and this playoff series.

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G FP/G +/- USG% +/- TS% +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- OPP
Stephen Curry GSW 117.0 $9,400 PG $9,400 PG 34.5 45.9 2.6 29% -3% 60% 0% 1.33 -0.13 1.26 -0.11 MEM
Tyus Jones MEM 107.0 $3,400 PG $3,700 PG 21.2 20.4 -5.8 16% 0% 54% -34% 0.96 -0.39 0.96 -0.33 GSW
Jrue Holiday MIL 106.5 $8,000 PG $8,600 PG/SG 32.9 38.0 6.5 23% 7% 59% -13% 1.16 -0.02 1.14 0.01 BOS
Marcus Smart BOS 105.5 $5,800 PG $6,000 SG/PG 32.3 29.5 -1.3 18% 2% 54% -15% 0.91 -0.29 0.91 -0.30 MIL

Shooting Guard (Projected Starters)

The +/- columns show the difference between season averages and this playoff series.

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G FP/G +/- USG% +/- TS% +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- OPP
Klay Thompson GSW 117.0 $7,400 SG/SF $6,500 SG/SF 29.4 32.6 6.2 28% -8% 55% -9% 1.11 -0.24 1.06 -0.20 MEM
Desmond Bane MEM 107.0 $6,200 SG $5,500 SG/SF 29.8 31.7 1.7 23% -9% 59% -9% 1.06 -0.49 1.04 -0.49 GSW
Grayson Allen MIL 106.5 $4,200 SG/SF $4,300 SG/SF 27.3 20.5 0.2 15% -6% 61% -12% 0.75 -0.22 0.73 -0.19 BOS
Jaylen Brown BOS 105.5 $8,200 SG/SF $8,900 SF/SG 33.6 39.5 5.0 30% -5% 57% 7% 1.18 0.00 1.13 -0.02 MIL

Small Forward (Projected Starters)

The +/- columns show the difference between season averages and this playoff series.

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G FP/G +/- USG% +/- TS% +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- OPP
Andrew Wiggins GSW 117.0 $5,900 SF/PF $6,000 SF/PF 31.9 29.9 0.8 22% -2% 56% -1% 0.94 -0.01 0.93 0.01 MEM
Dillon Brooks MEM 107.0 $5,500 SG/SF $5,000 SG/SF 27.7 29.3 -11.1 28% -8% 52% -27% 1.06 -0.47 1.05 -0.45 GSW
Wesley Matthews MIL 106.5 $3,300 SG/SF $3,700 SG 20.5 10.3 9.8 10% -3% 54% -13% 0.50 -0.17 0.50 -0.18 BOS
Jayson Tatum BOS 105.5 $9,700 SF/PF $9,900 SF/PF 35.9 47.2 5.3 31% -6% 58% -11% 1.31 -0.35 1.26 -0.28 MIL

Power Forward (Projected Starters)

The +/- columns show the difference between season averages and this playoff series.

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G FP/G +/- USG% +/- TS% +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- OPP
Jonathan Kuminga GSW 117.0 $3,300 PF $4,200 SF 16.9 16.0 -1.2 23% 0% 60% 14% 0.95 0.17 0.93 0.13 MEM
Jaren Jackson MEM 107.0 $6,300 PF/C $6,900 PF/C 27.3 31.7 2.1 25% 2% 54% 4% 1.16 0.08 1.21 -0.03 GSW
Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL 106.5 $11,400 SF/PF $11,300 PF/SF 32.9 58.2 5.2 34% 6% 63% -14% 1.77 -0.08 1.74 -0.11 BOS
Al Horford BOS 105.5 $6,600 PF/C $7,400 PF/C 29.1 29.5 8.4 15% 0% 57% 2% 1.01 0.19 1.03 0.17 MIL

Center (Projected Starters)

The +/- columns show the difference between season averages and this playoff series.

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G FP/G +/- USG% +/- TS% +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- OPP
Draymond Green GSW 117.0 $6,400 PF/C $6,300 PF/C 28.9 30.8 -3.5 14% 0% 58% 6% 1.06 -0.10 1.08 -0.13 MEM
Xavier Tillman MEM 107.0 $3,100 C $4,000 PF 13.2 12.6 2.7 16% -9% 51% 32% 0.95 -0.10 1.01 -0.07 GSW
Brook Lopez MIL 106.5 $4,600 C $5,300 C 23.0 22.2 4.6 21% -10% 57% -5% 0.96 -0.06 0.99 0.00 BOS
Robert Williams BOS 105.5 $5,200 C $5,400 PF/C 29.6 31.4 -5.9 11% 2% 75% -12% 1.06 0.02 1.13 0.11 MIL

Notable Bench Players

The +/- columns show the difference between season averages and this playoff series.

Starter Team Total DK Pos FD Pos MIN/G FP/G +/- USG% +/- TS% +/- DK/M +/- FD/M +/- OPP
Jordan Poole GSW 117.0 $7,100 PG/SG $7,200 PG/SG 30.0 31.1 4.1 25% 1% 60% 10% 1.04 0.18 0.99 0.17 MEM
Otto Porter GSW 117.0 $4,100 SF/PF $4,800 SF/PF 22.2 21.2 0.5 15% -3% 58% 2% 0.96 0.08 0.98 0.10 MEM
Kevon Looney GSW 117.0 $3,200 C $3,800 C/PF 21.1 20.2 -6.2 12% -1% 59% 24% 0.96 0.01 0.99 -0.02 MEM
De’Anthony Melton MEM 107.0 $4,800 PG/SG $4,700 SG/PG 22.7 24.5 3.4 21% -3% 53% -1% 1.08 -0.08 1.09 -0.06 GSW
Kyle Anderson MEM 107.0 $3,300 SF/PF $4,100 SF/PF 21.5 21.7 -4.5 16% 1% 51% -3% 1.01 -0.24 1.05 -0.24 GSW
Brandon Clarke MEM 107.0 $5,400 PF/C $5,000 PF/C 19.5 22.3 5.4 17% -4% 66% 5% 1.14 -0.41 1.21 -0.45 GSW
Pat Connaughton MIL 106.5 $3,600 SG $4,500 SF/PF 26.0 20.2 0.2 14% 0% 62% 8% 0.78 -0.06 0.77 -0.10 BOS
Bobby Portis MIL 106.5 $6,000 PF/C $5,700 PF/C 28.2 31.3 -0.2 21% -3% 57% 2% 1.11 -0.17 1.09 -0.18 BOS
George Hill MIL 106.5 $3,000 PG $3,600 PG 23.2 14.9 -12.3 12% -8% 55% 0.64 -0.51 0.65 -0.51 BOS
Derrick White BOS 105.5 $3,900 PG/SG $4,000 PG 29.3 28.3 -7.5 20% -1% 55% -3% 0.97 -0.21 0.97 -0.24 MIL
Grant Williams BOS 105.5 $4,300 SF/PF $4,800 PF 24.4 16.5 8.3 12% 3% 64% -5% 0.68 0.08 0.68 0.07 MIL
Payton Pritchard BOS 105.5 $3,500 PG $3,700 PG/SG 14.1 13.0 1.0 18% 0% 58% -23% 0.92 -0.23 0.88 -0.25 MIL

Legend

Term Description
USG% Percentage of possessions a player used while on the floor this season.
TS% Shooting efficiency from this season.
DK/M DraftKings fantasy points per minute from this season.
FD/M FanDuel fantasy points per minute from this season.
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