2015 Fantasy NBA Scouting Report

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2015 antasy NBA Scouting Report Introduction to Daily antasy Basketball on DraftKings Your Team Scoring Point +1 / 3-pt Shot Made Rebound +0.5 +1.

5 U enter Any Position In each contest, participants will be assigned a fixed salary cap of $50,000 that they can use to draft their entire 8 player roster Rosters must include players from at least

1 2015 antasy NBA Scouting Report Introduction to Daily antasy Basketball on DraftKings Your Team Scoring Point +1 / 3-pt Shot Made Rebound Small orward Power orward / Assist Steal Block Turnover U enter Any Position In each contest, participants will be assigned a fixed salary cap of $50,000 that they can use to draft their entire 8 player roster Rosters must include players from at least 2 different NBA teams, and representing at least 2 different real-life NBA games Double-Double +1.5 Triple-Double* +3 *A player who scores a triple-double will be awarded 3 points and not 4.5 points for both bonuses View ull NBA Rules lossary enter REB Rebound Utility STL Steal uard PTS Point BLK Block Small orward T ree Throw TO Turnover Power orward 3PM 3-pt Shot Made DBL Double-Double orward AST Assist TPL Triple-Double The Winning ormula Average salary spent by position on winning lineups last season on DraftKings. The All DK Team Below are the highest scoring players at each position last season. Position $ Spent $6,633 $6,125 $5,823 $6,550 $6,492 $5,896 $6,176 POS PLAYER Russell Westbrook James Harden LeBron James Anthony Davis DeAndre Jordan P

2 2015 antasy NBA Scouting Report Types of Daily antasy ontests on DraftKings uaranteed Tournaments uaranteed contests are large field games, in which, the total cash prizes are guaranteed regardless of whether or not the contest fills. The featured games on DraftKings typically fall into this category. Qualifiers Qualifiers are contests where you can earn a ticket into a main event or championship. By winning a qualifier you are automatically entered into the related main event. Head to Head One-on-one battles in which the winner takes all. You can select head to head contests against other players in the DraftKings lobby or post your own contests for other players to find. 50/50 ontests Are you better than half of your friends? Teams finishing in the top-half of the field will win cash no matter the number of entries. Leagues Leagues are generally smaller field contests with a tournament-style payout structure. League contests will only run if they are filled to capacity. Entry fees are refunded if the contest doesn t fill by start time. Multipliers Win double your entry fee or even more. Prizes range from 3X to 5X or even 10X your entry fee if you finish in the money. Steps Advance at each step by winning a ticket to the next level. Jump in at Step 1 for just $2 and work your way to Step 4 for a huge payday! Beginner A great place to get started at DraftKings Beginner contests allow you a shot at playing against other beginners in up to 50 contests for each sport. Once you ve played in 50 for each sport, Beginner contests will no longer be available to you.

3 2015 antasy NBA Scouting Report Power Rankings or full analysis of the NBA preseason Power Rankings, check out our article here olden State Warriors San Antonio Spurs leveland avaliers 4 Memphis rizzles 5 Houston Rockets 6 Los Angeles lippers 7 8 Oklahoma ity Thunder Miami Heat 9 Washington Wizards Milwaukee Bucks hicago Bulls New Orleans Pelicans Indiana Pacers Phoenix Suns Atlanta Hawks Boston eltics Utah Jazz Toronto Raptors Orlando Magic Dallas Mavericks Detroit Pistons Minnesota Timberwolves Portland Trail Blazers Denver Nuggets Brooklyn Nets harlotte Hornets Sacramento Kings New York Knicks Los Angeles Lakers Philadelphia 76ers

4 2015 antasy NBA Scouting Report Key to Success Three Stats to Start Below are three key stats to look at when starting your daily fantasy research for DraftKings antasy Basketball ontests Defense vs. Minutes Played Efficiency Position Stats Teams can struggle to defend a certain position and when players are in that specific matchup, you can find some serious value to exploit. The name of the game in daily fantasy basketball is opportunity. Minutes equal opportunities and just being on the court can lead to a big fantasy day. After you ve looked into who will get big minutes, consider how many fantasy points a given player scores per minute he s on the court to establish a projection. Average Winning Score Average score in 50/50 contests, head to heads, and tournaments 50/50 ONTEST HEAD TO HEAD POINTS POINTS TOURNAMENTS POINTS orward LEX Usage in Utility LEX Usage in 26% 16% 10% 31% 17% enter Power orward Small orward uard LEX Usage in PLAYER 37% Power orward Small orward 31% 63% 69% Highest Owned Players Overall Below are the most popular players across all of DraftKings NBA last season. Langston alloway DeAndre Jordan Rudy obert Robert ovington Khris Middleton POS P %OWNED % 11.0% 9.8% 9.6% 7.2% Average Salary Spent by Position Below is the average salary spent on each position last season on DraftKings. POSITION ASH AMES $7,100 $6,236 $5,948 $6,640 $6,484 $5,933 $5,628 $5,867 TOURNAMENTS $6,633 $6,125 $5,823 $6,550 $6,492 $6,141 $5,896 $6,176

5 2015 antasy NBA Scouting Report Estimating Player Value One simple way to estimate a target score for a player based on his salary in daily fantasy basketball is by using a multiplier. or every $1000 you spend on player salary, you should target 6 fantasy points from the given player. Shown below are the conversions for target score at various DraftKings NBA salaries. Salary Projected P $3, $5, $8, $10, $3, $6, $8, $11, $4, $6, $9, $11, $4, $7, $9, $12, $5, $7, $10, $12, Defense vs. Position Rankings Last Season Below are the 5 worst teams at defending each position from the season. These teams were the best to target opponents against last year. s 1. Los Angeles Lakers 2. Minnesota Timberwolves 3. Philadelphia 76ers 4. Portland Trail Blazers 5. New York Knicks P Allowed Power orwards 1. Houston Rockets 2. Denver Nuggets 3. Brooklyn Nets 4. Detroit Pistons 5. Philadelphia 76ers P Allowed s 1. Sacramento Kings 2. Denver Nuggets 3. Philadelphia 76ers 4. Minnesota Timberwolves 5. Los Angeles Lakers P Allowed enters 1. Philadelphia 76ers 2. Minnesota Timberwolves 3. Detroit Pistons 4. Houston Rockets 5. Denver Nuggets P Allowed Small orwards 1. Los Angeles lippers 2. Orlando Magic 3. Minnesota Timberwolves 4. hicago Bulls 5. Dallas Mavericks P Allowed

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