Welcome to the daily fantasy basketball Playbook for Wednesday, featuring DFS picks and advice from Sporting News partners FantasyAlarm.com. Of course we love Russell Westbrook, Kevin Durant and LeBron James, and we're going right back to Rudy Gay if DeMarcus Cousins (ankle) is out again. Also be sure to check out Sporting News' optimal tournament lineup for tonight's FanDuel contests (tourney lineup players marked by * below).
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 advice, 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 advice
| Pos | Player | Team | Opp | FanDuel | DK | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG | Russell Westbrook | Thunder | ORL | $10900 | $11000 | GO PRO ! |
| PG | Jeff Teague | Hawks | @PHI | $6200 | $5900 | GO PRO ! |
| PG | Jeremy Lin | Hornets | CLE | $5000 | $5400 | GO PRO ! |
| PG | Isaiah Thomas | Celtics | DET | $7800 | $7500 | GO PRO ! |
| PG | GO PRO ! | |||||
| SG | Jimmy Butler* | Bulls | @SAC | $8800 | $8800 | GO PRO ! |
| SG | Bryce Dejean-Jones | Pelicans | @SAS | $- | $4200 | GO PRO ! |
| SG | Klay Thompson | Warriors | @WAS | $7100 | $7500 | GO PRO ! |
| SG | GO PRO ! | |||||
| SF | Rudy Gay | Kings | CHI | $8000 | $7200 | GO PRO ! |
| SF | Kevin Durant* | Thunder | ORL | $10500 | $10400 | GO PRO ! |
| SF | Luol Deng | Heat | @DAL | $4800 | $4900 | GO PRO ! |
| SF | Michael Kidd-Gilchrist | Hornets | CLE | $5800 | $4500 | GO PRO ! |
| SF | GO PRO ! | |||||
| PF | Kevin Love* | Cavaliers | @CHA | $7700 | $7600 | GO PRO ! |
| PF | Myles Turner* | Pacers | @BKN | $5500 | $6300 | GO PRO ! |
| PF | Jordan Hill | Pacers | @BKN | $4700 | $5500 | GO PRO ! |
| PF | Aaron Gordon | Magic | @OKC | $5200 | $5400 | GO PRO ! |
| PF | Amar'e Stoudemire | Heat | @DAL | $4200 | $4600 | GO PRO ! |
| PF | GO PRO ! | |||||
| C | Brook Lopez | Nets | IND | $8900 | $7500 | GO PRO ! |
| C | Gorgui Dieng* | Timberwolves | @LAC | $5500 | $5700 | GO PRO ! |
| C | Nikola Jokic | Nuggets | @UTA | $6200 | $5700 | GO PRO ! |
| C | GO PRO ! |