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There are 10 games on the Friday night NBA slate, and digging through that many options can be a tough task when youre building out your fantasy fosters. Youre in luck, though -- our fantasy experts have their picks on who to roster and who to avoid, which might just be the difference in your DFS contests.Todays panel features ESPNs Kyle Soppe, Renee Miller and Jim McCormick.Players to build aroundJim McCormick -- DeMar DeRozan, Toronto RaptorsHes seventh in the league in drives per game and, subsequently, sixth in free throw attempts per game -- making DeRozan an elite option at a shallow shooting guard spot. DeRozans case is made even stronger when we consider the matchup metrics, as Atlanta rates 24th in defensive efficiency against shooting guards and has yielded 109.9 points per 100 possessions over the past 10 games -- sixth-highest in the NBA over this sample. A high floor and cathedral ceiling supports paying up for DeRozan tonight.Kyle Soppe -- Evan Fournier, Orlando Magic; Zach Randolph, Memphis GrizzliesYou know what? Its a full slate and its a Friday ... so you get two picks! I dont do that because Im a nice guy, but rather because fantasy is about having fun -- and with two money-saving options, you can have fun in rostering your favorite player. Fournier matches up against a Nets team that operates at the fastest pace in the NBA (if this pick doesnt work out, you can win your money back with a bar bet using that factoid), and also owns the third least-efficient defense. Fournier has produced at least 23 points and 6 assists in three straight -- a level of production that far surpasses his price tag. Randolph is my other pick, as he owns a top-15 usage rate, and the Kings rank as a bottom-10 rebounding team. Put both in, and go on a spending spree with the rest of your roster spots.Renee Miller -- Kyle Lowry, Toronto RaptorsWhen I start building lineups on a full slate like tonights, I prefer to lock down solid, guaranteed production at a reasonable price. On a night where I might like to pay up for James Harden and Anthony Davis, but dont feel good enough about either at todays salaries to put them in must-play category, Lowry stands out as the place to start. He gets a terrific DvP matchup (Atlanta allows the second-most fantasy points to PGs) in one of the higher point-total games tonight. Lowry contributes across the board, and he has been one of the most consistent producers at his position for years. His ceiling is lower than some of the superstars, but so is his salary. Start with Lowry, and mix in the stars and scrubs you like around him.Players to fadeMcCormick -- DeMarcus Cousins, Sacramento KingsOn a rich slate with a bevy of elite options to pay up for, Id rather spend coin on Anthony Davis against a Houston team that has ceded the fourth-highest shooting percentage within 5 feet of the rim. The fade angle for Boogie is inspired by facing a down-tempo Memphis team that has the stingiest defensive rating over the past 10 games. This game against the Grizzlies has the second-lowest implied point total of the slate, and thus we should seek stronger options with our expensive assets tonight.Soppe -- John Wall, Washington WizardsI am very much a fan of Wall, but hes not a player Im splurging on tonight. Detroit ranks inside the top five in both slowest pace of play and defensive efficiency -- a combination that lowers the ceiling of a player like Wall who excels when the tempo is being pushed. Im still not 100-percent sure that Wall is a good jump-shooter, and while he has worked on attacking the basket more, he is still averaging more than four 3-point attempts per game this month. If he continues to take jump shots, the percentages say that a low-possession game is a major risk -- especially if he continues to undo some of the good he does in the assist column with a high turnover rate (at least four turnovers in six straight games). Hes a great player, but not worth the pretty penny that DFS sites are asking for him tonight.Miller -- DeMarcus Cousins, Center, Sacramento KingsWith a number of fast-paced, high-scoring games on Fridays slate, the Memphis-Sacramento game is one Im looking to avoid in general. Vegas has the lowest point total of the night on this one, and there are several positional matchups to fade here -- none more relevant than Cousins. Memphis allows opposing centers by far the fewest fantasy points in the league, and with so many other stars to pay up for, Cousins is hard to justify. I think we see closer to 40 fantasy points from him (a la his recent game vs. Utah) than the 60-plus youd like for his price. Custom Ivan Rodriguez Jersey . -- The Sacramento Kings are set to become the first major professional sports franchise to accept Bitcoin virtual currency for ticket and merchandise purchases. Ivan Rodriguez Jersey Large . Down by seven with 90 seconds left in regulation, thats where they looked comfortable. http://www.custommlbrangersjersey.com/ . Now, with Game 6 set for Fenway Park and an 8:07 p.m. ET first pitch, the Detroit Tigers face the unenviable task of having to beat the Boston Red Sox twice, on the road, to advance to the World Series. Cheap Custom Rangers Jersey . The scientists believe the small earthquake during a Marshawn Lynch touchdown was likely greater than Lynchs famous "beast quake" touchdown run three years ago, which also came against New Orleans during a playoff game. Custom Rangers T-shirts . -- The proud fathers huddled near the Dallas Stars dressing room, smiling, laughing and telling stories while wearing replica green sweaters of their sons team. RIO DE JANEIRO -- They teamed up for a carpool karaoke video. They planted their flag in Brazil. And when the Olympics are done, theyll be remembered as the latest in a long line of U.S. swimming powerhouses.So much for all those dire forecasts.Turns out, the less-than-glittering times at the U.S. trials were no indication of how fast they would swim once they got to the big stage. And all those who thought they were too inexperienced to shine on the international stage totally missed the mark.The Americans went into the final night at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium with a shot at their biggest medal haul in the last three decades.No matter what, Michael Phelps, Katie Ledecky & Co. made sure the U.S. stayed firmly atop the swimming world.We all know were part of a really special team, Ledecky said Saturday, five medals hanging from her neck after one of the greatest performances in Olympic history. We have such great depth in the U.S. in swimming, and its something we take great pride in. This is kind of our stage to show the world that.With four events still to come in the final late-night session, the Americans already had 14 golds -- their most since the Sydney Games -- and 29 medals overall. They were just one off their total from four years ago in London and eying the 33 medals put up by the team that dominated Down Under in 2000.Phelps, of course, was among those leading the way. In what he again insists will be his final Olympics, the 31-year-old piled up four golds before settling for silver in a stunning upset by Singapores Joseph Schooling in the 100-meter butterfly. The 4x100 medley relay was still to come.But no one was more dominant than the 19-year-old Ledecky, whose four golds included two world record-shattering performances. She joined Amy Van Dyken and Missy Franklin as the only American women to capture as many as four golds in a single games, matched Debbie Meyer as the only females to sweep the 200, 400 and 800 free, and also won silver anchoring the 4x100 free relay.What shes doing in the sport is ridiculous, Phelps said.Theres something to be said for the camaraderie displayed by the American team.During their final training session in Atlanta, a host of swimmers -- Phelps and Ryan Lochte among them -- took to the streets to record a James Cordin-style carpool karaoke video . Even Ledecky took a turn behind the wheel, even though she still has just a learners permit.I was only at a gas station, she quipped, so I didnt think I was going to hurt anyone.When the swimmers got tto Brazil, they received a history lesson from one of the coaches, Greg Meehan.dddddddddddd. At a meeting with the female athletes on the eve of the games, he told them about the Homestead Act, the 1862 law that encouraged Americas westward migration by providing free land to settlers.Well let Ledecky take it from there.We each had American flags and they printed out each of the events, and the people that were competing in each of those events came forward, had a little moment together, took the flag and stuck it through the paper and into the grass in the Olympic village, she said. We were just kind of staking our claim in Rio, and I think we kind of did that in the pool as well.In addition to Phelps and Ledecky, the biggest U.S. stars were Maya DiRado, who turned in the ultimate one-and-done with two golds and four medals overall; Ryan Murphy, who extended U.S. mens dominance of the backstroke; Simone Manuel, the first African-American woman to win a gold medal in the 100 free; Lilly King, who backed up her brash diatribe against doping; and Anthony Ervin, the oldest member of the team at 35 and a gold medalist again in the 50 free -- 16 years after he first won the event in Sydney.Even with a hugely disappointing performance by Franklin, who didnt even make it to the final of her two individual events, the Americans still blew everyone away.There are several factors that go into the success of the U.S. program, starting with some simple numbers. The Americans have far more swimmers and resources to draw from than most nations, so its only natural they would dominate.Beyond that, Ledecky pointed to a U.S. trials format that sets up the team to perform well at the Olympics. Over eight nights in Omaha, just a month before the games and following the same schedule of events, swimmers earned their way onto the team before sellout crowds of more than 14,000 at every session.That was bigger than the crowds in Rio, where there were plenty of empty seats each night.Its an overly easy environment for us to swim fast in because weve been through our Olympic trials, which is way more pressure-filled than the Olympics, Ledecky said. Obviously the crowd here hasnt been that intimidating to us.Nothing was too intimidating to the Americans.---Follow Paul Newberry on Twitter at www.twitter.com/pnewberry1963 . His work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/content/paul-newberry . ' ' '