PG: Ja Morant, MEM – Morant is averaging 26.2 points, 7.4 assists, 6.5 rebounds and 1.7 steals. Morant has a 31.9 percent usage rate and the Rockets allow 111 points per game, which is 25th in the NBA. Morant was one rebound short of a triple-double on Saturday.
SG: Spencer Dinwiddie, WAS – Bradley Beal will sit again and Dinwiddie has a 31.1 percent usage rate without Beal on the floor. He played without Beal Saturday and had 23 points, 11 rebounds, and six assists for 49.25 DK points on Friday against the Magic. The Pelicans are 29th in defensive efficiency.
SF: Talen Horton-Tucker, LAL – Horton-Tucker made his season debut last night and started. He played 27 minutes and had 17 points, four rebounds, one assists, one steal and one block for 27 DK points. He had a 27.9 usage rate and shot 7-for-14 from the field.
PF: Evan Mobley, CLE – Mobley has been one of the most impressive rookies. He has at least 40.9 FD points in three of the last four games. He faces the Celtics in a rematch from Saturday when Mobley played 40 minutes and had 19 points, nine rebounds, three blocks and two steals for 46.3 FD points. He has seven blocks over the last two games.
C: Nikola Jokic, DEN – Jokic has a 36.6 percent usage rate with Michael Porter Jr. and Will Barton off the floor this season. Porter is out and Barton is doubtful. The Mavericks allow the fifth-most fantasy points to centers. Since returning from the one-game suspension, Jokic is averaging 25 points, 14 rebounds and 9.5 assists. Jokic is averaging more than two fantasy points per minute with Porter off the floor this season.