Josh Jackson , SF DET ($4,400) – Jackson came off the bench for the Pistons on opening night but finished with 19 points, six rebounds, two assists and a steal over 29 minutes. It has been a tough career for Jackson who is on his third team since being drafted fourth overall in 2017. The Pistons are in search of scoring and when given the opportunity to shoot we have seen Jackson flash this kind of upside dating back to his days with the Suns.
Terrence Ross , SG/SF ($4,500) – I have always been a big fan of Ross, he plays a solid number of minutes off the bench for the Magic and he has a nice GPP upside given his ability to get hot from beyond-the-arc. On opening night against the Heat, we saw Ross score 19 points with three rebounds, one assist and one steal over 29 minutes.
Bismack Biyombo , C ($3,600) – Cody Zeller broke his hand on opening night, and it has been announced that Biyombo is going to be starting in his stead. Now, I don’t think all of a sudden Biyombo is going to be anything other than what he has been his entire career but if playing 25 minutes we know he is going to grab some rebounds and likely block some shots. At $3,600 all you need is 18 FP for 5x return.
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Danuel House , SF ($3,700) – By now you know that the Rockets are going to be without many of their key players tonight which makes someone like House at just $3,700 almost an automatic play. He was already their starting small forward and figures to play 30-plus minutes anyhow but the offense upside he now has is better than it would have been before if the likes of Eric Gordon , John Wall or DeMarcus Cousins were active. There are few better value plays on tonight’s slate.
Bojan Bogdanovic , PF ($4,700) – Uh, thank you? How does this man get no love? On opening night, he scored 15 points with six rebounds and two assists over 33 minutes in a game his team won by 20. Bojan was among the team’s leading scorers last season prior to his injury, averaging 20.2 points, 4.1 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 0.5 steals per game. Getting him under-$5,000 just feels like a bargain in this matchup against the Timberwolves.
Devonte Graham, SG ($5,400) – On opening night we saw Terry Rozier and Gordon Hayward go off against Cleveland. Graham still played 37 minutes and finished with 10-points, 10-assists and three rebounds in the win. He shot just 4-of-13 from the field and just 2-for-9 from three-point range. To me that says the upside is still there given the number of shots taken and the fact that he still dished out 10 assists. Graham was the reason some of you won GPP’s last year and while the dynamic in Charlotte has changed, I just love this price given his possible upside. What Rozier did a few nights ago could easily be Graham tonight.