On Tuesday night, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with an NBA regular season matchup featuring the Memphis Grizzlies and the New York Knicks. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Memphis Grizzlies vs. New York Knicks 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 tonight’s Grizzlies vs. Knicks matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Jalen Brunson, Point Guard, New York Knicks $10,800
Veteran point guard Jalen Brunson has been the floor general that the New York Knicks have needed to win games in 2025. With that said, how has Brunson performed from a statistical standpoint this season? Let’s review the talented point guard’s relevant player data from the 2025 NBA season to answer that question.
In the nine games that point guard Jalen Brunson has played for the New York Knicks in the 2025 NBA regular season season, Brunson has averaged 27.2 points, 3.4 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 1.1 steals a game.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the nine games that Jalen Brunson has played for the New York Knicks in the 2025 NBA regular season, Brunson has compiled a 46.1% field goal percentage, a 33.8% three point percentage and an 87.5% free throw percentage.
More recently, in the New York Knicks convincing 137-114 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves six days ago, New York point guard Jalen Brunson played rather well. For clarity, let me elaborate on my previous statement. In the Knicks victory over the Timberwolves, Brunson tallied 23 points, seven rebounds, ten assists and one steal in 33 minutes of play.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the New York Knicks defeat of the Timberwolves, Jalen Brunson tallied a robust 49.8 Draftkings points.
What did we learn from the data just presented? The data clearly illustrates that Jalen Brunson is playing at a high level. Having stated that, I fully expect that trend to continue in this evening’s NBA regular season matchup with the Memphis Grizzlies.
As I noted in the rules section above, selecting the correct player at the captain position for a Draftkings NBA 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 my view, Jalen Brunson is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing New York Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson at the captain position for this one game NBA DFS Showdown slate.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this NBA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Karl-Anthony Towns, Center (New York Knicks) $11,000: Ja Morant, Point Guard (Memphis Grizzlies) $10,400: Mikal Bridges, Forward (New York Knicks) $7,800: Jaylen Wells, Forward (Memphis Grizzlies) $4,800: Miles McBride, Guard (New York Knicks) $4,000.