NBA Daily Fantasy Helper: Wednesday 1/24/18

If you're new to daily fantasy basketball -- maybe you started your DFS journey during the MLB or NFL seasons, or maybe basketball is your sport and this will be your first year giving it a shot -- you're in for a treat. The NBA scene changes hugely on a week-to-week, day-to-day, and -- depending on injury news -- even a minute-to-minute basis, making every slate a unique one that requires an ever-changing approach.

With so much changing so quickly, we're here with plenty of tools to help you out. We have daily projections, a matchup heat map, a lineup optimizer, and a ton of other great resources to help give you an edge.

Here, we'll put all of that together and take a look at who you should target on today's slate.

Best of the Best

Chris Paul (FanDuel Price: $10,100) - Paul, an All-Star snub, faces the Dallas Mavericks tonight. Dennis Smith is 93rd in ESPN's defensive real plus-minus, among 98 qualified point guards. Dallas also ranks 22nd in fantasy points allowed to point guards and 3rd-worst on the slate. Even with James Harden back three games ago, Paul has maintained a per-minute average of 1.38 FanDuel points.