Thursday's three-game NBA slate will be followed by an 11-game main slate on Friday ahead of the weekend. Tip-off times range from 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. ET, and there are plenty of great value options on the table. We've divided five players who could get fantasy managers the most bang for their buck into tiers.

Ameer Tyree got his start in NBA DFS over four years ago. The former DraftKings Nation betting and fantasy writer spent over a year and a half breaking down basketball slates to build optimal lineups there. Tyree's best three-man stack from Monday tallied 140 fantasy points and returned more than 6X value on DraftKings. Now he's turned his attention to stud, mid-tier, and bargain plays in Friday's 11-game slate.

One team Ameer loves: Anthony Edwards. "Few studs have matched Edwards' consistency this year. The Minnesota Timberwolves wing erupted for a career-high 48 points against the Golden State Warriors earlier this week. The Dubs have the NBA's best defensive rating and second-best scoring defense, so Edwards could feast against a Los Angeles Lakers team that lacks wing depth," Ameer says about the matchup. 

Keep reading to find out what other players Ameer thinks could return significant value.

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