3 NBA DraftKings Studs to Target on 11/12/18

Kevin Durant, SF/PF, Golden State Warriors

DraftKings Price: $11,000

We already know that Stephen Curry will be out tonight, and Draymond Green is questionable with a toe sprain. As such, one of the first high-end plays we need to consider using is Golden State Warriors small forward Kevin Durant.

Durant comes into tonight's game with averages of 26.9 points, 7.2 rebounds, 6.5 assists, and a 55.7% field goal percentage. All four are improvements from last year, and the latter two would represent career highs if the season ended today. Despite this high level of output, Durant has been even better when Curry and Green have been off the court. The difference is so dramatic that these words will fail to convey the magnitude.

Durant is averaging a 24.4% usage rate, 24.0% assist rate, and 1.33 DraftKings points per minute when Curry and Green are both on the court with him this season. When Durant is playing without his two All-Star teammates, his usage jumps to 36.9%, his assist rate jumps to 51.4% (yes, he assists on more than half of his teammates' field goals), and his DraftKings points per minute jumps to 1.92, all per NBA Wowy.

He scored 55.5 DraftKings points in his only game against tonight's opponent, the Los Angeles Clippers, without Steph. We currently project him for 48.9 this evening, but that's with the assumption that Green plays. Regardless of Green's status, Durant is one of the top of the top plays of the night.