Draftkings Best NBA Showdown Picks: Hawks vs. Nets 3/16/25

Later today, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Brooklyn Nets and the Atlanta Hawks. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Brooklyn Nets vs. Atlanta Hawks 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 this evening’s Atlanta Hawks vs. Brooklyn Nets matchup.

Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks

Captain-Trae Young, Point Guard, Atlanta Hawks $12,800

Atlanta point guard Trae Young has been the floor general that the Atlanta Hawks have needed to win games this season. Having stated that, let’s review the veteran point guard’s relevant player data from this season to better shed light on my previous statement.

In the 62 games that point guard Trae Young has played for the Atlanta Hawks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Young has averaged 23.9 points, 3.2 rebounds, 11.5 assists, and 1.2 steals a game.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 62 games that Trae Young has played this season, Young has compiled a 40.2% field goal percentage, a 32.2% three-point percentage and an 87.2% free throw percentage.

Four days ago, in the Atlanta Hawks convincing 123-110 victory over the Charlotte Hornets, Young tallied a rather impressive 35 points, seven rebounds, 12 assists and one steal. It should also be mentioned that in the Hawks win over the Hornets, Young amassed a massive 62.8 Draftkings points.

Earlier this morning, the Atlanta Hawks announced that point guard Trae Young is officially questionable for this evening’s game. Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups for this one game DFS slate.

In my view, Trae Young is the player most likely to score the highest number of Draftkings points in this evening’s NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young at the captain for this single game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

Dyson Daniels, Guard, Atlanta Hawks $9,800

Atlanta guard Dyson Daniels has been a standout performer for the Atlanta Hawks this season. Having stated that, how has the veteran guard played from a statistical standpoint? Let’s review Daniels game data from this season to answer that question.

In the 62 games that guard Dyson Daniels has played for the Atlanta Hawks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Daniels has averaged 13.9 points, 5.6 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 2.5 steals and 0.8 blocks a game.

Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Cameron Johnson, Forward (Brooklyn Nets) $9,000: Nic Claxton, Center (Brooklyn Nets) $8,200: Ziaire Williams, Small Forward (Brooklyn Nets) $7,000.