Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Lakers vs. Spurs 11/15/24

The NBA presents a regular season matchup featuring the Los Angeles Lakers and the San Antonio Spurs. Let’s take a look at this Game from a Draftkings perspective.

Before we dive into the Los Angeles Lakers vs. San Antonio Spurs game let’s review the rules for 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 Los Angeles Lakers vs. San Antonio Spurs matchup.

Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks

Captain-LeBron James, Forward, Los Angeles Lakers $11,200

Los Angeles forward LeBron James was the leader that the Los Angeles Lakers needed to advance to the NBA playoffs last season. Let’s take a look at James’s game data from the 2023 NBA regular season to better shed light on my previous statement.

In the 71 Games that LeBron James played for the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2023 NBA regular season, James averaged a massive 25.7 points, 7.3 rebounds, 8.3 assists, 1.3 steals, and 1.1 blocks a Game.

Now that we have determined how James played in 2023, let’s turn our attention to this season. In the 11 games that LeBron James has played for the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2024 NBA regular season, James has averaged a robust 52.4 Draftkings points a game.

More recently, in the Los Angeles Lakers dominating 128-123 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies two days ago, LeBron James played exceptionally well. Let me be more specific. James compiled 35 points, 12 rebounds, 14 assists, and one steal in the Los Angeles Lakers win over the Memphis Grizzlies.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Lakers win over the Grizzlies just mentioned, LeBron James tallied a whopping 76.5 Draftkings points.

In summary, I think Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing LeBron James at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

Victor Wembanyama, Center, San Antonio Spurs $12,400

How important has San Antonio center Victor Wembanyama been to the Spurs this season? Let’s take a look at Wembanyama’s game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.

In the 12 games that Victor Wembanyama has played for the San Antonio Spurs in the 2024 NBA regular season, Wembanyama has averaged a massive 49.5 Draftking points a game.

Four days ago, in the San Antonio Spurs 116-96 win over the Sacramento Kings, Victor Wembanyama certainly played at a high level. Wembanyama compiled 34 points, 14 rebounds, six assists, three blocks, and one steal in the San Antonio Spurs victory over the Sacramento Kings.

Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Austin Reaves, Guard (Los Angeles Lakers) $8,200: Chris Paul, Point Guard (San Antonio Spurs) $7,600: D’Angelo Russell, Point Guard (Los Angeles Lakers) $6,400.