As part of ESPN Fantasy's efforts to give intel to daily fantasy gamers on whom to target and whom to avoid in DFS, our fantasy basketball experts are here to show you which players they are building their teams around and which ones they are fading. Today's panel features picks from Joe Kaiser, Jungkyu Lee, Malik Smith and DraftKings analyst Peter Jennings.
Player to build around
Thomas is playing with confidence in Boston and will be a bit rested tonight after logging only 24 minutes in Monday’s blowout win over the Houston Rockets. At this salary, Thomas only has to score about 37 fantasy points, a number he has surpassed in five of 10 games this season, and I don’t see Deron Williams or any of the other veterans in Dallas’ backcourt slowing Thomas down in this one.