It's pretty crazy to think that James Johnson has played 52 games this season, hasn't started in any of them and yet he has been the best DFS tourney play at power forward through the first half of the year.
Johnson is having a breakout campaign in his first season with the Miami Heat. He's averaging 12.2 points, 4.9 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.1 blocks over 26.6 minutes per game.
Earlier in the season, Johnson was at the minimum price of $3,500 and still putting up outstanding production in DFS. Since then, his price has steadily increased to a high of $6,400, but even in games where he has been priced at $6,000 or higher, Johnson has exceeded 5.5 FanDuel points per $1,000 in salary in 3 of those 10 games.
| Player | Games | Games ≥ 5.5X | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Johnson | 52 | 24 | 46.20% |
A big reason for Johnson's increased production this season has been his improved shooting. Johnson is averaging a career-best 35.3% shooting from three-point land and 58.8% shooting between 10 and 16 feet from the hoop.
Considering the Heat are only two games out of the playoffs as of the break, expect Johnson to continue to get heavy run as Miami's power forward.