Griffin Wong dives into Tuesday’s seven-game NBA featured slate to find three undervalued players to use in your DraftKings lineups.
As NBA fans gear up for the final stretch of the season, much is still up for grabs. The most prominent important playoff races include a three-team battle for the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference and a five-way clash to avoid the Play-In Tournament in the West.
Plenty of stars will suit up tonight as part of the seven-game DFS featured slate on DraftKings, so finding value plays to put around them is pivotal. Here are my three favorites:
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SG/SF Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Philadelphia 76ers, $4,400
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s cousin has been one of the major reasons why the Timberwolves have steadily improved throughout the course of the season, and even if Donte DiVincenzo ($5,500) and Julius Randle ($6,500) have been somewhat disappointing at times in their first season in Minnesota, Alexander-Walker has been a bright spot. Alexander-Walker has started seven games since the start of February because of the injuries to Randle and DiVincenzo, and although he’ll retreat to the bench with both players back, he’s carved out a more consistent role in Chris Finch’s rotation. Alexander-Walker has recorded 22 or more FPTS in six of his last seven games.
Plus, Philadelphia has nothing to play for other than the prospect of keeping its draft pick; if it doesn’t land in the top six, it’ll go to Oklahoma City. The 76ers currently have the league’s sixth-worst record, two and a half games better than the Toronto Raptors. In its last 10 games, Philadelphia has gone 1-9 with a negative-10.0 net rating and the league’s third-worst defense, so Alexander-Walker should be productive in the 30 or so minutes he’s likely to receive.
PF/C Dean Wade, Cleveland Cavaliers at Chicago Bulls, $3,400
Wade has fallen out of favor in a more crowded Cavaliers rotation after Max Strus ($4,500) got healthy and De’Andre Hunter ($5,300) joined the team, and in five games after returning from a bone bruise that cost him 11 games, he hasn’t played more than 20 minutes nor scored more than five points (20.75 FPTS). But with Evan Mobley ($8,300) resting, tonight’s game could be an opportunity for him to get back on track. He started during Mobley’s four-game absence in late January and posted eight points in each of the first three games before getting injured in the fourth, and while he won’t be in the first team tonight, he should still see an increased role.
Plus, I like any Cleveland player against a Bulls team that has the league’s fifth-worst defensive rating and plays at its third-fastest pace, especially since they’ll be missing center Nikola Vucevic ($7,500), the best player on the roster, and might be without point guards Coby White ($6,600) and Lonzo Ball ($4,700) as well. Chicago has allowed the second-most points, second-most rebounds, and second-most assists this season and is just 9-19 since the start of January. The Cavaliers are likely to blow the Bulls out, which means more garbage time minutes and more playing time for Wade.
SG Tyrese Martin, Brooklyn Nets at San Antonio Spurs, $3,900
Martin is one of the more consistent players in the band of misfits that Brooklyn has been this season. He’s received between 16 and 24 minutes in the vast majority of games in 2025, so unlike other Nets players, at least DFS players know how much time he’ll be getting. Although his scoring has been inconsistent, he’s proven himself to be a capable microwave option, scoring 23 points (28.75 FPTS) in Saturday’s 115-94 loss to the Detroit Pistons.
Any Brooklyn player is a reliable option against a San Antonio team that has been awful, especially defensively, since Victor Wembanyama’s season-ending injury. In seven games without Wemby, the Spurs are 2-5 and have the league’s sixth-worst defensive rating. They’ve also given up the sixth-most points, most rebounds, and 12th-most assists per game. Spurs backup shooting guard Stephon Castle ($6,100) — the Rookie of the Year favorite — will be a plus defender one day, but he’s graded out as below-average so far in his rookie season.
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