NBA Sim Sports Picks for 4/16/20 on FanDuel
During this downtime in the sports calendar, FanDuel has been innovating a lot of different ways to get some daily fantasy sports action.
One of those includes NBA Sim Sports, a format that looks pretty much identical to the usual FanDuel offering. The only twist is that the games won't be played live. Players will instead be assigned a random game from one of their top 25 historical comparisons based on numberFire's algorithm.
Late-scratches and other games missed by players won't come into effect. Scores roll out throughout the slate for a bit of a sweat.
The best part? It's free to enter.
Here are some potential standout picks.
Best Values
Because player similarities are tied to numberFire's player evaluations, it makes sense to dig into those efficiency metrics to uncover possible value.
Here are the best positional values based on a player's given FanDuel salary versus his nERD score.
For the most part, this is going to be a list of studly, efficient players, but exercise caution with some lower-tier names who happen to pop in terms of efficiency.
| Rank | PG | SG | SF | PF | C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Hill | James Harden | Giannis Antetokounmpo | Jarrett Allen | Ivica Zubac |
| 2 | Damian Lillard | Khris Middleton | Derrick Jones | Kawhi Leonard | Mitchell Robinson |
| 3 | Luka Doncic | Jimmy Butler | T.J. Warren | Ersan Ilyasova | Montrezl Harrell |
| 4 | Seth Curry | Donte DiVincenzo | OG Anunoby | Bam Adebayo | Hassan Whiteside |
| 5 | Kyle Lowry | Norman Powell | Pascal Siakam | Domantas Sabonis | Chris Boucher |
| 6 | Eric Bledsoe | Delon Wright | Paul George | John Collins | DeAndre Jordan |
| 7 | Spencer Dinwiddie | DeMar DeRozan | Doug McDermott | Rondae Hollis-Jefferson | Jaxson Hayes |
| 8 | Trae Young | JJ Redick | Tim Hardaway | Maxi Kleber | Dwight Powell |
| 9 | Kyrie Irving | Duncan Robinson | Justin Holiday | Serge Ibaka | Clint Capela |
| 10 | Shaquille Harrison | Terence Davis | Brandon Ingram | Daniel Gafford | Karl-Anthony Towns |
| 11 | Patrick Beverley | Fred VanVleet | Dorian Finney-Smith | Kristaps Porzingis | Derrick Favors |
| 12 | Jordan McLaughlin | Pat Connaughton | JaKarr Sampson | LaMarcus Aldridge | Jakob Poeltl |
