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3 NBA DraftKings Studs to Target on 3/14/18

Jacob Gibbs  —  @jagibbs_23 Mar 14th, 2018
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Kevin Durant, SF/PF, Golden State Warriors

DraftKings Salary: $11,400

The Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics are in a close battle to see who can enter tonight's games as the most banged-up squad. Golden State is set to be without Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, David West, and Patrick McCaw, while Klay Thompson, Andre Iguodala, Jordan Bell, and Nick Young are all questionable.

Kevin Durant is coming off the heels of three straight 60-DraftKings-point games and will again have to carry the load for Golden State. With Curry and Draymond off the floor, KD has a ridiculous 38.6% usage rate and a DraftKings points per minute mark of 1.52. Take Klay off the court, too, and Durant has posted an absurd 44.2% usage rate and 1.72 DraftKings points per minute.

Even with all the injuries, Durant's Warriors have a slate-leading implied team total of 116.5 points. Durant has averaged 38.7 points on 26.3 shot attempts over the past three games, so he will be heavily involved in helping Golden State reach that slate-high implied team total. With all the value available on tonight's slate, there's really no reason to not have Durant in your lineups.

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