NBA – Industry Expert Consensus – December 23rd

Fourteen games and we’re running late.

The numbers in the parenthesis are the number of experts that picked that player to give you more context as to the gaps between players and the tiers. Also listed projected ownership percentages for Cash and GPP leagues to help determine which players will be the chalk and which players could be a good low owned contrarian play.

Here are the Industry Consensus picks for tonight.

Highly Touted

• Russell Westbrook (8x) – 21% / 19%
• Isaiah Thomas (8x) – 21% / 19%
• Luol Deng (7x) – 19% / 16%
• Giannis Antetokounmpo (7x) – 19% / 16%
• Kevin Durant (7x) – 19% / 16%
• Kawhi Leonard (7x) – 19% / 16%

Recommended

• Paul Millsap (6x) – 16% / 14%
• Anthony Davis (6x) – 16% / 14%
• Hassan Whiteside (5x) – 12% / 12%
• Gary Harris (5x) – 12% / 12%
• Thomas Robinson (5x) – 12% / 12%
• Karl-Anthony Towns (5x) – 12% / 12%
• LeBron James (5x) – 12% / 12%

Suggested

• Jabari Parker (4x) – 10% / 10%
• Nikola Jokic (4x) – 10% / 10%
• James Harden (4x) – 10% / 10%
• Jimmy Butler (4x) – 10% / 10%
• Nicolas Batum (4x) – 10% / 10%
• DeMarcus Cousins (4x) – 10% / 10%
• Timofey Mozgov (4x) – 10% / 10%
• Jon Leuer (4x) – 10% / 10%
• Marc Gasol (4x) – 10% / 10%
• Shelvin Mack (3x) – 8% / 8%
• Kent Bazemore (3x) – 8% / 8%
• Robert Covington (3x) – 8% / 8%
• Stephen Curry (3x) – 8% / 8%
• Damian Lillard (3x) – 8% / 8%
• Kyrie Irving (3x) – 8% / 8%
• Dennis Schroder (3x) – 8% / 8%
• Evan Fournier (3x) – 8% / 8%
• Lou Williams (3x) – 8% / 8%
• DeAndre Jordan (3x) – 8% / 8%
• John Wall (3x) – 8% / 8%
• Gordon Hayward (3x) – 8% / 8%
• Montrezl Harrell (3x) – 8% / 8%
• Ty Lawson (3x) – 8% / 8%
• Brandon Knight (3x) – 8% / 8%
• Iman Shumpert (3x) – 8% / 8%
• Justise Winslow (3x) – 8% / 8%

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