DFS NBA Top Plays: July 31

Last Updated: July 31st at 11:00 am ET

Editor’s Note: We may not write up every player we consider to be a top play. Be sure to consult the chart at the bottom of the page. This page will be updated as news breaks. Please refresh this page for adjustments and notes on injuries.

Injuries 
* Jamal Crawford (conditioning) — Doubtful
* Rodions Kurucs (hip) — Probable
* Wes Iwundu (concussion) — Questionable
* Tyus Jones (knee) — Out
* Jaylen Adams (back) — Questionable
* Jalen Lecque (NWT) — Out
* Kelly Oubre (knee) — Out
* Garrison Mathews (personal) — Out
* Eric Bledsoe (conditioning) — Out
* Pat Connaughton (conditioning) — Out
* Frank Mason (back) — Probable
* Marvin Williams (groin) — Doubtful
* Alex Len (conditioning) — Out
* Bryn Forbes (quad) — Out

You don’t have to play cash games to understand why it’s important to grasp them. Players we consider for cash are the ones we believe are the most underpriced, have the best floor/ceiling combo and feature a relatively tight range of outcomes. In other words, these are the best plays on the board once price, slate context and positional depth is accounted for. Those sound like pretty good options for GPPs as well.

The optimal GPP lineup will mix some of these cash-type plays with higher-variance options. In cash games (where roughly 50% of the field gets paid out), we don’t worry about ownership or game stacks or correlation. In large-field tournaments, our ACO (average cumulative ownership) should stay reasonably low.

With all that said, these are our Top Plays considering the following factors: Median projection, matchup, upside and value. Ownership is not considered here. Generally speaking, these players are what we consider to be “head-to-head and 50/50 considerations.” They are listed in price descending order (NOT ranked by “best play”). At the bottom, you’ll find suggested rankings by site once salary is accounted for. 

Point Guard

Ja Morant ($7,000 DK/$6,300 FD) – Memphis and Portland is the game with the most meaningful playoff implications. The Blazers need to stay within four games of the Grizzlies to earn their way into a playoff for the final seed in the West. The Grizzlies have lost some depth through trade (Crowder-Hill) and injury (Jones, Winslow) that should leave a tighter rotation than we’re accustomed to. Morant has the potential to reach into the low 30s in minutes and his price tag has plenty of room for profit potential on FanDuel at $6,300. We expect Portland to really struggle defensively (26th in defensive efficiency against point guards) with the loss of Trevor Ariza and shifting players out of position in the frontcourt. The Grizzlies have a solid 110.5 implied total and we expect Morant to lead the way in an up-tempo game.

Dejounte Murray ($6,100 DK/$6,200 FD) – Murray is the headliner in a Spurs “youth movement” that they’ve talked about repeatedly since returning from the break. Murray got up to 28 minutes in the last scrimmage and didn’t play any of the final 10 minutes in the 4Q. Murray has always been a strong per minute producer (1.03 fantasy points/minute in his career) but minutes