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FanDuel NBA Daily: Fantasy basketball lineup for January 17

By Brendan Galella

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Top 4 Point Guards

  1. Stephen Curry ($9,800) vs. Chicago Bulls
  2. Kemba Walker ($7,900) vs. Washington Wizards
  3. De’Aaron Fox ($6,200) vs. Utah Jazz
  4. Ricky Rubio ($5,200) vs. Sacramento Kings

Rationale:

  • Even though he has played 14 fewer games than teammate Klay Thompson, Stephen Curry trails him by just 23 conversions from 3-point range for the league lead. Curry has led the NBA in 3-point field goals each of the past five years. The four-time All-Star is connecting 4.5 times a night from 3-point range and is knocking down 41.4 percent of his attempts, marking the ninth consecutive season he is shooting above 40 percent from 3-point range.
  • With one play, Sacramento Kings point guard De’Aaron Fox showcased exactly why he was chosen with the fifth overall pick of the 2017 NBA Draft. A simple inbound pass turned into a fast break as Fox sprinted past Russell Westbrook at half court, dashed to the rim and elevated over Steven Adams with a one-handed tomahawk jam. The entire sequence took just 4.7 seconds. Over the past seven games, Fox has become a viable FanDuel NBA option, averaging 14 points, 6.4 assists, 2.1 rebounds and 1.6 steals a game.