 Hey everybody, what's going on? I am Greg Sussman joined today by Tom Vecchio, Fan Duel. We're here to break down tonight's NBA Slate. What's happening, Tom? We got a good one, nine games, plenty of options, plenty of value on tonight's Slate. Last time out, Joel Embiid was your NBA fantasy player over the night. Tonight, he's your favorite superstar on this monstrous slate. Why are you back in the NBA once again? Yeah, I think for Embiid tonight, it's like a classic, like don't get cute spot, right? We know Ben Simmons is out. We know that the extra usage is going to Embiid. Right now, we see him sitting with a 36% usage rate. That's a 4% increase compared to his usual. And we have a good matchup tonight. If you want to play into the narrative of him versus Andre Drummond, I actually went back and looked at their head to head stats. Embiid is averaging 27 points and 10 rebounds to assist in these games. So that brings us basically close to a 40-point floor with the extra usage. We're going to see him push towards 50 fantasy points. And we saw it the other night, 48 fangle points is what he ended with, 49 real points. We want him in this spot, a solid 220 over under, everything going in his direction tonight. You're right. Don't get cute. Just do the obvious play. Get Embiid back in the lineup without Ben Simmons there for the next several weeks. This is Joellen Beats' team again, and he's going to be the dominant offensive force. Let's see what Embiid can do in this matchup. Another no-brainer play here, Tom. It's Bradley Beal, who's gone for 50 with regularities, seemingly. Did he do it again tonight? I certainly hope so, and we need to start a free Bradley Beal movement, get him out of Washington, get him onto a real team. And if you look back at the three games this side of y'all start break, he's taken 28, 27, and 33 field goal attempts, like you said, going for 50 in two games in a row. Now, a season average is 22 field goal attempts per game. I obviously know John Wald this year, and that's a normal spot that we want to be targeting him. He takes a ton of shots. He has a high ceiling, but they're leaning on him even more. Going up against the Knitz night, we have a solid matchup, 235.0 render. Both teams in the top 10 when it comes to pace. I'm going to be riding Beal until he doesn't seemingly put up 40 or 50 real points, pushing towards 60 or so fan duel points every single night. Yeah, he has been a rock solid player all year long over on fan duel, and tonight's going to be no different. I also hope so, because he's in my lineup here. Bradley Beal, get him in your lineup as well. McWyne Leonard and the Clippers, it's been a bumpy February for them, and I think they're looking to end the month much better than they started Leonard. A solid play tonight. Why is he your third superstar to get in there? Like you said, bumpy month for them, and the question I have is like, is Paul George really healthy? We've seen his production dip. He got hurt before the all-star break in that game against the Celtics, missed their first game back, played only 21 minutes in their most recent game, and I said, oh, was that due to fouls? I went back and looked, he had no fouls in that game, and Paul George just seemingly doesn't have it. And whether it's Paul George in out of the lineup, Pat Beverly in and out, they're adding Marcus Morris, whoever it may be, like Kauai is still that constant. And when Paul George is off the court, if he's struggling and not going to be playing a whole lot, we see Kauai up at a 36% usage rate, posting 1.62 fan duel points per minute. We have the Clippers against the Suns tonight. Both teams are sitting at eight and nine when it comes to pace. So really, we just want to lean on Kauai, take that usage rate, take that consistency on a nightly basis. Absolutely, the consistency that Kauai Leonard is providing at the power forward spot, which has been tough to fill this season, makes him a new brainer, play on this big slate, get Kauai in there if you have the funds to do so. But if you don't have the funds to get Kauai Leonard in your lineup, there are a bunch of value plays that you can start with, and that begins with Josh Jackson. As the Memphis Grizzlies, they've lost triple J, Jared Jackson Jr. They've now lost Brandon Clark, their first round pick, which means Josh Jackson's the next guy up. And he's been really hot when given an opportunity to play. Exactly, hit with a few injuries. And, you know, I'm on board with the Grizzlies this season. I'm on board with them moving forward. They have a super fun lineup. Sitting in the eighth seed right now, it's certainly looking like a bit of a stretch for them. Losing two key players. We want to be looking at Josh Jackson. He's the minimum salary tonight. He's listed as a small forward, but should be lining up as the power forward against the Rockets. Both teams in the top five when it comes to pace, a 237 point over under. We really should be looking at Josh Jackson as one of the chalkiest plays on tonight's slate. We look at the Rockets this season. They're on 47.1, the fangled points per game to power forwards. That's the fourth most in the league. So Jackson, you know, checking every box night, cheap player, high over under game, seeing more minutes, being productive. We want that value with him tonight. Absolutely, seeing Josh Jackson be able to be productive in this system, playing with Jon Morant, it's awesome because they failed top lottery pick and now he's getting an opportunity to play. And it's priced still down on Fandall, making Josh Jackson an excellent play here tonight in this slate. Up next, we move on to a bigger guy and that's Iacob Pertle for the San Antonio Spurs. Pertle's a guy that we have used and then stopped using and now we're using again. How come? Yeah, he's had his moments and those moments are basically tied to when the Marcus Aldridge is out like he is tonight. So we want to be going to him at $4,000. You know, overall, it's a middle of the road matchup against Dallas. They're allowing 51.1 Fandall points per game to center. The league average at 51.9. So they're just slightly better than that average. And with Aldridge out, we actually don't see Iacob Pertle's usage rate change too much. We actually see him boost up to 1.22 Fandall points per minute, which is really solid for guys only $4,000. We should be seeing, you know, plenty of usage going through the rows in and the youth to Murray, throwing some patty mills in there, Rudy Gay, whoever it may be. And although the 13% usage rate on Pertle is amazing, we want to be trusting at 1.22 production per minute. So at $4,000, if you're not spending up for Embiid tonight, take some savings with Pertle. You don't want to spend all the way up for Embiid and you should. Don't be stupid about it. Pertle's a fine alternative option for the San Antonio Spurs here. He's had his moments. Let's take advantage of another one tonight. Final player here that we got to bring up tonight here, Tom, it's Nasred of the Minnesota Timberwolves. Nasred's got an opportunity to play. And the question I know a lot of fantasy owners have had is, Nasred or James Johnson, which one do you play without Carl and Anthony Towns in the lineup? You're going with Nasred. I'll come. Yeah, Nasred, I would say an interesting play. 20 plus minutes or 21 plus minutes in four straight games dating back to prior to the All-Star break when Carl and Anthony Towns first missed against Charlotte. We look at his production and you're saying, OK, do we go to Nasred or go to James Johnson? Somewhere around the same price range, playing somewhere in the similar minutes. I just like Nasred's game a little bit better. And that just might be a personal thing for me. And I think he actually matches up a little bit better on tonight's slate if he's going to be out there being a little more athletic with Bam Adebayo, who should be playing for the Miami Heat. And if we look at the current starting lineup for the Timberwolves, obviously they're changing things, getting D'Anthola Russell. He's in and out of the lineup. He actually holds Redud. Redud holds the second highest usage rate and the second highest Fandome points permitted, sitting at a 23% usage rate and a 1.28 Fandome points permitted behind D'Anthola Russell. So we want to be trusting the player that is becoming their secondary scorer without caroling any doubts. All right, it's a preference there from Tom. Nasred over James Johnson likes the way he plays, likes what he has given you over the past couple of games here for Minnesota. Nasred, a fine cheaper option here on a Fandome. So what I was looking at a little while ago, and Nasred worth putting in your lineups tonight. That's going to do it for us here on the Fandome hurry of time. We appreciate the time. Good luck tonight. Same to you. Absolutely. Tomorrow, Jim Sannas will join me as we take a look at the XFL this weekend. I'm Greg Sussman. Thanks so much for watching. We'll see you back here tomorrow.