3 NBA DraftKings Studs to Target on 12/4/18

DeAndre Ayton, C, Phoenix Suns

DraftKings Price: $6,500

After getting off to a hot start, Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton has been pretty quiet over the last week. The rookie has gotten in some foul trouble and has gone just 14 for 32 (43.75%) from the field in his past three games, failing to hit 30 DraftKings points in any of those contests.

Fortunately for us, his relatively low output has caused his DraftKings price to plummet. It now sits at $6,500 after touching $7,300 last Wednesday. It's time to take advantage before Ayton becomes less affordable.

The former Arizona star gets to tee off against the Sacramento Kings tonight. The Kings have given up 59.6 DraftKings points per game to opposing center-eligible players, making them the sixth-worst team against the position, according to FantasyPros. Ayton's 35.4 DraftKings points per game gives him an effective value of just over 5.4 DraftKings points per $1,000 this evening.

We have Ayton projected for 33.6 DraftKings points tonight, output which would make him the second-highest projected value play of any player with at least a $6,000 salary. Vooch -- obviously -- is number one.