NBA DFS Defense vs. Archetypes - Today's Best Fantasy Basketball Matchups
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| PLAYER | SALARY | POS | TEAM | OPP | PLAYER TYPE | POSSIBLE DEFENDER | DVA | DVA V AVG | SHOTS V AVG | FG% V AVG | 3PA V AVG | REB V AVG | AST V AVG | STL V AVG | BLK V AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Nembhard | 6700 | PG/SG | IND | SA | Combo Guard | De'Aaron Fox | 18 | 0.81% | 0.06% | 3.87% | 2.31% | 3.8% | -9.69% | -10.59% | -11% | |
| Bennedict Mathurin | 6200 | SG/SF | IND | SA | Scoring Wing | Stephon Castle | 12 | 1.24% | -0.48% | 2.55% | -3.94% | -16.85% | 14.61% | 21.27% | -25.19% | |
| Aaron Nesmith | 5700 | SF/PF | IND | SA | 3 and D Wing | Julian Champagnie | 11 | 1.81% | 8.53% | -4.24% | 2.7% | 3.48% | 10.91% | 1.75% | -6.48% | |
| Pascal Siakam | 8200 | PF/C | IND | SA | Versatile Forward | Harrison Barnes | 30 | -16.97% | -11.48% | -1.69% | -8.48% | -13.81% | -8.68% | -25.06% | -31.74% | |
| Micah Potter | 3800 | PF | IND | SA | Versatile Big | Luke Kornet | 20 | -1.83% | 4.29% | -10.06% | -5.29% | -3.04% | 26.62% | -1.07% | -4.67% | |
| Jay Huff | 5100 | C | IND | SA | Post Big | Bench | 9 | 4.04% | 22.8% | -9.05% | 26.82% | 2.8% | 15.56% | -7.8% | -13.09% |
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