FANDUEL NBA PROJECTIONS

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Positions
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PF/SF LeBron James $8.7k YES LAL DAL
50.37
5.79
--
234.5 118
PG Shai Gilgeous-Alexander $10.8k YES OKC UTA
47.65
4.41
--
239.5 131.5
SG/PG Donovan Mitchell $9.2k YES CLE IND
44.83
4.87
--
239.5 128
SF/PF Kawhi Leonard $10.0k YES LAC SAC
44.41
4.44
--
228.5 121
PG/SG James Harden $9.1k YES CLE IND
43.72
4.80
--
239.5 128
PG/SG Cooper Flagg $10.1k YES DAL LAL
41.99
4.16
--
234.5 116.5
PG/SG Devin Booker $9.2k YES PHO CHI
41.85
4.55
--
240.5 125
PF/SF Paolo Banchero $9.4k YES ORL NO
41.73
4.44
--
236.5 121.5
PF/SF Jayson Tatum $10.5k YES BOS TOR
41.64
3.97
--
219.5 114.5
SF/SG Jaylen Brown $10.2k YES BOS TOR
41.36
4.06
--
219.5 114.5
PG LaMelo Ball $8.8k YES CHA MIN
41.23
4.69
--
226.5 115
C/PF Alperen Sengun $9.7k YES HOU GSW
40.91
4.22
--
226.5 115
SF/PF Kevin Durant $9.3k YES HOU GSW
40.78
4.38
--
226.5 115
PG/SG Ryan Rollins  Q $8.6k YES MIL MEM
40.68
4.73
--
228.5 117.5
PF/SF Scottie Barnes $9.8k YES TOR BOS
39.74
4.06
--
219.5 105
SG/PG Amen Thompson $8.9k YES HOU GSW
38.79
4.36
--
226.5 115
PF Julius Randle $8.3k YES MIN CHA
37.26
4.49
--
226.5 111.5
PF Zion Williamson $7.3k YES NO ORL
36.60
5.01
--
236.5 115
PG/SG Jalen Suggs $7.5k YES ORL NO
35.39
4.72
--
236.5 121.5
PG Darius Garland $7.7k YES LAC SAC
35.33
4.59
--
228.5 121
SG/SF Desmond Bane $7.6k YES ORL NO
34.59
4.55
--
236.5 121.5
C/PF Kristaps Porzingis $7.2k YES GSW HOU
34.35
4.77
--
226.5 111.5
PF/C Kyle Filipowski $7.8k YES UTA OKC
33.90
4.35
--
239.5 108
SG/PG Jalen Green $7.6k YES PHO CHI
33.47
4.40
--
240.5 125
SG/PG Ayo Dosunmu $7.4k YES MIN CHA
33.36
4.51
--
226.5 111.5
SF/SG Brandon Miller $7.9k YES CHA MIN
33.32
4.22
--
226.5 115
PF/C Julian Reese $5.7k YES WAS BKN
33.03
5.79
--
230.5 113.5
PG/SG Jeremiah Fears $5.8k YES NO ORL
32.67
5.63
--
236.5 115
SG/PG Tre Jones $6.1k YES CHI PHO
32.49
5.33
--
240.5 115.5
SG/SF Ace Bailey $6.9k YES UTA OKC
32.38
4.69
--
239.5 108
SG/PG Derrick White $7.3k YES BOS TOR
32.28
4.42
--
219.5 114.5
C/PF Chet Holmgren $7.1k YES OKC UTA
32.27
4.55
--
239.5 131.5
SG/SF RJ Barrett $7.6k YES TOR BOS
32.03
4.22
--
219.5 105
SG/PG Collin Sexton  Q $6.0k YES CHI PHO
32.01
5.34
--
240.5 115.5
C Rudy Gobert $6.8k YES MIN CHA
31.97
4.70
--
226.5 111.5
SF/PF Brandon Ingram $7.5k YES TOR BOS
31.93
4.26
--
219.5 105
PF/SF Leonard Miller $5.4k YES CHI PHO
31.74
5.88
--
240.5 115.5
PF/C Derik Queen $5.6k NO ORL
31.53
5.63
--
236.5 115
C Deandre Ayton $5.9k YES LAL DAL
31.30
5.31
--
234.5 118
SF/PF Saddiq Bey $6.2k YES NO ORL
31.16
5.03
--
236.5 115
PF/SF Ousmane Dieng $6.5k YES MIL MEM
30.92
4.76
--
228.5 117.5
SF/PF Will Riley $5.8k WAS BKN
30.90
5.33
--
230.5 113.5
SG/PG Quenton Jackson $5.0k YES IND CLE
30.60
6.12
--
239.5 111.5
SF/SG Brice Sensabaugh $6.7k YES UTA OKC
30.58
4.56
--
239.5 108
SF/SG Kon Knueppel $6.6k YES CHA MIN
30.57
4.63
--
226.5 115
PG/SG Reed Sheppard $6.9k YES HOU GSW
30.54
4.43
--
226.5 115
PG Bub Carrington $5.1k YES WAS BKN
30.15
5.91
--
230.5 113.5
SF/PF Jalen Williams $7.0k YES OKC UTA
29.92
4.27
--
239.5 131.5
PF/C Jabari Smith $6.5k YES HOU GSW
29.91
4.60
--
226.5 115
PG Stephen Curry  Q $8.3k GSW HOU
29.65
3.57
--
226.5 111.5
PF/C Precious Achiuwa $6.4k YES SAC LAC
29.48
4.61
--
228.5 107.5
PG Kennedy Chandler $5.6k UTA OKC
29.45
5.26
--
239.5 108
SF Josh Minott $5.1k BKN WAS
29.32
5.75
--
230.5 117
C Maxime Raynaud $6.3k YES SAC LAC
28.99
4.60
--
228.5 107.5
PF/SF Jake LaRavia $5.6k YES LAL DAL
28.67
5.12
--
234.5 118
C/PF Naz Reid $5.8k MIN CHA
28.41
4.90
--
226.5 111.5
PF/SF Chaney Johnson $4.3k YES BKN WAS
28.23
6.57
--
230.5 117
SF Cody Williams $6.2k YES UTA OKC
28.05
4.52
--
239.5 108
SG Jaden Hardy $4.0k WAS BKN
27.87
6.97
--
230.5 113.5
C Neemias Queta $6.2k YES BOS TOR
27.86
4.49
--
219.5 114.5
C Thomas Bryant $5.3k YES CLE IND
27.84
5.25
--
239.5 128
SG/SF Jamir Watkins $4.6k YES WAS BKN
27.68
6.02
--
230.5 113.5
PF/C Anthony Gill $4.8k YES WAS BKN
27.65
5.76
--
230.5 113.5
SF/PF Naji Marshall $6.3k YES DAL LAL
27.54
4.37
--
234.5 116.5
C Wendell Carter $5.8k YES ORL NO
27.53
4.75
--
236.5 121.5
C Jay Huff $4.8k IND CLE
27.46
5.72
--
239.5 111.5
SG/PG Brandin Podziemski $7.2k YES GSW HOU
27.22
3.78
--
226.5 111.5
SF/SG DeMar DeRozan $6.7k YES SAC LAC
27.20
4.06
--
228.5 107.5
PF/C Draymond Green $6.2k YES GSW HOU
27.17
4.38
--
226.5 111.5
PF/C Olivier-Maxence Prosper $5.6k YES MEM MIL
27.17
4.85
--
228.5 111
SF/SG Dillon Brooks $5.6k YES PHO CHI
27.02
4.83
--
240.5 125
SG/SF Bennedict Mathurin $6.4k LAC SAC
26.92
4.21
--
228.5 121
PG/SG Payton Pritchard $6.7k BOS TOR
26.90
4.01
--
219.5 114.5
PF Obi Toppin  Q $4.3k IND CLE
26.86
6.25
--
239.5 111.5
PF/SF Kobe Brown $5.6k YES IND CLE
26.76
4.78
--
239.5 111.5
PG Devin Carter $5.9k YES SAC LAC
26.40
4.47
--
228.5 107.5
C Isaiah Hartenstein $5.9k YES OKC UTA
26.37
4.47
--
239.5 131.5
PF/SF P.J. Washington $6.0k YES DAL LAL
26.29
4.38
--
234.5 116.5
C Moussa Diabate  Q $5.2k YES CHA MIN
26.19
5.04
--
226.5 115
SG/SF Grayson Allen $5.8k PHO CHI
26.05
4.49
--
240.5 125
SF Leaky Black $4.0k YES WAS BKN
26.03
6.51
--
230.5 113.5
PG/SG Walter Clayton  Q $5.0k YES MEM MIL
26.03
5.21
--
228.5 111
SG/SF Nique Clifford $5.9k YES SAC LAC
26.00
4.41
--
228.5 107.5
C Brook Lopez $6.1k YES LAC SAC
25.93
4.25
--
228.5 121
SF/PF Gui Santos  Q $6.6k YES GSW HOU
25.90
3.92
--
226.5 111.5
PF/SF Miles Bridges $6.3k YES CHA MIN
25.74
4.09
--
226.5 115
PF/C Taylor Hendricks $4.8k YES MEM MIL
25.53
5.32
--
228.5 111
C Daniel Gafford $5.5k YES DAL LAL
25.38
4.61
--
234.5 116.5
SF/PF Franz Wagner $6.2k YES ORL NO
25.26
4.07
--
236.5 121.5
PF/C Micah Potter $4.2k YES IND CLE
25.26
6.01
--
239.5 111.5
PG/SG De'Anthony Melton $5.7k YES GSW HOU
25.16
4.41
--
226.5 111.5
SF/PF Kyle Kuzma $5.4k YES MIL MEM
25.10
4.65
--
228.5 117.5
SG/PG Donte DiVincenzo $5.5k YES MIN CHA
25.06
4.56
--
226.5 111.5
PG Brandon Williams $5.4k DAL LAL
24.98
4.63
--
234.5 116.5
C Yves Missi $4.4k YES NO ORL
24.98
5.68
--
236.5 115
C/PF Guerschon Yabusele $4.3k YES CHI PHO
24.89
5.79
--
240.5 115.5
SG/PG Luke Kennard $4.3k YES LAL DAL
24.85
5.78
--
234.5 118
C Myles Turner $4.8k YES MIL MEM
24.81
5.17
--
228.5 117.5
SF/PF Rui Hachimura $4.5k YES LAL DAL
24.69
5.49
--
234.5 118
PG Nolan Traore $4.9k YES BKN WAS
24.69
5.04
--
230.5 117
SG/SF Max Strus $5.2k YES CLE IND
24.66
4.74
--
239.5 128
C Mark Williams $5.3k YES PHO CHI
24.66
4.65
--
240.5 125
SG/PG Rob Dillingham $3.8k CHI PHO
24.60
6.47
--
240.5 115.5
SG Ethan Thompson $4.5k YES IND CLE
24.42
5.43
--
239.5 111.5
PG/SG Collin Gillespie $5.4k PHO CHI
24.31
4.50
--
240.5 125
SG/PG Malik Monk $5.8k SAC LAC
24.29
4.19
--
228.5 107.5
PG Sharife Cooper $4.0k WAS BKN
24.11
6.03
--
230.5 113.5
SG/PG Kam Jones $4.7k IND CLE
24.11
5.13
--
239.5 111.5
PF Pete Nance $5.1k MIL MEM
24.06
4.72
--
228.5 117.5
SF/PF Jalen Slawson $4.4k YES IND CLE
24.02
5.46
--
239.5 111.5
SF/PF Tari Eason $5.4k HOU GSW
24.00
4.44
--
226.5 115
C Jakob Poeltl $6.0k YES TOR BOS
23.90
3.98
--
219.5 105
SF/SG John Konchar $5.1k UTA OKC
23.66
4.64
--
239.5 108
C Oscar Tshiebwe $4.5k YES UTA OKC
23.60
5.24
--
239.5 108
SG/SF Rayan Rupert $4.2k YES MEM MIL
23.57
5.61
--
228.5 111
SG/SF Keon Ellis $4.2k YES CLE IND
23.39
5.57
--
239.5 128
PF/C Oso Ighodaro $5.6k PHO CHI
23.39
4.18
--
240.5 125
SG/SF Jordan Goodwin $5.2k YES PHO CHI
23.37
4.49
--
240.5 125
PF/SF Nae'Qwan Tomlin $3.9k CLE IND
23.16
5.94
--
239.5 128
SG/PG Coby White $5.3k CHA MIN
23.09
4.36
--
226.5 115
PF/C John Collins $5.7k LAC SAC
22.92
4.02
--
228.5 121
SF/PF Herbert Jones $4.7k YES NO ORL
22.58
4.80
--
236.5 115
PG Bones Hyland $5.0k MIN CHA
22.44
4.49
--
226.5 111.5
PG/SG Ajay Mitchell $5.5k OKC UTA
22.30
4.05
--
239.5 131.5
SG Gary Payton $5.6k GSW HOU
22.09
3.94
--
226.5 111.5
PF E.J. Liddell $3.7k YES BKN WAS
21.81
5.89
--
230.5 117
PG/SG Jamal Shead $5.8k TOR BOS
21.12
3.64
--
219.5 105
SF/PF Jalen Wilson $3.7k YES BKN WAS
20.83
5.63
--
230.5 117
C Jericho Sims $4.7k MIL MEM
20.53
4.37
--
228.5 117.5
PG/SG Dennis Schroder $4.4k CLE IND
20.51
4.66
--
239.5 128
SG/SF Drake Powell $4.1k YES BKN WAS
20.48
4.99
--
230.5 117
SF Isaac Okoro $4.2k YES CHI PHO
20.43
4.86
--
240.5 115.5
SF Dariq Whitehead $4.4k MEM MIL
20.43
4.64
--
228.5 111
SG AJ Green $4.9k YES MIL MEM
20.41
4.17
--
228.5 117.5
PG/SG Taelon Peter $4.1k IND CLE
20.35
4.96
--
239.5 111.5
SF/PF Derrick Jones $4.5k YES LAC SAC
20.33
4.52
--
228.5 121
SF/PF Royce O'Neale $5.0k PHO CHI
20.32
4.06
--
240.5 125
C Jaxson Hayes $4.9k LAL DAL
20.29
4.14
--
234.5 118
SG/SF Jordan Miller $4.6k LAC SAC
20.23
4.40
--
228.5 121
SF/PF Tristan da Silva $5.2k ORL NO
20.16
3.88
--
236.5 121.5
PG Tyson Etienne $3.8k BKN WAS
20.05
5.28
--
230.5 117
SG Cormac Ryan $4.3k MIL MEM
20.04
4.66
--
228.5 117.5
PF/C Collin Murray-Boyles $5.4k TOR BOS
20.02
3.71
--
219.5 105
SF Taurean Prince $4.7k MIL MEM
19.98
4.25
--
228.5 117.5
SG Ochai Agbaji $3.7k BKN WAS
19.91
5.38
--
230.5 117
SG Ja'Kobe Walter $5.0k YES TOR BOS
19.32
3.86
--
219.5 105
C Nikola Vucevic  Q $5.0k BOS TOR
19.08
3.82
--
219.5 114.5
SG/PG Cason Wallace $4.5k OKC UTA
18.92
4.20
--
239.5 131.5
C Lachlan Olbrich  Q $3.8k CHI PHO
18.71
4.92
--
240.5 115.5
SF/SG Max Christie $4.3k YES DAL LAL
18.70
4.35
--
234.5 116.5
PG/SG Kris Dunn $4.6k YES LAC SAC
18.59
4.04
--
228.5 121
C Sandro Mamukelashvili $5.3k TOR BOS
18.33
3.46
--
219.5 105
C Marvin Bagley  Q $5.1k DAL LAL
18.30
3.59
--
234.5 116.5
SF/PF Daeqwon Plowden $4.8k SAC LAC
18.29
3.81
--
228.5 107.5
PG Craig Porter $3.6k CLE IND
18.18
5.05
--
239.5 128
PF/SF Kyle Anderson $3.9k MIN CHA
18.16
4.66
--
226.5 111.5
PF/SF Patrick Williams $3.7k CHI PHO
17.92
4.84
--
240.5 115.5
C Dylan Cardwell $4.2k SAC LAC
17.47
4.16
--
228.5 107.5
C Taj Gibson  Q $3.6k MEM MIL
16.48
4.58
--
228.5 111
C Ryan Kalkbrenner $4.9k CHA MIN
16.22
3.31
--
226.5 115
SF/PF Sam Hauser $4.6k YES BOS TOR
15.94
3.47
--
219.5 114.5
SF Jamal Cain $4.0k ORL NO
15.56
3.89
--
236.5 121.5
C/PF Jaylin Williams $5.4k OKC UTA
15.52
2.87
--
239.5 131.5
SG Micah Peavy $4.3k NO ORL
15.30
3.56
--
236.5 115
PG Mike Conley $3.8k YES MIN CHA
15.29
4.02
--
226.5 111.5
PF Larry Nance $4.2k CLE IND
15.18
3.61
--
239.5 128
C Goga Bitadze $3.9k ORL NO
15.16
3.89
--
236.5 121.5
PG Jevon Carter $3.9k ORL NO
14.97
3.84
--
236.5 121.5
SF/SG Klay Thompson $4.0k DAL LAL
14.79
3.70
--
234.5 116.5
SG Baylor Scheierman $3.9k BOS TOR
14.61
3.75
--
219.5 114.5
PG Killian Hayes $4.0k SAC LAC
14.58
3.64
--
228.5 107.5
SF/SG Alex Caruso $3.9k OKC UTA
14.42
3.70
--
239.5 131.5
PF/C Grant Williams $3.8k CHA MIN
14.21
3.74
--
226.5 115
PG Bronny James $3.6k LAL DAL
14.15
3.93
--
234.5 118
SF/SG Luguentz Dort $3.9k YES OKC UTA
13.97
3.58
--
239.5 131.5
SG Jordan Hawkins $3.7k NO ORL
13.67
3.69
--
236.5 115
PG Yuki Kawamura $3.6k CHI PHO
13.62
3.78
--
240.5 115.5
PG Pat Spencer $4.5k GSW HOU
13.35
2.97
--
226.5 111.5
PG Mac McClung $3.6k CHI PHO
12.66
3.52
--
240.5 115.5
C Clint Capela $4.0k HOU GSW
12.13
3.03
--
226.5 115
SF/SG Isaiah Joe $3.7k OKC UTA
12.13
3.28
--
239.5 131.5
SG/SF Khris Middleton $3.9k DAL LAL
12.04
3.09
--
234.5 116.5
SF/SG Sion James $4.2k CHA MIN
11.93
2.84
--
226.5 115
SG Will Richard $3.8k GSW HOU
11.90
3.13
--
226.5 111.5
SG/PG Jared McCain $3.8k OKC UTA
11.20
2.95
--
239.5 131.5
PF/C Jarred Vanderbilt  Q $4.2k LAL DAL
10.11
2.41
--
234.5 118
PG Aaron Holiday $3.8k HOU GSW
9.43
2.48
--
226.5 115
SF Terrence Shannon $3.8k MIN CHA
9.41
2.48
--
226.5 111.5
SG A.J. Lawson $3.8k TOR BOS
9.32
2.45
--
219.5 105
PG Tyrese Proctor $3.7k CLE IND
9.00
2.43
--
239.5 128
PG Kobe Bufkin $3.5k LAL DAL
8.76
2.50
--
234.5 118
SF/PF Aaron Wiggins $3.9k OKC UTA
8.25
2.12
--
239.5 131.5
PF Maxi Kleber $3.8k LAL DAL
6.09
1.60
--
234.5 118
SG/SF Josh Green $3.7k CHA MIN
5.88
1.59
--
226.5 115
SG/SF Josh Okogie $3.7k HOU GSW
5.79
1.56
--
226.5 115
SF/SG Jordan Walsh $3.9k BOS TOR
3.68
0.94
--
219.5 114.5
SG/SF Svi Mykhailiuk $3.6k UTA OKC
2.57
0.72
--
239.5 108
PF Doug McDermott $3.7k SAC LAC
2.34
0.63
--
228.5 107.5
SF/SG Kobe Sanders $3.6k LAC SAC
2.19
0.61
--
228.5 121
SF Jae'Sean Tate $3.6k HOU GSW
1.45
0.40
--
226.5 115
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