3 NBA DraftKings Value Plays to Target on 1/4/18

Gerald Green, SG/SF, Houston Rockets

DraftKings Salary: $4,000

With James Harden out, the Houston Rockets have moved Eric Gordon into the starting lineup, which left their second unit lacking in the scoring department. This opened up an opportunity for Gerald Green to do his favorite thing -- shoot the basketball. Green posted an elite 30.4% usage rate off the bench last night -- a game in which he finished with 41 DraftKings points in 28 minutes.

Some of that production came in garbage time, but he also knocked down four three pointers and played 15 minutes in the first half. It is not as if he wasn't in line for a large role prior to the game getting out of hand.

Green's game is very dependent on scoring, so the potential is certainly there for a dud. However, on a two-game slate, your lineup construction should be tournament-oriented anyway, so unless you are a member of #TeamGameTheory, it is tough to come up with a reason to fade someone with the upside that Green possesses at this price tag.

Green's ownership will likely be high, especially coming off of a big performance last night. But in anything other than large-field tourneys, he is tough to fade.