3 NBA FanDuel Studs to Target on 3/19/18

LeBron James, SF, Cleveland Cavaliers

Price: $13,100

It takes a lot to make someone worth playing when their price-tag climbs up above $13,000, but LeBron James checks so many boxes tonight that you just can't ignore him.

The King has been posting absolutely absurd fantasy numbers lately, going for 68.9, 69.8 and 69.6 in his last three contests. His lowest fantasy score in his last 17 games was 49.9 (his only time below 50 in that stretch), and he's averaging 59.9 per game in that span.

A big part of that production has been the playing time he's being given as he's seen at least 38 minutes in 8 of his last 11 games, ranking second in the NBA with 37.4 minutes per game since the break.

There's little room for his role to decrease right now, either, as Cleveland has already ruled out Larry Nance Jr. and Rodney Hood. Kevin Love is now questionable, but the last report was that he's expected to return on March 23, so it doesn't seem like he'll play tonight. With Nance out over the Cavs' last two games, James has posted usage rates of 40.7% and 37.3% in 41.1 and 39.9 minutes of action.

The Milwaukee Bucks aren't a great fantasy matchup for forwards, but LeBron's workload promises to be massive, so we can afford to look past the shaky matchup, even with his huge salary.