3 NBA DraftKings Value Plays to Target on 1/24/18

Dejounte Murray, PG, San Antonio Spurs

DraftKings Salary: $4,800

After a move into the starting lineup for an extremely banged-up San Antonio Spurs team, Dejounte Murray was a very chalky option on Tuesday's slate. He rewarded the masses with a 49.5-fantasy-point performance on DraftKings, so expect him to carry high ownership once again after just a $200 price bump.

You could talk yourself into a fade of Murray's high ownership, based on a tough matchup against the Memphis Grizzlies and a good portion of his points coming from a bizarre 10 rebounds and 7 steals. That is probably taking game theory a bit too far, though, as Murray is simply too cheap given his upgraded role.

While the rebounds and steals may seem a bit inflated, those are both categories in which he excels. On a per-36-minute basis, he ranks second in both rebounds (9.49) and steals (1.87) among Spurs players with at least 15 minutes per game. In fact, he's 19th among qualified players in steals per 36 minutes. The only guard with a higher rebounds per 36 is Russell Westbrook, so let's not act as if he doesn't have the capability to pile up counting stats.

Really, Murray has been impressive on a per-minute basis across the board. He's right around a DraftKings point per minute on the year, so if he's looking at near 30 minutes again, he should have no issue crushing value at this price tag. He needs just 24 DraftKings points, and we saw last night how high his upside is in his new role. Murray is a viable play in any format until his price rises.