Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Lakers vs. Thunder 4/6/25
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
April 6, 2025 3:30 pm EDT
On Sunday afternoon, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Los Angeles Lakers. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Oklahoma City Thunder 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 today’s Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Los Angeles Lakers matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Point Guard, Oklahoma City Thunder $11,600
If the NBA playoffs began today, the Oklahoma City Thunder would be the number one seed in the Western Conference. There is little doubt in my mind that the main reason that is the case is talented point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Having stated that, how has Gilgeous-Alexander performed from a statistical perspective this season?
In the 74 games that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has played for the Oklahoma City Thunder this season, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging a robust 32.6 points, 5.1 rebounds, 6.4 assists, 1.7 steals and 1.1 blocks a game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 74 games that point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has played for the Oklahoma City Thunder this season, Gilgeous-Alexander has compiled a 51.9% field goal percentage, a 37.1% three-point percentage and a 90.1% free throw percentage.
More recently, in the Oklahoma City Thunder’s 125-104 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies last month, Oklahoma City point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander tallied 37 points, three rebounds, six assists and three steals. It should also be mentioned that in the Thunder’s win over the Memphis Grizzlies, Gilgeous-Alexander amassed a whopping 55.8 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. Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups.
In my opinion, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA regular season game. With that said, I am backing Oklahoma City point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Jalen Williams, Forward, Oklahoma City Thunder $8,600
In addition to point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, forward Jalen Williams has been a key contributor to the Oklahoma City Thunder’s success on the basketball court this season.
In the 64 games that Jalen Williams has played for the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2024 NBA regular season, Williams is averaging 21.2 points, 5.4 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 1.7 steals and 0.7 blocks a game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this NBA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Austin Reaves, Guard (Los Angeles Lakers) $9,400: Luka Doncic, Point Guard (Los Angeles Lakers) $12,200: Isaiah Hartenstein, Center (Oklahoma City Thunder) $7,400.
