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3 NBA DraftKings Studs to Target on 10/24/17

Jacob Gibbs  —  @jagibbs_23 Oct 24th, 2017
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Kristap Porzingis, PF/C, New York Knicks

DraftKings Salary: $8,500

They finally bumped Kristaps Porzingis' price after his ridiculous start to the season, but he still needs just 42.5 DraftKings points to reach value. He's averaged 48.9 in the first two games while posting a 33.9% usage rate (fifth-highest in the NBA). The next-highest New York Knicks usage rate is Enes Kanter, all the way down at 24.7%.

Porzingis is clearly the focal point of this offense and they will need a big game from him to get a win on the road. The Boston Celtics were a team that could be attacked with bigs last season, thanks in large part to their 27th-ranked rebounding rate. Porzingis only played over 30 minutes in one game against them last year -- the others were blowouts -- and he put up 49 DraftKings points in that one.

There are a lot of studs to like on this slate, but few are getting the usage Porzingis is. He is a strong play in any format.

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