Draftkings Best NBA Showdown Picks: Knicks vs. Suns 11/20/24

The NBA presents a regular season matchup featuring the Phoenix Suns and the New York Knicks. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.

Before we dive into the Phoenix Suns vs. New York Knicks game let’s review the rules for 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 New York Knicks vs. Phoenix Suns matchup.

Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks

Captain-Jalen Brunson, Point Guard, New York Knicks $10,000

New York point guard Jalen Brunson was the leader in the backcourt that the New York Knicks needed to advance to the NBA playoffs last season. Let’s take a look at Brunson’s game data from the 2023 NBA regular season to better shed light on my previous statement.

In the 77 games that Jalen Brunson played for the New York Knicks in the 2023 NBA regular season, Brunson averaged a massive 28.7 points, 3.6 rebounds, 6.7 assists, and 0.9 steals a game.

Now that we have determined how Jalen Brunson played in 2023, let’s shift our focus to this season. In the 15 games that Jalen Brunson has played for the New York Knicks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Brunson is averaging a robust 40.3 Draftkings points a game.

More recently, in the New York Knicks convincing 134-106 win over the Washington Wizards two days ago, Jalen Brunson certainly played at a high level. More specifically, Brunson tallied 26 points, two rebounds, 11 assists, and one steal in the New York Knicks victory over the Washington Wizards.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the New York Knicks win over the Wizards just mentioned, Jalen Brunson compiled a massive 49.8 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.

For the specific reasons just noted, I am backing Jalen Brunson at the captain position for this Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

Devin Booker, Guard, Phoenix Suns $10,200

Talented guard Devin Booker has been an essential part of the Phoenix Suns starting lineup this season. Having stated that, how has Booker performed from a statistical perspective? Examining Booker’s recent game statistics from the 2024 NBA regular season will provide the answer to that question.

In the 15 games that Devin Booker has played for the Phoenix Suns in the 2024 NBA regular season, Booker has averaged 23.5 points, 3.7 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 1.1 steals, and 0.5 blocks a game.

It should be noted that Suns forward Kevin Durant has been officially ruled out of tonight’s game due to injury. In my opinion, the absence of Durant in the Suns lineup should open up more offensive opportunities for Devin Booker.

Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Karl-Anthony Towns, Center (New York Knicks) $10,400: Josh Hart, Forward (New York Knicks) $8,200: Tyus Jones, Point Guard (Phoenix Suns) $6,800.