Draftkings NBA DFS Picks: Thunder vs. Timberwolves 5/24/25
Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
May 24, 2025 8:30 pm EDT
The NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a Western Conference playoff matchup featuring the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Oklahoma City Thunder. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Oklahoma City Thunder game let’s review the rules for the 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 tonight’s Thunder vs. Timberwolves matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Anthony Edwards, Guard, Minnesota Timberwolves $11,400
Guard Anthony Edwards has been an essential part of the Minnesota Timberwolves starting lineup this season. Having stated that, how has Edwards performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s review Edwards game data from the 2024 NBA season (including playoff games) to answer that question.
In the 91 games that guard Anthony Edwards has played for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2024 NBA season, Edwards is averaging 27.4 points, 6.1 rebounds, 4.7 assists, 1.2 steals and 0.7 blocks a game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 91 games that Anthony Edwards has played for the Timberwolves this season, Edwards compiled a 44.9% field goal percentage, a 39.8% three-point percentage and an 83.3% free throw percentage.
It is noteworthy that these two teams have met multiple times this season. How did Anthony Edwards perform in the most recent matchup? Who prevailed? In the Oklahoma City Thunder’s 118-103 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves two days ago, Anthony Edwards played exceptionally well. Let me be more specific. Edwards amassed 32 points, nine rebounds, six assists and one block in the Thunder’s defeat of the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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, Anthony Edwards is the player most likely to accumulate the highest number of DraftKings points in this NBA playoff game. For that specific reason, I am backing Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards at the captain position for this one game DFS NBA Showdown contest slate.
Flex Plays
Jalen Williams, Forward, Oklahoma City Thunder $9,400
In the 82 games that Williams has played for the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2024 NBA season (including playoffs), Williams is averaging 21.3 points, 5.4 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 1.6 steals and 0.7 blocks a game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 82 games that Jalen Williams has played for the Thunder this season, Williams has averaged 40.4 Draftkings points a game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in tonight’s Western Conference playoff game (Draftkings price noted): Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Point Guard (Oklahoma City Thunder) $12,200: Mike Conley, Guard (Minnesota Timberwolves) $4,600: Naz Reid, Forward (Minnesota Timberwolves) $6,400.
