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FanDuel NBA Daily Picks: Fantasy Basketball Lineup For January 15

By Brendan Galella

Dec 21, 2016; New Orleans, LA, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) is defended by New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday (11) during the first quarter of a game at the Smoothie King Center. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 21, 2016; New Orleans, LA, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) is defended by New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday (11) during the first quarter of a game at the Smoothie King Center. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 2, 2017; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Rockets guard James Harden (13) celebrates after a play during the fourth quarter against the Washington Wizards at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 2, 2017; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Rockets guard James Harden (13) celebrates after a play during the fourth quarter against the Washington Wizards at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports /

Top Four Shooting Guards

  1. James Harden ($11,800) vs. Brooklyn Nets
  2. Giannis Antetokounmpo ($10,800) vs. Atlanta Hawks
  3. Tim Hardaway Jr. ($4,700) vs. Milwaukee Bucks
  4. Lou Williams ($4,500) vs. Detroit Pistons

Rationale:

  • James Harden is seven assists away from posting 500 for the season, as he prepares for Houston’s 43rd game. The 27-year-old guard is seeking his first career assist title, averaging a league-high 11.7 assists per game this season and has dished out seven or more assists in every game this year. If Harden manages to dish out another 507 assists during the final 39 games of the regular season, he would join John Stockton (seven times), Isiah Thomas and Kevin Porter as the only players in league history to register 1,000 assists in a single season.
  • As the Hawks became desperate for an offensive spark Friday night against Boston, Tim Hardaway Jr. responded by tallying 23 points on 9-of-17 shooting from the field. The 20-point performance was the eighth of the year for Hardaway Jr., after he posted just two during his debut season in Atlanta a year ago. Hardaway Jr. is a streaky scorer only worth consideration in FanDuel NBA leagues during a significant run, which he has been on over the past four games, averaging 19.3 points on 60 percent shooting from the field.