NBA DFS Podcast: January 14

Jon Impemba and Justin Fensterman go position by position and preview Thursday's NBA DFS main slate on DraftKings and FanDuel.

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Published Thu Jan 14, 2021 11:15 am (EST)

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D. DeRozan - SF

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Spurs guard DeMar DeRozan will be available to play on Saturday night against the Pelicans.

After a short two-game hiatus, DeRozan will be back in the starting lineup tonight for San Antonio. And because he wasn't previously injured, he shouldn't be on any sort of minutes restriction. Lonnie Walker IV will likely return to his bench role and can be dropped in most formats.

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L. James - SF

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The Lakers snapped a four-game losing streak on Friday, led by LeBron James' 28 points, 11 rebounds, seven assists, four steals and three blocks.

The King wouldn't be denied tonight, hitting 11-of-21 shots with a pair of 3-pointers in 36 minutes. He got some much-needed help from Dennis Schroder (22 points) in addition to strong bench play led by Montrezl Harrell (17 points). Any concerns about LBJ resting have been alleviated early in the season, as he's yet to miss a game while averaging 34.8 minutes per game. We're watching greatness personified.

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M. Harrell - C

LAL

Montrezl Harrell scored 17 points vs. the Blazers on Friday, sinking 7-of-12 field goals and 3-of-4 free throws with nine boards and a pair of assists.

It was a great overall performance from the Lakers' sixth-man extraordinaire, who also blocked a shot without any turnovers in 30 minutes. All but one of his makes were in the restricted area and all seven of them were assisted. He continues to thrive at the rim and is top-20 in the league in points off paint touches, despite playing the second-fewest minutes of anyone in that group (Ivica Zubac). His role fluctuates based on matchups and even Anthony Davis' absence hasn't bumped him up too high, so it might take an injury to Marc Gasol to really set him loose.

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D. Schroder - PG

LAL

Dennis Schroder returned from a four-game absence on Friday, scoring 22 points on 6-of-14 field goals and 9-of-9 free throws in 32 minutes vs. the Blazers.

The Lakers lost all four games without Schroder and Anthony Davis (calf), but turned this game around in the second half thanks largely to Schroder's play at both ends of the court. He made a 3-pointer and added three rebounds, two assists and one steal with two turnovers, and should enjoy an elevated role offensively with AD ruled out through the All-Star break. His nine free throw attempts tonight were one shy of his season high, and that's a great sign for fantasy purposes since he's connecting on 82.0% of his attempts.

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K. Kuzma - SF

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Kyle Kuzma grabbed 11 boards off the bench on Friday, but shot just 1-of-5 from the field to score four points with two dimes and two turnovers in 22 minutes.

Head coach Frank Vogel isn't shy about reconfiguring his rotations on the fly, and tonight marked Kuzma's lowest playing time since Feb. 8. Markieff Morris once again got the start at power forward, but he also struggled with four points on 2-of-8 shooting, four rebounds, one assist and one steal in 22 minutes. Kuzma is still worth deploying without Anthony Davis (calf) and he'll be better most nights, especially since he's provided a trickle of defensive stats in recent weeks.

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D. Jones - C

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Damian Jones was available but didn't play vs. the Blazers on Friday.

Jones just joined the team after driving from Phoenix to L.A., and coach Frank Vogel said before the game that it was "unlikely" he'd play. Even if he does crack the rotation while Anthony Davis (calf) is out of commission, though, he's unlikely to earn many minutes while Montrezl Harrell, Marc Gasol and Markieff Morris are active.

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E. Kanter - C

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Enes Kanter notched another double-double on Friday with 11 points, 17 rebounds, three assists and just one turnover in 35 minutes.

The Blazers have dropped four straight games, but still have an 18-14 record to sit No. 6 in the West. Kanter is giving them all he can and he's reached double-digit boards in all but two games in February. As usual, though, his fantasy appeal is limited to three categories, or four if you include his limited turnovers -- he's committed only one in the past five games, a span of 165 minutes. Fantasy managers shouldn't get overly comfortable, though, since his value hinges on the health of Jusuf Nurkic (fractured right wrist), who is due to be re-evaluated on Mar. 2.

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R. Covington - PF

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Robert Covington scored only four points in 40 minutes of action on Friday, going 1-of-8 from the field with 10 rebounds and one steal.

Covington was 0-of-5 from the field and he's now a combined 0-of-9 in his past two games after a scoreless performance vs. Denver on Tuesday. His marginal offensive role is a drag, but he's been surging in February with enough rebounds (7.5) and defensive stats (1.7 blocks, 1.5 steals) to maintain mid-round value. He should benefit from Portland's next matchup on Monday vs. the Hornets, who are allowing the second-most 3-pointers of any team in the league behind only New Orleans.

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