Wow is there ever a lot of cheap value options on Monday’s 10-game NBA slate. With so many players ruled out already and the potential of even more value if other key players are forced to sit out, it is shaping up as an ultimate “Stars and Scrubs” lineup construction night. All of my recommendations in the Droppin’ Dimes section are focused around this style of lineup but if you want to be contrarian you could go with a balanced lineup that almost nobody will be using and include players like Kemba Walker, Donovan Mitchell and Al Horford to name a few. Anyway, onto tonight’s recommendations with a Stars and Scrubs approach.
The grid below is a snapshot of today’s slate that shows the overall rating for each position for each team. The numbers highlighted in red are the positions that are in the top 25% of their position for the slate and indicate good plays. Meanwhile, the numbers highlighted in blue are the positions that are in the bottom 25% of their respective position for the slate and are positions to avoid.
