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FanDuel NBA Daily Picks: Fantasy Basketball Lineup For November 16

By Brendan Galella

Nov 14, 2016; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) makes a dunk on Detroit Pistons forward Marcus Morris (13) during the first quarter at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 14, 2016; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) makes a dunk on Detroit Pistons forward Marcus Morris (13) during the first quarter at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 14, 2016; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Rockets guard James Harden (13) scores a basket as Philadelphia 76ers forward Ersan Ilyasova (7) defends during the first quarter at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 14, 2016; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Rockets guard James Harden (13) scores a basket as Philadelphia 76ers forward Ersan Ilyasova (7) defends during the first quarter at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports /

Top Four Shooting Guards

  1. James Harden ($11,500) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
  2. Giannis Antetokounmpo ($9,600) vs. Atlanta Hawks
  3. Devin Booker ($6,500) vs. Denver Nuggets
  4. Klay Thompson ($5,800) vs. Toronto Raptors

Rationale:

  • The list of players to total at least 300 points and 100 assists in the first 10 games of the season increased for the first time in five decades this season. A night after Russell Westbrook joined Oscar Robertson as the only player in league history to post the astonishing totals, Houston guard James Harden submitted a 33-point, nine-assist effort to bring his totals up to 303 points and 126 assists on the year. Harden is just 3.7 points per game behind DeMar DeRozan for the league lead, as he is threatening to join Nate Archibald to become the only player to simultaneously lead the NBA in points and assists.
  • A jump shot as pure as the one possessed by Devin Booker should bring more accuracy than the 27.5 percent he is shooting from beyond the arc. Even with the 3-point shot not falling at a consistent rate, as he has converted just 2-of-14 attempts from beyond the arc in the past three games, Booker is still the leading scorer in Phoenix at 20.2 points per game.