3 NBA DraftKings Studs to Target on 12/21/18

Kawhi Leonard, SF/PF, Toronto Raptors

DraftKings Price: $9,500

Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard doesn't really need any extra reason to be more involved in the team's offense...he's pretty dang good as it is. It certainly doesn't hurt his fantasy output, however, when a fellow star is out, as is likely to be the case once again tonight.

Kyle Lowry has missed the past three games with a thigh injury. He is likely to miss both games this weekend, which means that Leonard must once again take on extra responsibility. Lowry has missed four games in total this season. When he plays, Leonard averages 25.7 points, 8.2 boards, and 3.0 assists. When he doesn't, Leonard's output jumps to 29.8, 9.0, and 4.0, respectively. That comes with an increase to 52.4 DraftKings points, 6.4 more than when Lowry takes the court.

Leonard has put up at least 43 DraftKings points in six of his past seven games against tonight's opponent, the Cleveland Cavaliers. One of those games, coincidentally, came this year without Kyle Lowry. Leonard went off for 34 points, 9 boards, and 55.25 DraftKings point in that game. We have him projected for a slightly lower 47.8 tonight, tied with Andre Drummond for the fourth-highest projected fantasy play of the night.