Three must-start fantasy NBA plays for 5/12/25

The second spherical of the NBA playoffs continues with a two-game slate Monday and DraftKings continues to supply enormous contests for DFS gamers. Beneath, I dive into three of my favourite DFS picks to think about for Monday two-game slate.

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PF, Jonathan Kuminga, Golden State Warriors vs. Minnesota Timberwolves, $5,200

With Stephen Curry (hamstring) out for the final two video games, Kuminga has been a powerful activate the bench for the Warriors, scoring 25.25 and 46.5 FPTS. In that latter contest, Kuminga led Golden State in plus/minus, he ranked second in utilization at 29%, and he ranked third for the crew in taking part in time with 35.5 minutes of labor. Curry will stay out for Monday’s Recreation 4. With the previous MVP absent, the Warriors desperately want Kuminga to maintain rolling offensively if they need any probability of night this collection up at two wins apiece tonight.

Kuminga ought to see 30+ minutes off the bench and garner one other enormous utilization price. With Curry off the ground this season, Kuminga’s utilization price will increase 2.3 proportion factors to a team-high 29.8%, and he produces 1.1 FPTS per minute. Kuminga is scoring 30 FPTS per recreation with Curry inactive this season (13 video games) and he’s a must-play at this reasonably priced $5,200 wage.

PG, Derrick White, Boston Celtics at New York Knicks, $6,700

White has been a thorn within the Knicks’ facet all season. The guard has scored over 40 FPTS in two of the primary three video games of this second spherical collection with New York, and White is amassing 38.9 FPTS per recreation towards the Knicks this season in seven matchups. With Kristaps Porzingis (sickness) restricted on this collection vs. New York and coming off the bench for the Celtics, White’s position has been immense, with him dealing with an 18.9% utilization price and rating third for Boston in taking part in time with 39.3 minutes per recreation.

White will proceed to see an enormous workload in Monday’s pivotal Recreation 4, as it is a must-win for the Celtics as they appear to even this collection up at two wins apiece, as a substitute of going through a 1-3 deficit. White has a ceiling over 40 FPTS and is underpriced for that kind of upside.

PF/C, Julius Randle, Minnesota Timberwolves at Golden State Warriors, $7,700

Randle was unbelievable within the Timberwolves’ Recreation 3 win over the Warriors on Saturday, posting a triple-double of 63.5 FPTS throughout 40 minutes. This got here after a 50.25 FPTS efficiency in Recreation 2. Randle has exceeded 40 FPTS in 4 of his eight begins this postseason.

Throughout this present playoff run for the Timberwolves, Randle is capturing 47% from the sector and his utilization has been at 25.6%, which ranks second solely to Anthony Edwards for the Timberwolves. All in all, Randle has confirmed this postseason that he’s previous his earlier playoff woes, and he’s very underpriced for his potential ceiling at solely $7,700.