3 NBA DraftKings Studs to Target on 4/3/18

Nikola Vucevic, C, Orlando Magic

DraftKings Salary: $8,500

Nikola Vucevic's price has risen $900 over his past four games, thanks in large part to his impressive fantasy performance during that time. He has averaged 45.5 DraftKings points in those games, despite shooting just 36.6% from the floor and 6.7% from three. He's been a volume scorer, averaging 20.5 shot attempts on a 30.9% usage rate, and he has been an animal on the glass.

He will look to continue his recent string of 40-plus DraftKings point performances tonight against the New York Knicks, who have had no answer for him defensively. In three meetings with New York, Vucevic has averaged 25.7 points on 65% shooting. The only thing keeping him from having ridiculous DraftKings totals in those games is rebounding, as he has averaged just 7.7 boards against a strong rebounding Knicks squad.

New York ranks 12th in rebounding rate on the year, thanks in large part to the efforts of Enes Kanter. Kanter is doubtful to play tonight though, which could allow Vucevic to continue to dominate the glass. Per nbawowy.com, New York has a 51.7% rebounding rate with Kanter on the floor, as opposed to 49.6% without him. That may not seem like a huge difference, but for context, 51.7% would rank second over the full season, while 49.6% would rank 20th.