Draftkings Best NBA Showdown Picks: Lakers vs. Nets 3/10/25
Draftkings picks for tonight's Los Angeles Lakers vs. Brooklyn Nets matchup.
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Brooklyn Nets
March 9, 2025 7:30 pm EDT
On Monday night, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Brooklyn Nets and the Los Angeles Lakers. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Brooklyn Nets vs. Los Angeles Lakers 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 Los Angeles Lakers vs. Brooklyn Nets matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Luka Doncic, Point Guard, Los Angeles Lakers $14,200
Unless you have been living under a rock the last decade you are aware that Luka Doncic is a generational basketball talent. With that said, how has the talented point guard performed from a statistical standpoint this season? Let’s review Doncic’s relevant game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer this question.
In the 33 games that Luka Doncic has played in the 2024 NBA regular season, Doncic is averaging a massive 27.1 points, 8.2 rebounds, 7.8 assists, 1.8 steals and 0.5 blocks a game.
Upon closer examination of the data just presented, in the 33 games that point guard Luka Doncic has played this season, Doncic has compiled a 43.8% field goal percentage, 33.9% three-point percentage and a 75.7% free throw percentage.
Earlier this morning, the Los Angeles Lakers announced that LeBron James will be inactive for this evening’s game due to injury. In my view, the absence of James in the Lakers lineup should open up more offensive opportunities for Luka Doncic in this contest.
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 opinion, Los Angeles Lakers point guard Luka Doncic is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Luka Doncic at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Austin Reaves, Guard, Los Angeles Lakers $9,400
In addition to point guard Luka Doncic, guard Austin Reaves has been a key contributor to the Los Angeles Lakers team achievements this season.
In 55 the games that Austin Reaves has played for the Los Angeles Lakers this season, Reaves has averaged a robust 35.9 Draftkings points a game.
In conclusion, I fully expect that Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves will continue his outstanding play in tonight’s game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well (Draftkings price noted): Nic Claxton, Center (Brooklyn Nets) $8,200: D’Angelo Russell, Point Guard (Brooklyn Nets) $6,800.
