Draftkings WNBA DFS Picks: Sparks vs. Mercury 5/21/25

The WNBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Los Angeles Sparks and the Phoenix Mercury. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Los Angeles Sparks vs. Phoenix Mercury game let’s review the rules for the Draftkings single game showdown contest.

Draftkings Single Game Showdown Contest Rules

You have $50,000 to utilize on five players from either team. However, one of those players will be designated as your team captain. The captain accumulates 1.5 times the standard fantasy points. Additionally, the captain is 1.5 times the standard cost of the flex position.

The remaining four players in your lineup will receive the standard fantasy points. Having stated that, it is highly important for you to identify the correct player for your captain position if you hope to win a large field DFS GPP (guaranteed prize pool) showdown contest.

If you have additional questions regarding the rules for the single game showdown contest, I recommend that you check out the Draftkings website for more details.

*I recommend that all readers review the starting lineups for both teams prior to setting your DFS lineup for this one game slate.

Here are my Draftkings picks for tomorrow night’s Los Angeles Sparks vs. Phoenix Mercury matchup.

Draftkings WNBA Showdown Picks

Captain-Dearica Hamby, Forward, Los Angeles Sparks $10,800

Talented forward Dearica Hamby was a solid performer for the Los Angeles Sparks last season. Let’s review Hamby’s relevant player data from the 2024 WNBA regular season to better shed light on the veteran forward’s overall contributions to her team.

In the 40 games that Dearica Hamby played for the Los Angeles Sparks in the 2024 WNBA regular season, Hamby averaged a rather impressive 17.3 points, 9.2 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.7 steals and 0.2 blocks a game.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 40 games that Dearica Hamby played for the Sparks in 2024, Hamby averaged 37.3 Draftkings points a contest.

More recently, in the Los Angeles Sparks 84-67 win over the Golden State Valkyries four days ago, Los Angeles forward Dearica Hamby played exceptionally well. More specifically, Hamby amassed 20 points, ten rebounds and two assists in the Sparks defeat of the Valkyries.

As I noted in the rules section above, selecting the correct player at the captain position for a Draftkings WNBA showdown lineup is absolutely vital if you hope to win a large field GPP (guaranteed prize pool) DFS contest. Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups.

In summary, I think Los Angeles Sparks forward Dearica Hamby is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this WNBA regular season game. With that said, I am backing Dearica Hamby at the captain position for this one game Draftkings WNBA single game contest.

Flex Plays

Azura Stevens, Forward, Los Angeles Sparks $8,800

In addition to Dearica Hamby, forward Azura Stevens has been a key contributor for the Los Angeles Sparks this season.

In the two games that forward Azura Stevens has played for the Los Angeles Sparks in the 2025 WNBA regular season, Stevens is averaging a robust 16 points, 5.5 rebounds, 0.5 assist, 3 steals and 1.5 blocks a game.

In conclusion, I fully expect Los Angeles Sparks forward Azura Stevens to play well in tomorrow night’s WNBA regular season matchup with the Pheonix Mercury.

Additional flex plays I like to play well in this WNBA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Kelsey Plum, Guard (Los Angeles Sparks) $10,600: Alyssa Thomas, Forward (Phoenix Mercury) $10,200: Kalani Brown, Forward (Phoenix Mercury) $5,000.