3 NBA DraftKings Value Plays to Target on 3/12/18

Kelly Olynyk, PF/C, Miami Heat

DraftKings Salary: $5,600

The Miami Heat will be without both Hassan Whiteside and Dwyane Wade tonight, which opens up quite a bit of value. Perhaps no one stands out more than Kelly Olynyk, who put up 36.25 DraftKings points with Whiteside missing on Saturday. He has been in excellent form recently, averaging 30.5 DraftKings points in just 22.8 minutes per game over his past five. With more playing time at his disposal, Olynyk should have no issue reaching the 28 DraftKings points required of him at this price tag.

Olynyk has averaged 28.2 DraftKings points per game in contests Whiteside has missed this season and is a high-upside option at this price tag. He is an interesting pivot off Pau Gasol ($5,700), who may end up being the more popular value option of the two if Bam Adebayo ($3,800) is announced as the starter over Olynyk.

Bam started the most recent game for Miami, but was limited to just 17 minutes because of foul trouble. If he can keep his hands to himself tonight, Adebayo could be looking at 25-plus minutes, which would make him a very intriguign option given his 0.90 DraftKings points per minute on the year. Our projections have Adebayo standing out as the third-best value on the slate, so he is definitely in play as a salary-saving option as well.