3 NBA DraftKings Studs to Target on 1/31/19

DeMarcus Cousins, PF/C, Golden State Warriors

DraftKings Price: $6,700

While millions of fans across the globe might have found it frustrating that a perennial championship team like the Golden State Warriors was able to add an All-Star-caliber talent for next to nothing during the offseason, an objective observer should still, at the very least, be impressed with how deft the Warriors' front office is.

Their foresight to draft three All-Stars has allowed them to be patient in other facets of team-building, like letting the newly-signed DeMarcus Cousins take his time in returning from an Achilles rupture. Their patience has been rewarded.

After sitting out the first three months of the season, Cousins made his return to the court 13 days ago against the Los Angeles Clippers, putting up 14 points and 6 boards in just 15 minutes. His minutes have slowly increased since then, and so, too, has his output.

Cousins saw 25 minutes of run in a 132-100 blowout over the Indiana Pacers on Monday night, finishing with 35.0 DraftKings points, the second game in a row he hit that mark. The Warriors will almost certainly need him at least that much tonight as they'll be facing off against one of the premier centers in the league in Joel Embiid.

We have Cousins projected for 1.42 DraftKings points per minute tonight. If he can match his 25 minutes from his last game, that would mean he'd top 35.0 DraftKings points for the third game in a row.

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