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Tomorrow, the majority of teams are back in action. There are a few explosive games to look out for. The Portland Trailblazers will take on the Denver Nuggets in a mouthwatering contest, the in-decline San Antonio Spurs take on the Houston Rockets. The Philadelphia 76ers face an up and down Washington Wizards and The Brooklyn Nets go to head to head with the Memphis Grizzlies in an interesting match to follow.
There are a total of 11 games to follow on Saturday morning and let us have a look at the players that are going to be top DFS picks:
Honourable mentions:
1. PG - Damian Lillard (Portland Trailblazers), Kemba Walker (Charlotte Hornets) and Mike Conley (Memphis Grizzlies) - Kyrie Irving and Russell Westbrook miss out due to the tanking teams they face, Cleveland Cavaliers and Atlanta Hawks respectively.
2. SG - Devin Booker (Phoenix Suns), Jrue Holiday ( New Orleans Pelicans), Donovan Mitchell (Utah Jazz)
3. SF - Gordon Hayward (Boston Celtics), Luka Doncic (Dallas Mavericks), LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers)
4. PF - Blake Griffin (Detroit Pistons), Nikola Mirotic (New Orleans Pelicans), Jaren Jackson Jr. (Memphis Grizzlies)
5. C - Andre Drummond (Detroit Pistons), Nikola Vucevic (Orlando Magic), DeAndre Ayton (Phoenix Suns)
#1 PG - James Harden ( Houston Rockets)
There are a plethora of elite point guards to pick from, both for viewing as well as fantasy wise, but there are none who are in the form that James Harden finds himself in. With Chris Paul sitting out the past few games with a sore left hamstring, Harden finds himself as both the point guard as well the heavy scorer that he was, before Paul joined him here.
He has been on a tear the past six games, averaging more than 34 points per game in about 36 minutes per game, almost 9 assists and 6 rebounds per game as well. With Chris Paul questionable for the game against the Spurs, all the offense will funnel through Harden once again and that should allow him to have a huge night once again. He should be one of the first names on your roster.
#2 SG - Zach Lavine (Chicago Bulls)
The Chicago Bulls after signing Jabari Parker in the offseason, looked like a very youthful lineup with really high potential, but injuries to Kris Dunn, Bobby Portis and Lauri Markannen, compounded with a slow start of their rookie Wendell CarterJr., hampered their plans a little.
But then, Zach Lavine decided to take matters into his own hands. His last two injury laden seasons had only given us a glimpse of his athleticism and how good he could possibly be if he stayed injury free. Well 21 games into the season, it looks like he is willing to make good on his potential.
With nobody else to share the ball with, Lavine has had an amazing start to his season. Averaging almost 26 points per game, 10 PPG higher than his career average, along with 4.6 assists and 5.5 rebounds per game, Lavine has carried the Bulls to their measly 5 wins. He seems like a prime candidate to explode against the Detroit Pistons unless the game becomes a blowout.
#3 SF - Josh Richardson (Miami Heat)
With no real stars on the Heat roster and a plethora of injuries before the season started, there had to be someone to step up and score for the Heat and Josh Richardson is that player.
During the start of the season, Justice Winslow, James Johnson and Dion Waiters were out and with nobody to share the ball with except Dragic and Whiteside, Richardson stepped up. He is having a breakout season, both fantasy wise as well as his own career wise.
He is averaging almost 21 points per game, which is 10 points higher than his career average. He also has the highest usage on the team for now, with Dragic out for a bit. Richardson is also averaging 4.2 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game as well. He is mostly a scorer and chips in with valuable secondary stats as well. He is a great pick up for the game against the New Orleans Pelicans.
#4 PF - Anthony Davis (New Orleans Pelicans)
Anthony Davis is probably the first name on your roster for the games tomorrow. He has been phenomenal to start the season, carrying the Pelicans along with his bunch of up down stars.
Jrue Holiday has probably been his only constant support this season. He also managed to stay fit for most of this season as well, only niggling concerns keeping him out of a few games.
He has been putting up MVP numbers for the New Orleans Pelicans too, averaging 27 points per game to go with 13 rebounds per game. He is also getting almost 5 assists per game which is great quality for an elite big man.
He has been an amazing defender too, averaging almost 3 blocks and 1.5 steals per game. He has not been putting up his usual monstrous numbers of 40-20 yet, but he has the potential to explode on any given day and should be rostered on your team.
#5 C - Joel Embiid (Philadephia 76ers)
Joel Embiid has been such a dazzling character both on the field and off the field. From all his trash talking on and off the court and on his Twitter and Instagram to actually backing up that trash talking on the court, Embiid has been a delight to watch this season and is actually the reason why the 76ers have been in Eastern conference finals talk.
The vision of Ben Simmons and the clutch plays of Jimmy Butler are all brought together just by the sheer talent and skill Joel Embiid possesses.
He has been averaging a career high 28 points per game, along with a career high 13 rebounds per game and atleast 2 blocks per game too. An improved part of his game is his ability to draw fouls. He has been averaging almost 11 Free throw attempts per game, scoring at an 80% clip.
He is churning out games at an elite level and is looking real good, having played all games this season. He is a must roster player and will look to capitalize against a Wizards team which almost has a non-existent backcourt.
