Draftkings NBA DFS Picks: Thunder vs. Timberwolves 5/26/25
Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
May 26, 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 this evening’s Thunder vs. Timberwolves matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Anthony Edwards, Guard, Minnesota Timberwolves $11,400
Veteran guard Anthony Edwards has been a standout performer for the Minnesota Timberwolves this season. With that said, how has Edwards performed from a statistical standpoint? Let’s examine Edwards game data from the 2024 NBA season to answer that question.
In the 92 games (including playoff 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 92 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.
These two teams have met multiple times this season. How did Anthony Edwards perform in the most recent matchup? Who won? In the Minnesota Timberwolves dominant 143-101 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder two days ago, Anthony Edwards certainly played at a high level. More specifically, Edwards tallied 30 points, nine rebounds, six assists and two steals in the Minnesota Timberwolves defeat of the Thunder.
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 view, Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards is the player most likely to amass the highest number of DraftKings points in this NBA playoff game. Having stated that, I am rolling with Anthony Edwards at the captain position for this one game DFS NBA Showdown contest slate.
Flex Plays
Julius Randle, Forward, Minnesota Timberwolves $10,000
In the 82 games that Julius Randle has played for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2024 NBA season (including playoffs), Randle is averaging 19.3 points, 6.9 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 0.7 steals and 0.2 blocks a game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 82 games that Julius Randle has played for the Timberwolves this season, Randle is averaging 36.6 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) $12,000: Jalen Williams, Forward (Oklahoma City Thunder) $9,400: Naz Reid, Forward (Minnesota Timberwolves) $7,000.
