DRAFTKINGS NBA PROJECTIONS

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Teams
Positions
ALL
PG
C
PF
SG
SF
PG Cade Cunningham $11.2k EXP. DET SA
54.5
4.87
--
228.5 112.5
C Victor Wembanyama $10.9k EXP. SA DET
53.9
4.94
--
228.5 116
PF Paolo Banchero $9.6k EXP. ORL DAL
46.1
4.81
--
229.5 119.5
SG Anthony Edwards $9.7k EXP. MIN TOR
44.6
4.60
--
225.5 115
C Alperen Sengun  Q $9.5k EXP. HOU GSW
42.6
4.49
--
213.5 111
SF Kevin Durant $9.1k EXP. HOU GSW
42.4
4.66
--
213.5 111
C Bam Adebayo $8.4k EXP. MIA BKN
41.0
4.89
--
226.5 120
PF Scottie Barnes $8.7k EXP. TOR MIN
39.7
4.57
--
225.5 110.5
C Jalen Duren $8.2k EXP. DET SA
38.5
4.69
--
228.5 112.5
SF Michael Porter Jr. $8.1k EXP. BKN MIA
37.4
4.62
--
226.5 106.5
PF Julius Randle $8.0k EXP. MIN TOR
37.3
4.67
--
225.5 115
PG Isaiah Collier $7.8k EXP. UTA WAS
37.2
4.77
--
243.5 119.5
PG Amen Thompson  Q $8.0k EXP. HOU GSW
36.7
4.59
--
213.5 111
PG Immanuel Quickley $7.4k EXP. TOR MIN
36.5
4.93
--
225.5 110.5
SG/SF Desmond Bane $7.9k EXP. ORL DAL
36.2
4.59
--
229.5 119.5
SG Brandon Ingram  Q $8.8k EXP. TOR MIN
36.0
4.10
--
225.5 110.5
PG/SG Tyler Herro $7.4k EXP. MIA BKN
35.0
4.73
--
226.5 120
PF/C Kyle Filipowski $7.5k EXP. UTA WAS
34.3
4.57
--
243.5 119.5
SG Stephon Castle $6.9k EXP. SA DET
34.2
4.95
--
228.5 116
PG/SF Cooper Flagg  Q $8.9k EXP. DAL ORL
33.6
3.77
--
229.5 110
PG/SG Brandin Podziemski $7.2k EXP. GSW HOU
32.6
4.53
--
213.5 102.5
SF RJ Barrett $6.7k EXP. TOR MIN
32.3
4.82
--
225.5 110.5
C Rudy Gobert $7.0k EXP. MIN TOR
32.2
4.60
--
225.5 115
PF Andrew Wiggins $6.0k EXP. MIA BKN
31.6
5.27
--
226.5 120
PG De'Aaron Fox $6.5k EXP. SA DET
31.4
4.83
--
228.5 116
SF Ace Bailey $6.5k EXP. UTA WAS
30.2
4.65
--
243.5 119.5
PG Jalen Suggs $6.6k EXP. ORL DAL
30.1
4.56
--
229.5 119.5
SF/PF Will Riley $5.6k EXP. WAS UTA
30.0
5.36
--
243.5 124
SG Tari Eason $6.5k EXP. HOU GSW
29.6
4.56
--
213.5 111
PG/SG Anthony Black  Q $6.9k EXP. ORL DAL
29.4
4.26
--
229.5 119.5
SF Naji Marshall  Q $6.6k EXP. DAL ORL
28.8
4.36
--
229.5 110
C Kel'el Ware $4.9k MIA BKN
28.7
5.86
--
226.5 120
PG/SG Reed Sheppard $6.3k HOU GSW
28.6
4.54
--
213.5 111
C Nic Claxton $6.0k EXP. BKN MIA
28.4
4.74
--
226.5 106.5
SG/SF Brice Sensabaugh $5.8k UTA WAS
28.3
4.88
--
243.5 119.5
PG/SG De'Anthony Melton $6.1k EXP. GSW HOU
27.9
4.57
--
213.5 102.5
PF Gui Santos $6.4k EXP. GSW HOU
27.9
4.35
--
213.5 102.5
SF Jaime Jaquez Jr. $5.8k MIA BKN
27.9
4.82
--
226.5 120
SF Jaden McDaniels $6.1k EXP. MIN TOR
27.9
4.58
--
225.5 115
PG Trae Young $8.6k EXP. WAS UTA
27.9
3.24
--
243.5 124
PF Jabari Smith Jr.  Q $6.7k EXP. HOU GSW
27.3
4.08
--
213.5 111
C Wendell Carter Jr.  Q $5.4k EXP. ORL DAL
26.9
4.98
--
229.5 119.5
PF/C Naz Reid $6.0k MIN TOR
26.8
4.47
--
225.5 115
PF PJ Washington $6.2k EXP. DAL ORL
26.8
4.32
--
229.5 110
PF/C Draymond Green $5.6k EXP. GSW HOU
26.6
4.75
--
213.5 102.5
SF Ausar Thompson $5.7k EXP. DET SA
26.5
4.65
--
228.5 112.5
PG Donte DiVincenzo $5.6k EXP. MIN TOR
26.4
4.72
--
225.5 115
PF Tobias Harris $5.5k EXP. DET SA
26.0
4.73
--
228.5 112.5
SF Devin Vassell $5.7k EXP. SA DET
25.7
4.51
--
228.5 116
PF/C Al Horford $5.7k EXP. GSW HOU
25.6
4.49
--
213.5 102.5
C Jakob Poeltl $5.2k EXP. TOR MIN
25.5
4.90
--
225.5 110.5
PF/C Justin Champagnie $5.2k WAS UTA
24.8
4.77
--
243.5 124
SG/SF Pelle Larsson $5.3k EXP. MIA BKN
24.5
4.63
--
226.5 120
PG/SG Brandon Williams  Q $6.0k DAL ORL
24.5
4.08
--
229.5 110
SF/PF Khris Middleton $5.3k DAL ORL
24.4
4.61
--
229.5 110
SF/PF Bilal Coulibaly $4.9k EXP. WAS UTA
24.1
4.92
--
243.5 124
PF/C Danny Wolf $4.8k BKN MIA
23.9
4.98
--
226.5 106.5
SF/PF Julian Champagnie $4.7k EXP. SA DET
23.8
5.07
--
228.5 116
PG Nolan Traore $4.9k EXP. BKN MIA
23.5
4.80
--
226.5 106.5
PG Bub Carrington $5.3k WAS UTA
22.6
4.26
--
243.5 124
PG/SG Tre Johnson $5.0k EXP. WAS UTA
22.6
4.53
--
243.5 124
C Day'Ron Sharpe $5.6k BKN MIA
22.5
4.02
--
226.5 106.5
SG Max Christie $5.2k EXP. DAL ORL
22.5
4.33
--
229.5 110
PG/SG Dylan Harper $4.7k SA DET
22.5
4.78
--
228.5 116
PG Pat Spencer $5.4k GSW HOU
22.2
4.12
--
213.5 102.5
PG Davion Mitchell $4.4k EXP. MIA BKN
21.9
4.98
--
226.5 120
SG Jaden Hardy $4.4k WAS UTA
21.7
4.94
--
243.5 124
PF Noah Clowney $4.7k EXP. BKN MIA
21.5
4.57
--
226.5 106.5
SG/SF Ayo Dosunmu $4.9k MIN TOR
21.4
4.37
--
225.5 115
C Daniel Gafford $5.0k EXP. DAL ORL
21.2
4.24
--
229.5 110
SF/PF Tristan da Silva $4.7k ORL DAL
21.2
4.51
--
229.5 119.5
SG Duncan Robinson $4.2k EXP. DET SA
20.7
4.94
--
228.5 112.5
PF/C Isaiah Stewart $4.6k DET SA
19.6
4.25
--
228.5 112.5
SF/PF John Konchar $4.3k UTA WAS
19.5
4.53
--
243.5 119.5
SG/SF Gary Payton II  Q $4.3k GSW HOU
19.4
4.51
--
213.5 102.5
C Anthony Gill  Q $4.5k EXP. WAS UTA
19.4
4.31
--
243.5 124
SG/SF Keldon Johnson $3.9k SA DET
19.3
4.95
--
228.5 116
C Julian Reese $3.7k WAS UTA
18.8
5.08
--
243.5 124
PG Jamal Shead $4.2k TOR MIN
18.1
4.31
--
225.5 110.5
C Quinten Post $4.1k GSW HOU
17.3
4.23
--
213.5 102.5
SG/SF Cody Williams $4.1k EXP. UTA WAS
17.1
4.17
--
243.5 119.5
C Sandro Mamukelashvili $4.5k TOR MIN
16.8
3.73
--
225.5 110.5
SG/SF Ziaire Williams $4.1k BKN MIA
16.5
4.03
--
226.5 106.5
PF Ronald Holland II $4.1k DET SA
16.3
3.97
--
228.5 112.5
PG Kasparas Jakucionis $3.4k MIA BKN
15.7
4.60
--
226.5 120
C Luke Kornet $3.5k SA DET
15.6
4.45
--
228.5 116
C Moritz Wagner $3.9k ORL DAL
15.4
3.95
--
229.5 119.5
PG/SG EJ Harkless $4.4k UTA WAS
15.3
3.48
--
243.5 119.5
PG/SG Jevon Carter $3.9k ORL DAL
15.1
3.88
--
229.5 119.5
SG/SF Klay Thompson  Q $4.2k DAL ORL
14.9
3.55
--
229.5 110
PG/SG Ja'Kobe Walter $4.1k TOR MIN
14.8
3.62
--
225.5 110.5
C Kevin Love $4.0k UTA WAS
14.8
3.70
--
243.5 119.5
PG/SG Caris LeVert $3.2k DET SA
14.5
4.54
--
228.5 112.5
PG Sharife Cooper $4.1k WAS UTA
14.5
3.54
--
243.5 124
PG/SG Terance Mann $3.6k EXP. BKN MIA
14.4
4.00
--
226.5 106.5
C Dwight Powell $4.0k DAL ORL
14.4
3.60
--
229.5 110
PG Ben Saraf $3.3k BKN MIA
13.9
4.21
--
226.5 106.5
PF Blake Hinson $3.7k EXP. UTA WAS
13.8
3.73
--
243.5 119.5
PG/SG Bones Hyland $3.5k MIN TOR
13.7
3.90
--
225.5 115
PG Dru Smith $3.3k MIA BKN
13.2
4.00
--
226.5 120
SG Svi Mykhailiuk $3.5k UTA WAS
13.1
3.74
--
243.5 119.5
C Mo Bamba $3.3k UTA WAS
13.1
3.96
--
243.5 119.5
SF Nate Williams $3.8k GSW HOU
12.8
3.36
--
213.5 102.5
C Clint Capela $3.5k HOU GSW
11.7
3.34
--
213.5 111
SF Josh Minott $3.1k BKN MIA
11.2
3.62
--
226.5 106.5
SF Carter Bryant $3.6k SA DET
11.2
3.11
--
228.5 116
PG Daniss Jenkins $3.2k DET SA
10.9
3.40
--
228.5 112.5
SF/PF Dorian Finney-Smith $3.8k HOU GSW
10.1
2.66
--
213.5 111
SG/SF Javonte Green $3.4k DET SA
9.9
2.90
--
228.5 112.5
PF/C Jonathan Isaac $3.1k ORL DAL
9.7
3.12
--
229.5 119.5
SG/SF Jett Howard $3.4k ORL DAL
9.7
2.85
--
229.5 119.5
PF Malevy Leons $3.3k GSW HOU
9.4
2.84
--
213.5 102.5
PF Caleb Martin $4.3k DAL ORL
9.4
2.18
--
229.5 110
SF/PF Leaky Black $3.4k WAS UTA
8.7
2.56
--
243.5 124
PF/C Kyle Anderson $3.4k MIN TOR
7.6
2.23
--
225.5 115
SG/SF Josh Okogie $3.6k HOU GSW
6.8
1.89
--
213.5 111
C Oscar Tshiebwe $3.3k UTA WAS
6.5
1.97
--
243.5 119.5
PF Myron Gardner $3.0k MIA BKN
3.9
1.29
--
226.5 120
SF/PF Jamison Battle $3.1k TOR MIN
3.3
1.06
--
225.5 110.5
PG Ryan Nembhard $3.8k DAL ORL
0.7
0.18
--
229.5 110
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