NBA DFS, 2025: FanDuel, DraftKings tournament picks, advice for Wednesday, May 14 from a daily Fantasy pro

Injured stars in the NBA DFS player pool, such as Jayson Tatum and Steph Curry, means you'll have to look elsewhere for top-end NBA DFS picks. While everyone is familiar with big names like Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns, Anthony Edwards and Jimmy Butler, it's often the complementary players who determine if your NBA DFS strategy is a winning one. Should you invest your daily Fantasy basketball salary cap space on the likes of Payton Pritchard, Mikal Bridges, Mike Conley or Jonathan Kuminga? 

Before setting your NBA DFS strategy on sites like DraftKings and FanDuel for Wednesday, May 14, you need to see what Mike McClure has to say.

McClure is a DFS professional with over $2 million in career winnings. He's also a predictive data engineer at SportsLine who uses a powerful prediction model that simulates every minute of every game 10,000 times, taking factors like matchups, statistical trends and injuries into account.

This allows him to find the best NBA DFS values and create optimal lineups that he shares only at SportsLine. They're a must-see for any NBA DFS player. 

On Tuesday, McClure identified Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander as one of his top NBA DFS picks on both sites. The result: GIlgeous-Alexander had 31 points, seven assists, six rebounds, two steals and two blocks, returning 55 points on DraftKings and 55.7 points on FanDuel to provide strong value for NBA DFS lineups. Anybody who included him in their lineups could have been well on the way to a profitable day!

For Wednesday, one of McClure's top NBA DFS picks is Celtics small forward Jaylen Brown who is listed at $8,200 on DraftKings and $8,600 on FanDuel. Another part of McClure's optimal NBA DFS strategy includes Warriors shooting guard Buddy Hield ($5,100 on both DraftKings and on FanDuel). Hield has been one of the few consistent options for Golden State in its series versus Minnesota as he has at least 13 points in every game. He's increased his production across the board in the 2025 NBA playoffs, averaging more points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks than in the regular season.

McClure is also targeting a player who could go off for massive numbers on Wednesday! This pick could be the difference between winning your tournaments and cash games or going home with nothing. You absolutely need to see who it is before locking in any lineups.

What are the top NBA DFS picks for Wednesday? And which player is a must-roster? ... Join SportsLine now to see DFS pro Mike McClure's top picks, stacks, and player pools for FanDuel and DraftKings, and cash in BIG on NBA DFS!