DRAFTKINGS NBA PROJECTIONS

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Teams
Positions
ALL
PG
C
PF
SG
SF
PF Jayson Tatum $10.0k EXP. BOS NY
49.0
4.90
--
214.5 104.5
C Joel Embiid $9.8k EXP. PHI HOU
47.3
4.83
--
225.5 111
C Bam Adebayo $8.7k EXP. MIA TOR
44.1
5.07
--
236.5 116.5
PG Tyrese Maxey $9.5k EXP. PHI HOU
43.4
4.57
--
225.5 111
PF Scottie Barnes $8.9k EXP. TOR MIA
43.2
4.85
--
236.5 120
PF/C Karl-Anthony Towns $9.1k EXP. NY BOS
42.9
4.71
--
214.5 110
SF Kevin Durant $8.8k EXP. HOU PHI
42.3
4.81
--
225.5 114.5
PG Jalen Brunson $9.2k EXP. NY BOS
42.1
4.58
--
214.5 110
C Alperen Sengun $8.6k EXP. HOU PHI
42.0
4.88
--
225.5 114.5
PG Amen Thompson $7.8k EXP. HOU PHI
40.3
5.17
--
225.5 114.5
C Julian Reese $6.0k EXP. WAS CHI
38.5
6.42
--
248.5 121
SF/PF Will Riley $6.5k EXP. WAS CHI
38.5
5.93
--
248.5 121
SG/SF Collin Sexton  Q $6.6k EXP. CHI WAS
37.3
5.65
--
248.5 127.5
SF RJ Barrett $7.5k EXP. TOR MIA
37.2
4.95
--
236.5 120
SF/PF Paul George $8.3k EXP. PHI HOU
36.9
4.44
--
225.5 111
PG/SG Tre Jones $7.1k EXP. CHI WAS
36.3
5.12
--
248.5 127.5
SG Brandon Ingram $7.9k EXP. TOR MIA
36.2
4.59
--
236.5 120
PG/SG Tyler Herro $7.7k EXP. MIA TOR
36.1
4.69
--
236.5 116.5
SF/PF Leonard Miller $5.3k EXP. CHI WAS
34.4
6.49
--
248.5 127.5
PG Derrick White  Q $7.2k EXP. BOS NY
33.5
4.65
--
214.5 104.5
PF Justin Champagnie  Q $5.3k WAS CHI
32.6
6.15
--
248.5 121
PG/SG Malachi Smith $3.8k EXP. BKN IND
31.9
8.39
--
224.5 110.5
PF OG Anunoby $6.6k EXP. NY BOS
31.4
4.76
--
214.5 110
PF/C Guerschon Yabusele $5.1k EXP. CHI WAS
31.4
6.16
--
248.5 127.5
PG/SG Bub Carrington $6.3k EXP. WAS CHI
31.4
4.98
--
248.5 121
SF Jarace Walker  Q $5.7k EXP. IND BKN
31.0
5.43
--
224.5 114
PF/C Jabari Smith Jr. $6.3k EXP. HOU PHI
30.6
4.86
--
225.5 114.5
PF Andrew Wiggins $5.7k EXP. MIA TOR
30.4
5.34
--
236.5 116.5
PG/SG VJ Edgecombe $7.3k EXP. PHI HOU
30.1
4.12
--
225.5 111
PG Ben Saraf $4.9k EXP. BKN IND
29.1
5.93
--
224.5 110.5
SG/SF Josh Hart $6.4k EXP. NY BOS
28.5
4.46
--
214.5 110
PF Patrick Williams  Q $4.1k CHI WAS
28.5
6.94
--
248.5 127.5
PG/SG Rob Dillingham $4.4k EXP. CHI WAS
28.5
6.48
--
248.5 127.5
PG Immanuel Quickley $6.9k EXP. TOR MIA
28.0
4.05
--
236.5 120
PG/SG Payton Pritchard $6.7k BOS NY
27.8
4.15
--
214.5 104.5
C Jakob Poeltl $5.5k EXP. TOR MIA
27.6
5.02
--
236.5 120
SG/SF Norman Powell  Q $6.2k EXP. MIA TOR
27.1
4.37
--
236.5 116.5
PG/SG Tyson Etienne $3.5k BKN IND
27.0
7.71
--
224.5 110.5
C Neemias Queta  Q $5.9k EXP. BOS NY
27.0
4.58
--
214.5 104.5
PG/SG Reed Sheppard $6.1k EXP. HOU PHI
26.8
4.40
--
225.5 114.5
SG/SF Jamir Watkins $5.2k WAS CHI
26.7
5.14
--
248.5 121
SG/SF Jaime Jaquez Jr. $5.5k MIA TOR
26.5
4.82
--
236.5 116.5
PF/C Anthony Gill  Q $4.4k EXP. WAS CHI
25.9
5.88
--
248.5 121
SF/PF Leaky Black $5.4k EXP. WAS CHI
25.9
4.80
--
248.5 121
C Jay Huff $4.9k EXP. IND BKN
25.7
5.24
--
224.5 114
SG Drake Powell $4.7k EXP. BKN IND
25.4
5.41
--
224.5 110.5
PG Sharife Cooper $4.1k WAS CHI
25.3
6.17
--
248.5 121
PG/SG Quenton Jackson $4.7k EXP. IND BKN
25.2
5.37
--
224.5 114
SF Jalen Slawson $4.5k IND BKN
24.8
5.51
--
224.5 114
PF/C Obi Toppin $4.6k IND BKN
24.4
5.31
--
224.5 114
C E.J. Liddell $4.5k EXP. BKN IND
24.4
5.42
--
224.5 110.5
SF Mikal Bridges $6.0k EXP. NY BOS
24.1
4.02
--
214.5 110
SF/PF Jalen Wilson $4.1k BKN IND
23.4
5.70
--
224.5 110.5
SG/SF Tari Eason $4.3k HOU PHI
23.2
5.39
--
225.5 114.5
SG/SF Kelly Oubre Jr. $5.4k EXP. PHI HOU
23.0
4.26
--
225.5 111
C Lachlan Olbrich  Q $3.5k CHI WAS
23.0
6.58
--
248.5 127.5
PF/C Chaney Johnson $3.8k BKN IND
22.8
5.99
--
224.5 110.5
SF/PF Kobe Brown  Q $4.2k EXP. IND BKN
22.1
5.27
--
224.5 114
C Sandro Mamukelashvili $4.4k TOR MIA
22.1
5.03
--
236.5 120
SG Ethan Thompson $4.1k EXP. IND BKN
21.9
5.34
--
224.5 114
SG/SF Pelle Larsson $5.0k MIA TOR
21.9
4.38
--
236.5 116.5
PF/C Collin Murray-Boyles $4.5k TOR MIA
21.9
4.87
--
236.5 120
PG Davion Mitchell $5.2k EXP. MIA TOR
20.8
4.00
--
236.5 116.5
C Kel'el Ware $4.7k MIA TOR
20.4
4.35
--
236.5 116.5
C Mitchell Robinson $4.6k NY BOS
19.4
4.23
--
214.5 110
PF/C Micah Potter $4.3k IND BKN
19.3
4.49
--
224.5 114
C Nikola Vucevic $5.0k BOS NY
19.0
3.80
--
214.5 104.5
PG/SG Quentin Grimes $5.0k PHI HOU
18.9
3.78
--
225.5 111
PG Yuki Kawamura $3.3k CHI WAS
18.8
5.71
--
248.5 127.5
PG Jamal Shead $4.5k TOR MIA
18.7
4.16
--
236.5 120
PG/SG Miles McBride $3.6k NY BOS
17.7
4.90
--
214.5 110
SG/SF Ja'Kobe Walter $4.8k TOR MIA
17.3
3.61
--
236.5 120
SF/PF Sam Hauser  Q $4.3k EXP. BOS NY
16.9
3.92
--
214.5 104.5
PG/SG Mac McClung $3.4k CHI WAS
15.8
4.65
--
248.5 127.5
PF/C Dominick Barlow $4.0k PHI HOU
15.6
3.91
--
225.5 111
PG/SG Kam Jones $3.9k IND BKN
15.4
3.95
--
224.5 114
SG/SF Ochai Agbaji $3.2k BKN IND
14.9
4.64
--
224.5 110.5
SG/SF Ben Sheppard  Q $3.7k IND BKN
14.6
3.95
--
224.5 114
SG Landry Shamet $3.5k NY BOS
14.2
4.05
--
214.5 110
PG/SG Aaron Holiday $4.0k HOU PHI
13.0
3.26
--
225.5 114.5
PG Kasparas Jakucionis $4.3k MIA TOR
11.3
2.62
--
236.5 116.5
C Clint Capela $3.3k HOU PHI
8.9
2.71
--
225.5 114.5
PF Jordan Walsh $3.2k BOS NY
8.7
2.72
--
214.5 104.5
SG/SF Taelon Peter $3.9k IND BKN
8.3
2.12
--
224.5 114
SG/SF Baylor Scheierman $3.8k BOS NY
8.3
2.17
--
214.5 104.5
SG/SF Jordan Clarkson $3.3k NY BOS
8.2
2.49
--
214.5 110
SG/SF Josh Okogie $3.4k HOU PHI
7.9
2.31
--
225.5 114.5
C Andre Drummond $4.3k PHI HOU
7.8
1.82
--
225.5 111
SF/PF Jae'Sean Tate $3.1k HOU PHI
6.0
1.94
--
225.5 114.5
C Adem Bona $3.8k PHI HOU
4.8
1.26
--
225.5 111
SF/PF Justin Edwards $3.2k PHI HOU
4.3
1.33
--
225.5 111
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Reliable NBA DFS Projections

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NBA Projection changes throughout the day

Injury news is critical to NBA projections, whether its for NBA DFS or for player props. Projections will change constantly throughout the day, with the biggest news and changes usually happening in the 60 minute leadup to the start of a slate. It's not uncommon for us to do 50+ updates in just the final 30 minutes before slate start alone. You have to stay on top of injury news to be succesful at NBA DFS and player props. Our projections always show the "last updated" timestamp at the top of the screen, so you can tell when we last refreshed our projections. Keep an eye on this timestamp to know how fresh the NBA player projections are. Sometimes during the day it might be there's no meaningful updates to report for hours, while as the day goes on they'll come fast and furious.

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While our exact algorithm and weighting is proprietary, there's a few key factors that go into our NBA Player projections. We start with a baseline that looks at player historical performance, usage, minutes, and fantasy points per minute. Layered on top of that, the matchup becomes key. Projected game score, pace, and defensive rankings are variables which nudge a players typical performance up or down. A game with a 238 total and a 1.5 spread is going to be high scoring and fast, while a game with a 216 total and 11.5 spread suggests a blowout and one-sided game. A slow paced game between two top-rated defences will typically result in lower relative projections compared to a fast-pace one.

Perhaps the most impactful to NBA DFS projections are going to be same-day injury announcements and starting lineup news. Having a key player like LeBron, Luka, or Jokic scratch out for the night with a suprise illness means that their usual 50+ FPTS are going to be up for graps among the rest of the team. It also means that someone who usually doesn't get the start is getting promoted to starter and is going to get that bump in minutes. Those $3000 price point guys who get called up for a big injury might end up having an 8x value night, put down 27 FTPS, and be the chalk play of the night. Our projections algorithm combined with statistical analysis techniques factors all of the above into our daily projections.

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