DRAFTKINGS NBA PROJECTIONS

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Positions
ALL
PG
C
PF
SG
SF
PG Luka Doncic $12.0k EXP. LAL UTA 26
66.8
5.56
242.5 125.5
C Nikola Jokic $12.8k EXP. DEN ORL 10
64.3
5.02
235.5 121.5
PG Cade Cunningham $10.3k EXP. DET DAL 21
51.1
4.96
227.5 117.5
PF/C Alperen Sengun $9.6k EXP. HOU NO 5
48.4
5.04
235.5 122.5
PF Jalen Johnson $10.0k EXP. ATL CHA 24
48.2
4.82
240.5 123
PG Shai Gilgeous-Alexander $10.5k EXP. OKC LAC 18
46.5
4.43
221.5 119.5
C Victor Wembanyama $10.8k EXP. SA WAS 26
45.8
4.24
241.5 128.5
PF LeBron James $9.0k EXP. LAL UTA 30
45.8
5.09
242.5 125.5
PF Anthony Davis  Q $9.1k EXP. DAL DET 18
45.7
5.02
227.5 110
PG Jamal Murray $8.5k EXP. DEN ORL 29
44.7
5.26
235.5 121.5
PF Scottie Barnes $9.0k EXP. TOR MIL 4
44.0
4.88
218.5 111
PG Stephen Curry $9.4k EXP. GSW PHO 11
43.7
4.65
230.5 116
SF Michael Porter Jr. $8.6k EXP. BKN MIA 29
42.8
4.97
228.5 110.5
PG Jalen Brunson $8.6k EXP. NY IND 14
42.1
4.90
224.5 114.5
PG Keyonte George $7.9k EXP. UTA LAL 5
42.0
5.31
242.5 117
PF Paolo Banchero $8.6k EXP. ORL DEN 25
41.5
4.83
235.5 114
SF Kawhi Leonard $8.6k EXP. LAC OKC 6
41.5
4.83
221.5 102
PG/SG Devin Booker $8.7k EXP. PHO GSW 16
40.7
4.68
230.5 114.5
SG/SF Kevin Durant $8.4k EXP. HOU NO 26
40.2
4.78
235.5 122.5
PG Kevin Porter Jr. $8.2k EXP. MIL TOR 3
40.1
4.89
218.5 107.5
C Bam Adebayo $8.0k EXP. MIA BKN 5
39.9
4.98
228.5 118
PG De'Aaron Fox $8.4k EXP. SA WAS 30
38.8
4.62
241.5 128.5
PG LaMelo Ball  Q $8.8k EXP. CHA ATL 20
38.7
4.40
240.5 117.5
PF Pascal Siakam $8.9k EXP. IND NY 11
38.7
4.35
224.5 110
SG Brandon Ingram $8.2k EXP. TOR MIL 6
38.4
4.69
218.5 111
C Jalen Duren $7.5k EXP. DET DAL 27
38.0
5.07
227.5 117.5
SG Desmond Bane $8.1k EXP. ORL DEN 9
37.7
4.65
235.5 114
SF Jalen Williams $8.0k EXP. OKC LAC 13
37.4
4.67
221.5 119.5
PG Amen Thompson $8.3k EXP. HOU NO 12
37.3
4.49
235.5 122.5
PF Miles Bridges $8.1k EXP. CHA ATL 20
37.1
4.58
240.5 117.5
SF Brandon Miller $7.4k EXP. CHA ATL 15
36.9
4.98
240.5 117.5
C Onyeka Okongwu $7.7k EXP. ATL CHA 16
36.7
4.76
240.5 123
SG Stephon Castle $7.6k EXP. SA WAS 28
36.6
4.82
241.5 128.5
C Ivica Zubac $7.7k EXP. LAC OKC 9
35.9
4.67
221.5 102
SF/PF Jimmy Butler $8.7k EXP. GSW PHO 5
35.5
4.08
230.5 116
PG Trae Young  Q $9.5k EXP. ATL CHA 22
35.4
3.72
240.5 123
SG Kon Knueppel $7.1k EXP. CHA ATL 15
34.5
4.86
240.5 117.5
PG/SG Ryan Rollins $7.5k EXP. MIL TOR 3
34.5
4.60
218.5 107.5
PG Immanuel Quickley $7.1k EXP. TOR MIL 28
34.3
4.83
218.5 111
C Nic Claxton $6.7k EXP. BKN MIA 12
34.2
5.10
228.5 110.5
SG/SF Norman Powell  Q $7.0k EXP. MIA BKN 12
34.1
4.88
228.5 118
SG Trey Murphy III $7.9k EXP. NO HOU 3
34.1
4.32
235.5 113
SG Cooper Flagg $7.5k EXP. DAL DET 13
34.0
4.53
227.5 110
C Alexandre Sarr $8.1k EXP. WAS SA 11
33.5
4.14
241.5 113
PG Andrew Nembhard $6.9k EXP. IND NY 8
33.1
4.79
224.5 110
PF Chet Holmgren $7.5k EXP. OKC LAC 12
32.9
4.39
221.5 119.5
PG CJ McCollum $6.9k EXP. WAS SA 13
32.4
4.69
241.5 113
PF Zion Williamson $8.0k EXP. NO HOU 2
32.3
4.04
235.5 113
PF/C Kyle Filipowski $5.7k EXP. UTA LAL 28
32.3
5.66
242.5 117
PG/SG Dyson Daniels $7.0k EXP. ATL CHA 22
31.8
4.54
240.5 123
SG Kyshawn George $6.8k EXP. WAS SA 25
31.6
4.64
241.5 113
PG/SG Anthony Black $5.9k EXP. ORL DEN 10
31.4
5.33
235.5 114
SF Bennedict Mathurin $7.3k EXP. IND NY 9
31.4
4.30
224.5 110
C Mark Williams $6.1k EXP. PHO GSW 23
31.3
5.14
230.5 114.5
PF Andrew Wiggins $6.4k EXP. MIA BKN 16
30.9
4.83
228.5 118
SF/PF PJ Washington $7.0k EXP. DAL DET 2
30.8
4.39
227.5 110
C Derik Queen $7.4k EXP. NO HOU 17
30.8
4.16
235.5 113
C Jusuf Nurkic $6.1k EXP. UTA LAL 1
30.4
4.99
242.5 117
PG/SG Collin Gillespie $6.4k EXP. PHO GSW 16
30.3
4.73
230.5 114.5
PF Jabari Smith Jr. $6.3k EXP. HOU NO 5
30.2
4.79
235.5 122.5
SF Mikal Bridges $6.7k EXP. NY IND 1
30.0
4.48
224.5 114.5
PF OG Anunoby  Q $6.2k EXP. NY IND 21
29.9
4.83
224.5 114.5
SG/SF Jaime Jaquez Jr. $6.0k MIA BKN 12
29.4
4.90
228.5 118
SG/SF Nickeil Alexander-Walker $7.1k ATL CHA 14
29.4
4.14
240.5 123
SF/PF Dillon Brooks $6.2k EXP. PHO GSW 19
29.3
4.72
230.5 114.5
PF/C Draymond Green $6.6k EXP. GSW PHO 3
28.9
4.38
230.5 116
PG Davion Mitchell $5.6k EXP. MIA BKN 27
28.6
5.10
228.5 118
C Wendell Carter Jr. $5.3k EXP. ORL DEN 4
27.7
5.22
235.5 114
SF Devin Vassell $5.6k EXP. SA WAS 27
27.6
4.94
241.5 128.5
SG/SF Grayson Allen  Q $6.3k EXP. PHO GSW 4
27.4
4.35
230.5 114.5
PG/SG Dylan Harper $4.7k SA WAS 30
27.0
5.75
241.5 128.5
C Jakob Poeltl  Q $5.3k EXP. TOR MIL 15
26.9
5.07
218.5 111
SF/PF Kyle Kuzma  Q $5.5k EXP. MIL TOR 25
26.7
4.86
218.5 107.5
PG Bub Carrington $5.3k WAS SA 13
26.5
5.00
241.5 113
C Kel'el Ware $5.0k MIA BKN 5
25.8
5.15
228.5 118
PF/C Jay Huff $5.8k EXP. IND NY 11
25.5
4.40
224.5 110
C Myles Turner $5.3k EXP. MIL TOR 3
25.5
4.81
218.5 107.5
PF Noah Clowney $5.5k EXP. BKN MIA 8
25.4
4.62
228.5 110.5
PF Tobias Harris $5.0k EXP. DET DAL 13
25.3
5.05
227.5 117.5
SG Cameron Johnson $5.1k EXP. DEN ORL 1
25.2
4.95
235.5 121.5
SF Ace Bailey $4.9k EXP. UTA LAL 16
25.1
5.13
242.5 117
PG/SG Jordan Poole $5.8k NO HOU 4
24.9
4.29
235.5 113
SF/PF Peyton Watson  Q $5.2k EXP. DEN ORL 8
24.8
4.76
235.5 121.5
SF Ausar Thompson $5.3k EXP. DET DAL 28
24.6
4.65
227.5 117.5
SG/SF Jordan Clarkson $4.5k NY IND 29
24.5
5.43
224.5 114.5
PG/SG Reed Sheppard $5.1k HOU NO 12
24.5
4.81
235.5 122.5
PF/C Bobby Portis $5.4k MIL TOR 17
24.2
4.48
218.5 107.5
PG/SG Brandin Podziemski $5.9k GSW PHO 11
24.2
4.10
230.5 116
PG/SG Marcus Smart $5.1k EXP. LAL UTA 26
24.1
4.73
242.5 125.5
SG/SF Naji Marshall $5.5k DAL DET 13
23.9
4.35
227.5 110
PG Jeremiah Fears $5.6k EXP. NO HOU 4
23.7
4.23
235.5 113
SG/SF Brice Sensabaugh $3.8k EXP. UTA LAL 21
22.8
5.99
242.5 117
PF Harrison Barnes $4.9k EXP. SA WAS 29
22.6
4.61
241.5 128.5
SF Rui Hachimura $4.9k EXP. LAL UTA 11
22.6
4.61
242.5 125.5
C Ryan Kalkbrenner $4.6k EXP. CHA ATL 21
22.5
4.89
240.5 117.5
SF Bilal Coulibaly $5.4k EXP. WAS SA 10
22.4
4.14
241.5 113
C Jaxson Hayes $3.5k EXP. LAL UTA 19
22.4
6.41
242.5 125.5
PF Royce O'Neale $5.6k PHO GSW 7
22.3
3.98
230.5 114.5
SF/PF Saddiq Bey $6.4k NO HOU 20
22.1
3.46
235.5 113
PG Egor Demin $4.8k EXP. BKN MIA 17
22.0
4.59
228.5 110.5
PG Ajay Mitchell $4.7k OKC LAC 18
22.0
4.68
221.5 119.5
PF/C John Collins $5.1k EXP. LAC OKC 9
21.7
4.25
221.5 102
PF/C Danny Wolf $4.4k BKN MIA 8
21.5
4.89
228.5 110.5
C Quinten Post $5.3k EXP. GSW PHO 14
21.5
4.07
230.5 116
PG Jamal Shead $4.7k TOR MIL 28
21.2
4.50
218.5 111
PG Ryan Nembhard $4.8k EXP. DAL DET 15
21.1
4.40
227.5 110
PF/C Isaiah Stewart $4.3k DET DAL 13
21.0
4.89
227.5 117.5
SG/SF AJ Green  Q $5.2k EXP. MIL TOR 16
20.9
4.01
218.5 107.5
C Luke Kornet $4.4k SA WAS 26
20.8
4.74
241.5 128.5
SF/PF Justin Champagnie $4.7k EXP. WAS SA 10
20.8
4.43
241.5 113
PG T.J. McConnell $4.4k IND NY 8
20.7
4.69
224.5 110
SG Kris Dunn $4.7k EXP. LAC OKC 10
20.7
4.40
221.5 102
SG/SF Julian Champagnie $4.5k SA WAS 28
20.7
4.59
241.5 128.5
PG Isaiah Collier $3.7k UTA LAL 5
20.7
5.60
242.5 117
C Day'Ron Sharpe $3.8k BKN MIA 12
20.6
5.41
228.5 110.5
PG/SG Bogdan Bogdanovic $4.4k EXP. LAC OKC 1
20.6
4.67
221.5 102
PG Brandon Williams  Q $4.2k DAL DET 15
20.5
4.88
227.5 110
SF/PF Simone Fontecchio $4.2k EXP. MIA BKN 17
20.3
4.84
228.5 118
PF/C Sandro Mamukelashvili $4.3k TOR MIL 4
20.0
4.65
218.5 111
SF/PF Tristan da Silva  Q $3.9k EXP. ORL DEN 4
19.8
5.09
235.5 114
SG/SF Moses Moody $4.8k EXP. GSW PHO 22
19.5
4.06
230.5 116
SG Terance Mann $4.1k EXP. BKN MIA 30
19.3
4.70
228.5 110.5
SF Zaccharie Risacher $4.3k EXP. ATL CHA 3
19.3
4.48
240.5 123
SG Duncan Robinson $4.4k EXP. DET DAL 5
19.3
4.38
227.5 117.5
SG/SF Tim Hardaway Jr.  Q $4.4k DEN ORL 1
19.3
4.39
235.5 121.5
C Isaiah Jackson $3.6k IND NY 2
19.3
5.35
224.5 110
PG/SG Cason Wallace $4.3k EXP. OKC LAC 18
18.8
4.36
221.5 119.5
SF/PF Jake LaRavia $3.9k LAL UTA 11
18.7
4.79
242.5 125.5
C Moussa Diabate $4.0k CHA ATL 21
18.6
4.66
240.5 117.5
C Marvin Bagley III $5.8k WAS SA 11
18.3
3.15
241.5 113
SG/SF Caris LeVert $3.9k DET DAL 5
18.2
4.67
227.5 117.5
PG/SG Bruce Brown $4.0k DEN ORL 29
18.2
4.55
235.5 121.5
SF Herbert Jones $4.7k EXP. NO HOU 20
18.2
3.86
235.5 113
PG/SG De'Anthony Melton $4.2k GSW PHO 11
18.0
4.28
230.5 116
SG/SF Jordan Goodwin $4.7k PHO GSW 4
17.9
3.80
230.5 114.5
PG/SG Jaden Ivey $3.4k DET DAL 21
17.7
5.20
227.5 117.5
C Steven Adams $4.1k HOU NO 29
17.6
4.30
235.5 122.5
SF/PF Keldon Johnson $4.6k SA WAS 27
17.6
3.82
241.5 128.5
C Goga Bitadze $3.6k ORL DEN 4
17.2
4.79
235.5 114
SG/SF Ziaire Williams $3.5k BKN MIA 30
16.9
4.84
228.5 110.5
SF/PF Tari Eason  Q $4.6k HOU NO 21
16.9
3.68
235.5 122.5
PG Dru Smith $3.6k MIA BKN 27
16.8
4.65
228.5 118
C Jonas Valanciunas $3.5k DEN ORL 10
16.8
4.79
235.5 121.5
SG/SF Alex Caruso $3.8k OKC LAC 24
16.8
4.41
221.5 119.5
SG/SF Gary Trent Jr. $4.2k MIL TOR 16
16.3
3.87
218.5 107.5
SG/SF Josh Okogie $3.7k EXP. HOU NO 26
16.2
4.37
235.5 122.5
SF/PF Aaron Wiggins $4.0k OKC LAC 13
16.2
4.04
221.5 119.5
SF Kobe Sanders $3.3k LAC OKC 6
16.2
4.92
221.5 102
SF/PF Taylor Hendricks $3.2k UTA LAL 16
16.2
5.07
242.5 117
SF/PF Klay Thompson $4.4k DAL DET 2
16.1
3.65
227.5 110
SF Buddy Hield $4.4k GSW PHO 5
16.1
3.66
230.5 116
PG/SG Tyrese Martin $3.6k BKN MIA 17
15.9
4.40
228.5 110.5
SG Luguentz Dort $4.1k EXP. OKC LAC 24
15.9
3.88
221.5 119.5
C Tristan Vukcevic $4.5k WAS SA 11
15.8
3.50
241.5 113
PG/SG Ethan Thompson $4.0k EXP. IND NY 8
15.3
3.81
224.5 110
PG Jose Alvarado $4.8k NO HOU 4
15.3
3.20
235.5 113
SG Isaiah Joe $3.4k OKC LAC 24
15.3
4.49
221.5 119.5
PF Nicolas Batum  Q $3.5k LAC OKC 9
15.2
4.36
221.5 102
PF Tidjane Salaun $3.1k CHA ATL 20
15.0
4.84
240.5 117.5
SF/PF Jarace Walker $3.7k IND NY 9
15.0
4.04
224.5 110
PG/SG Tre Johnson $3.5k WAS SA 13
15.0
4.29
241.5 113
SG/SF Max Christie $4.5k DAL DET 13
14.9
3.31
227.5 110
SF/PF Ryan Dunn $4.3k PHO GSW 19
14.8
3.45
230.5 114.5
SG/SF Jordan Miller $3.4k LAC OKC 10
14.7
4.33
221.5 102
C Trayce Jackson-Davis $3.6k GSW PHO 14
14.6
4.07
230.5 116
SF/PF Spencer Jones $4.0k EXP. DEN ORL 8
14.4
3.59
235.5 121.5
C Oso Ighodaro $3.5k PHO GSW 23
14.4
4.10
230.5 114.5
C Daniel Gafford $4.3k EXP. DAL DET 7
14.3
3.33
227.5 110
C Jericho Sims $3.8k MIL TOR 3
14.3
3.76
218.5 107.5
SG/SF Ochai Agbaji $3.5k EXP. TOR MIL 6
14.1
4.02
218.5 111
PF/C Kobe Brown $3.5k LAC OKC 9
13.8
3.93
221.5 102
SF/PF Sion James $3.9k CHA ATL 15
13.7
3.52
240.5 117.5
PG/SG Walter Clayton Jr. $3.3k UTA LAL 5
13.6
4.13
242.5 117
PG Tyus Jones $3.2k ORL DEN 10
13.5
4.20
235.5 114
PF Jarred Vanderbilt $3.1k LAL UTA 30
13.5
4.35
242.5 125.5
SG/SF Vit Krejci $3.9k ATL CHA 14
13.1
3.36
240.5 123
SG/SF Ja'Kobe Walter $3.6k TOR MIL 6
12.9
3.58
218.5 111
PF/C Collin Murray-Boyles $3.3k TOR MIL 4
12.9
3.91
218.5 111
SF/PF Ronald Holland II $3.5k DET DAL 28
12.5
3.57
227.5 117.5
SG/SF Drake Powell $3.2k BKN MIA 30
12.1
3.79
228.5 110.5
C Kevin Love $3.9k UTA LAL 1
12.1
3.10
242.5 117
PF Jonathan Kuminga $4.5k GSW PHO 3
12.0
2.67
230.5 116
PF Will Riley $3.9k WAS SA 15
12.0
3.08
241.5 113
SG/SF Jett Howard $3.1k ORL DEN 9
11.7
3.77
235.5 114
PG Tyler Kolek $3.5k NY IND 14
11.7
3.35
224.5 114.5
PF/C Jonathan Isaac $3.1k ORL DEN 25
11.5
3.71
235.5 114
PF/C Mouhamed Gueye $3.6k ATL CHA 24
11.2
3.11
240.5 123
SF/PF Keshad Johnson $3.1k MIA BKN 17
11.1
3.57
228.5 118
SG/SF Garrison Mathews $3.3k IND NY 19
11.0
3.33
224.5 110
PG/SG Aaron Holiday $3.6k HOU NO 12
10.7
2.97
235.5 122.5
PG/SG Luke Kennard $3.3k ATL CHA 22
10.5
3.19
240.5 123
PF/C Kenrich Williams $3.1k OKC LAC 12
9.9
3.21
221.5 119.5
PF/C Kyle Anderson $3.1k UTA LAL 28
9.9
3.19
242.5 117
SG/SF Josh Green $3.2k CHA ATL 15
9.7
3.02
240.5 117.5
SG/SF Dalton Knecht $3.2k LAL UTA 27
9.7
3.03
242.5 125.5
PG Nick Smith Jr. $3.0k LAL UTA 26
9.6
3.20
242.5 125.5
PF/C Asa Newell $3.1k ATL CHA 24
9.5
3.06
240.5 123
SG/SF Bryce McGowens $4.0k NO HOU 3
9.5
2.38
235.5 113
PG/SG Jase Richardson $3.0k ORL DEN 10
9.3
3.10
235.5 114
SG Gradey Dick $3.2k TOR MIL 6
9.3
2.90
218.5 111
PG KJ Simpson $4.9k CHA ATL 20
9.1
1.86
240.5 117.5
C Yves Missi $3.4k NO HOU 17
9.1
2.68
235.5 113
PG Cole Anthony  Q $3.3k MIL TOR 3
8.6
2.59
218.5 107.5
PG/SG D'Angelo Russell  Q $3.9k DAL DET 15
7.9
2.04
227.5 110
PF/C Guerschon Yabusele $3.0k NY IND 21
7.8
2.61
224.5 114.5
PF/C Maxi Kleber  Q $3.0k LAL UTA 30
7.5
2.48
242.5 125.5
SF Cody Williams $3.4k UTA LAL 16
7.3
2.15
242.5 117
SG/SF Gary Payton II $3.7k GSW PHO 22
7.2
1.95
230.5 116
SF/PF Javonte Green $3.3k DET DAL 28
7.1
2.14
227.5 117.5
SF Johnny Furphy $3.1k IND NY 9
6.8
2.21
224.5 110
SG Svi Mykhailiuk $3.5k UTA LAL 21
6.0
1.71
242.5 117
SG Cam Christie $3.0k LAC OKC 10
5.6
1.86
221.5 102
SG/SF Gary Harris $3.0k MIL TOR 16
5.0
1.66
218.5 107.5
C Branden Carlson $3.0k OKC LAC 13
4.8
1.58
221.5 119.5
PF/C Zeke Nnaji $3.0k DEN ORL 6
4.0
1.33
235.5 121.5
C Clint Capela $4.0k HOU NO 29
3.2
0.80
235.5 122.5
PG Daniss Jenkins $3.2k DET DAL 21
3.1
0.97
227.5 117.5
PG/SG Quenton Jackson $5.0k IND NY 8
2.6
0.52
224.5 110
PG Jamaree Bouyea $3.2k PHO GSW 16
2.4
0.75
230.5 114.5
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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.

What factors go into NBA Player Projections?

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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