3 NBA DraftKings Studs to Target on 3/22/19

Jonas Valanciunas, C, Memphis Grizzlies

DraftKings Price: $6,600

Don't let the $6,600 salary confuse you; Memphis Grizzlies center Jonas Valanciunas has been playing like a stud recently, and tonight is unlikely to be any different.

Traded from the Raptors for Marc Gasol in February, Valanciunas has made an immediate impact on his new team. Unlike in Toronto, he's actually getting a chance to see a full workload. After averaging no more than 22.4 minutes per game with the Raptors in the past three seasons and 18.8 this year, JV has seen the court for 26.2 minutes per game with his new team.

The increased playing time has paid off, as Valanciunas is averaging 19.1 points (a career best), 8.5 boards, 2.0 assists, 1.2 blocks, and 35.3 DraftKings points per game with his new team. That average comes despite a miserable and DFS-lineup-killing 8.5-DraftKings-point outing against the Atlanta Hawks last week.

He gets to face off against Nikola Vucevic and the Orlando Magic tonight, a team he scored 36.0 DraftKings points against in just 24.3 minutes in November. We project him for an even better evening tonight, pegging him for 43.1 DraftKings points. Not only is that the ninth highest total on the slate, but his projected value of 6.5 DraftKings points per $1,000 is the fifth best on the slate.