Ever finish a night of daily fantasy and wonder what a perfect lineup would look like? Well, each day here at numberFire, we're going to share that information with you. Yesterday's lineups are listed below.
As always, make sure to check out our optimal lineups -- which will be updated periodically leading up to every game -- to see who our algorithms recommend as the best plays. Also, make sure to check out our daily fantasy basketball primer to get a deeper dive into a few of our favorite plays on the board.
If you're wondering how to apply perfect lineup results to your lineup-building process, read up on some key trends from last year's perfect lineups -- all 161 of them.
FanDuel
| Player | Position | Salary | P | R | A | S | T | B | FP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Westbrook (OKC) | PG | $11500 | 40 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 68.3 |
| DeMarcus Cousins (NO) | C | $11000 | 32 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 83 |
| Otto Porter (WSH) | SF | $6700 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 51.7 |
| Caris LeVert (BKN) | SG | $5800 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 35.5 |
| Lauri Markkanen (CHI) | PF | $5400 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40.9 |
| John Henson (MIL) | PF | $5200 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 40.2 |
| Taurean Prince (ATL) | SF | $5100 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 49.5 |
| Dennis Smith (DAL) | PG | $4700 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 44 |
| Wesley Matthews (DAL) | SG | $4600 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31.8 |
| Total Salary | $60000 | Total FP | 444.9 | ||||||
DraftKings
| Player | Position | Salary | P | R | A | S | T | B | FP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMarcus Cousins (NO) | PF/C | $11100 | 32 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 83 |
| Dwight Howard (CHA) | C | $7400 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 59.25 |
| Otto Porter (WSH) | SF/PF | $6200 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 53 |
| Darren Collison (IND) | PG | $5800 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 45.75 |
| Taurean Prince (ATL) | SG/SF | $5500 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 52 |
| Lauri Markkanen (CHI) | PF | $5300 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44.25 |
| John Henson (MIL) | C | $4600 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 36.5 |
| Jerian Grant (CHI) | PG/SG | $3800 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 41.75 |
| Total Salary | $49700 | Total FP | 415.5 | ||||||
Yahoo
| Player | Position | Salary | P | R | A | S | T | B | FP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMarcus Cousins (NO) | C | $55 | 32 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 77.5 |
| Dwight Howard (CHA) | C | $31 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 55.1 |
| Otto Porter (WSH) | SF | $27 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 52.2 |
| Lauri Markkanen (CHI) | PF | $20 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43.4 |
| Taurean Prince (ATL) | SF | $19 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50 |
| Darren Collison (IND) | PG | $18 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 44.1 |
| Caris LeVert (BKN) | SG | $16 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 34.5 |
| Jerian Grant (CHI) | PG | $10 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 38.9 |
| Total Salary | $196 | Total FP | 395.7 | ||||||