3 NBA DraftKings Value Plays to Target on 10/17/18

T.J. Warren, SG/SF, Phoenix Suns

DraftKings Salary: $4,300

Let's just put it out there first: the Phoenix Suns' starting five looks like it may or may not contain T.J. Warren. The Suns brought in Trevor Ariza, Josh Jackson is in the mix for three different positions, and Devin Booker ran with two guards as a starter in Friday's practice.

But whether or not Warren gets the start, he should present very solid value in what looks to be a track meet with the Dallas Mavericks. In fact, our projections have him returning 7.5 DraftKings points per $1,000 tonight, which would make him the most efficient play on the slate.

Warren has scored a minimum of 30.8 DraftKings points in each of his past four contests against the Mavs. While that's a solid track record, we should point out that he played at least 29 minutes in each of those contests, which may be an issue tonight as the Suns' presumed sixth man.

Another plus for Warren and the Suns is that Dallas' starting small forward, Harrison Barnes, will not play. The Mavs gave up 113.6 points to their opponents when Barnes missed games last season, compared to only 104.8 when he was on the court.

We have Warren projected for 32.3 DraftKings points. If that's what you can get from a guy coming off the bench -- or just splitting minutes, does it really matter how he gets the job done?