3 NBA DraftKings Studs to Target on 11/8/17

Nikola Vucevic, C, Orlando Magic

DraftKings Salary: $7,100

This matchup between the New York Knicks and Orlando Magic could end up really swaying the outcome of tonight's contests, as all four of the big men involved are intriguing plays.

Kristaps Porzingis ($9,500) will likely be the highest-owned of the four, but Aaron Gordon ($7,200) is one of the few defenders in the league who can come close to matching his length and athleticism. The centers are especially intriguing, because both Nikola Vucevic and Enes Kanter ($6,200) are much more offensive-minded players than defensive.

Specifically, Kanter ranked 66th among 69 qualified centers in defensive real plus-minus last season. His defensive lapses are never more apparent than when he is asked to defend a mobile big who can stretch the floor, such as Vucevic. Kanter is far from quick on his feet and prefers to hang around the rim, which already has begun to stand out in the right matchups this season.

In his 10 games he's faced three of such centers (Nikola Jokic, Kevin Love, and Al Horford). Those three averaged 21 points, 13.3 rebounds, and 3.7 made three pointers against Kanter, good for a 41.8-DraftKings-point average. Vucevic's game profiles similarly to those bigs, and he could give Kanter big problems in this matchup.

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