NBA DFS First Look: Wednesday, May 11th - 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 -5.5 214.5 104.5 110.0 7:00 PM
Golden State Warriors Memphis Grizzlies GSW -3.5 218.5 111.0 107.5 9:30 PM

Implied Totals, Team Stats, and Pace of Play

Offense Line Total O-Rating Pace Opp. D-Rating Pace P-Pace
Golden State Warriors -3.5 111.0 113.7 98.5 MEM 109.8 102.1 100.3
Boston Celtics -5.5 110.0 122.6 97.2 MIL 115.8 101.8 99.5
Memphis Grizzlies 3.5 107.5 117.4 102.1 GSW 111.7 98.5 100.3
Milwaukee Bucks 5.5 104.5 119.1 101.8 BOS 109.9 97.2 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 111.0 $9,500 PG $9,600 PG 34.5 45.9 2.7 29% -1% 60% -2% 1.33 -0.07 1.26 -0.05 MEM
Marcus Smart BOS 110.0 $5,900 PG $6,300 SG/PG 32.3 29.5 2.2 18% 2% 54% -4% 0.91 -0.19 0.91 -0.20 MIL
Tyus Jones MEM 107.5 $4,900 PG $5,700 PG 21.2 20.4 -3.2 16% 2% 54% -18% 0.96 -0.32 0.96 -0.30 GSW
Jrue Holiday MIL 104.5 $8,200 PG $8,800 PG/SG 32.9 38.0 6.9 23% 6% 59% -16% 1.16 -0.03 1.14 0.01 BOS

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 111.0 $7,400 SG/SF $6,200 SG/SF 29.4 32.6 6.9 28% -7% 55% -13% 1.11 -0.26 1.06 -0.20 MEM
Jaylen Brown BOS 110.0 $8,300 SG/SF $8,700 SF/SG 33.6 39.5 3.4 30% -5% 57% 7% 1.18 -0.08 1.13 -0.09 MIL
Desmond Bane MEM 107.5 $6,400 SG $6,100 SG/SF 29.8 31.7 4.7 23% -10% 59% -9% 1.06 -0.40 1.04 -0.41 GSW
Grayson Allen MIL 104.5 $3,900 SG/SF $4,000 SG/SF 27.3 20.5 0.6 15% -6% 61% -12% 0.75 -0.24 0.73 -0.21 BOS

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 111.0 $6,000 SF/PF $6,400 SF/PF 31.9 29.9 2.5 22% -3% 56% 0% 0.94 0.00 0.93 0.02 MEM
Jayson Tatum BOS 110.0 $9,600 SF/PF $10,000 SF/PF 35.9 47.2 5.5 31% -5% 58% -8% 1.31 -0.25 1.26 -0.22 MIL
Dillon Brooks MEM 107.5 $5,600 SG/SF $5,600 SG/SF 27.7 29.3 -6.0 28% -6% 52% -23% 1.06 -0.24 1.05 -0.26 GSW
Wesley Matthews MIL 104.5 $3,200 SG/SF $3,800 SG 20.5 10.3 9.4 10% -3% 54% 3% 0.50 -0.08 0.50 -0.07 BOS

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 111.0 $3,200 PF $3,900 SF 16.9 16.0 -3.8 23% -2% 60% 14% 0.95 0.15 0.93 0.12 MEM
Al Horford BOS 110.0 $7,300 PF/C $7,900 PF/C 29.1 29.5 9.5 15% 1% 57% 13% 1.01 0.18 1.03 0.15 MIL
Jaren Jackson MEM 107.5 $6,700 PF/C $7,600 PF/C 27.3 31.7 3.2 25% 3% 54% -1% 1.16 0.07 1.21 0.04 GSW
Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL 104.5 $11,600 PF/C $11,500 PF/SF 32.9 58.2 6.0 34% 7% 63% -15% 1.77 -0.12 1.74 -0.15 BOS

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 111.0 $6,200 PF/C $6,000 PF/C 28.9 30.8 -0.8 14% -3% 58% 4% 1.06 -0.14 1.08 -0.14 MEM
Robert Williams BOS 110.0 $5,000 C $5,500 PF/C 29.6 31.4 -5.9 11% 2% 75% -12% 1.06 0.02 1.13 0.11 MIL
Steven Adams MEM 107.5 $3,400 C $5,300 C 26.3 27.4 -20.7 12% 5% 56% -1% 1.04 0.48 1.07 0.45 GSW
Brook Lopez MIL 104.5 $4,800 C $5,600 C 23.0 22.2 4.8 21% -8% 57% -1% 0.96 -0.04 0.99 0.00 BOS

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 111.0 $6,900 PG/SG $6,600 PG/SG 30.0 31.1 3.7 25% 0% 60% 5% 1.04 0.09 0.99 0.08 MEM
Otto Porter GSW 111.0 $4,200 SF/PF $4,800 SF/PF 22.2 21.2 0.9 15% -3% 58% 10% 0.96 -0.05 0.98 -0.05 MEM
Kevon Looney GSW 111.0 $3,300 C $4,100 C/PF 21.1 20.2 -4.5 12% 1% 59% 19% 0.96 -0.04 0.99 -0.07 MEM
Grant Williams BOS 110.0 $4,600 SF/PF $4,600 PF 24.4 16.5 6.3 12% 4% 64% -8% 0.68 0.04 0.68 0.02 MIL
Derrick White BOS 110.0 $3,700 PG/SG $4,300 PG 29.3 28.3 -4.3 20% -4% 55% 3% 0.97 -0.23 0.97 -0.25 MIL
Payton Pritchard BOS 110.0 $3,300 PG $3,700 PG/SG 14.1 13.0 0.5 18% -2% 58% -26% 0.92 -0.18 0.88 -0.17 MIL
Kyle Anderson MEM 107.5 $4,300 SF/PF $4,700 SF/PF 21.5 21.7 -5.8 16% 3% 51% 8% 1.01 -0.21 1.05 -0.20 GSW
Ziaire Williams MEM 107.5 $3,300 SF $3,800 SF 21.7 14.1 7.3 14% -2% 56% 5% 0.65 -0.02 0.64 -0.06 GSW
Brandon Clarke MEM 107.5 $4,700 PF/C $4,500 PF/C 19.5 22.3 7.4 17% -3% 66% 1% 1.14 -0.21 1.21 -0.26 GSW
Pat Connaughton MIL 104.5 $3,800 SG/SF $4,900 SF/PF 26.0 20.2 1.2 14% -1% 62% 7% 0.78 -0.02 0.77 -0.04 BOS
Bobby Portis MIL 104.5 $5,500 PF/C $5,100 PF/C 28.2 31.3 -3.5 21% -3% 57% -3% 1.11 -0.17 1.09 -0.17 BOS
George Hill MIL 104.5 $3,000 PG $3,600 PG 23.2 14.9 -6.2 12% -8% 55% 32% 0.64 -0.31 0.65 -0.33 BOS

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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