The first few days of the NBA season have passed and it marks the beginning of the new NBA season. Dwyane Wade hit four threes against the Celtics last night -- he hasn’t hit four threes in a game since 2013… Yeah, it’s officially the new season.

Point Guards

After an embarrassing loss to the Spurs, the Warriors have a perfect bounce-back situation. While I love Tim Frazier more than anyone probably should, he’s going to get shredded by last year’s MVP. Stephen Curry can’t be happy about his opening night performance and this game should be one of the highest-pace games of the entire slate. The only obvious problem with this game is that the Warriors will be ahead by 30 come the 4th quarter. Curry should still get his.

Jeff Teague was on my radar for the opening night slate but I did not write him up or have any exposure to him. After dropping a 20-8-2 line on the Mavericks, I knew I’d be targeting against the lowly Brooklyn Nets. Jeremy Lin was destroyed by Isaiah Thomas and the same should be expected with Jeff Teague. 

George Hill’s first game with Utah was basically a better statistical performance than any game he had with the Pacers. Obviously, Hill had a few good games in Indiana but overall, his DFS value was always held down by Paul George and co. With Gordon Hayward and Derrick Favors out, someone has to produce and it happened to be Hill. A juicy matchup with the Lakers should not be avoided after a great first game for Hill especially after he logged 38 minutes in his first game.

Yes, again -- Russell Westbrook. Until he hits that dreaded $13k on DraftKings, he will continue to gain my attention. The Suns keep the pace high and give up plenty of fantasy points to PGs. Westy will be tough to fade in this one especially after they barely scraped past the Sixers, the blowout potential is smaller than most expect in this one. 

Shooting Guards

Don’t yell at me. I feel like it’s obvious but I still have to write em’ up. James Harden faces the Mavericks who had their backcourt destroyed by Monta Ellis and Jeff Teague. We saw what Harden is capable of last game as the starting PG. You know the drill here. 

I had zero exposure to Monta Ellis last night but the same won’t be the same for tonight. He’s coming off a great performance but he also played 44 minutes so that’s something to keep an eye on. I recommend pulling back the reigns a bit on the inevitable high expectations for Monta, but he should still be in for a solid outing. 

With Victor Oladipo gone and Elfrid Payton continuing to be a liability as a scorer, Evan Fournier is left to produce. He’s now the starting shooting guard and is finally ready to have a steady role with the incapable Scott Skiles gone. He’s coming off a 20-4-4-2 line and it’s time for people to get used to this “new” Evan Fournier.
Small Forwards

Paul George is a DFS stud and at $8.4k on DK, he makes for a great play. He’s a full blown star and that price is insulting against a weak Nets team. As a disclaimer, Myles Turner will be making an appearance later on, but I would only play two Pacers players tonight. The Nets kept it relatively close with the Celtics so hopefully the Nets can hang in there for this one as well. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson will have the tough task of guarding George and while he has all of the tools to be an elite defender but he has yet to put it all together. 

Tobias Harris is one of the higher floor options of the slate and his price is always affordable because of his low ceiling. With Reggie Jackson out, Harris proved to be one of the go-to guys for the Piston offense. He’s a good bet for 30 fantasy points any time he touches the floor and I’m not expecting any less against the Orlando Magic tonight. 

One of my favorite up and coming young players in the league is also one of my top value plays in DFS tonight. Justise Winslow showed massive improvements in his offensive game during the first game of the season. I typically hold back my reactions following the first game of the season but Winslow looked great at both ends of the floor. Though the CHA vs. MIA game should be one of the lower scoring, Winslow is proving he’s now capable of filling up the stat sheet. 

After a disappointing first game, Devin Booker will unjustifiably lose some ownership. Sacramento is a much improved team with new head coach Dave Joerger in town. Booker and the Suns were blown out last game but a new OKC team proved they have plenty of work to do. He should lead the team in scoring and 6x value is to be expected. 

Power Forwards

LeBron James is eligible as a SF/PF on DK and that’s where I may opt to use him tonight if not the Forward position. He and Paul George are just too cheap to ignore as both are sub 9.5k on DraftKings. LBJ is coming off a triple-double against the Knicks and he’s a man on a mission. DeMarre Carroll is still less than 100 percent so LBJ should have his way with the Raptors. Kyle Lowry is a great defender so Kyrie Irving may struggle to produce in this one. LeBron is a top-five play here. 

One of the greatest teams to target in any fantasy situation is the Houston Rockets. Now with Ryan Anderson in HOU, things won’t be getting better anytime soon. A loss to the Lakers should tell the whole story here. Dirk Nowitzki isn’t getting any younger but Ryan Anderson is far from a top defender. He’s going to get destroyed by the future HOF, Dirk is also very affordable.

As promised earlier, Myles Turner makes the list. I’ll be honest, I missed out on him on Wednesday. Part of DFS is to accept when you’ve made a mistake and fading Turner came back to bite me. I still had a very profitable night because of AD but it could’ve been a historic finish with Turner. Picking players after monster nights often proves to be a mad move because of inflated ownership and price so my Turner exposure should be limited as well. Brook Lopez will get a long look at the up and coming big man and no one should be afraid to play Turner here. 

Derrick Favors did return to a full practice on Thursday but I’d be surprised if he suits up against the Lakers here. Boris Diaw was a step slow in his Jazz debut and provided just 5.5 fantasy points in 32 minutes. Disgusting. Trey Lyles should be in store for some heavier run here against Julius Randle. He’s cheap on all DFS platforms and is coming off a poor performance, a perfect formula for a value GPP play. 

Centers

The center position is absolutely loaded tonight and this is where FanDuel can prove to be difficult. Rudy Gobert has a matchup with the incumbent Timofey Mozgov and the new improved Gobert should feast in what should be a close game. If it wasn’t obvious already, I’m on the Pacers and Jazz for some obvious reasons tonight. But Gobert and George will be on the majority of my lineups, the others will be sprinkled in. Gobert should destroy the Lakers.

The biggest issue for Andre Drummond is foul trouble. It always has been. Nikola Vucevic is not an intimidating defender but he has the tendency to force some fouls. Hassan Whiteside racked up two quick fouls last game but still had a productive finish to the game. Drummond is merely a GPP option tonight because of the foul issues, which he also faced in the beginning of last season. He should be very low owned but I will have some solid exposure to him tonight.

Roy Hibbert was easily the best value play last night after swatting five shots. He scored a crazy 39 DK points as the starting center. Cody Zeller was limited and Frank Kaminsky is currently nursing a foot injury. Frank "The Tank" may return so this would obviously kill any value that Hibbert has. Don’t expect another 39 fantasy points from Hibbert, but 25 points can be considered a fair projection if Kaminsky sits again.