3 NBA DraftKings Value Plays to Target on 1/4/19

Luke Kornet, PF/C, New York Knicks

DraftKings Price: $5,400

Heading into the New York Knicks' December 27 game against the Milwaukee Bucks, you could have rostered Luke Kornet for just $3,200. Just a week later, that number is a distant memory.

Kornet entered the Knicks' starting lineup in that game against the Bucks and has proceed to have three big games in a row, putting up averages of 18.7 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 34.4 DraftKings points.

While you never really know who's going to get playing time with the Knicks, they've fortunately already confirmed that he'll be a starter tonight. That's quite nice of them, especially considering that the game against the Los Angeles Lakers doesn't tip off until 10:30 PM ET.

Our models say that he'll continue his recent strong play. We have him projected for 30.9 DraftKings points in just under 30 minutes. At his new salary, that good for a value of 5.7 DraftKings points per $1,000.