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 |
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1 | George Hill | James Harden | Giannis Antetokounmpo | Daniel Theis | Rudy Gobert |
2 | Luka Doncic | Khris Middleton | Derrick Jones | Ersan Ilyasova | Mitchell Robinson |
3 | Seth Curry | Jimmy Butler | Gordon Hayward | Bam Adebayo | Chris Boucher |
4 | Kyle Lowry | Donte DiVincenzo | T.J. Warren | Domantas Sabonis | Nikola Jokic |
5 | Eric Bledsoe | Norman Powell | OG Anunoby | Jayson Tatum | Enes Kanter |
6 | Kemba Walker | Delon Wright | Pascal Siakam | John Collins | Tony Bradley |
7 | Trae Young | DeMar DeRozan | Jaylen Brown | Rondae Hollis-Jefferson | Jaxson Hayes |
8 | Shaquille Harrison | JJ Redick | Doug McDermott | Maxi Kleber | Dwight Powell |
9 | Monte Morris | Duncan Robinson | Tim Hardaway | Paul Millsap | Clint Capela |
10 | Jamal Murray | Terence Davis | Justin Holiday | Serge Ibaka | Derrick Favors |
11 | Russell Westbrook | Fred VanVleet | Brandon Ingram | Michael Porter | Mason Plumlee |
12 | T.J. McConnell | Pat Connaughton | Dorian Finney-Smith | Jerami Grant | Jakob Poeltl |
The author of this article has no involvement with the NBA Sim Sports simulations powered by numberFire and has no knowledge of the results of tonight’s contest.