3 NBA FanDuel Studs to Target on 3/3/16

Kawhi Leonard, SF, San Antonio Spurs

Price: $8,000

Kawhi Leonard saw his production drop off a bit after a very strong start to the season, but he has rebounded from that, and February was his best month for fantasy scoring since November. Over the past month, he's averaged 24.7 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.9 steals per game, good for 40.2 FanDuel points per contest. He has put up at least 40 fantasy points in six of his last seven games, and he has a 27.8 percent Usage Rate over the past month.

He has a great matchup tonight against the Pelicans, who rank 26th with a 108.7 Defensive Efficiency and are giving up the sixth most points per game on the season. They also rank 24th in Offensive Rebound Rate, which is great for Leonard, who is averaging 5.5 defensive rebounds per game with an 18.4 percent Defensive Rebound Rate on the season.

The Pelicans have been rolling out some really ugly lineups lately, and likely to start at small forward across from Leonard is Dante Cunningham, who ranks 13th on the team with a 111 Defensive Rating. Leonard has returned to form from a fantasy standpoint, and this is a matchup in which he is going to be able to do some serious damage.