Damian Lillard
Dame DOLLA's digits are a bit down from his regular season averages, but he’s still the Blazers top FanDuel option. For that matter, he’s one of the top point guards still standing in the playoffs, and is a veritable must-start player. Look for him to explode in game four, when his archrival Stephen Curry returns to the Warriors lineup.
CJ McCollum
The NBA’s most improved player has had some trouble finding his shot against the bigger Klay Thompson, but as is always the case, he’s three made field goals away from an insane hot streak. He’s FanDuel price point has dipped below $7,000, so at some point in the very near future, he’s going to make some FD players exceedingly happy.
Mason Plumlee
Mase has been an utter beast in this postseason, hitting double figures in boards in all but one of the Blazers eight playoff games. He’s also become an assist machine, dropping 5.7 dimes a night. There’s no reason to think this kind of production won’t continue against Andrew Bogut, a center not known to spend much time away from the basket on the defensive end of floor.
Al-Farouq Aminu
Much to absolutely nobody’s surprise, Aminu is having himself one helluva postseason, averaging 15.2 points and 6.8 boards over his last five games. He’s also been logging plenty of minutes—32.0 a night for the entire playoffs—and FanDuel players loves themselves options who spend tons of time on the floor…especially value options whose price tag rarely exceeds $6,000.
Allen Crabbe
While we’re on the subject of value plays who get tons of burn, let’s talk about Allen Crabbe. In this postseason, he’s logging starters minutes, spending 25.3 nightly minutes on the floor. He’s hit double figures in scoring in four out of his last five, a trend that should continue now that the series is shifting back to Portland.