DRAFTKINGS NBA PROJECTIONS

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Positions
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SG
SF
PF Jayson Tatum $10.0k BOS NY
47.4
4.74
--
217.5 106.5
C Joel Embiid $9.8k PHI HOU
46.7
4.77
--
225.5 111
SG/SF Jaylen Brown  Q $9.7k BOS NY
46.6
4.80
--
217.5 106.5
PG Tyrese Maxey $9.5k PHI HOU
43.4
4.56
--
225.5 111
PG Jalen Brunson $9.2k NY BOS
43.3
4.71
--
217.5 111
PF/C Karl-Anthony Towns $9.1k NY BOS
42.9
4.71
--
217.5 111
SF Kevin Durant $8.8k HOU PHI
42.3
4.80
--
225.5 114.5
C Alperen Sengun $8.6k HOU PHI
42.0
4.88
--
225.5 114.5
PF Scottie Barnes $8.9k TOR MIA
41.9
4.71
--
239.5 122
C Bam Adebayo $8.7k MIA TOR
41.6
4.78
--
239.5 117.5
PG Amen Thompson $7.8k HOU PHI
37.6
4.83
--
225.5 114.5
SF/PF Paul George $8.3k PHI HOU
36.2
4.36
--
225.5 111
PG/SG Tyler Herro $7.7k MIA TOR
36.1
4.69
--
239.5 117.5
SG Brandon Ingram $7.9k TOR MIA
35.6
4.51
--
239.5 122
SF RJ Barrett $7.5k TOR MIA
34.7
4.63
--
239.5 122
PG/SG Tre Jones $7.1k CHI WAS
33.6
4.74
--
246.5 126.5
PG Derrick White  Q $7.2k BOS NY
32.3
4.48
--
217.5 106.5
PG Immanuel Quickley $6.9k TOR MIA
31.7
4.60
--
239.5 122
PF OG Anunoby $6.6k NY BOS
31.4
4.76
--
217.5 111
SG/SF Collin Sexton  Q $6.6k CHI WAS
31.2
4.73
--
246.5 126.5
PG/SG Payton Pritchard $6.7k BOS NY
31.1
4.65
--
217.5 106.5
SF/PF Will Riley $6.5k WAS CHI
30.3
4.67
--
246.5 120
PF/C Jabari Smith Jr. $6.3k HOU PHI
30.1
4.78
--
225.5 114.5
PG/SG VJ Edgecombe $7.3k PHI HOU
30.1
4.12
--
225.5 111
SG/SF Josh Hart $6.4k NY BOS
30.0
4.69
--
217.5 111
PG/SG Reed Sheppard $6.1k HOU PHI
29.7
4.86
--
225.5 114.5
SG/SF Norman Powell  Q $6.2k MIA TOR
28.9
4.67
--
239.5 117.5
C Julian Reese $6.0k WAS CHI
28.9
4.81
--
246.5 120
SF Bilal Coulibaly  Q $6.2k WAS CHI
28.9
4.66
--
246.5 120
PG/SG Bub Carrington $6.3k WAS CHI
28.5
4.53
--
246.5 120
C Neemias Queta  Q $5.9k BOS NY
28.4
4.81
--
217.5 106.5
SF Mikal Bridges $6.0k NY BOS
27.4
4.56
--
217.5 111
SF Jarace Walker  Q $5.7k IND BKN
27.1
4.76
--
224.5 114
PF Andrew Wiggins $5.7k MIA TOR
27.0
4.74
--
239.5 117.5
SG/SF Jaime Jaquez Jr. $5.5k MIA TOR
26.5
4.82
--
239.5 117.5
C Jakob Poeltl $5.5k TOR MIA
26.1
4.74
--
239.5 122
SF/PF Leonard Miller $5.3k CHI WAS
25.1
4.73
--
246.5 126.5
PG Davion Mitchell $5.2k MIA TOR
24.5
4.72
--
239.5 117.5
PF Justin Champagnie  Q $5.3k WAS CHI
24.5
4.62
--
246.5 120
SF/PF Leaky Black $5.4k WAS CHI
24.1
4.47
--
246.5 120
SG/SF Pelle Larsson $5.0k MIA TOR
24.0
4.79
--
239.5 117.5
SG/SF Jamir Watkins $5.2k WAS CHI
23.9
4.61
--
246.5 120
PF/C Guerschon Yabusele $5.1k CHI WAS
23.4
4.59
--
246.5 126.5
SG/SF Kelly Oubre Jr. $5.4k PHI HOU
23.0
4.26
--
225.5 111
PG Ben Saraf $4.9k BKN IND
22.9
4.68
--
224.5 110.5
C Nikola Vucevic $5.0k BOS NY
22.9
4.59
--
217.5 106.5
C Jay Huff $4.9k IND BKN
22.6
4.60
--
224.5 114
C Kel'el Ware $4.7k MIA TOR
22.6
4.81
--
239.5 117.5
SG/SF Ja'Kobe Walter $4.8k TOR MIA
22.6
4.72
--
239.5 122
PF/C Obi Toppin $4.6k IND BKN
22.2
4.82
--
224.5 114
C Mitchell Robinson $4.6k NY BOS
22.2
4.82
--
217.5 111
C Sandro Mamukelashvili $4.4k TOR MIA
22.1
5.03
--
239.5 122
PG Jamal Shead $4.5k TOR MIA
21.6
4.81
--
239.5 122
PF/C Collin Murray-Boyles $4.5k TOR MIA
21.6
4.79
--
239.5 122
SG Jaden Hardy  Q $4.6k WAS CHI
21.5
4.67
--
246.5 120
SF Jalen Slawson $4.5k IND BKN
21.4
4.75
--
224.5 114
PG/SG Quenton Jackson $4.7k IND BKN
21.4
4.56
--
224.5 114
PF/C Anthony Gill  Q $4.4k WAS CHI
21.3
4.84
--
246.5 120
SG Drake Powell $4.7k BKN IND
21.0
4.47
--
224.5 110.5
SG/SF Isaac Okoro  Q $4.5k CHI WAS
20.8
4.62
--
246.5 126.5
PG/SG Tre Johnson  Q $4.6k WAS CHI
20.8
4.53
--
246.5 120
SG/SF Tari Eason $4.3k HOU PHI
20.3
4.72
--
225.5 114.5
PF/C Micah Potter $4.3k IND BKN
20.1
4.67
--
224.5 114
SF/PF Kobe Brown  Q $4.2k IND BKN
20.1
4.80
--
224.5 114
PG/SG Rob Dillingham $4.4k CHI WAS
20.1
4.57
--
246.5 126.5
C E.J. Liddell $4.5k BKN IND
19.8
4.40
--
224.5 110.5
SF/PF Sam Hauser  Q $4.3k BOS NY
19.4
4.51
--
217.5 106.5
PG Sharife Cooper $4.1k WAS CHI
19.3
4.71
--
246.5 120
PG Kasparas Jakucionis $4.3k MIA TOR
19.1
4.43
--
239.5 117.5
SF/PF Jalen Wilson $4.1k BKN IND
18.9
4.62
--
224.5 110.5
PG/SG Quentin Grimes $5.0k PHI HOU
18.9
3.78
--
225.5 111
SG Ethan Thompson $4.1k IND BKN
18.7
4.56
--
224.5 114
PG Jose Alvarado $4.0k NY BOS
18.4
4.59
--
217.5 111
PF Patrick Williams  Q $4.1k CHI WAS
18.2
4.45
--
246.5 126.5
PF/C Chaney Johnson $3.8k BKN IND
18.0
4.73
--
224.5 110.5
PG/SG Kam Jones $3.9k IND BKN
17.8
4.57
--
224.5 114
SG/SF Taelon Peter $3.9k IND BKN
17.7
4.53
--
224.5 114
PG/SG Miles McBride $3.6k NY BOS
17.7
4.90
--
217.5 111
C Luka Garza $3.7k BOS NY
17.5
4.74
--
217.5 106.5
PG/SG Aaron Holiday $4.0k HOU PHI
17.2
4.31
--
225.5 114.5
SG/SF Baylor Scheierman $3.8k BOS NY
17.1
4.50
--
217.5 106.5
SG/SF Ben Sheppard  Q $3.7k IND BKN
17.0
4.59
--
224.5 114
PG/SG Tyson Etienne $3.5k BKN IND
16.8
4.80
--
224.5 110.5
SG Landry Shamet $3.5k NY BOS
15.9
4.55
--
217.5 111
PF/C Dominick Barlow $4.0k PHI HOU
15.6
3.91
--
225.5 111
C Lachlan Olbrich  Q $3.5k CHI WAS
15.4
4.40
--
246.5 126.5
SG/SF Jordan Clarkson $3.3k NY BOS
15.1
4.57
--
217.5 111
PF Simone Fontecchio $3.3k MIA TOR
15.1
4.58
--
239.5 117.5
PF Tre Scott $3.9k BKN IND
14.9
3.83
--
224.5 110.5
PG/SG Mac McClung $3.4k CHI WAS
14.6
4.30
--
246.5 126.5
C Clint Capela $3.3k HOU PHI
14.5
4.41
--
225.5 114.5
PG/SG Malachi Smith $3.8k BKN IND
14.4
3.80
--
224.5 110.5
SG/SF Josh Okogie $3.4k HOU PHI
13.8
4.05
--
225.5 114.5
PG Yuki Kawamura $3.3k CHI WAS
13.8
4.17
--
246.5 126.5
PG/SG Tyreke Key $3.0k TOR MIA
10.4
3.47
--
239.5 122
SG/SF Ochai Agbaji $3.2k BKN IND
9.6
2.99
--
224.5 110.5
PG Dru Smith  Q $3.2k MIA TOR
9.0
2.82
--
239.5 117.5
PF Jordan Walsh $3.2k BOS NY
8.7
2.72
--
217.5 106.5
PF Dorian Finney-Smith $3.0k HOU PHI
8.1
2.69
--
225.5 114.5
C Andre Drummond $4.3k PHI HOU
7.8
1.81
--
225.5 111
C Keshad Johnson $3.0k MIA TOR
7.7
2.56
--
239.5 117.5
SF/PF Myron Gardner $3.0k MIA TOR
7.7
2.56
--
239.5 117.5
PG Tyler Kolek  Q $3.0k NY BOS
7.5
2.50
--
217.5 111
SG/SF Gradey Dick $3.1k TOR MIA
7.3
2.36
--
239.5 122
PF Jamison Battle $3.0k TOR MIA
6.8
2.28
--
239.5 122
SG/SF AJ Lawson $3.0k TOR MIA
6.7
2.24
--
239.5 122
PF/C Jonathan Mogbo $3.0k TOR MIA
6.7
2.23
--
239.5 122
C Adem Bona $3.8k PHI HOU
6.6
1.74
--
225.5 111
SF/PF Jeremy Sochan $3.0k NY BOS
6.4
2.15
--
217.5 111
PF Mohamed Diawara $3.0k NY BOS
6.4
2.15
--
217.5 111
SF/PF Ron Harper Jr. $3.0k BOS NY
6.2
2.07
--
217.5 106.5
PG JD Davison $3.0k HOU PHI
5.8
1.92
--
225.5 114.5
SG/SF Hugo Gonzalez $3.0k BOS NY
5.8
1.94
--
217.5 106.5
C Ariel Hukporti $3.0k NY BOS
5.7
1.89
--
217.5 111
SF/PF Jae'Sean Tate $3.1k HOU PHI
5.4
1.74
--
225.5 114.5
SG Pacome Dadiet $3.0k NY BOS
5.4
1.80
--
217.5 111
C Trayce Jackson-Davis $3.0k TOR MIA
5.2
1.75
--
239.5 122
SF/PF Isaiah Crawford $3.0k HOU PHI
5.1
1.72
--
225.5 114.5
C Amari Williams $3.0k BOS NY
5.0
1.67
--
217.5 106.5
PF/C Jeff Green $3.0k HOU PHI
4.9
1.64
--
225.5 114.5
SG Alijah Martin $3.0k TOR MIA
4.9
1.64
--
239.5 122
C Dillon Jones $3.0k NY BOS
4.7
1.56
--
217.5 111
C Trey Jemison $3.0k NY BOS
4.6
1.54
--
217.5 111
PG Jahmir Young $3.0k MIA TOR
4.5
1.49
--
239.5 117.5
C Vladislav Goldin $3.0k MIA TOR
4.3
1.43
--
239.5 117.5
SF/PF Kevin McCullar Jr. $3.0k NY BOS
4.2
1.41
--
217.5 111
SF Garrett Temple $3.0k TOR MIA
4.1
1.37
--
239.5 122
SF John Tonje $3.0k BOS NY
3.8
1.25
--
217.5 106.5
PG Tristen Newton $3.0k HOU PHI
3.7
1.24
--
225.5 114.5
SG/SF Trevor Keels $3.0k MIA TOR
3.5
1.17
--
239.5 117.5
PG Max Shulga $3.0k BOS NY
3.4
1.14
--
217.5 106.5
SF/PF Justin Edwards $3.2k PHI HOU
2.7
0.85
--
225.5 111
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