Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Thunder vs. Grizzlies 3/5/25
Draftkings picks for tonight's Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Memphis Grizzlies matchup.
Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Memphis Grizzlies
March 5, 2025 9:30 pm EDT
This Wednesday, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Memphis Grizzlies. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Memphis Grizzlies 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 Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Memphis Grizzlies matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Point Guard, Oklahoma City Thunder $10,800
Talented Oklahoma City point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has been a standout performer for the Oklahoma City Thunder this season. Having stated that, 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 60 games that the veteran point guard has played for the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2024 NBA regular season, Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 32.6 points, 5.2 rebounds, 6.2 assists, 1.8 steals, and 1.1 blocks a game.
More recently, in the Oklahoma City Thunder’s thrilling 146-132 win over the San Antonio Spurs three days ago, Oklahoma City point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander certainly played at a high level. More specifically, Gilgeous-Alexander compiled a massive 31 points, four rebounds, eight assists, one steal and two blocks in the Thunder’s victory over the San Antonio Spurs.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the Thunder’s win over the San Antonio Spurs just mentioned, Gilgeous-Alexander tallied 55.5 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 opinion, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this evening’s 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 $8,600
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 58 games that Jalen Williams has played for the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2024 NBA regular season, Williams is averaging 21.4 points, 5.5 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 1.7 steals and 0.7 blocks a game.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the 58 games that Jalen Williams has played this season, Williams has compiled a 47.9% field goal percentage, a 36.4% three-point percentage and a 78.4% free throw percentage.
Additional flex plays I like to play well (Draftkings price noted): Ja Morant, Point Guard, (Memphis Grizzlies) $8,800: Desmond Bane, Shooting Guard (Memphis Grizzlies) $8,200: Luguentz Dort, Guard (Oklahoma City Thunder) $5,200.
