DRAFTKINGS NBA PROJECTIONS

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C Joel Embiid  Q $9.7k EXP. PHI IND
47.4
4.89
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233.5 121.5
SG Donovan Mitchell $9.5k EXP. CLE NY
47.2
4.97
--
231.5 118
PF Jalen Johnson $10.8k EXP. ATL WAS
46.0
4.26
--
238.5 126
PG Tyrese Maxey $9.8k EXP. PHI IND
45.9
4.68
--
233.5 121.5
PF Zion Williamson $7.7k EXP. NO GSW
43.9
5.71
--
226.5 112.5
PG James Harden $9.2k EXP. CLE NY
43.2
4.70
--
231.5 118
C Karl-Anthony Towns $8.3k EXP. NY CLE
43.2
5.20
--
231.5 113.5
PG LaMelo Ball $8.9k EXP. CHA CHI
42.5
4.78
--
233.5 121
PF Scottie Barnes $9.1k EXP. TOR OKC
42.3
4.65
--
216.5 109
PG Jalen Brunson $8.8k EXP. NY CLE
41.7
4.74
--
231.5 113.5
PG/SG Kevin Porter Jr. $7.8k EXP. MIL MIA
40.2
5.16
--
228.5 111
SG Brandon Ingram $8.4k EXP. TOR OKC
39.2
4.67
--
216.5 109
PF Chet Holmgren  Q $8.5k EXP. OKC TOR
39.1
4.60
--
216.5 107.5
C Bam Adebayo $8.8k EXP. MIA MIL
38.2
4.34
--
228.5 117.5
PF/C Evan Mobley $8.0k EXP. CLE NY
37.9
4.74
--
231.5 118
SF Michael Porter Jr. $8.6k EXP. BKN DAL
37.4
4.34
--
224.5 111.5
SF Brandon Miller $7.9k EXP. CHA CHI
36.8
4.66
--
233.5 121
PG Josh Giddey $7.5k EXP. CHI CHA
36.1
4.82
--
233.5 112.5
C Onyeka Okongwu $7.0k EXP. ATL WAS
35.1
5.02
--
238.5 126
PG/SG Nickeil Alexander-Walker $7.3k EXP. ATL WAS
34.4
4.71
--
238.5 126
PG Andrew Nembhard  Q $7.2k EXP. IND PHI
34.4
4.78
--
233.5 112
PG/SG CJ McCollum $6.6k EXP. ATL WAS
33.6
5.10
--
238.5 126
PG Ryan Rollins $7.6k EXP. MIL MIA
33.6
4.42
--
228.5 111
PF Miles Bridges $6.0k EXP. CHA CHI
33.2
5.53
--
233.5 121
PF OG Anunoby $6.8k EXP. NY CLE
32.6
4.79
--
231.5 113.5
PG Immanuel Quickley $7.4k EXP. TOR OKC
32.6
4.41
--
216.5 109
PF PJ Washington $6.3k EXP. DAL BKN
32.4
5.14
--
224.5 113
C Jarrett Allen $7.2k EXP. CLE NY
32.1
4.46
--
231.5 118
SG VJ Edgecombe $6.9k EXP. PHI IND
32.1
4.65
--
233.5 121.5
C Isaiah Hartenstein $6.1k EXP. OKC TOR
32.0
5.25
--
216.5 107.5
SF/PF Jarace Walker $6.7k EXP. IND PHI
31.8
4.75
--
233.5 112
PG/SG Brandin Podziemski $6.2k GSW NO
31.5
5.08
--
226.5 114
PG/SG Tyler Herro $7.3k MIA MIL
31.3
4.29
--
228.5 117.5
PF Andrew Wiggins $6.3k EXP. MIA MIL
31.0
4.92
--
228.5 117.5
SG Kon Knueppel $7.4k EXP. CHA CHI
30.2
4.08
--
233.5 121
C Nic Claxton $6.5k EXP. BKN DAL
30.1
4.63
--
224.5 111.5
SF/PF Matas Buzelis $6.3k EXP. CHI CHA
30.1
4.78
--
233.5 112.5
SF RJ Barrett $6.7k EXP. TOR OKC
30.0
4.47
--
216.5 109
C Myles Turner $6.6k EXP. MIL MIA
29.8
4.51
--
228.5 111
SG/SF Dyson Daniels $6.3k EXP. ATL WAS
29.5
4.68
--
238.5 126
PF Khris Middleton $5.0k DAL BKN
29.2
5.83
--
224.5 113
SG/SF Josh Hart $6.6k EXP. NY CLE
29.2
4.43
--
231.5 113.5
C Derik Queen $6.2k EXP. NO GSW
29.2
4.71
--
226.5 112.5
SG/SF Naji Marshall $6.4k EXP. DAL BKN
29.1
4.55
--
224.5 113
C Jalen Smith  Q $5.6k EXP. CHI CHA
29.1
5.19
--
233.5 112.5
SG/SF Kelly Oubre Jr. $6.6k EXP. PHI IND
28.9
4.38
--
233.5 121.5
C Moussa Diabate $5.2k EXP. CHA CHI
28.2
5.42
--
233.5 121
PF/C Draymond Green  Q $5.5k EXP. GSW NO
28.2
5.13
--
226.5 114
SF/PF Saddiq Bey $6.4k EXP. NO GSW
27.7
4.32
--
226.5 112.5
PF Gui Santos $5.6k EXP. GSW NO
27.5
4.91
--
226.5 114
SG/SF Norman Powell $7.1k EXP. MIA MIL
27.3
3.84
--
228.5 117.5
SF Mikal Bridges $6.2k EXP. NY CLE
27.0
4.36
--
231.5 113.5
PG/SG Alondes Williams $4.3k WAS ATL
26.2
6.10
--
238.5 112.5
PG Nolan Traore $4.9k EXP. BKN DAL
25.9
5.29
--
224.5 111.5
C Jay Huff $5.5k EXP. IND PHI
25.7
4.67
--
233.5 112
SF Moses Moody $5.4k EXP. GSW NO
25.7
4.76
--
226.5 114
C Daniel Gafford  Q $4.6k EXP. DAL BKN
25.5
5.55
--
224.5 113
C Marvin Bagley III $4.7k DAL BKN
25.4
5.39
--
224.5 113
PF Noah Clowney $4.8k EXP. BKN DAL
25.3
5.28
--
224.5 111.5
PF/C Al Horford  Q $5.3k GSW NO
25.3
4.77
--
226.5 114
SF/PF Jaime Jaquez Jr. $6.6k MIA MIL
25.0
3.78
--
228.5 117.5
C Tristan Vukcevic  Q $5.0k EXP. WAS ATL
24.8
4.97
--
238.5 112.5
PG/SG Egor Demin $5.3k EXP. BKN DAL
24.8
4.68
--
224.5 111.5
SG Max Christie $5.2k EXP. DAL BKN
24.6
4.73
--
224.5 113
PG/SG De'Anthony Melton  Q $5.8k EXP. GSW NO
24.6
4.23
--
226.5 114
SG/SF Cason Wallace $6.5k EXP. OKC TOR
24.6
3.78
--
216.5 107.5
PG Tre Jones $5.1k CHI CHA
24.0
4.70
--
233.5 112.5
SG/SF Pelle Larsson $5.6k EXP. MIA MIL
24.0
4.29
--
228.5 117.5
PG Pat Spencer $5.2k EXP. GSW NO
24.0
4.62
--
226.5 114
PG/SG Jeremiah Fears $5.0k NO GSW
23.8
4.77
--
226.5 112.5
SG/SF Kyshawn George $6.7k EXP. WAS ATL
23.6
3.52
--
238.5 112.5
PG/SG Quentin Grimes $4.6k PHI IND
23.6
5.13
--
233.5 121.5
PF/C Dominick Barlow $4.4k EXP. PHI IND
23.4
5.31
--
233.5 121.5
PG Bub Carrington $5.6k EXP. WAS ATL
23.3
4.16
--
238.5 112.5
SF Herbert Jones $4.7k EXP. NO GSW
23.3
4.96
--
226.5 112.5
PF/C Bobby Portis $6.5k MIL MIA
23.2
3.56
--
228.5 111
C Day'Ron Sharpe $5.8k BKN DAL
23.1
3.98
--
224.5 111.5
PF/C Collin Murray-Boyles $5.4k EXP. TOR OKC
22.9
4.24
--
216.5 109
SG Isaiah Joe $5.0k EXP. OKC TOR
22.8
4.56
--
216.5 107.5
SG/SF Isaac Okoro $4.5k EXP. CHI CHA
22.6
5.02
--
233.5 112.5
SF/PF Aaron Wiggins $4.9k OKC TOR
22.6
4.61
--
216.5 107.5
PF/C Guerschon Yabusele $4.9k EXP. CHI CHA
22.3
4.55
--
233.5 112.5
PG/SG Cam Thomas $4.8k MIL MIA
22.3
4.64
--
228.5 111
PG/SG Brandon Williams $5.4k DAL BKN
22.2
4.11
--
224.5 113
PF Kyle Kuzma $5.9k EXP. MIL MIA
22.2
3.76
--
228.5 111
C Sandro Mamukelashvili $5.1k TOR OKC
22.2
4.36
--
216.5 109
PG Davion Mitchell  Q $4.7k EXP. MIA MIL
22.0
4.69
--
228.5 117.5
PG Dejounte Murray $6.1k NO GSW
21.7
3.56
--
226.5 112.5
C Kel'el Ware $5.3k MIA MIL
21.5
4.05
--
228.5 117.5
PG/SG Coby White  Q $6.5k CHA CHI
21.3
3.27
--
233.5 121
PG/SG Jordan Poole $4.3k NO GSW
21.2
4.94
--
226.5 112.5
SG/SF Sam Merrill $4.5k CLE NY
21.0
4.66
--
231.5 118
SG/SF AJ Green $4.5k EXP. MIL MIA
20.7
4.60
--
228.5 111
SG/SF Quenton Jackson $4.4k IND PHI
20.6
4.69
--
233.5 112
SG Luguentz Dort $4.4k EXP. OKC TOR
20.2
4.59
--
216.5 107.5
PG Sharife Cooper $4.2k WAS ATL
20.1
4.78
--
238.5 112.5
PF/C Danny Wolf $5.1k BKN DAL
20.1
3.94
--
224.5 111.5
PF Patrick Williams $3.7k CHI CHA
20.1
5.43
--
233.5 112.5
PF/C Micah Potter  Q $4.2k EXP. IND PHI
20.1
4.79
--
233.5 112
SF/PF Kobe Brown $4.6k IND PHI
20.1
4.38
--
233.5 112
PG T.J. McConnell  Q $4.3k IND PHI
20.0
4.64
--
233.5 112
SF/PF Bilal Coulibaly $4.8k EXP. WAS ATL
19.9
4.16
--
238.5 112.5
C Nick Richards $3.9k CHI CHA
19.8
5.07
--
233.5 112.5
PG/SG Kam Jones  Q $4.5k EXP. IND PHI
19.6
4.36
--
233.5 112
PF/C Jaylin Williams $4.3k OKC TOR
19.4
4.51
--
216.5 107.5
SF/PF Klay Thompson $4.2k DAL BKN
19.0
4.52
--
224.5 113
SG Landry Shamet $3.9k NY CLE
18.9
4.84
--
231.5 113.5
PG Jose Alvarado $3.7k NY CLE
18.9
5.11
--
231.5 113.5
PF Justin Champagnie  Q $5.3k WAS ATL
18.8
3.54
--
238.5 112.5
SF Zaccharie Risacher $4.0k ATL WAS
18.8
4.69
--
238.5 126
PG Rob Dillingham $3.8k CHI CHA
18.8
4.96
--
233.5 112.5
C Mitchell Robinson $4.0k NY CLE
18.8
4.71
--
231.5 113.5
SG/SF Ben Sheppard $4.0k IND PHI
18.8
4.69
--
233.5 112
SG Jaden Hardy $4.1k WAS ATL
18.7
4.56
--
238.5 112.5
SG/SF Will Richard $4.1k GSW NO
18.7
4.55
--
226.5 114
PG Dennis Schroder $4.4k CLE NY
18.2
4.15
--
231.5 118
SF/PF Will Riley $5.1k WAS ATL
18.1
3.54
--
238.5 112.5
PG Jamal Shead $4.5k TOR OKC
18.1
4.03
--
216.5 109
PF Grant Williams $4.6k CHA CHI
18.0
3.92
--
233.5 121
SG/SF Corey Kispert $3.8k ATL WAS
17.9
4.71
--
238.5 126
SG/SF Ja'Kobe Walter $4.3k TOR OKC
17.7
4.11
--
216.5 109
C Ryan Kalkbrenner  Q $4.9k CHA CHI
17.1
3.50
--
233.5 121
SF Ousmane Dieng $3.8k MIL MIA
17.1
4.50
--
228.5 111
C Adem Bona $3.7k PHI IND
17.0
4.60
--
233.5 121.5
SF Ziaire Williams $4.4k BKN DAL
16.8
3.81
--
224.5 111.5
C Jock Landale $4.3k ATL WAS
16.7
3.89
--
238.5 126
PG/SG Tre Johnson $5.5k EXP. WAS ATL
16.6
3.01
--
238.5 112.5
C DeAndre Jordan $4.0k EXP. NO GSW
16.6
4.15
--
226.5 112.5
SG/SF Keon Ellis $3.5k CLE NY
16.5
4.70
--
231.5 118
PF/C Karlo Matkovic $3.5k NO GSW
16.2
4.64
--
226.5 112.5
C Jericho Sims $4.2k MIL MIA
15.9
3.78
--
228.5 111
PG/SG Jared McCain $3.9k OKC TOR
15.8
4.06
--
216.5 107.5
C Anthony Gill $4.5k WAS ATL
15.7
3.49
--
238.5 112.5
SG/SF Collin Sexton $4.6k CHI CHA
15.4
3.34
--
233.5 112.5
SF/PF Dean Wade $3.9k EXP. CLE NY
15.3
3.91
--
231.5 118
SF Alex Caruso  Q $4.1k OKC TOR
15.1
3.69
--
216.5 107.5
SF Jaylon Tyson $5.2k CLE NY
14.9
2.86
--
231.5 118
SG/SF Bryce McGowens $3.7k NO GSW
14.5
3.92
--
226.5 112.5
PG Kasparas Jakucionis $4.1k MIA MIL
14.4
3.50
--
228.5 117.5
SG/SF Terance Mann $3.7k BKN DAL
14.0
3.78
--
224.5 111.5
PG/SG Cameron Payne $3.3k PHI IND
13.7
4.15
--
233.5 121.5
SF/PF Jonathan Kuminga  Q $4.3k ATL WAS
13.3
3.10
--
238.5 126
PF/C Kenrich Williams $4.0k OKC TOR
12.9
3.23
--
216.5 107.5
SF/PF Caleb Martin  Q $4.0k DAL BKN
12.6
3.15
--
224.5 113
SG/SF Gary Payton II $3.9k GSW NO
12.6
3.24
--
226.5 114
PF Trendon Watford $3.6k PHI IND
12.5
3.47
--
233.5 121.5
SF/PF Sion James $3.4k CHA CHI
11.8
3.48
--
233.5 121
SF/PF Jamir Watkins $4.4k WAS ATL
11.7
2.66
--
238.5 112.5
C Quinten Post $3.8k GSW NO
11.4
2.99
--
226.5 114
SF/PF Jeremy Sochan $3.2k NY CLE
10.5
3.27
--
231.5 113.5
SG/SF Josh Green $4.0k CHA CHI
10.4
2.60
--
233.5 121
SG Drake Powell $3.5k BKN DAL
9.9
2.83
--
224.5 111.5
PG Tyus Jones $3.5k EXP. DAL BKN
9.6
2.74
--
224.5 113
SG/SF Taelon Peter $3.2k IND PHI
9.5
2.97
--
233.5 112
SG/SF Gradey Dick $3.3k TOR OKC
9.4
2.84
--
216.5 109
PF/C Mouhamed Gueye $3.3k ATL WAS
9.0
2.73
--
238.5 126
PF/C Pete Nance $3.3k MIL MIA
8.8
2.66
--
228.5 111
PF Nae'Qwan Tomlin $3.4k CLE NY
7.8
2.29
--
231.5 118
PG Nikola Topic $3.0k OKC TOR
7.1
2.36
--
216.5 107.5
SF/PF Jabari Walker $3.0k PHI IND
7.0
2.32
--
233.5 121.5
C Trayce Jackson-Davis $3.2k TOR OKC
7.0
2.19
--
216.5 109
PF Jamison Battle $3.1k TOR OKC
5.3
1.72
--
216.5 109
SG/SF Myron Gardner $3.5k MIA MIL
4.3
1.21
--
228.5 117.5
PF Asa Newell $3.0k ATL WAS
3.6
1.20
--
238.5 126
SF Buddy Hield $3.0k ATL WAS
0.9
0.31
--
238.5 126
PG Gabe Vincent $3.1k ATL WAS
0.8
0.25
--
238.5 126
PG Keaton Wallace $3.0k ATL WAS
0.5
0.15
--
238.5 126
PG RayJ Dennis $3.0k ATL WAS
0.5
0.16
--
238.5 126
SF/PF Caleb Houstan $3.0k ATL WAS
0.5
0.18
--
238.5 126
C Christian Koloko $3.0k ATL WAS
0.4
0.13
--
238.5 126
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