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NBA FanDuel Strategy: 5 PFs Only Worth Playing In GPP Format

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NBA FanDuel Strategy: 5 PFs Only Worth Playing In GPP Format

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When playing NBA FanDuel, there are typically two strategies to use building lineups. You are either making one taking the least risk you can for cash games (non-tournaments) where 285 will sweep most nights or you are building a risky lineup that could hit 350 if all breaks incredibly right. Rarely are players fit for both these scenarios, though, so here's a look at five PFs to only play in GPP when you can take the risk on any given night.

5. Marcus Morris - Phoenix Suns

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5. Marcus Morris - Phoenix Suns

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Marcus Morris and Markieff Morris are twins, but make no mistake, the similarities end with DNA. Markieff is a fantasy darling and Marcus is struggling to stay relevant in the Phoenix Suns rotation. He's now played under 20 minutes in two straight games and has a schism with head coach Jeff Hornacek, a Phoenix legend. If you MUST play Morris on small slates, make sure it's in GPP, not cash games.

4. David Lee - Golden State Warriors

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4. David Lee - Golden State Warriors

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David Lee is still a productive basketball player, but he has now start because the Golden State Warriors are incredibly deep this season. He has played under 20 minutes in four of his last seven games -- and 25 or less in all seven -- limiting his ceiling. Lee still has a decent floor but for his price there are plenty of better cash game options who see more minutes most nights.

3. Boris Diaw - San Antonio Spurs

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3. Boris Diaw - San Antonio Spurs

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The San Antonio Spurs are incredibly difficult to project most nights as Gregg Popovich clearly hates fantasy basketball and all it stands for -- in particular -- predictable rotations. His floor can be around 15 on nights when he plays around 20 minutes, which just doesn't cut it for cash games at around 3x value instead of the ideal 5x. On a small slate in a risk GPP lineup, however, Diaw can occasionally help you with a surprise outing.

2. Kyle O'Quinn - Orlando Magic

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2. Kyle O'Quinn - Orlando Magic

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Kyle O'Quinn showed some fantasy life in Nikola Vucevic's absence for the Orlando Magic earlier this season, but has been an utter disappointment of late. He rarely plays over 20 minutes; this trend is not exactly an ideal cash game scenario for a player who averages less than a fantasy point per minute. You are far better served only playing him in GPP, particularly when the Magic are down a big man due to injury.

1. Jason Thompson - Sacramento Kings

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1. Jason Thompson - Sacramento Kings

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The Sacramento Kings, for some reason only known to the Sacramento Kings, play like four or five different PFs it seems, and none of them are reliable whatsoever. Jason Thompson typically starts, but wil play only 15 minutes some nights which is outrageous. He is really cheap, however, so on slates where the Kings are down a reserve PF, or ideally when DeMarcus Cousins is out, Thompson provides incredible upside. This is a rarity, though.

Timothy Downs is a fantasy sports writer for www.RantSports.com. You can ‘like him’ on Facebook add him on Google or follow him on Twitter @Tidow1212.

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