Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Nuggets vs. Thunder 3/9/25

This Sunday afternoon, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Denver Nuggets and the Oklahoma City Thunder. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Denver Nuggets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder 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 tomorrow afternoon’s Denver Nuggets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder matchup.

Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks

Captain-Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Point Guard, Oklahoma City Thunder $11,000

Talented Oklahoma City point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is quickly establishing himself as one of the best point guards in the National Basketball Association. With that said, what do the statistics say about Gilgeous-Alexander’s performance? To answer this question, let’s examine his game data from the 2024 NBA regular season.

In the 61 games that the veteran point guard has played for the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2024 NBA regular season, Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 32.8 points, 5.1 rebounds, 6.2 assists, 1.8 steals, and 1.1 blocks a game.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 61 games that point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has played this season, Gilgeous-Alexander has compiled a 52.6% field goal percentage, a 37.8% three-point percentage and an 89.8% free throw percentage.

Earlier this month, in the Oklahoma City Thunder’s 146-132 victory over the San Antonio Spurs, Oklahoma City point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander played exceptionally well. Let me be more specific. Gilgeous-Alexander compiled a robust 31 points, four rebounds, eight assists, one steal and two blocks in the Thunder’s victory over the San Antonio Spurs.

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, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am rolling with Oklahoma City Thunder 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 $8,800

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 59 games that Jalen Williams has played for the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2024 NBA regular season, Williams is averaging 21.3 points, 5.4 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 1.7 steals and 0.8 blocks a game.

Additional flex plays I like to play well in this NBA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Nikola Jokic, Center (Denver Nuggets) $12,400: Chet Holmgren, Center (Oklahoma City Thunder) $7,600: Michael Porter Jr., Forward (Denver Nuggets) $6,800.