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NBA DFS Defense vs. Archetypes - Today's Best Fantasy Basketball Matchups

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NOTE – Please Allow 2 Weeks for a minimal amount of 2025 data to accumulate before increasing confidence in the rankings. Most fantasy points allowed = Rank 1. See the FAQ for details. Update 11/5 – Only 2025 data is now considered, and sample will remain small for several weeks (be advised).
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
Donovan Mitchell 9700 SG/PG CLE LAL Combo Guard Luka Doncic 8 2.34% -0.59% 5.97% -1.4% -9.19% 13.02% 21.86% -46.99%
Sam Merrill 4700 SF/SG CLE LAL Combo Guard Marcus Smart 8 2.34% -0.59% 5.97% -1.4% -9.19% 13.02% 21.86% -46.99%
Jaylon Tyson 6600 SF/SG CLE LAL Scoring Wing LeBron James 3 7.77% 12.41% 3.44% 9.65% -1.88% 10.9% -3.86% -62%
Dean Wade 4200 PF/SF CLE LAL Versatile Big Jake LaRavia 28 -10.81% -14.61% 1.76% -19.92% -4.13% -3.49% -6.73% -29.75%
Jarrett Allen 6300 C/PF CLE LAL Post Big Deandre Ayton 27 -8.83% -9.51% 4.44% -20.4% -10.81% 3.06% 20.73% -25.1%
De'Andre Hunter 5000 SF/PF CLE LAL 3 and D Wing Bench 14 -1.06% -1.49% 4.4% 3.04% -1.85% 3.64% -4.98% -11.06%

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