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Filling In Your Monday NBA Lineups

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Here are theScore's sample NBA lineups for Monday, March 21.

Cash Game Without UTIL

POS Name Opponent
PG George Hill (IND) vs. PHI
PG Brandon Knight (PHX) vs. MEM
SG Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (DET) vs. MIL
SG Jimmy Butler (CHI) vs. SAC
SF Otto Porter (WAS) at ATL
SF Kawhi Leonard (SA) at CHA
PF Nerlens Noel (PHI) at IND
PF JaMychal Green (MEM) at PHX
C Al Horford (ATL) vs. WAS

Hill and Knight have favorable matchups and won't break the bank. Butler and Leonard are great cash game plays thanks to their well-rounded styles. Noel and Green are cheaper options in the frontcourt but have seen increased production of late as their respective teams deal with numerous injuries.

GPP Without UTIL

POS Name Opponent
PG Stephen Curry (GS) at MIN
PG Marcus Smart (BOS) vs. ORL
SG Tim Hardaway Jr. (ATL) vs. WAS
SG Devin Booker (PHX) vs. MEM
SF Matt Barnes (MEM) vs. PHX
SF Paul George (IND) vs. PHI
PF Alex Len (PHX) vs. MEM
PF Carl Landry (PHI) at IND
C Andre Drummond (DET) vs. MIL

Like any great player, Curry should respond after being shutdown by the Spurs. Smart and Hardaway Jr. are both coming off strong performances. Booker and Barnes possess great upside in a Phoenix-Memphis matchup that should be up-tempo. Len and Drummond are two big men who are capable of 20 point, 20 rebound games.

Cash Game With UTIL

POS Name Opponent
PG Isaiah Thomas (BOS) vs. ORL
SG Monta Ellis (IND) vs. PHI
SF Lance Stephenson (MEM) at PHX
PF Taj Gibson (CHI) vs. SAC
C Jared Sullinger (BOS) vs. ORL
G Andrew Wiggins (MIN) vs. GS
F Jabari Parker (MIL) at DET
UTIL Marcin Gortat (WAS) at ATL

There is some risk involved in fading the elite names, but this lineup has productive options at each spot and favorable matchups. Thomas, Ellis, and Stephenson all have weak opponents giving them a nice amount of upside. Gibson and Sullinger are both double-double candidates especially with Pau Gasol and Jae Crowder dealing with injuries.

GPP With UTIL

POS Name Opponent
PG Tyler Ennis (MIL) at DET
SG Tim Hardaway Jr. (ATL) vs. WAS
SF Paul George (IND) vs. PHI
PF DeMarcus Cousins (SAC) at CHI
C Tyson Chandler (PHX) vs. MEM
G Stephen Curry (GS) at MIN
F Taj Gibson (CHI) vs. SAC
UTIL Aron Baynes (DET) vs. MIL

The backcourt of Ennis and Hardaway Jr. is extremely cheap and both have seem a big minutes increase of late so their hot play is more reliable than just a 'hot streak'. George, Cousins, and Curry have big upside and big price tags. Gibson and Chandler both have double-double potential.

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