The Grizzlies are in Boston on Saturday night to face the Celtics, who are on the second night of a back-to-back. Marcus Smart ($4,400; ankle) was listed as questionable but was able to go through shootaround and says he plans to play. It would be the first time that Smart has faced the Celtics in his career after being drafted by Boston with the No. 6 pick of the 2014 NBA Draft.
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PG/SG Marcus Smart, Memphis Grizzlies at Boston Celtics, $4,400
Smart is more than just a “Narrative Street” play, although there’s definitely potential that returning to Boston gives him some extra energy and motivation. Last season in his first season in Memphis, Smart missed both of the games against the Celtics.
Smart is coming off a big 18-point game on Thursday when he posted 34.5 DraftKings points in 26 minutes. It was a good bounce-back game for Smart after he missed all seven of his field-goal attempts against the Mavs. Aside from that scoreless game, he has over 27 fantasy points in four of his last five games, which would make him an excellent value under $4,500.
During that run, he had a very impressive game with 25 points and 46 fantasy points in just 20 minutes against the Pistons.
On the season, Smart has produced 1.09 fantasy points per minute, so if he’s in a big role, he has the opportunity to go off and should at least put up good value.
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