Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Hornets vs. Kings 2/24/25

Later today, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Charlotte Hornets and the Sacramento Kings. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Charlotte Hornets vs. Sacramento Kings 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 pots. 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 Golden State Warriors vs. Sacramento Kings matchup.

Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks

Captain-Domantas Sabonis, Power Forward, Sacramento Kings $10,800

Sacramento Kings forward Domantas Sabonis has certainly played a pivotal role in the team’s offensive achievements this season. Sabonis has been a dominant force on the court, consistently putting up strong numbers and contributing significantly to his team’s success. His ability to score, rebound, and facilitate makes him one of the most versatile and valuable players in the league this season.

In the 53 games that Domantas Sabonis has played for the Sacramento Kings in the 2024 NBA regular season, Sabonis has averaged a whopping 50.9 Draftkings points a game.

Earlier this month, in the New Orleans Pelicans victory over the Sacramento Kings, King center Domantas Sabonis played rather well. More specifically, in the Pelicans win over the Kings, Sabonis compiled 22 points, 28 rebounds, five assists and one block.

Looking closer at the data just presented more closely, in the New Orleans Pelicans victory over the Sacramento Kings just mentioned, Sabonis tallied a massive 64.1 Draftkings points.

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 for this one game DFS slate.

In my view, Domantas Sabonis is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA regular season game. With that said, I am backing Sacramento Kings forward Domantas Sabonis at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

LaMelo Ball, Point Guard, Charlotte Hornets $10,800

Talented point guard LaMelo Ball has been a standout performer for the Charlotte Hornets this season. Having stated that, how has the talented young point guard performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s review Ball’s recent game data to answer that question.

In the 35 games that LaMelo Ball has played for the Charlotte Hornets in the 2024 NBA regular season, Ball has averaged 27.3 points, 5.1 rebounds, 7.2 assists, 1.4 steals, and 0.3 blocks a game.

Upon closer examination of the data just presented, in the 35 games that point guard LaMelo Ball has played for the Charlotte Hornets this season, Ball is averaging 47.4 DraftKings points a contest.

Additional flex plays I like to play well in this NBA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Miles Bridges, Power Forward (Charlotte Hornets) $9,400: Jusuf Nurkic, Center (Charlotte Hornets) $5,000.