DFS NBA Top Plays: August 7

Injuries
*Bryn Forbes (quad) — Out
*Mike Conley (knee) — Out
*Donovan Mitchell (leg) — Out
*Rudy Gobert (rest) — Out
*Royce O’Neale (calf) — Out
*Nigel Williams-Goss (ankle) — Out
*Joe Ingles (foot) — Available
*Terrance Ferguson (leg) — Out
*Mike Muscala (concussion) — Out
*Dennis Schroder (personal) — Out
*Jarrett Allen (ankle) — Questionable
*Jamal Crawford (hamstring) — Out
Joe Harris (groin) — Questionable
*Michael Carter-Williams (foot) — Questionable
*Aaron Gordon (hamstring) — Doubtful
*Glenn Robinson III (hip) — Doubtful
*Mike Scott (knee) — Questionable
*Ben Simmons (knee) — Out
*Oshae Brissett (knee) — Out
*Patrick McCaw (knee) — 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.

Incentives/Back-to-Backs

Playoff Hunting: Memphis Grizzlies, Sacramento Kings, New Orleans Pelicans
Seeding motivation: Philadelphia 76ers
No Motivation: Washington Wizards, Toronto Raptors, Orlando Magic, Brooklyn Nets

Front End: N/A
Back End: Sacramento Kings, New Orleans Pelicans

Point Guard

De’Aaron Fox ($7,600 DK/$8,000 FD) – Fox has been one of the brighter spots of the bubble as the Kings offense has played with more pace and Fox has thrived. In three of the four games Fox has scored 28 real points or more while playing 37 or more minutes. Only a blowout loss to Orlando has kept him down. The Kings have worked their way back into the fringe of the playoff hunt and thus we expect the tighter rotations even on the second night of a back-to-back. The matchup with the Nets is one of the most favorable spots on the slate, making Fox a priority target.