The following daily fantasy basketball projections are created using a method similar to Basketball Reference’s Simple Projection System. I have a quick walk-through of my process here. If you have any questions, please feel to ask here, via email (jengl867 AT gmail DOT com) or on Twitter (@JoshEngleman).
Quick note: when it comes to the Best Plays/Best Values, these are all of the guys that currently are in my shortlist for tonight. I’m literally listing everyone that I will potentially roster. If they aren’t listed in those two places, then I likely won’t be rostering them. Obviously this changes as more news comes about injuries, but this is truly how it looks right now for me.
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Point Guards
| Name | Pos | Salary | MPG | USG% | FD | FD/$1k | 5X% | 6X% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Curry | PG | $10400 | 33 | 31% | 40 | 3.8 | 3% | 0% |
| John Wall | PG | $9600 | 36 | 27% | 40 | 4.2 | 14% | 1% |
| Chris Paul | PG | $9400 | 35 | 22% | 43 | 4.6 | 30% | 5% |
| Damian Lillard | PG | $9100 | 36 | 33% | 41 | 4.5 | 26% | 3% |
| George Hill | PG | $6500 | 34 | 21% | 25 | 3.9 | 12% | 1% |
| Brandon Knight | PG | $6400 | 34 | 27% | 33 | 5.1 | 53% | 21% |
| Mike Conley | PG | $6400 | 33 | 24% | 30 | 4.7 | 38% | 10% |
| Jarrett Jack | PG | $6200 | 33 | 23% | 26 | 4.2 | 23% | 5% |
| Jrue Holiday | PG | $5800 | 20 | 23% | 20 | 3.4 | 2% | 0% |
| Darren Collison | PG | $5800 | 26 | 19% | 21 | 3.7 | 8% | 1% |
| Trey Burke | PG | $5400 | 27 | 24% | 21 | 3.9 | 14% | 2% |
| Rajon Rondo | PG | $5100 | 30 | 18% | 29 | 5.8 | 70% | 43% |
| Shane Larkin | PG | $4600 | 17 | 13% | 11 | 2.4 | 0% | 0% |
| Jerian Grant | PG | $4500 | 29 | 16% | 23 | 5.1 | 53% | 16% |
| Jose Calderon | PG | $4400 | 27 | 16% | 20 | 4.6 | 37% | 11% |
| Ramon Sessions | PG | $4100 | 16 | 19% | 13 | 3.1 | 0% | 0% |
| Shaun Livingston | PG | $4000 | 19 | 14% | 14 | 3.4 | 2% | 0% |
| Beno Udrih | PG | $4000 | 17 | 20% | 13 | 3.3 | 1% | 0% |
| Austin Rivers | PG | $4000 | 16 | 17% | 11 | 2.8 | 0% | 0% |
| Raul Neto | PG | $3500 | 24 | 16% | 17 | 5.0 | 49% | 15% |
| Ish Smith | PG | $3500 | 30 | 21% | 25 | 7.2 | 84% | 70% |
Best Plays (>=$5000): Stephen Curry, John Wall, Chris Paul, Damian Lillard, Mike Conley, Brandon Knight, Jarrett Jack, Rajon Rondo
Best Value (<$5000): Jerian Grant, Ish Smith
Shooting Guards
| Name | Pos | Salary | MPG | USG% | FD | FD/$1k | 5X% | 6X% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Beal | SG | $7200 | 34 | 25% | 29 | 4.0 | 16% | 2% |
| Eric Bledsoe | SG | $7100 | 36 | 25% | 37 | 5.2 | 57% | 25% |
| Klay Thompson | SG | $7100 | 32 | 27% | 28 | 3.9 | 11% | 1% |
| Joe Johnson | SG | $6800 | 32 | 19% | 23 | 3.5 | 6% | 1% |
| Monta Ellis | SG | $6300 | 32 | 25% | 26 | 4.2 | 21% | 4% |
| CJ McCollum | SG | $6000 | 33 | 23% | 28 | 4.6 | 39% | 15% |
| Alec Burks | SG | $5600 | 29 | 21% | 22 | 3.9 | 6% | 0% |
| Eric Gordon | SG | $5300 | 36 | 20% | 28 | 5.2 | 57% | 27% |
| Jamal Crawford | SG | $5100 | 18 | 26% | 15 | 3.0 | 0% | 0% |
| Rodney Stuckey | SG | $4900 | 25 | 21% | 18 | 3.7 | 10% | 1% |
| Tony Allen | SG | $4800 | 25 | 16% | 19 | 3.9 | 7% | 0% |
| JJ Redick | SG | $4800 | 29 | 19% | 20 | 4.2 | 23% | 5% |
| Langston Galloway | SG | $4600 | 27 | 19% | 21 | 4.6 | 34% | 8% |
| Ben McLemore | SG | $4500 | 25 | 15% | 15 | 3.2 | 3% | 0% |
| Rodney Hood | SG | $4300 | 28 | 19% | 20 | 4.7 | 41% | 15% |
| Allen Crabbe | SG | $3900 | 24 | 13% | 15 | 3.9 | 10% | 1% |
| Leandro Barbosa | SG | $3900 | 15 | 20% | 11 | 2.9 | 0% | 0% |
| Marco Belinelli | SG | $3900 | 20 | 17% | 14 | 3.5 | 3% | 0% |
| Courtney Lee | SG | $3800 | 31 | 15% | 18 | 4.8 | 44% | 15% |
| Gary Neal | SG | $3800 | 17 | 25% | 12 | 3.3 | 1% | 0% |
| Sasha Vujacic | SG | $3700 | 20 | 16% | 15 | 4.0 | 17% | 3% |
| Lance Stephenson | SG | $3500 | 18 | 20% | 15 | 4.2 | 24% | 6% |
Best Plays (>=$5000): Eric Bledsoe, Monta Ellis, CJ McCollum, Eric Gordon
Best Value (<$5000): Langston Galloway, Rodney Hood, Courtney Lee
Small Forwards
| Name | Pos | Salary | MPG | USG% | FD | FD/$1k | 5X% | 6X% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Anthony | SF | $9300 | 35 | 36% | 42 | 4.5 | 27% | 3% |
| Paul George | SF | $8600 | 34 | 28% | 31 | 3.7 | 12% | 2% |
| Rudy Gay | SF | $7900 | 35 | 25% | 34 | 4.3 | 23% | 4% |
| Gordon Hayward | SF | $7200 | 35 | 27% | 31 | 4.3 | 25% | 5% |
| Otto Porter Jr | SF | $5400 | 32 | 14% | 22 | 4.0 | 20% | 5% |
| Al-Farouq Aminu | SF | $5200 | 29 | 17% | 25 | 4.9 | 46% | 18% |
| CJ Miles | SF | $4900 | 27 | 21% | 19 | 3.9 | 17% | 3% |
| PJ Tucker | SF | $4700 | 23 | 14% | 16 | 3.5 | 3% | 0% |
| Harrison Barnes | SF | $4600 | 28 | 14% | 19 | 4.1 | 16% | 2% |
| Jeff Green | SF | $4500 | 27 | 22% | 20 | 4.4 | 27% | 5% |
| Paul Pierce | SF | $4400 | 22 | 18% | 19 | 4.4 | 23% | 3% |
| Andre Iguodala | SF | $4300 | 27 | 13% | 20 | 4.6 | 35% | 8% |
| Bojan Bogdanovic | SF | $4000 | 29 | 16% | 17 | 4.2 | 27% | 9% |
| Jared Dudley | SF | $4000 | 21 | 13% | 13 | 3.3 | 4% | 0% |
| TJ Warren | SF | $3900 | 26 | 18% | 20 | 5.0 | 51% | 21% |
| Omri Casspi | SF | $3900 | 23 | 16% | 17 | 4.4 | 32% | 10% |
| Matt Barnes | SF | $3600 | 23 | 14% | 16 | 4.3 | 26% | 6% |
| Maurice Harkless | SF | $3500 | 22 | 15% | 16 | 4.5 | 33% | 8% |
| Alonzo Gee | SF | $3500 | 15 | 16% | 10 | 2.8 | 0% | 0% |
Best Plays (>=$5000): Carmelo Anthony, Paul George, Rudy Guy, Gordon Hayward, Otto Porter, Al-Farouq Aminu
Best Value (<$5000):
Power Forwards
| Name | Pos | Salary | MPG | USG% | FD | FD/$1k | 5X% | 6X% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Davis | PF | $11100 | 36 | 30% | 48 | 4.3 | 24% | 4% |
| Blake Griffin | PF | $10000 | 34 | 28% | 41 | 4.1 | 13% | 1% |
| Draymond Green | PF | $7800 | 31 | 17% | 29 | 3.7 | 6% | 0% |
| Derrick Favors | PF | $7400 | 31 | 25% | 32 | 4.3 | 20% | 2% |
| Zach Randolph | PF | $6800 | 33 | 25% | 32 | 4.7 | 37% | 8% |
| Markieff Morris | PF | $5800 | 32 | 24% | 30 | 5.2 | 58% | 24% |
| Ryan Anderson | PF | $5600 | 27 | 23% | 24 | 4.3 | 23% | 4% |
| Thaddeus Young | PF | $5500 | 33 | 21% | 28 | 5.0 | 51% | 17% |
| Ed Davis | PF | $5300 | 24 | 16% | 25 | 4.6 | 34% | 6% |
| Kristaps Porzingis | PF | $4900 | 25 | 21% | 23 | 4.7 | 33% | 4% |
| Josh Smith | PF | $4700 | 16 | 24% | 17 | 3.6 | 3% | 0% |
| Thomas Robinson | PF | $4500 | 15 | 18% | 13 | 3.0 | 0% | 0% |
| Kris Humphries | PF | $4400 | 24 | 18% | 22 | 4.9 | 46% | 14% |
| Trevor Booker | PF | $4300 | 15 | 17% | 12 | 2.7 | 0% | 0% |
| Dante Cunningham | PF | $4100 | 24 | 10% | 16 | 3.8 | 10% | 1% |
| Marreese Speights | PF | $3900 | 20 | 29% | 20 | 5.2 | 60% | 22% |
| Drew Gooden | PF | $3800 | 15 | 17% | 13 | 3.4 | 1% | 0% |
| Mirza Teletovic | PF | $3700 | 15 | 20% | 13 | 3.4 | 3% | 0% |
| Myles Turner | PF | $3500 | 20 | 16% | 16 | 4.6 | 35% | 7% |
Best Plays (>=$5000): Anthony Davis, Derrick Favors, Zach Randolph, Markieff Morris, Ryan Anderson, Thaddeus Young
Best Value (<$5000): Kristaps Porzingis, Kris Humphries
Centers
| Name | Pos | Salary | MPG | USG% | FD | FD/$1k | 5X% | 6X% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMarcus Cousins | C | $10900 | 34 | 34% | 47 | 4.3 | 19% | 2% |
| Rudy Gobert | C | $8100 | 32 | 13% | 31 | 3.8 | 11% | 1% |
| Marc Gasol | C | $8000 | 34 | 25% | 35 | 4.3 | 21% | 2% |
| Brook Lopez | C | $7900 | 32 | 26% | 33 | 4.2 | 21% | 4% |
| DeAndre Jordan | C | $7700 | 34 | 12% | 34 | 4.4 | 28% | 6% |
| Marcin Gortat | C | $6400 | 31 | 17% | 28 | 4.4 | 29% | 7% |
| Tyson Chandler | C | $5900 | 29 | 12% | 26 | 4.4 | 26% | 5% |
| Willie Cauley-Stein | C | $5000 | 20 | 15% | 17 | 3.4 | 3% | 0% |
| Meyers Leonard | C | $5000 | 30 | 17% | 26 | 5.2 | 56% | 26% |
| Mason Plumlee | C | $5000 | 30 | 21% | 30 | 6.1 | 77% | 52% |
| Ian Mahinmi | C | $5000 | 26 | 10% | 17 | 3.4 | 3% | 0% |
| Kyle O'Quinn | C | $4800 | 22 | 17% | 21 | 4.3 | 23% | 3% |
| Andrea Bargnani | C | $4600 | 20 | 24% | 16 | 3.5 | 7% | 1% |
| Jordan Hill | C | $4500 | 18 | 20% | 15 | 3.4 | 1% | 0% |
| Omer Asik | C | $4500 | 20 | 13% | 17 | 3.8 | 4% | 0% |
| Robin Lopez | C | $4400 | 30 | 15% | 24 | 5.5 | 67% | 31% |
| Alex Len | C | $4100 | 19 | 14% | 16 | 3.8 | 8% | 1% |
| Brandan Wright | C | $4000 | 18 | 14% | 16 | 4.0 | 10% | 1% |
| Kosta Koufos | C | $3700 | 22 | 14% | 20 | 5.3 | 64% | 20% |
| Alexis Ajinca | C | $3500 | 18 | 19% | 17 | 5.0 | 49% | 19% |
| Festus Ezeli | C | $3500 | 25 | 16% | 20 | 5.8 | 77% | 43% |
Best Plays (>=$5000): DeMarcus Cousins, Marc Gasol, Brook Lopez, Marcin Gortat, Tyson Chandler, Mason Plumlee
Best Value (<$5000): Robin Lopez, Festus Ezeli
All
| Name | Pos | Salary | MPG | USG% | FD | FD/$1k | 5X% | 6X% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Davis | PF | $11100 | 36 | 30% | 48 | 4.3 | 24% | 4% |
| DeMarcus Cousins | C | $10900 | 34 | 34% | 47 | 4.3 | 19% | 2% |
| Stephen Curry | PG | $10400 | 33 | 31% | 40 | 3.8 | 3% | 0% |
| Blake Griffin | PF | $10000 | 34 | 28% | 41 | 4.1 | 13% | 1% |
| John Wall | PG | $9600 | 36 | 27% | 40 | 4.2 | 14% | 1% |
| Chris Paul | PG | $9400 | 35 | 22% | 43 | 4.6 | 30% | 5% |
| Carmelo Anthony | SF | $9300 | 35 | 36% | 42 | 4.5 | 27% | 3% |
| Damian Lillard | PG | $9100 | 36 | 33% | 41 | 4.5 | 26% | 3% |
| Paul George | SF | $8600 | 34 | 28% | 31 | 3.7 | 12% | 2% |
| Rudy Gobert | C | $8100 | 32 | 13% | 31 | 3.8 | 11% | 1% |
| Marc Gasol | C | $8000 | 34 | 25% | 35 | 4.3 | 21% | 2% |
| Brook Lopez | C | $7900 | 32 | 26% | 33 | 4.2 | 21% | 4% |
| Rudy Gay | SF | $7900 | 35 | 25% | 34 | 4.3 | 23% | 4% |
| Draymond Green | PF | $7800 | 31 | 17% | 29 | 3.7 | 6% | 0% |
| DeAndre Jordan | C | $7700 | 34 | 12% | 34 | 4.4 | 28% | 6% |
| Derrick Favors | PF | $7400 | 31 | 25% | 32 | 4.3 | 20% | 2% |
| Gordon Hayward | SF | $7200 | 35 | 27% | 31 | 4.3 | 25% | 5% |
| Bradley Beal | SG | $7200 | 34 | 25% | 29 | 4.0 | 16% | 2% |
| Klay Thompson | SG | $7100 | 32 | 27% | 28 | 3.9 | 11% | 1% |
| Eric Bledsoe | SG | $7100 | 36 | 25% | 37 | 5.2 | 57% | 25% |
| Joe Johnson | SG | $6800 | 32 | 19% | 23 | 3.5 | 6% | 1% |
| Zach Randolph | PF | $6800 | 33 | 25% | 32 | 4.7 | 37% | 8% |
| George Hill | PG | $6500 | 34 | 21% | 25 | 3.9 | 12% | 1% |
| Marcin Gortat | C | $6400 | 31 | 17% | 28 | 4.4 | 29% | 7% |
| Mike Conley | PG | $6400 | 33 | 24% | 30 | 4.7 | 38% | 10% |
| Brandon Knight | PG | $6400 | 34 | 27% | 33 | 5.1 | 53% | 21% |
| Monta Ellis | SG | $6300 | 32 | 25% | 26 | 4.2 | 21% | 4% |
| Jarrett Jack | PG | $6200 | 33 | 23% | 26 | 4.2 | 23% | 5% |
| CJ McCollum | SG | $6000 | 33 | 23% | 28 | 4.6 | 39% | 15% |
| Tyson Chandler | C | $5900 | 29 | 12% | 26 | 4.4 | 26% | 5% |
| Markieff Morris | PF | $5800 | 32 | 24% | 30 | 5.2 | 58% | 24% |
| Darren Collison | PG | $5800 | 26 | 19% | 21 | 3.7 | 8% | 1% |
| Jrue Holiday | PG | $5800 | 20 | 23% | 20 | 3.4 | 2% | 0% |
| Ryan Anderson | PF | $5600 | 27 | 23% | 24 | 4.3 | 23% | 4% |
| Alec Burks | SG | $5600 | 29 | 21% | 22 | 3.9 | 6% | 0% |
| Thaddeus Young | PF | $5500 | 33 | 21% | 28 | 5.0 | 51% | 17% |
| Trey Burke | PG | $5400 | 27 | 24% | 21 | 3.9 | 14% | 2% |
| Otto Porter Jr | SF | $5400 | 32 | 14% | 22 | 4.0 | 20% | 5% |
| Eric Gordon | SG | $5300 | 36 | 20% | 28 | 5.2 | 57% | 27% |
| Ed Davis | PF | $5300 | 24 | 16% | 25 | 4.6 | 34% | 6% |
| Al-Farouq Aminu | SF | $5200 | 29 | 17% | 25 | 4.9 | 46% | 18% |
| Rajon Rondo | PG | $5100 | 30 | 18% | 29 | 5.8 | 70% | 43% |
| Jamal Crawford | SG | $5100 | 18 | 26% | 15 | 3.0 | 0% | 0% |
| Ian Mahinmi | C | $5000 | 26 | 10% | 17 | 3.4 | 3% | 0% |
| Willie Cauley-Stein | C | $5000 | 20 | 15% | 17 | 3.4 | 3% | 0% |
| Meyers Leonard | C | $5000 | 30 | 17% | 26 | 5.2 | 56% | 26% |
| Mason Plumlee | C | $5000 | 30 | 21% | 30 | 6.1 | 77% | 52% |
| Rodney Stuckey | SG | $4900 | 25 | 21% | 18 | 3.7 | 10% | 1% |
| Kristaps Porzingis | PF | $4900 | 25 | 21% | 23 | 4.7 | 33% | 4% |
| CJ Miles | SF | $4900 | 27 | 21% | 19 | 3.9 | 17% | 3% |
| Tony Allen | SG | $4800 | 25 | 16% | 19 | 3.9 | 7% | 0% |
| Kyle O'Quinn | C | $4800 | 22 | 17% | 21 | 4.3 | 23% | 3% |
| JJ Redick | SG | $4800 | 29 | 19% | 20 | 4.2 | 23% | 5% |
| PJ Tucker | SF | $4700 | 23 | 14% | 16 | 3.5 | 3% | 0% |
| Josh Smith | PF | $4700 | 16 | 24% | 17 | 3.6 | 3% | 0% |
| Andrea Bargnani | C | $4600 | 20 | 24% | 16 | 3.5 | 7% | 1% |
| Langston Galloway | SG | $4600 | 27 | 19% | 21 | 4.6 | 34% | 8% |
| Shane Larkin | PG | $4600 | 17 | 13% | 11 | 2.4 | 0% | 0% |
| Harrison Barnes | SF | $4600 | 28 | 14% | 19 | 4.1 | 16% | 2% |
| Jordan Hill | C | $4500 | 18 | 20% | 15 | 3.4 | 1% | 0% |
| Omer Asik | C | $4500 | 20 | 13% | 17 | 3.8 | 4% | 0% |
| Jerian Grant | PG | $4500 | 29 | 16% | 23 | 5.1 | 53% | 16% |
| Thomas Robinson | PF | $4500 | 15 | 18% | 13 | 3.0 | 0% | 0% |
| Ben McLemore | SG | $4500 | 25 | 15% | 15 | 3.2 | 3% | 0% |
| Jeff Green | SF | $4500 | 27 | 22% | 20 | 4.4 | 27% | 5% |
| Paul Pierce | SF | $4400 | 22 | 18% | 19 | 4.4 | 23% | 3% |
| Jose Calderon | PG | $4400 | 27 | 16% | 20 | 4.6 | 37% | 11% |
| Robin Lopez | C | $4400 | 30 | 15% | 24 | 5.5 | 67% | 31% |
| Kris Humphries | PF | $4400 | 24 | 18% | 22 | 4.9 | 46% | 14% |
| Rodney Hood | SG | $4300 | 28 | 19% | 20 | 4.7 | 41% | 15% |
| Andre Iguodala | SF | $4300 | 27 | 13% | 20 | 4.6 | 35% | 8% |
| Trevor Booker | PF | $4300 | 15 | 17% | 12 | 2.7 | 0% | 0% |
| Ramon Sessions | PG | $4100 | 16 | 19% | 13 | 3.1 | 0% | 0% |
| Dante Cunningham | PF | $4100 | 24 | 10% | 16 | 3.8 | 10% | 1% |
| Alex Len | C | $4100 | 19 | 14% | 16 | 3.8 | 8% | 1% |
| Shaun Livingston | PG | $4000 | 19 | 14% | 14 | 3.4 | 2% | 0% |
| Jared Dudley | SF | $4000 | 21 | 13% | 13 | 3.3 | 4% | 0% |
| Austin Rivers | PG | $4000 | 16 | 17% | 11 | 2.8 | 0% | 0% |
| Brandan Wright | C | $4000 | 18 | 14% | 16 | 4.0 | 10% | 1% |
| Beno Udrih | PG | $4000 | 17 | 20% | 13 | 3.3 | 1% | 0% |
| Bojan Bogdanovic | SF | $4000 | 29 | 16% | 17 | 4.2 | 27% | 9% |
| Marreese Speights | PF | $3900 | 20 | 29% | 20 | 5.2 | 60% | 22% |
| Marco Belinelli | SG | $3900 | 20 | 17% | 14 | 3.5 | 3% | 0% |
| Leandro Barbosa | SG | $3900 | 15 | 20% | 11 | 2.9 | 0% | 0% |
| TJ Warren | SF | $3900 | 26 | 18% | 20 | 5.0 | 51% | 21% |
| Allen Crabbe | SG | $3900 | 24 | 13% | 15 | 3.9 | 10% | 1% |
| Omri Casspi | SF | $3900 | 23 | 16% | 17 | 4.4 | 32% | 10% |
| Courtney Lee | SG | $3800 | 31 | 15% | 18 | 4.8 | 44% | 15% |
| Drew Gooden | PF | $3800 | 15 | 17% | 13 | 3.4 | 1% | 0% |
| Gary Neal | SG | $3800 | 17 | 25% | 12 | 3.3 | 1% | 0% |
| Mirza Teletovic | PF | $3700 | 15 | 20% | 13 | 3.4 | 3% | 0% |
| Kosta Koufos | C | $3700 | 22 | 14% | 20 | 5.3 | 64% | 20% |
| Sasha Vujacic | SG | $3700 | 20 | 16% | 15 | 4.0 | 17% | 3% |
| Matt Barnes | SF | $3600 | 23 | 14% | 16 | 4.3 | 26% | 6% |
| Lance Stephenson | SG | $3500 | 18 | 20% | 15 | 4.2 | 24% | 6% |
| Festus Ezeli | C | $3500 | 25 | 16% | 20 | 5.8 | 77% | 43% |
| Ish Smith | PG | $3500 | 30 | 21% | 25 | 7.2 | 84% | 70% |
| Alonzo Gee | SF | $3500 | 15 | 16% | 10 | 2.8 | 0% | 0% |
| Myles Turner | PF | $3500 | 20 | 16% | 16 | 4.6 | 35% | 7% |
| Alexis Ajinca | C | $3500 | 18 | 19% | 17 | 5.0 | 49% | 19% |
| Maurice Harkless | SF | $3500 | 22 | 15% | 16 | 4.5 | 33% | 8% |
| Raul Neto | PG | $3500 | 24 | 16% | 17 | 5.0 | 49% | 15% |