Christmas is one week away!
Hard to believe the end of 2017 is almost here.
For basketball fans, Christmas Day is one of the best days of the year. There’s always a quadruple header and like NFL for Thanksgiving, the players get up for the national spotlight.
But I am jumping ahead.
We must focus on today’s 10-game slate and upon first glance, there’s a lot of red “O’s” at the center position leading up to tonight’s games. Some statuses haven’t changed from the weekend, so keep that in mind today as you build your rosters.
For all of today’s injury news, you can use this link here and keep track leading up to lock.
There’s a lot of value on today’s slate already, and there could be even more as we get news about injuries. So let’s get after it! Again, my selections today are not factoring in potential injury news, so when that becomes available, there’s a chance I pivot off of these guys on to someone else I might like more.
Lonzo Ball – PG – Los Angeles Lakers – $7,000
Analysis: I might be one of the few people that loves playing this guy. I am no whisperer for Lonzo Ball, I just like what he brings to the table, and I am not talking about his shooting. You are getting a triple-double upside guy at only $7K tonight. His team is in the fastest-paced projected game of the night, at home against a team that is down two of its best players. The Lakers are a much improved squad, so I am not worried about a blowout tonight. Yes, Ball struggles with his ugly shot, but he only needs 10 points to get 1/3 of that triple-double. He put up 40 DK points in these two teams first meeting and that was without Steph and Draymond. Cash game and tournaments, I am locking in Lonzo, who should be at least $8K in my opinion.
Milos Teodosic – PG/SG – Los Angeles Clippers – $4,900
Analysis: Only time will tell about the message in the above .gif. Milos is still working his way back from an injury and got the day off over the weekend, so therefore, I think he gets another solid 26-30 minutes tonight against San Antonio, even though the Spurs are favored by the largest margin over any team on the entire slate. Even if Austin Rivers returns, which I am anticipating that he is not, I like Milos to get his minutes at PG, a position the Spurs struggle to defend. Milos is another guy who isn’t going to score a ton, but he is going to do just about everything else to help secure that floor.
