Scottie Barnes lines up for more offensive usage with Pascal Siakam sidelined and faces a Pistons squad allowing the third-most points in the NBA, making him a worthwhile lineup candidate on Saturday's slate.
The Raptors struggle to guard the three-point line, as well as the opposition's second unit, setting up Bennedict Mathurin as a potential value play Saturday.
Joel Embiid sports a 37 percent usage rate and averages 1.5 Yahoo points per minute with James Harden off the floor, suggesting he has some big outputs in store. That could be the case Saturday against Atlanta.
With the Bucks projected to miss two of their stars, Mike Barner has selected others from the team who should post plenty of fantasy stats.
With James Harden out for the foreseeable future and the Sixers having multiple days off leading up to Thursday's contest, Joel Embiid could be positioned for a big showing versus the Hawks.
With James Harden set to miss multiple weeks, Tobias Harris should remain in an expanded scoring role for Philadelphia, who play at the Hawks Thursday.
Fred VanVleet is coming off a pair of impressive showings in the first two games since returning from a back injury. He should continue to shoulder a heavier scoring load while Pascal Siakam remains sidelined.
Luka Doncic has been on a tear to begin the year, topping 30 points in each of his first nine appearances. Jeff Edgerton previews why Doncic is a good player to build around despite his lofty DFS salary.
Grizzlies guard Ja Morant averages 28.5 points, 5.7 rebounds and 7.1 assists per game, and he surpassed 40 DK points in seven of 10 games played.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is coming off a lackluster outing Saturday but should have a chance to bounce back against Detroit on Monday. Mike Barner previews several players for Monday's loaded DFS slate.