The NBA has a tidy seven-game slate scheduled for Monday night, providing DFS enthusiasts with more than enough action to assemble some DFS lineups.

This column will shine a light on some of the best daily fantasy plays of the evening, including proven studs, high-ceiling sleepers and under-the-radar value picks. The ultimate goal: help you place in a tournament and take home some contest cash. 

Let’s get right to our DFS lineup for Monday night and briefly explain why each player made the cut. Good luck, have fun, and go make some money!

NBA daily fantasy picks: DraftKings lineup for Sunday, March 3

PG: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder vs. Rockets ($10,600)

Give us the odds-on MVP as our starting PG! SGA and OKC nearly got embarrassed on Sunday night, giving up 77 first-half points to the Wemby-less Spurs but ultimately winning 146-132. Gilgeous-Alexander, of course, was the central catalyst with 31 points, eight assists, four rebounds, two blocks and a steal.

That all adds up to a fantasy score of 55.5, a number that would make Sammy Hagar proud, and the NBA scoring leader is now averaging 56.5 DK points per game over OKC’s past five contests. Worried about the back-to-back? Don’t be — SGA put up 39 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists against Minnesota the last time he played the tail end of a B2B. Oh, and the last time he played Houston, he put up 63.5 fantasy points. He’s a force.

SG: Desmond Bane, Grizzlies vs. Hawks ($7,600)

The more Grizzlies basketball we watch lately, the more we realize how important Bane has been to this team’s success. Since the calendar flipped to 2025, he has averaged 20.5 points. 6.1 assists, 5.8 boards and 1.3 steals while maintaining shooting splits of 51.3/39.7/91.2.

The man is scorching, he’s well-rested after sitting out Memphis’s game against the Spurs on Saturday, and now he gets to go against a Hawks defense that has surrendered the eighth-most fantasy points to shooting guards this season. Fire up Bane and “let the games begin.”

SF: Shaedon Sharpe, Blazers at 76ers ($6,200)

We’re still mad that Sharpe wasn’t a part of the Slam Dunk Contest during All-Star weekend, but we’ll still glady draft him to our squad against a bad Sixers squad. Portland has quietly won four of its past five games and 14 of its past 20, and Sharpe has been a primary contributor to this second-half surge. 

Sharpe’s insane athleticism will always be his top attribute, but his shooting has opened up new levels for him since the New Year. He’s 61-of-170 from deep in that span (35.9%), and in just the past three games he has exploded with per-game averages of 26.3 points, six boards and four assists. Seems like a bargain at $6,200, especially against a Sixers team that has allowed its past three opponents to average 123.7 points per game. 

PF: Keegan Murray, Kings at Mavericks ($5,200)

Murray has displayed signs of late that he’s able to be more than just an occasionally-exploding floor spacer for Sacramento. He’s rebounding the ball well, chipping in a couple assists per game and some defensive stats, and, as we saw against Utah last week, he can go nuclear pretty quickly. He put up a season-high 26 points on 9-of-16 shooting in that Kings’ victory, with five of his nine makes coming from beyond the arc.

With Dallas likely to focus its defensive attention on DeMar DeRozan, Zach LaVine and Malik Monk, look for Murray to stay hot on Monday. We don’t need the 43 DK points he put up in Salt Lake City — at this modest price, just the 28.8 he has averaged since De’Aaron Fox got traded out of Sacramento will be perfectly acceptable. 

C: Kel’el Ware, Heat vs. Wizards ($5,800)

If not for Stephon Castle blasting through the rookie wall like the Kool-Aid Man since Wemby got hurt, Ware might be my pick for Rookie of the Year. The Heat center has been solid since becoming a starter, averaging a 10.7-point, 10.1-rebound double-double over his 17 starts and adding plenty of defense and efficiency. He’s going to eat up the depleted front court of the Wizards.

G: Quentin Grimes, 76ers vs. Blazers ($5,800)

This dude might be the silver lining for an otherwise-atrocious 76ers season, as he just exploded for 44 points on 18-of-24 shooting (6-of-9 from three) against the Warriors. If he made all his free throws, it would have been a 50-piece. The Blazers have been rolling lately, but they still struggle to defend. Keep firing, Mr. Grimes. 

F: Moses Moody, Warriors at Hornets ($4,500)

You had us at “Warriors at Hornets.” Moody has been seeing plenty of minutes — 38 last game and 28.2 per game over the past 10 days — and he usually cashes in against below-average defenses. The youngster will also benefit from extended garbage time if the Dubs — -11.5-point favorites — run away from Charlotte in front of Steph Curry’s pops (Hornets color analyst Dell Curry). Golden State has won four straight meetings against Steph’s hometown squad, and the last margin of victory was 36 points on Feb. 25 (128-92). 

UTIL: Cason Wallace, Thunder vs. Rockets ($4,300)

One last sleeper! Wallace has been damn good for Mark Daigneault this season, and he continues to prove why he deserves plenty of run on the most stacked team in the West. The second-year guard has averaged 25.6 fantasy points over OKC’s past four games, and he should be able to capitalize on both ends of the floor against a Rockets team that has been struggling mightily of late.