Welcome to another edition of Bales’ Top GPP plays. In this article, I will outline my favorite NBA GPP plays for today’s games. There are only a pair of games on this slate, limiting the number of plays in this article. The Karma staff will be discussing options in our Discord while posting cores tonight, as well. This help can be found in our NBA Premium Package.
Guards
Gary Trent Jr.
Trent has struggled quite a bit throughout this series. He’s averaging only 8.0 points and 1.5 rebounds (11.8 fantasy points) in 28.2 minutes per game. Trent scored less than 12 fantasy points in the first 3 games before scoring 17.75 in 34 minutes in his last game. He hasn’t been a major part of the offense, though, seeing single-digit shot attempts in each of his first three games of this series.
Trent gets a matchup against the Los Angeles Lakers tonight. They ranked 11th in the bubble in pace and 12th in defensive rating in the play-in games. Trent has struggled throughout the season against Los Angeles’ defense. He’s expected to be forced into minutes in the high-30s with Damian Lillard out tonight. Trent will also take on a larger offensive role, adding to his upside. He’s a player that can get hot and score at will, although his inability to contribute peripheral stats at a high level makes him a boom or bust option on this slate.
Bigs
Nikola Vucevic
Vucevic has been playing at an elite level throughout this series. He’s averaging 29.5 points, 10.0 rebounds, and 3.8 assists (52.1 fantasy points) in 36.2 minutes per game. Vucevic has posted 50+ fantasy points in 3 of his 4 games, including a pair of games with 63.25 and 62 fantasy points. His only struggles came in his third game, scoring only 32.75 fantasy points, although that game appears to be an outlier.
Vucevic gets a matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks, who ranked second in the bubble in pace and 10th in defensive rating. He has found plenty of success against them throughout the season, though, averaging 24.9 points, 9.9 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 1.1 blocks, and 1.1 steals (48.6 fantasy points) in 33.5 minutes per game. Vucevic has seen his usage rating increase in the playoffs as he becomes a larger focal point of the offense. He’s a player that will likely garner ownership tonight, but he generally seems to go overlooked. Regardless, I still expect to be overweight to the field on him on this slate. There are only three games, and you’re going to have to take stands, and I’m taking mine with Vucevic.
SuperDraft
Jeff Green (1.8x)
Green has been somewhat of a boom or bust option throughout this series. Through 4 games, he’s averaging 17.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 2.5 assists in 34.6 minutes per game. Green has played 30+ minutes in each of his 4 games, flashing the ability to contribute in each of the 5 categories at some level. He’s also seen double-digit shot attempts in each game of this series.
Green gets a matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder tonight. They ranked 17th in the bubble in pace and second in defensive rating. Green is expected to see 30+ minutes once again tonight, and his role in the offense likely won’t change. He comes with tremendous upside, especially with a 1.8x multiplier on SuperDraft. He could go overlooked because of their site only have one center position, but Green has as much upside on SuperDraft as any other center on this slate.
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