NBA DFS Building Blocks: Kawhi Leonard Back to His Superstar Self?

Coming off a small, five-game Tuesday night slate, Wednesday doubles it up, with 10 games beginning at 7 p.m. ET on both DraftKings and FanDuel. Using Stokastic’s tools, let’s dive deeper into the player pool to discuss the top NBA DFS building blocks for both DraftKings and FanDuel. Be sure to check out the Stokastic NBA DFS & Fantasy Basketball home page, where you can find fantasy basketball picks and analysis for each slate of games.

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NBA DFS Building Blocks Today: Wednesday, December 14

Core Play of the Day — Kawhi Leonard: Minnesota Timberwolves-Los Angeles Clippers

Stokastic’s Preliminary Point Projections: DraftKings: 37.99 | FanDuel: 37.22
Stokastic’s Preliminary Rostered Projections: DraftKings: 23.70% | FanDuel: 28.40%
DFS Salary: DraftKings: $6,900 | FanDuel: $7,000

Leonard is only averaging 26.8 DraftKings points per game in his return from a torn ACL that cost him the entire 2021-22 season. However, over the past two games, he has looked like his vintage self, dropping a combined 38 points, 17 rebounds, 12 assists and two steals in wins over the Wizards and Celtics. Even on a pretty strict minutes limit, Leonard is too cheap across both sites, and he’s a clear core building block in both cash games and GPP’s.

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Tonight Moritz Wagner has a 1.5 over/under line on his 3-pointers prop for his matchup against the Hawks. Stokastic’s NBA DFS projections have him for 1.14 3-pointers and a 69% likelihood that he falls below this threshold. For some added value, use this bet’s high likelihood of success as a way to begin an NBA player prop parlay tonight.

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Minnesota Timberwolves-Los Angeles Clippers

D’Angelo Russell is questionable to miss his first game of the season due to a left knee contusion. He has seen his production pick up across the board with Karl-Anthony Towns out, and if Russell is out tonight, expect even more usage for Anthony Edwards, and for Jaylen Nowell and potentially Austin Rivers to see extended minutes.

For the Clippers, Norman Powell remains out, while John Wall is also sitting tonight due to left knee injury management. In a great spot against the Timberwolves, there is a lot to like about Los Angeles, with Leonard topping the list at $6,900 on DraftKings and $7,000 on FanDuel. With Wall out, Reggie Jackson should see a boost, but it’s hard to get to him on a 10-game slate when both Leonard and Paul George are healthy. Lastly, Ivica Zubac is definitely worth mentioning at $5,300 on DraftKings. While his playing time is a bit risky, he’s in a good spot to play big minutes against this Timberwolves frontcourt, and if he plays 35 minutes, he should smash this price tag.

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Final Thoughts on NBA DFS Picks Today

There are 20 teams in action tonight, so news will definitely be rolling in up to and after lock. Russell’s status is arguably the most important thing to watch, so be sure to check out Stokastic’s Starting Lineups page to see who is in and who is out.

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Matthew Belman

Matt Belman graduated from Tulane University with a degree in Consumer Behavior. He has been playing and analyzing DFS full time since 2018. He has qualified for the 2023 DraftKings NBA World Championship (5x), the 2023 DraftKings MLB World Championship (2x), the 2023 FanDuel MLB World Championship (2x) and the 2023 DraftKings NFL World Championship. You can find him on X at @fantasytipsmatt.