FanDuel NBA Daily Picks: Fantasy Basketball Lineup For January 14

By limiting his turnovers, Tony Parker remains a viable FanDuel NBA roster option despite his dip in scoring productivity.

The contributions from Tony Parker may be under appreciated by those outside of the San Antonio organization, but he is playing his role perfectly.

The six-time All-Star is spending nearly as much time on the floor — 25.6 minutes per game, the lowest of his career — as he is on the bench (22.4 MPG) and is expected to create easy shot opportunities for his teammates while protecting the ball during his time on the floor.

Few players have been able to execute the plan as effectively as Parker this season.

Parker’s assist-to-turnover ratio of 3.54 ranks as the fourth highest in the league. Even though he is in possession of the ball 64.3 times a night, Parker is averaging just 1.4 turnovers a game, one fewer than his career average.

As one of just two players to have dished out over 140 assists while playing fewer than 800 minutes, joining Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday, Parker is one of the most dynamic playmakers even though he is seeing limited time on the court.

For the year, Parker is averaging 11.3 points, 4.8 assists, 2.1 rebounds and 0.4 steals per game, figures that hardly provide an impact in FanDuel NBA tournament play.

Only he has quietly strung together a series of impressive outings, resulting in an average of 26.2 FanDuel NBA tournament points a night over his last nine games, providing a return of nearly six times the amount of his roster cap hit.

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Since the start of January, Parker has been even more effective shooting the ball, converting 56.3 percent of his attempts from the field and 42.9 percent of his three-point field goals while producing 14.5 points, 6.3 assists and 2.8 rebounds per game over the six-game stretch.

With Parker on the floor in January, the Spurs are posting 129 points per 100 possessions, an increase of 22 points with Parker playing in December.

Parker is calling his own number more frequently this month, attempting 11.8 shots a night (1.7 more than his season average) but is still managing to limit his turnovers.

During his last 15 appearances, Parker has turned the ball over more than two times just once. This season, he has turned the ball over more than two times on five occasions, while submitting nine flawless turnover efforts.

Any FanDuel NBA lineup in need of a value play should strongly consider Parker, as he has produced six times the amount of his cap figure five times in the past seven games.