Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Warriors vs. Lakers 10/21/25
Golden State Warriors vs. Los Angeles Lakers
October 21, 2025 10:00 pm EDT
Later today, the NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with an NBA regular season matchup featuring the Golden State Warriors and the Los Angeles Lakers. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Golden State Warriors vs. Los Angeles Lakers 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 Warriors vs. Lakers matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Luka Doncic, Point Guard, Los Angeles Lakers $11,000
Unless you have been living under a rock the last decade you are aware that Luka Doncic is a generational basketball talent. With that said, how did the veteran point guard perform from a statistical standpoint for the Los Angeles Lakers last season? Let’s review Doncic’s relevant game data from the 2024 NBA season to answer that question.
In the 28 games that point guard Luka Doncic played for the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Doncic averaged a massive 28.2 points, 8.2 rebounds, 7.7 assists, 1.8 steals and 0.4 blocks a game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 28 games that point guard Luka Doncic played for the Los Angeles Lakers last season, Doncic compiled a 43.8% field goal percentage, 36.8% three-point percentage and a 78.2% free throw percentage.
*It is noteworthy that the Los Angeles Lakers have officially declared Lebron James as inactive for this evening’s game. The absence of James in the Lakers lineup should open additional opportunities for Luka Doncic from an offensive perspective.
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, Luka Doncic is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA playoff game. With that said, I am backing Los Angeles Lakers point guard Luka Doncic at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Austin Reaves, Guard, Los Angeles Lakers $7,600
In addition to point guard Luka Doncic, guard Austin Reaves was a key contributor for the Los Angeles Lakers last season.
In the 73 games that Austin Reaves played for the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Reaves averaged a robust 20.2 points, 4.5 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 1.1 steals and 0.3 blocks a game.
In conclusion, I fully expect that Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves will continue his outstanding play in tonight’s NBA regular season matchup with the Golden State Warriors.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in tonight’s NBA regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Stephen Curry, Point Guard (Golden State Warriors) $9,600: Draymond Green, Forward (Golden State Warriors) $6,000: Deandre Ayton, Center (Los Angeles Lakers) $6,600.
