A big 11-game slate of NBA action tonight with plenty of value plays that are expected to get more minutes due to injured starters. There are also numerous teams on the second game of a back-to-back tonight including the Knicks, Hornets, Lakers, Raptors, Celtics, Pelicans, Mavericks, and Bucks.
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. Here are the Industry Consensus picks for tonight…
Highly Touted
- Andre Drummond (8) – Double-double every game this season, almost averaging a 20-20
- Ish Smith (8) – Expected to start again tonight, put up 17 points and 12 assists last night
- Paul George (8) – Averaging 27.4 points per game over last five games
- Jahlil Okafor (7) – Had his first career double-double in his last game
Recommended
- Blake Griffin (6) – Averaging 28.6 points and 10 rebounds per game this season
- Kawhi Leonard (5) – Consistent producer at a weak position
- Ryan Anderson (5) – Gets a bump assuming Anthony Davis is out tonight
- Kent Bazemore (5) – Has had a very up and down season so far
- James Harden (4) – Scored 40+ points in back-to-back games
- Greg Monroe (4) – Another quality big man available tonight
- Eric Gordon (4) – Still a reasonably priced option who could also get more looks tonight
- James Johnson (4) – Cheap option who will see increased minutes with DeMarre Carroll out
- Cory Joseph (4) – Should see increased minutes with Terrence Ross out
Suggested
- Isaiah Thomas (3) – Production could take a hit if Marcus Smart plays tonight
- Stephen Curry (3) – Always an option if you can fit him in
- Damian Lillard (3) – Has scored over 20 points every game this season
- Victor Oladipo (3) – Consistent stat line every night
- TJ McConnell (3) – Doing a little bit of everything, still reasonably priced
- Marcus Morris (3) – Plays big minutes every night
- Jae Crowder (3) – Fairly inexpensive option that should see big minutes
- Dwight Howard (3) – Went for 20-20 last game
- Jeff Teague (3) – Avoided suspension, good matchup tonight
