NBA DFS First Look: Sunday, May 15th - 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)
Milwaukee Bucks Boston Celtics BOS -5.0 207.5 101.3 106.3 3:30 PM
Dallas Mavericks Phoenix Suns PHO -6.0 205.0 99.5 105.5 8:00 PM

Implied Totals, Team Stats, and Pace of Play

Offense Line Total O-Rating Pace Opp. D-Rating Pace P-Pace
Boston Celtics -5.0 106.3 122.6 97.2 MIL 115.8 101.8 99.5
Phoenix Suns -6.0 105.5 116.1 101.0 DAL 113.9 95.2 98.1
Milwaukee Bucks 5.0 101.3 119.1 101.8 BOS 109.9 97.2 99.5
Dallas Mavericks 6.0 99.5 117.1 95.2 PHO 110.1 101.0 98.1

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
Marcus Smart BOS 106.3 $6,300 PG $6,500 SG/PG 32.3 29.5 4.1 18% 1% 54% 3% 0.91 -0.13 0.91 -0.15 MIL
Chris Paul PHO 105.5 $7,700 PG $7,900 PG 32.9 41.0 -0.4 20% 0% 58% 10% 1.25 -0.31 1.23 -0.34 DAL
Jrue Holiday MIL 101.3 $8,200 PG $9,000 PG/SG 32.9 38.0 7.5 23% 4% 59% -15% 1.16 -0.05 1.14 -0.01 BOS
Luka Doncic DAL 99.5 $11,600 PG $11,600 PG/SG 35.4 57.2 1.6 37% 4% 57% -2% 1.62 0.03 1.52 0.07 PHO

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
Jaylen Brown BOS 106.3 $8,300 SG/SF $8,500 SF/SG 33.6 39.5 3.7 30% -4% 57% 5% 1.18 -0.08 1.13 -0.08 MIL
Devin Booker PHO 105.5 $8,600 PG/SG $9,300 SG 34.5 43.5 4.0 31% -2% 58% 2% 1.26 -0.17 1.23 -0.19 DAL
Grayson Allen MIL 101.3 $3,700 SG/SF $3,800 SG/SF 27.3 20.5 -0.1 15% -4% 61% -16% 0.75 -0.25 0.73 -0.23 BOS
Jalen Brunson DAL 99.5 $6,600 PG/SG $6,200 PG/SG 31.9 29.9 1.8 22% 5% 58% -9% 0.94 -0.07 0.91 -0.04 PHO

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
Jayson Tatum BOS 106.3 $10,000 SF/PF $11,000 SF/PF 35.9 47.2 5.7 31% -1% 58% -4% 1.31 -0.13 1.26 -0.11 MIL
Mikal Bridges PHO 105.5 $5,500 SF $6,000 SG/SF 34.8 26.4 1.2 15% -1% 63% -12% 0.76 -0.02 0.77 0.01 DAL
Wesley Matthews MIL 101.3 $3,400 SG/SF $3,800 SG 20.5 10.3 10.1 10% -2% 54% -3% 0.50 -0.03 0.50 -0.03 BOS
Reggie Bullock DAL 99.5 $5,100 SG/SF $5,300 SG/SF 28.0 17.1 9.4 13% -1% 56% 2% 0.61 -0.03 0.59 -0.02 PHO

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
Grant Williams BOS 106.3 $4,200 SF/PF $4,000 PF 24.4 16.5 5.8 12% 2% 64% -15% 0.68 -0.10 0.68 -0.11 MIL
Jae Crowder PHO 105.5 $5,300 SF/PF $5,100 PF/SF 28.1 23.0 2.6 15% 1% 54% 14% 0.82 0.03 0.84 -0.02 DAL
Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL 101.3 $12,000 PF/C $12,000 PF/SF 32.9 58.2 6.5 34% 7% 63% -11% 1.77 -0.08 1.74 -0.12 BOS
Dorian Finney-Smith DAL 99.5 $5,400 SF/PF $5,200 SF/PF 33.0 23.5 0.8 14% 0% 60% 2% 0.71 -0.08 0.71 -0.10 PHO

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
Al Horford BOS 106.3 $7,200 PF/C $7,600 PF/C 29.1 29.5 9.8 15% -1% 57% 6% 1.01 0.04 1.03 0.05 MIL
Deandre Ayton PHO 105.5 $7,100 C $6,900 C 29.5 34.9 -1.2 22% 5% 66% -5% 1.18 -0.10 1.17 -0.13 DAL
Brook Lopez MIL 101.3 $4,700 C $4,900 C 23.0 22.2 2.1 21% -8% 57% -5% 0.96 -0.14 0.99 -0.12 BOS
Dwight Powell DAL 99.5 $3,200 C $3,600 C/PF 21.9 18.4 -9.6 14% -4% 73% -5% 0.84 -0.33 0.86 -0.32 PHO

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
Derrick White BOS 106.3 $4,600 PG/SG $5,000 PG 29.3 28.3 -2.4 20% -5% 55% 4% 0.97 -0.20 0.97 -0.20 MIL
Robert Williams BOS 106.3 $4,800 C $5,500 PF/C 29.6 31.4 -5.9 11% 2% 75% -12% 1.06 0.02 1.13 0.11 MIL
Payton Pritchard BOS 106.3 $3,100 PG $3,700 PG/SG 14.1 13.0 -1.5 18% -3% 58% -25% 0.92 -0.19 0.88 -0.15 MIL
Cameron Johnson PHO 105.5 $4,300 SF/PF $4,400 SF/PF 26.2 23.0 -4.0 17% 2% 63% 1% 0.88 -0.07 0.86 -0.09 DAL
Landry Shamet PHO 105.5 $3,600 SG/SF $3,900 SG 20.8 14.6 -7.5 16% -4% 55% -9% 0.70 -0.03 0.67 0.01 DAL
Bismack Biyombo PHO 105.5 $3,000 C $3,500 C 14.1 14.4 0.6 17% -5% 60% 10% 1.02 -0.30 1.05 -0.32 DAL
Pat Connaughton MIL 101.3 $4,400 SG/SF $4,500 SF/PF 26.0 20.2 2.8 14% -1% 62% 13% 0.78 -0.06 0.77 -0.08 BOS
Bobby Portis MIL 101.3 $5,000 PF/C $5,700 PF/C 28.2 31.3 -2.1 21% -3% 57% -10% 1.11 -0.17 1.09 -0.16 BOS
George Hill MIL 101.3 $3,000 PG $3,600 PG 23.2 14.9 -6.9 12% -8% 55% -13% 0.64 -0.40 0.65 -0.42 BOS
Maxi Kleber DAL 99.5 $4,900 PF/C $4,300 PF/C 24.6 19.5 3.7 13% 1% 54% 16% 0.79 -0.07 0.81 -0.09 PHO
Frank Ntilikina DAL 99.5 $3,000 PG/SG $3,700 PG 11.8 9.0 -1.4 17% -9% 51% 9% 0.76 -0.23 0.76 -0.16 PHO
Spencer Dinwiddie DAL 99.5 $4,500 PG/SG $4,300 PG/SG 29.6 28.8 -6.6 21% -3% 54% -3% 0.97 -0.20 0.94 -0.19 PHO

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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