Welcome to the free edition of the daily fantasy basketball Playbook for Wednesday, Dec. 30, courtesy of Sporting News partners FantasyAlarm.com. There are a lot of great DFS values like Will Barton to help you fit in Warriors stars Draymond Green and Klay Thompson, who should thrive with Stephen Curry (leg) likely out tonight.
As usual, the experts at FantasyAlarm.com will publish their top daily fantasy basketball picks at each position across various DFS sites in the Playbook (free preview below). Playbook PRO members get even more daily fantasy basketball picks, along with detailed analysis and strategies, suggested team "stacks" and optimal daily fantasy lineups. Also, PRO members get access to all the DFS Playbooks and tools for every sport, including NFL, college football and NHL, with one subscription. So, check out tonight's free daily fantasy basketball plays below, and check out FantasyAlarm.com's premium product when you're ready to go PRO!
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Daily fantasy basketball strategy
| Pos | Player | Team | Opp | FanDuel | DK | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG | GO PRO ! | |||||
| PG | J.J. Barea | Mavericks | GSW | $4100 | $5100 | GO PRO ! |
| SG | DeMar DeRozan | Raptors | WAS | $8100 | $7600 | GO PRO ! |
| SG | Will Barton | Nuggets | @POR | $6800 | $7100 | GO PRO ! |
| SG | GO PRO ! | |||||
| SG | Evan Fournier | Magic | BKN | $5500 | $5500 | GO PRO ! |
| SG | Klay Thompson | Warriors | @DAL | $7300 | $7400 | GO PRO ! |
| SF | GO PRO ! | |||||
| SF | Omri Casspi | Kings | PHI | $5600 | $6200 | GO PRO ! |
| SF | Gordon Hayward | Jazz | @MIN | $7600 | $7500 | GO PRO ! |
| SF | P.J. Tucker | Suns | @SAS | $3900 | $4100 | GO PRO ! |
| PF | Draymond Green | Warriors | @DAL | $9200 | $9300 | GO PRO ! |
| PF | Thaddeus Young | Nets | @ORL | $6800 | $7200 | GO PRO ! |
| PF | GO PRO ! | |||||
| PF | Taj Gibson | Bulls | IND | $4800 | $5500 | GO PRO ! |
| C | GO PRO ! | |||||
| C | Brook Lopez | Nets | @ORL | $8300 | $7000 | GO PRO ! |
| C | GO PRO ! | |||||
| C | Andrew Bogut | Warriors | @DAL | $4300 | $4400 | GO PRO ! |
| C | Lavoy Allen | Pacers | @CHI | $3500 | $3500 | GO PRO ! |