National Basketball Association

FanDuel NBA Daily Picks: Fantasy Basketball Lineup For November 15

Published Jun. 30, 2017 6:28 p.m. ET

foxsports

Jimmy Butler has become a FanDuel NBA standout all year, but even more so lately, tallying at least 20 points, five assists and three steals in each of the past four games for Chicago.

The scoring levels for Jimmy Butler continue to increase.

Even after adding Rajon Rondo and Dwyane Wade in the offseason, resulting in a slight decrease in shot attempts each night for Butler, he has still managed to find a way to raise his scoring average for the sixth season in a row.

The only players to increase their scoring averages for six consecutive years or more are Derek Harper and Arron Afflalo, who both managed to raise their point totals for eight consecutive seasons.

Neither player ever managed to score more than 20 points per game during their tenures in the NBA.

Butler has managed to up his average to 24.3 points, 3.4 more than he posted a year ago, with a combination of effective drives to the rim and exceptional shooting percentages from all over the court.

The two-time All-Star is scoring 6.2 points per game off drives to the rim, resulting in points 82 percent of the time, the fifth highest average among all players averaging at least six points off drives per game.

While he is converting more than 50 percent of his attempts at the rim, Butler is actually at his best from around the paint, away from the rim. Butler is converting 70.8 percent of his attempts between three and 10 feet away from the basket.

Butler is shooting 48 percent from the field, 43.2 percent on 3-point attempts and has knocked down 89.2 percent of his free throws.

.@JimmyButler with the ???? beater! pic.twitter.com/BClHMeff8J

— Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) November 13, 2016

Opponents have surrendered 20 or more points to Butler eight times in 10 games this year.

Nov 11, 2016; Washington, DC, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving (2) dribbles the ball as Washington Wizards guard Marcus Thornton (15) defends in the second quarter at Verizon Center. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

Top Four Point Guards

Next: Top Four Shooting Guards For Tuesday

Nov 12, 2016; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan (10) dribbles the ball during the third quarter in a game against the New York Knicks at Air Canada Centre. The Toronto Raptors won 118-107. Mandatory Credit: Nick Turchiaro-USA TODAY Sports

Top Four Shooting Guards

Rationale:

Next: Top Four Small Forwards For Tuesday

Nov 12, 2016; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves guard Andrew Wiggins (22) dunks in the first quarter against the Los Angeles Clippers center DeAndre Jordan (6) at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports

Top Four Small Forwards

Rationale:

Next: Top Four Power Forwards For Tuesday

Oct 31, 2016; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Chicago Bulls forward Taj Gibson (22) attempts a dunk during the first quarter against the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Schneidler-USA TODAY Sports

Top Four Power Forwards

Rationale:

Next: Top Four Centers And Final Lineup For Tuesday

Nov 8, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Atlanta Hawks center Dwight Howard (8) dunks the ball in the second quarter against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports

Top Four Centers

Rationale:

Next: Top 10 Candidates For 2016-17 Executive Of The Year Award

Final Lineup

PG Kyrie Irving ($7,400)
PG Kemba Walker ($8,300)
SG Josh Richardson ($4,000)
SG Sean Kilpatrick ($5,500)
SF Jimmy Butler ($8,600)
SF Andrew Wiggins ($6,900)
PF Marvin Williams ($5,000)
PF Trevor Booker ($5,600)
C Dwight Howard ($7,900)