3 NBA DraftKings Value Plays to Target on 2/22/19

Taj Gibson, PF/C, Minnesota Timberwolves

DraftKings Price: $3,800

If you want a run-of-the-mill cheap player who will most likely get you enough points for your cash lineups tonight, then Minnesota Timberwolves forward/center Taj Gibson is your guy. He also has the potential to be much more than that this evening.

Teammate Karl-Anthony Towns got into a car accident on Thursday. While everything points to him being OK, Towns did miss shootaround this morning and is questionable tonight. Towns has amazingly never missed a game in his career, but the Wolves could keep him out here as a precaution, especially given that they're playing the Eastern Conference bottom-feeding New York Knicks.

If he does sit, then Gibson will almost certainly slot back into the starting lineup at the five, and the matchup is a good one. Gibson has scored 29.0 and 30.25 DraftKings points in his two meetings against the Knicks in a Wolves uniform. He's scored more than 20.0 DraftKings points in five straight and 11 of his past 13 games against them.

If Towns does end up sitting, then Gibson is in a solid spot to return value, especially given his $3,800 salary. We currently project him for 18.9 DraftKings points, a number that is sure to rise if he starts. Keep your eyes fixed on numberFire's Player News feed to get the latest updates in this situation.