It’s the third day of the third month of 2026, and it’s a Tuesday, the third day of the week. As such, it only feels right that for this March 3 slate will feature a special King of the Court contest, with $3 million and three winners.
Here’s how Three Kings of the Court works: if users opt into the contest and use their King of the Court token on a player prop bet (minimum $5 wager) with -200 or longer odds, that bet will become an eligible entrant to the contest. Any user who used their token on the player who finishes with one of the three most combined points, rebounds, and assists tonight will receive a share of one of the three $1 million prize pools of bonus bets to be paid out the next day, proportional to the number of users who used their token that player.
The bet doesn’t have to hit: for instance, if a user bets on the Los Angeles Lakers’ Luka Dončić to record 2+ steals (+125) and he only records one but ends up finishing among the top three players in P/R/A, that user will still be paid out their share of the bonus bets. Regardless, hitting on a bet never hurts.
The three players with the highest P/R/A over-unders are Dončić (48.5), the Detroit Pistons’ Cade Cunningham (42.5), and the Philadelphia 76ers’ Tyrese Maxey (41.5). I’ll break down my favorite prop bets for these three players so you know where to start as you bet on the stars.
Luka Dončić 41+ Points + Assists (-112)
Though the Lakers have gone just 3-3 since the All-Star break, Dončić has been very solid, averaging 30.0 points and 9.0 assists per game and canning 47.5% of his three-point attempts. He’s recorded 41+ P/A twice in that span, missing out only narrowly on two other occasions. Although Dončić has had fewer potential assists per game after the All-Star break than before — 12.7 versus 14.2 before — his passing volume overall has remained relatively constant. His assist totals should tick back up once Los Angeles’ role players — including Rui Hachimura, who has posted just 35-38 shooting splits since the All-Star break — return to their regular efficiency.
Dončić has a fantastic matchup tonight against the New Orleans Pelicans, who, despite a string of recent wins, have been in poor defensive form overall. This season, New Orleans has has allowed the fourth-most points and fourth-most assists to opposing players, and it just gave up 137 to the LA Clippers on Sunday night, allowing Jordan Miller to record 19 points and eight dimes off the bench. Dončić will likely be guarded by Herbert Jones, a rather familiar foe: in 79.4 partial possessions that the two have matched up this season, Dončić has recorded 15 points and 10 assists on five-for-11 shooting.
Cade Cunningham 3+ Three-Pointers Made (+147)
Cunningham has risen even more firmly into the MVP conversation as of late, as the Pistons have taken over the No. 1 overall record in the NBA from the Oklahoma City Thunder and he’s continued to put up strong numbers. In particular, his performance against the New York Knicks in the first game after the All-Star break (42 points and 13 assists on five made threes) will go down as his statement game if he does ultimately win MVP. All in all, he’s made at least three triples in four of his last seven games.
The Cleveland Cavaliers aren’t the easiest matchup for Detroit overall — they have the league’s fifth-best net rating in the last 10 games after acquiring James Harden — but they haven’t been quite as strong defensively as of late. In the Harden era, Cleveland ranks just 14th in defensive rating and, because it has done an excellent job walling off the paint, it has given up the third-most three-point tries per game, including the fifth-most wide-open threes. Cunningham hasn’t shot wide-open threes well this season, but he did hit a more respectable 36.8% of them last season.
Tyrese Maxey U31.5 Points (-116)
I don’t like to fade Maxey, who’s had at least 32 points in three of his last four games, but this line is a high bar. The 25-year-old did get there on Sunday night despite poor efficiency, finishing with 33 points on 12-for-34 shooting in a blowout defeat against the Boston Celtics in 43 minutes. Maxey seemingly never gets tired, but with Philadelphia set to play again tomorrow night against the Utah Jazz, he might not play quite that many minutes tonight, unless Nick Nurse chooses to rest him against the tanking Jazz.
The San Antonio Spurs are just too good defensively for me to feel confident backing any player to score 32. Joel Embiid’s absence is both a blessing and a curse: while he won’t take away any shots from Maxey, he also won’t command any of Victor Wembanyama’s attention. Every time he crosses the half-court line, Maxey will be met immediately by Stephon Castle — who’s held Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to six-for-19 shooting, Dončić to eight-for-21 accuracy, and Cunningham to a three-for-13 mark this season — with Wembanyama lurking behind to dissuade any drives. San Antonio is predominantly beaten from the midrange, but Maxey has been less prolific there than most of his superstar peers.
How to Play King of the Court
- Opt in to receive your King of the Court token in the Promotions page.
- Bet on an NBA Player Prop bet ($5 minimum wager) on DraftKings Sportsbook and apply your token (Minimum leg odds of -200 apply).
- If the player you wagered on with your token applied was among the top three points, rebounds and assists leaders that night, win a share of one of the three prize pools of $1 million in bonus bets paid out the next day.
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