For Tuesday’s seven-game NBA slate, DraftKings is running its King of the Court promotion. If users opt into the contest and use their King of the Court token on a player prop bet 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 the most combined points, rebounds, and assists tonight will receive a share of $1 million in bonus bets to be paid out the next day, proportional to the number of users who used their token on the player.
The bet doesn’t have to hit: for instance, if a user bets on the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to score 35+ points (+135) and he only scores 34 but ends up leading all players in P/R/A, that user will still be paid out their share of the bonus bets. But hitting on a bet never hurts.
The slate is more wide-open than usual: the Los Angeles Lakers’ Luka Dončić, who took home the crown last Tuesday and regularly has the day’s highest P/R/A total, won’t play. Instead, the three players with the highest P/R/A over-unders are Gilgeous-Alexander (44.5), the Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid (40.5), and the LA Clippers’ James Harden (39.5). Below, I’ll lay out my favorite prop bets centered around those three players so users know where to start as they bet on the stars.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2+ Three-Pointers Made (-119)
The one thing that was missing from Gilgeous-Alexander’s game last season was an elite three-point shot, as he was closer to a league-average distance shooter. He’s fixed that so far in 2025-26, canning 39.4% of his tries so far this season and ranking 28th in three-point percentage relative to expectations. In fact, through the end of December, his accuracy was all the way up at 42.0%, and though he’s shot just 31.4% so far in January, his volume has remained similar, and it’s not worth looking too much into a 12-game sample size. All in all, he’s made two or more triples in 25 of his 45 games.
The New Orleans Pelicans should give him plenty of opportunities. This season, they’ve given up the second-most wide-open threes and the second-most catch-and-shoot threes, in part because their three best defenders by defensive field goal percentage (Yves Missi, Derik Queen, and Zion Williamson) all play in the interior, and Missi and Queen are both comparatively immobile traditional bigs, incentivizing opponents to shoot. It’s not like the Pelicans are particularly good rim protectors, either, but they play fast enough (101.5 possessions per game) that Gilgeous-Alexander should be able to get his at the rim and knock down a pair of threes.
Joel Embiid Double-Double (+124)
The oft-injured Embiid looks healthier than he has in recent seasons, and since December 12, he’s played close to MVP-level form, averaging 28.9 points and 8.5 rebounds per game across that span, playing in 16 of the 76ers’ 22 games, and while he’s only had six double-doubles, two of them have come in his last two games. He’s also gotten his traditional minutes load back: in the last 12 games, he’s averaging 34.3 minutes per game, and he played nearly 46 minutes in the overtime win over the Houston Rockets last Thursday. After taking last night’s game off to rest, he should be expected to play some 35 minutes tonight.
He should have a great matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks, who have been horrific lately and just lost Giannis Antetokounmpo for, by his estimation, another month with a calf strain. Even with Antetokounmpo, the results have been pretty dreadful (just a 4-6 record this month), and without him, the Bucks have had the equivalent of the league’s second-worst net rating. Though Milwaukee’s defense has been a bottom-10 unit with or without Antetokounmpo on the floor, he’ll especially be missed on the boards: with him off the floor, the Bucks have just a 45.9% rebounding percentage, which, across the full season, would be tied for the second-worst mark of the last quarter-century.
James Harden U24.5 Points (-107)
Harden has had a good season and has a fringe case to be selected to his 12th All-Star team, but the Clippers’ charge across the last 18 games has made it clear that LA is still Kawhi Leonard’s team, not Harden’s. Two of Harden’s 25-plus-point games this month came with Leonard absent, and he’s scored 25-plus points in only two of his last 10 games in which Leonard also played. This prop could change dramatically if Leonard, who’s technically questionable with his knee injury, doesn’t suit up, but his absence would be a surprise.
Even against the Utah Jazz, who have allowed 4.7 more points per game than any other team, Harden isn’t a great bet to score 25. He hasn’t been shooting the three-ball well as of late, connecting on just 27.8% of his deep tries in January, so he might be less likely to take advantage of the Jazz’s propensity to allow wide-open threes, and Utah doesn’t allow many drives to the rim. Plus, with Keyonte George absent, the Jazz’s only offensive threat of note is Lauri Markkanen, who’s set to be Leonard’s primary defender. Leonard could play aggressively to tire Markkanen out and affect his efficiency.
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 on DraftKings Sportsbook and apply your token (Minimum leg odds of -200 apply).
- If the player you wagered on with your token applied was the points, rebounds and assists leader that night, win a share of $1 million in bonus bets paid out the next day.
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