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 | 6300 | PG/SG | IND | SAC | Combo Guard | Russell Westbrook | 13 | 1.56% | -6.17% | 1.1% | -14.67% | 12.3% | 0.95% | 11.46% | 54.99% | |
| Bennedict Mathurin | 7000 | SG/SF | IND | SAC | Scoring Wing | Zach LaVine | 3 | 10.53% | 9.29% | -2.25% | 4.15% | 10.45% | 23.53% | -14.41% | -9.88% | |
| Garrison Mathews | 3300 | SG | IND | SAC | Shooting Wing | DeMar DeRozan | 9 | 4.43% | 3.46% | 8.52% | 1.88% | -6.12% | 23.81% | -32.17% | 9.78% | |
| Pascal Siakam | 8800 | PF/C | IND | SAC | Versatile Forward | Keegan Murray | 11 | 4.47% | -0.41% | 13.12% | -4% | 3.51% | 1.31% | -36.29% | -30.5% | |
| Jay Huff | 5600 | C | IND | SAC | Post Big | Maxime Raynaud | 1 | 23.97% | 26.66% | 13.93% | -44.01% | 16.29% | -15.03% | 70.69% | 27.31% | |
| Isaiah Jackson | 4000 | C | IND | SAC | Versatile Forward | Bench | 11 | 4.47% | -0.41% | 13.12% | -4% | 3.51% | 1.31% | -36.29% | -30.5% |
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