On Saturday night, the NBA has a four-game slate ready to roll for DFS fantasy basketball on DraftKings. The first game tips off at 7:00 p.m. ET, as the Warriors visit the Hawks, starting the action and locking the contests. Even with just eight teams in the player pool, there are some great options to attack as you put together your lineup. The Wizards are the only team playing for the second night in a row, while the Hawks are the only team in action that will return to the floor again on Sunday. Be sure to keep a close eye on the team’s injury reports and adjust your strategy as needed, but coming into the day, here are the players standing out in our models.
Let’s dive into some of the top plays on the slate using the FantasyLabs tools and projections.
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NBA DFS Point Guard Picks
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While Luka Doncic has the highest median, ceiling, and floor projections at point guard, he also is extremely expensive at $12,600. Trae Young is a very strong option to consider as well and comes almost $3,000 cheaper at home against the Warriors in what should be a fun matchup.
Young has exceeded salary-based expectations in six of his last seven games, with over 50 DraftKings points in each of those six games and an average of 50.9 DraftKings points per contest on 28.1 points and 10.9 assists per game.
On Tuesday in his most recent game, he only had to play 30 minutes in a comfortable win over the Hornets, but he still finished with 31 points, eight assists, three steals and 52 DraftKings points. He has the second-highest median, ceiling, and floor projections at the position, and he has better value projections since he’s so much cheaper than Luka.
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Several key injuries at guard open up playing time and value at the position. Damian Lillard (calf) is out against the Kings, so third-year guard Ryan Rollins has the highest Projected Plus/Minus of all point guards on the slate.
On Thursday in a win over the Lakers, Rollins finished with 10 points, five rebounds, four assists, three steals, and 30.75 DraftKings points in 29 minutes. Rollins only went 3-for-11 from the field, but his non-scoring numbers still made him an excellent value.
If he hits more of his shots, he could be an even better play against the Kings, but even if he doesn’t, he should be able to do enough to return good value at his salary under $4,000. In his nine games without Lillard this season, Rollins has averaged 24.8 DraftKings points in 24.8 minutes per game, which is a huge increase over his season-long average of 11.0 DraftKings points in 12.0 minutes per game.
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Austin Reaves has helped pick up the slack for the Lakers while LeBron James (groin, questionable) has been out, and he has exceeded salary-based expectations in six straight games, averaging 52.1 DraftKings points per game. He showed his ceiling with a massive 37-point game against the Nuggets that earned him 76 DraftKings points, but it’s unclear exactly how the work will be split up if LeBron is ready to return Saturday.
On the other side of that matchup, Tre Jones has exceeded salary-based expectations in 10 straight games, and his salary has climbed from under $4,000 to over $6,000. He’s listed as questionable with a foot injury, while Josh Giddey (ankle) is not on the injury report. Giddey’s return makes Jones riskier, and it will be fascinating to see how the playing time is split up with Giddey back in the mix.
The Knicks have a favorable point guard matchup against the Wizards, so both Miles McBride and Cameron Payne are solid values to consider. Payne has the second-highest Projected Plus/Minus at the position after posting 16 and 20.5 DraftKings points in his last two games while McBride has been filling in for Jalen Brunson (ankle), and he has averaged 12.6 points, 5.1 assists, 2.7 rebounds, 1.3 steals, and 28.1 DraftKings points per game over his seven starts since Brunson’s injury.
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NBA DFS Shooting Guard Picks
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One of the exciting new features this season on FantasyLabs is our partnership with ShotQuality. In the ShotQuality projections for Saturday, Coby White has the highest ceiling projection at shooting guard and the second-highest median and floor projections. His playing time and usage could be reduced a little bit with Giddey’s return, but he has stepped up and effectively carried the Chicago offense, so he should stay very involved against Los Angeles.
White has 21+ points in 11 straight games, averaging 41.9 DraftKings points on 28.0 points, 4.9 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 0.9 steals per game. On Thursday against the Kings, he had 35 points on just 18 shot attempts while adding five assists to get to an efficient 43.75 DraftKings points.
Even with Giddey back to help shoulder the load, White is a strong play at $8,000 and comes with a very high ceiling. This matchup between the Lakers and Bulls has the highest point total on the slate.
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Warriors guard Brandin Podziemski has the second-highest Projected Plus/Minus at shooting guard and the third-highest at point guard in the ShotQuality projections. He ranks the highest at both positions of the guards over $4,000. He projects to pick up most of the work vacated by Stephen Curry (back), who seems to have dodged serious injury but will still miss this game.
Podziemski averaged 31.8 DraftKings points per game in his eight games this season without Steph. His usage rate jumps from 16.6% with Steph on the floor to 23.2% with Steph off the floor in his 20 games since the start of 2025.
While he missed time due to a couple of different injuries, when he has been available, he has been productive for Golden State. In his 22 games in 2025, he is averaging 28.9 DraftKings points in 27.5 minutes per game. He only played one minute against Brooklyn earlier this month before leaving with a back strain, but he has 15+ points and over 23 DraftKings points in each of his last five games aside from that contest.
With more work coming his way in an uptempo matchup in Atlanta, Pod Racer should be a great option at $6,000.
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Dyson Daniels has the highest Projected Plus/Minus of the shooting guard options over $6,500 in the ShotQuality projections. Daniels has over 40 DraftKings points in each of his last two games against the Nets and Hornets and has over 30 DraftKings points in eight of his last nine. He has been excellent for Atlanta all season and is a solid pick to continue his production on Saturday night against Golden State.
Moses Moody has a top-five Projected Plus/Minus at shooting guard and small forward in both sets of projections. Moody went 0-for-5 from the field on Thursday and finished with just 13.25 DraftKings points, but he had been much better recently, with over 20 fantasy points in five of his last seven while averaging 25.0 DraftKings points per game over that stretch. He’ll have a chance to get some extra usage without Steph and is a solid option on the wing.
In the FantasyLabs projections, Taurean Prince has the second-highest Projected Plus/Minus at shooting guard. Prince is remarkably affordable under $4,000 and has at least 15 DraftKings points in six of his last eight games. In his nine games without Dame this season, Prince averaged 17.7 DraftKings points per game.
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NBA DFS Small Forward Picks
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Without Curry, Jimmy Butler will have to be more aggressive on offense for the Warriors. He has the highest median, ceiling, and floor projections of all small forwards in both the ShotQuality projections and the FantasyLabs projections. He also has the second-highest Projected Plus/Minus at the position in the ShotQuality projections.
Butler had 48.5 DraftKings points in the one game he played with the Warriors with Curry sidelined and has produced 47+ DraftKings points in each of his last three contests. On Thursday in the game that Steph left early, Butler had a triple-double of 16 points, 12 assists, and 11 rebounds for 59.75 DraftKings points against the Raptors.
On the season, the Hawks have allowed the third-most DraftKings points per game to small forwards in the NBA and the second most to power forwards. With extra usage and a favorable matchup, Butler is one of the top plays on Saturday’s slate.
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In both sets of projections, Knicks wing Mikal Bridges has a top-five Projected Plus/Minus at small forward. He has helped pick up extra work for New York while Jalen Brunson (ankle) has been out and has shown a very high ceiling to go with a solid floor.
In his last seven games since Brunson’s injury, Bridges averaged 35.0 DraftKings points per game on 21.0 points, 5.1 assists, 3.9 rebounds, and 0.7 steals in 36.1 minutes per game. Bridges averaged 31.0 DraftKings points in his three earlier matchups against the Wizards and had over 33 DraftKings points in each of his last two games against them.
Bridges brings good versatility with eligibility at both guard and forward, and he should be a solid play with a high ceiling at just over $6,000.
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With both the Lakers and Bucks missing stars on Thursday, Kyle Kuzma stepped up with 22 points and 29.5 DraftKings points. He could again help carry more of the scoring load without Lillard and has a good matchup against the Kings. His production has been uneven with the Bucks, but he still has good upside.
Wizards rookie Kyshawn George (knee) missed one game with a knee issue but returned on Friday with 30 DraftKings points in 28 minutes. He has 30+ DraftKings points in four of his last six, highlighted by a big game against the Nuggets in which he had 44.25 DraftKings points. The Wizards are a hard rotation to figure out, but if he’s ready to go for the second game of the back-to-back, he’ll be a solid mid-range play.
If you want to go cheap at small forward, Gary Trent Jr. has been helping the Bucks off the bench. He had 23 points and 38.25 DraftKings points against the Lakers while knocking down six three-pointers and has over 21 DraftKings points in three of his last four. He has scored at least nine points in six straight games and nine of his last 10.
NBA DFS Power Forward Picks
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With the Lakers possibly getting LeBron James back and Dame ruled out, Giannis Antetokounmpo has the top median, ceiling, and floor projections on the entire slate in both sets of projections. He has a good matchup against the Kings and is the top pay-up play on the board if you can find the right values to stack around him.
He had 28 points in 29 minutes in a comfortable win over the Lakers on Thursday, finishing with only 47.25 DraftKings points. That snapped a run of five straight games with over 50 DraftKings points, highlighted by 63.5 DraftKings points in a big double-double against the Pacers.
In the five games he has played this year without Dame, Giannis has averaged 56.1 DraftKings points in just 31.1 minutes per game for an impressive rate of 1.8 DraftKings points per minute. His usage ballooned to 39.4% in those contests compared to his season average of 36.1% usage.
Against the Kings earlier this season, Antetokounmpo had a 33-point triple-double that earned 73.25 DraftKings points in 36 minutes. If the game is close and competitive throughout, Giannis should put together another monster performance on Saturday night.
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The Hawks have been getting good production at forward from No. 1 pick Zaccharie Risacher and veteran Georges Niang. Both have top-four Projected Plus/Minus at the position in the ShotQuality projections.
Risacher has scored at least 15 points in three straight games and knocked down five three-pointers on Tuesday against the Hornets. He finished with 38 DraftKings points in that game and has reached at least 28 DraftKings points in three of his last five.
Niang only had six points and nine DraftKings points in that game but had double-digit points and 20+ DraftKings points in three of his last five.
Both players are risky against the Warriors but both also have great potential value ceilings. Risacher is the safer play, while Niang will save a little bit of salary.
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If LeBron James returns, he obviously has a high ceiling, although he could play reduced minutes in his first game back. It’s a good pace-up spot against the Bulls, but the usage is hard to figure out for him, Luka, and Reaves.
In the FantasyLabs projections, OG Anunoby has the second-highest Projected Plus/Minus at power forward. He has produced 40+ DraftKings points in four of his last six games and picked up more work while Brunson has been out.
The Kings will be without Domantas Sabonis (ankle), opening up significant playing time for Trey Lyles. Lyles had 22 points in 24 minutes on his way to 37.5 DraftKings points against the Bulls and has double-digit points and over 31 DraftKings points in each of his last two games since Sabonis’ most recent injury.
NBA DFS Center Picks
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Without Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns has also been carrying a big workload. He has the second-highest median, ceiling, and floor projections at center behind only Giannis.
He gets a tasty matchup against the Wizards, who have allowed the most fantasy points per game to centers this season. KAT had 57.0 and 52.75 DraftKings points with a pair of 30-point double-doubles when he faced them in back-to-back games in December.
Towns put up 40+ DraftKings points in six of his last seven contests, averaging 44.7 DraftKings points per game over that stretch.
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In the ShotQuality projections, Alexandre Sarr has the third-highest Projected Plus/Minus at center. He has made the most of his minutes in the fluctuating Wizards’ rotation and has exceeded salary-based expectations in seven of his last eight matchups.
Sarr posted his third double-double in that stretch with 19 points, 10 boards, and 36 DraftKings points on Friday night in 29 minutes. If he gets his usual workload again on Saturday against KAT and the Knicks, he’ll be a solid play at $6,700.
The No. 2 overall pick produced 36+ DraftKings points in each of his last five straight games, including 34 points and 54.5 DraftKings against the Nuggets. He does come with risk but has a high ceiling depending on exactly how the playing time is distributed in New York.
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Onyeka Okongwu has three straight double-doubles with 40+ DraftKings points against the Clippers, Nets, and Hornets. He has been excellent since stepping into the starting lineup for the Hawks early in 2025, and he should continue to get all the work he can handle with Clint Capela (finger) out for at least three to four weeks.
The Wizards have been using Tristan Vukcevic as their backup center instead of Richaun Holmes for the last few games. Vukcevic has scored 15 points in four straight games, with at least 27 fantasy points in each of those games. During those four games, he went 10-for-22 (45%) from long range and produced at least five rebounds in each of those games. If Sarr plays fewer minutes or sits, Vukcevic would be a smash play, but even off the bench, he has been very solid for the Wizards lately.
Quinten Post has the highest Projected Plus/Minus at center in the FantasyLabs projections and the second-highest in the ShotQuality projections. Post had 18 points and 27.5 DraftKings points on Thursday against the Raptors and has at least 18 DraftKings points in five of his last six games, with the one exception being an eight-minute game against the Nuggets when he played through an ankle injury.
