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NBA Sim Sports Picks for 4/19/20 on FanDuel

Austan Kas  —  @AustanKas Apr 19th, 2020

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.

RankPGSGSFPFC
1Damian LillardJJ RedickLeBron JamesAnthony DavisJaVale McGee
2Chris PaulDevin BookerDanilo GallinariNerlens NoelDwight Howard
3De'Aaron FoxShai Gilgeous-AlexanderBrandon IngramBrandon ClarkeHassan Whiteside
4Tyus JonesKentavious Caldwell-PopeMikal BridgesRichaun HolmesSteven Adams
5Ricky RubioDanny GreenKent BazemoreNemanja BjelicaJonas Valanciunas
6Alex CarusoJrue HolidayJared DudleyZion WilliamsonJaxson Hayes
7Jordan PooleDillon BrooksKelly OubreCheick DialloDerrick Favors
8Ja MorantDennis SchroderRodney HoodHarry GilesMarquese Chriss
9De'Anthony MeltonJustin JamesKyle AndersonJaren JacksonGorgui Dieng
10Quinn CookGrayson AllenCameron JohnsonMike MuscalaAlex Len
11Rajon RondoCJ McCollumJosh JacksonFrank KaminskyJahlil Okafor
12Jevon CarterJosh HartHarrison BarnesWenyen GabrielDeandre Ayton