NBA FanDuel Picks for May 7, 2021

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Point Guard

Best Rating

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Luka Doncic DAL $10,900 49.80 4.57
Damian Lillard POR $9,200 43.86 4.77
Dejounte Murray SA $7,800 40.26 5.16
Delon Wright SAC $7,000 39.53 5.65

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Delon Wright SAC $7,000 39.53 5.65
Kendrick Nunn MIA $5,200 28.14 5.41
Dejounte Murray SA $7,800 40.26 5.16
Goran Dragic MIA $5,400 27.28 5.05

Shooting Guard

Best Rating

Name Team Cost Expected Value
DeMar DeRozan SA $8,600 43.25 5.03
Collin Sexton CLE $8,000 39.21 4.90
Devin Booker PHO $8,200 38.29 4.67
D’Angelo Russell MIN $7,800 37.22 4.77

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Terry Rozier CHA $6,200 34.93 5.63
Marcus Smart BOS $6,200 33.39 5.39
Duncan Robinson MIA $4,600 23.29 5.06
DeMar DeRozan SA $8,600 43.25 5.03

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Small Forward

Best Rating

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Jimmy Butler MIA $9,400 49.85 5.30
Khris Middleton MIL $8,400 43.03 5.12
Anthony Edwards MIN $8,800 37.55 4.27
Bojan Bogdanovic UTA $5,700 32.20 5.65

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Naji Marshall NO $4,300 26.54 6.17
Bojan Bogdanovic UTA $5,700 32.20 5.65
Jimmy Butler MIA $9,400 49.85 5.30
Kyle Kuzma LAL $5,500 29.17 5.30

Power Forward

Best Rating

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL $11,400 51.06 4.48
Jayson Tatum BOS $10,100 48.39 4.79
Julius Randle NY $9,700 41.47 4.28
Anthony Davis LAL $9,400 34.35 3.65

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
James Johnson NO $3,500 29.81 8.52
Dean Wade CLE $3,900 22.70 5.82
Aaron Gordon DEN $4,300 22.39 5.21
Jae Crowder PHO $3,500 18.06 5.16

Center

Best Rating

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Nikola Jokic DEN $11,200 52.63 4.70
Nikola Vucevic CHI $9,000 47.65 5.29
Karl-Anthony Towns MIN $9,800 46.00 4.69
Joel Embiid PHI $9,600 44.84 4.67

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Mo Bamba ORL $6,900 36.89 5.35
Bam Adebayo MIA $8,300 44.25 5.33
Nikola Vucevic CHI $9,000 47.65 5.29
Deandre Ayton PHO $6,300 32.69 5.19

Picks are based on historical performance and match-up. Picks are updated regularly, but we advise that you keep up to date on late-day roster moves and injuries – those are not taken into consideration. Sports from the Basement provides no warranty on these suggestions and readers should make picks at their own risk. Sample lineups are provided as thought-starters, and are not intended for direct use.