3 NBA DraftKings Studs to Target on 12/5/18

DeMar DeRozan, SG/SF, San Antonio Spurs

DraftKings Price: $8,900

DeMar DeRozan may not have wanted to move to a new team, but he's clearly taken it in stride and, by doing so, has taken his game to the next level.

DeRozan is by most measures having a career year in his first season with the San Antonio Spurs. He is averaging career-bests in rebounds (5.6), field goal percentage (48.3%), and assists (6.0). Much like Giannis, his three-point percentage is holding him back from being a fully-rounded threat, though it's hard to see his 18.2% mark not positively regressing over the next few months.

He gets a dream matchup against the Los Angeles Lakers tonight. Even if the Lakers were the best team in the world at defending DeRozan's position, that wouldn't stop him considering the way he's been able to dominate them this season.

He's averaging 31.0 points, 11.0 assists, 10.0 boards, and 64.5 DraftKings points in his two games against the Lakers this season. Nobody on that team has found a way to stop him, and there's no sign that they'll magically be able to do so when they face off again tonight.

We have him projected for a baseline of 40.6 DraftKings points, but we have his upside at 64.9, right in line with his output against them earlier in the season.

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