3 Under-the-Radar Daily Fantasy Basketball Plays for 3/10/17
Avery Bradley, SG, Boston Celtics
FanDuel Price: $5,500
Why He Will Go Overlooked:
Friday night is absolutely loaded at shooting guard. From James Harden to DeMar DeRozan to Klay Thompson, there is no shortage of options. Factor in the uncertainty and nervousness people feel about Avery Bradley --who has only been back less than two weeks after missing nearly two months with an Achilles issue -- and the Boston Celtics' shooting guard will go virtually unowned in a lot of tournaments.
Why You Should Use Him:
Before his injury, Bradley was a fantasy machine. He posted 20 different 30-plus FanDuel point nights in his first 33 games played, averaging 30.4 fantasy points per game. The 26-year-old was posting a line of 18.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.4 assists, and 1.3 steals in 35.0 minutes before the injury.
In the brief time he has been back, Bradley's numbers have taken a dip as the Celtics ease him back into action. In each of the five games he has played, his minutes have continued to build, reaching just under 30 minutes versus the Warriors on Wednesday. In the last four games, his offensive activity has also started to climb.
Bradley is averaging 13.0 points on 12.3 field goal attempts in his last four games and he has scored in double-digits in each game. With no more minutes restrictions in his way, the matchup with the Denver Nuggets on Friday could see a return to vintage Bradley.
The Nuggets are a mess defensively -- not only do they allow the third-most points per game (111.4), but opponents also connect on their shots at the highest rate in the league (48.0%) while the Nuggets own the worst defensive rating in the NBA (110.8).
Those are already good signs for Bradley, but add in that Denver's biggest defensive weakness is in the backcourt -- they allow the third-most fantasy points to opposing guards -- and the Celtics' two-guard should have a field day.