DRAFTKINGS NBA PROJECTIONS

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PF/C Karl-Anthony Towns $9.3k EXP. NY WAS
44.6
4.80
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228.5 125
PG Jalen Brunson $9.5k EXP. NY WAS
44.6
4.69
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228.5 125
SG/SF Jaylen Brown  Q $9.1k EXP. BOS MIN
43.2
4.75
--
221.5 115.5
PF Jayson Tatum $8.6k EXP. BOS MIN
41.1
4.78
--
221.5 115.5
PG/SG Devin Booker $8.9k EXP. PHO TOR
40.2
4.52
--
218.5 107.5
PF Scottie Barnes $8.1k EXP. TOR PHO
38.2
4.71
--
218.5 111
PF Julius Randle $8.5k EXP. MIN BOS
37.8
4.44
--
221.5 106
SG Brandon Ingram $7.7k EXP. TOR PHO
36.1
4.69
--
218.5 111
PG Derrick White $7.2k EXP. BOS MIN
35.3
4.91
--
221.5 115.5
SG/SF Jalen Green $7.5k EXP. PHO TOR
34.5
4.61
--
218.5 107.5
SF RJ Barrett $7.3k EXP. TOR PHO
34.2
4.68
--
218.5 111
PG Immanuel Quickley $7.1k EXP. TOR PHO
33.5
4.72
--
218.5 111
PF OG Anunoby $6.9k EXP. NY WAS
33.1
4.80
--
228.5 125
SG/SF Josh Hart  Q $6.5k EXP. NY WAS
33.0
5.08
--
228.5 125
C Rudy Gobert $7.4k EXP. MIN BOS
32.1
4.33
--
221.5 106
PG/SG Bub Carrington $5.2k EXP. WAS NY
30.9
5.95
--
228.5 103.5
SG/SF Ayo Dosunmu $6.7k EXP. MIN BOS
30.6
4.57
--
221.5 106
PG/SG Payton Pritchard $6.2k BOS MIN
30.1
4.85
--
221.5 115.5
C Jakob Poeltl $6.0k EXP. TOR PHO
30.1
5.02
--
218.5 111
SF Mikal Bridges $5.7k EXP. NY WAS
28.1
4.93
--
228.5 125
PG Collin Gillespie $5.8k EXP. PHO TOR
27.9
4.81
--
218.5 107.5
C Neemias Queta $5.9k EXP. BOS MIN
27.4
4.64
--
221.5 115.5
SF Jaden McDaniels $6.4k EXP. MIN BOS
27.1
4.24
--
221.5 106
SF/PF Bilal Coulibaly $5.1k EXP. WAS NY
26.9
5.28
--
228.5 103.5
PG Donte DiVincenzo $6.1k EXP. MIN BOS
26.7
4.38
--
221.5 106
SF/PF Will Riley $5.6k EXP. WAS NY
26.6
4.75
--
228.5 103.5
SG/SF Jamir Watkins $4.1k WAS NY
26.0
6.34
--
228.5 103.5
C Oso Ighodaro $4.8k EXP. PHO TOR
26.0
5.42
--
218.5 107.5
SG/SF Grayson Allen  O $6.8k PHO TOR
25.7
3.77
--
218.5 107.5
PF/C Naz Reid  Q $5.5k MIN BOS
25.4
4.61
--
221.5 106
C Mitchell Robinson $4.7k NY WAS
23.8
5.07
--
228.5 125
C Tristan Vukcevic $4.6k EXP. WAS NY
22.4
4.87
--
228.5 103.5
PG/SG Bones Hyland $5.0k MIN BOS
21.8
4.36
--
221.5 106
PF Royce O'Neale  O $4.9k EXP. PHO TOR
21.1
4.31
--
218.5 107.5
SG Jaden Hardy $4.0k EXP. WAS NY
20.1
5.03
--
228.5 103.5
PG Jose Alvarado $4.4k NY WAS
18.4
4.18
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228.5 125
C Luka Garza $3.5k BOS MIN
18.0
5.15
--
221.5 115.5
SG Baylor Scheierman $3.7k BOS MIN
17.6
4.75
--
221.5 115.5
PG/SG Jordan Goodwin $4.5k PHO TOR
17.5
3.89
--
218.5 107.5
SG/SF Jordan Clarkson $3.6k NY WAS
16.7
4.64
--
228.5 125
SF/PF Sam Hauser $4.2k EXP. BOS MIN
16.6
3.96
--
221.5 115.5
C Anthony Gill $3.4k WAS NY
16.2
4.76
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228.5 103.5
PG Sharife Cooper $3.8k WAS NY
16.2
4.26
--
228.5 103.5
PF Mohamed Diawara $3.0k NY WAS
15.9
5.29
--
228.5 125
PF/C Kyle Anderson $4.3k MIN BOS
15.6
3.62
--
221.5 106
PG Jamal Shead $3.3k TOR PHO
15.1
4.56
--
218.5 111
C Sandro Mamukelashvili $3.7k TOR PHO
14.4
3.89
--
218.5 111
PF/C Collin Murray-Boyles  Q $5.0k TOR PHO
14.4
2.88
--
218.5 111
SG/SF Ja'Kobe Walter $3.1k TOR PHO
13.7
4.43
--
218.5 111
PF/C Rasheer Fleming $3.3k PHO TOR
9.6
2.92
--
218.5 107.5
C Khaman Maluach $3.2k PHO TOR
9.4
2.94
--
218.5 107.5
SF Haywood Highsmith  Q $3.0k PHO TOR
8.7
2.89
--
218.5 107.5
SG/SF Hugo Gonzalez $3.0k BOS MIN
7.6
2.53
--
221.5 115.5
PF Ryan Dunn $3.1k PHO TOR
5.8
1.87
--
218.5 107.5
SG/SF Terrence Shannon Jr. $3.5k MIN BOS
2.2
0.63
--
221.5 106
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