Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Warriors vs. Timberwolves 5/8/25

The NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a Western Conference playoff matchup featuring the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Golden State Warriors. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Golden State Warriors 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 pots. 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 night’s Nuggets vs. Timberwolves matchup.

Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks

Captain-Anthony Edwards, Guard, Minnesota Timberwolves $12,000

Talented guard Anthony Edwards has been the floor general that the Minnesota Timberwolves have needed to win games 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 85 games that guard Anthony Edwards has played for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2024 NBA season (including playoff games), Edwards is averaging 27.5 points, 5.9 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 1.2 steals and 0.6 blocks a game.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 85 games that Anthony Edwards has played for the Timberwolves this season, Edwards compiled a 44.7% field goal percentage, a 39.5% three-point percentage and an 83.7% free throw percentage.

These two teams have met multiple times this season. How did Anthony Edwards perform in the most recent matchup? Who prevailed? In the Golden State Warriors 99-88 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves last night, Anthony Edwards played rather well. Let me be more specific. Edwards amassed 23 points, 14 rebounds, two assists, one block and three steals in the Warriors defeat of the 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 view, Anthony Edwards is the player most likely to accumulate the highest number of DraftKings points in this NBA playoff game. With that said, I am backing Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards at the captain position for this one game DFS NBA Showdown contest slate.

Flex Plays

Draymond Green, Forward, Golden State Warriors $8,400

Forward Draymond Green has been a key contributor for the Golden State Warriors this season. In the 75 games that Draymond Green has played for the Golden State Warriors in the 2024 NBA season (including playoff games), Green is averaging 9.1 points, 6.1 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 1.1 blocks, and 1.5 steals a game.

Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the 75 games that point Draymond Green has played for the Warriors this season, Green is averaging 29.5 Draftkings points a contest.

Additional flex plays I like to play well in this NBA playoff game (Draftkings price noted): Rudy Gobert, Center (Minnesota Timberwolves) $8,000: Jimmy Butler, Forward (Golden State Warriors) $11,200: Donte DiVincenzo, Guard (Minnesota Timberwolves) $6,200.