Monday’s seven-game DraftKings NBA DFS main slate tips off at 7 p.m. ET, with Anthony Davis, Scottie Barnes, and Immanuel Quickley among the questionable players whose availability could impact fantasy opportunities. Let’s jump right into it.
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C Jakob Poeltl, Toronto Raptors vs. Memphis Grizzlies ($4,900)
Poeltl has been absolutely dreadful thus far for fantasy purposes, averaging just 7.1 PPG, 6.4 RPG, and 1.1 APG through seven games. He played fewer than 20 minutes in three of these games. His shoulder issues and inconsistent workload are pulling his salary down, but Friday finally gave us some signs of life. Poeltl exploded for 19 points, 11 rebounds, two assists, and four stocks in a season-high 31 minutes against Milwaukee, good for 44.25 FPTS.
That wasn’t his only useful performance, either, as he collected 12 points and 11 rebounds against Orlando on October 30 in just 23 minutes. With Kawhi Leonard out and Scottie Barnes questionable, Toronto could again need more offensive contributions from Poeltl. The appeal here at $4,900 is that he can fall well short of that latest fantasy total and still return value, provided his minutes stay above 20.
SG Kyshawn George, Washington Wizards at Detroit Pistons ($6,400)
George has been popping off lately, doing a little bit of everything in Anthony Davis’ absence. Davis is Questionable again tonight and in jeopardy of missing his third game in a row. Across the two games Davis missed, George put up 23.5 PPG, 5.5 RPG, 7 APG, and 2.5 BPG on 17.5 FGA. He put up 57.5 and 38.25 FPTS in back-to-back games. It’ll be tough to rely on the five total blocks, but the shot volume has been awesome to see.
His shot also doesn’t need to fall in order to return value, as he shot just 5-for-16 in Saturday’s blowout loss to OKC, but still managed to supply seven boards, six dimes, and three blocks to keep his fantasy production chugging.
SG/SF Duncan Robinson, Detroit Pistons vs. Washington Wizards ($5,300)
Robinson has been letting it fly, averaging 18.2 PPG and 4.2 made threes in 30.5 MPG while shooting 45.2% from deep through nine games. That hot start has helped produce 29.1 FPTS per game, but expecting all of it to hold would be unrealistic: he shot 41.0% from three last season, and his current 1.7 SPG is nearly triple last season’s 0.6 SPG. I’m just having a hard time believing that Robinson is suddenly going to average north of 1.5 SPG this season. He can get close if his minutes stay high, though.
Sunday was a good reminder of shooting volatility, as Robinson finished with just 12 points on 4-for-12 shooting, including 3-for-11 from beyond the arc. Still, those 11 attempts were encouraging, because a high-volume perimeter role gives him opportunities to produce even as his efficiency crashes down. At $5,300, we can accept some regression and still find value in a starter playing around 30 minutes.
