Welcome to the daily fantasy basketball Playbook for Wenesday, featuring DFS picks and advice from Sporting News partners FantasyAlarm.com. The point guard position is loaded with Steph Curry at the top, but there are plenty of great PG selections, making it hard to spend up for him. We'd rather pay up for Jimmy Butler and/or DeMarcus Cousins. Meanwhile, be sure to check out SN's FanDuel lineup for more value plays (marked with an * below).
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Daily fantasy basketball advice
| Pos | Player | Team | Opp | FanDuel | DK | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG | GO PRO ! | |||||
| PG | Ish Smith | 76ers | @ORL | $7200 | $7500 | GO PRO ! |
| PG | GO PRO ! | |||||
| PG | Deron Williams | Mavericks | MIN | $6100 | $5900 | GO PRO ! |
| PG | Donald Sloan | Nets | CLE | $4400 | $4800 | GO PRO ! |
| SG | Evan Fournier* | Magic | PHI | $4800 | $5500 | GO PRO ! |
| SG | Jimmy Butler | Bulls | GSW | $9100 | $8400 | GO PRO ! |
| SG | GO PRO ! | |||||
| SG | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | Pistons | @HOU | $5900 | $5800 | GO PRO ! |
| SF | GO PRO ! | |||||
| SF | Robert Covington | 76ers | @ORL | $4800 | $5800 | GO PRO ! |
| SF | Aaron Gordon | Magic | PHI | $4200 | $4200 | GO PRO ! |
| SF | GO PRO ! | |||||
| SF | Rudy Gay | Kings | @LAL | $7300 | $6800 | GO PRO ! |
| PF | GO PRO ! | |||||
| PF | Dirk Nowitzki* | Mavericks | MIN | $7100 | $6700 | GO PRO ! |
| PF | Paul Milsap* | Hawks | POR | $8700 | $8200 | GO PRO ! |
| PF | Frank Kaminsky | Hornets | @OKC | $4300 | $4500 | GO PRO ! |
| C | DeMarcus Cousins | Kings | @LAL | $10700 | $10600 | GO PRO ! |
| C | GO PRO ! | |||||
| C | Dwight Howard | Rockets | DET | $8500 | $8100 | GO PRO ! |
| C | Jonas Valanciunas | Raptors | BOS | $6100 | $6200 | GO PRO ! |