Start Shake Milton without Cameron Johnson

The Nets complete a back-to-back home game against the Spurs on Friday night. In the backfield, Cam Thomas (hamstring) is out for the 13th straight game, and Ben Simmons (injury management) is also out for the second game in a row. Additionally, Cameron Johnson (hip) appeared on Friday’s injury report as questionable before being downgraded to out. With Dennis Schroder ($5,300) are traded and Simmons and Johnson are on the sidelines next to Thomas, there will be a lot of work. Shake Milton ($4,500) is one of the best options left on the Nets, and he carries a very high ceiling in a favorable matchup against the Spurs. He will be a standout player for DFS fantasy basketball competitions on DraftKings.

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PG/SG Shake Milton, Brooklyn Nets vs. San Antonio Spurs, $4,500

In the five games since Schroder was dealt, Johnson leads the team with a 27.0% usage rate and is producing 38.4 DraftKings points per game at a rate of 1.15 DraftKings points per minute. When Johnson was off the floor during that span, Milton’s usage rate increased to 25.2% and he scored 0.81 DraftKings points per minute.

Milton has averaged a total of 17.9 DraftKings points in these five games, but there is opportunity for him to do even better as he has taken at least eight shots in each of these five games.

On Thursday in Milwaukee, Milton had 20 points, two rebounds and 25.5 fantasy points. The 28-year-old should continue to get plenty of action and value-add opportunities on Friday, with both Simmons and Johnson clearing plenty of opportunities for him to play. He has the potential to score a lot and can also complement some solid peripheral players for Brooklyn on his way to becoming one of the best players on the board.

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