Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Warriors vs. Timberwolves 5/11/25
Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Denver Nuggets
May 11, 2025 8:00 pm EDT
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 tonight’s Warriors vs. Timberwolves matchup.
Captain-Buddy Hield, Guard, Golden State Warriors $5,400
Guard Buddy Hield has been a standout performer for the Golden State Warriors this season. Having stated that, how has Hield performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s review Hield’s game data from the 2024 NBA season (including playoff games) to answer that question.
In the 93 games that guard Buddy Hield has played for the Golden State Warriors in the 2024 NBA season, Hield is averaging 11.2 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.4 blocks a game.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 93 games that Buddy Hield has played for the Warriors this season, Hield compiled a 41.7% field goal percentage, a 37% three-point percentage and an 82.8% free throw percentage.
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, Buddy Hield’s low Draftkings price of only $5,400 presents the best fantasy value on this slate. For that specific reason, I am backing Golden State Warriors guard Buddy Hield at the captain position for this one game DFS NBA Showdown contest slate.
Flex Plays
Anthony Edwards, Guard, Minnesota Timberwolves $11,600
In the 87 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, 4.6 assists, 1.2 steals and 0.6 blocks a game.
Looking closer the data just presented, in the 87 games that Anthony Edwards has played this season, Edwards is averaging 32.1 Draftkings points a contest.
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 Minnesota Timberwolves thrilling 102-97 win over the Denver two days ago, Anthony Edwards certainly played at a high level. More specifically, Edwards amassed 36 points, four rebounds, four assists and one block in the Timberwolves defeat of the Nuggets.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this NBA Western Conference playoff game (Draftkings price noted): Jimmy Butler, Forward (Golden State Warriors) $10,600: Rudy Gobert, Center (Minnesota Timberwolves) $7,800.
