The second round of the NBA Playoffs continues Tuesday with a two-game slate. The Cavaliers are hosting the Pacers for Game 2 of their series and the Timberwolves are hosting the Warriors for Game 1 of their series. DraftKings continues to offer huge contests for DFS players and below, I dive into three of my favorite DFS picks to consider for Tuesday’s playoff games.
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PF, Jimmy Butler, Golden State Warriors at Minnesota Timberwolves, $8,600
Butler’s salary is increasing, but $8,600 is still too low for the wing and he is one of the best lucrative values for this two-game slate. Butler posted 43 FPTS in this past Sunday’s Game 7 win over the Rockets and he has scored at least 43 FPTS in eight of his past 10 starts when excluding Game 2 vs. Houston, which is when the veteran exited after only seven minutes due to a pelvis contusion.
Butler has logged over 40 minutes in back-to-back games and he should be right around this threshold in Tuesday’s Game 1 vs. the Timberwolves, with Minnesota only favored by 6.5 points on DraftKings Sportsbook. Butler is scoring 1.2 FPTS per minute with a 21% usage rate since joining Golden State and he should safely surpass five-times value in this likely competitive Game 1.
PG/SG, Andrew Nembhard, Indiana Pacers at Cleveland Cavaliers, $5,500
Nembhard continues to prove that he is an excellent playoff performer. In this past Sunday’s Game 1 win over the Cavaliers, Nembhard posted 34.5 FPTS, which is his fifth effort of over 30 FPTS in six games this postseason. During these playoffs, Nembhard is handling a 17.6% usage rate and he is logging 33.0 minutes per game, which ranks third for Indiana. Plus, Nembhard is shooting 52% from the field and 57% on three-pointers.
The guard is leading the Pacers in plus/minus and he has exceeded 30 FPTS in three of his five matchups with Cleveland this season. Nembhard should have no issues surpassing five-times value in Tuesday’s Game 2 and he is a no-brainer at this sub $6K salary.
PG/SG, Donte DiVincenzo, Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Golden State Warriors, $5,000
DiVincenzo was a solid fantasy asset in the Timberwolves’ first round series vs. the Lakers, scoring at least 24 FPTS in four of those five tilts. DiVincenzo logged 26.4 minutes per game off the bench and he garnered a 17.9% usage rate in the best of seven.
The veteran did all this damage fantasy-wise despite shooting 30% from the field in that series and DiVincenzo is way overdue for some positive regression as a shooter. In the regular season, he shot 42% from the field. The Warriors are a tough matchup, but DiVincenzo produced 31.6 FPTS per game against Golden State in the regular season (four games) and if he can have a solid shooting performance in Game 1, he has the potential to destroy this cheap $5K salary.
