Been thinking about this lately — how much of our “own rankings” are actually our own?

A lot of the time I’ll see ADP or preseason rankings first, then move guys I like up and guys I don’t like down.

After a while it gets hard to tell if I’m really ranking players myself or just editing someone else’s list.

Mock drafts have already been going for over a month now, so it’s probably too late to try this properly this year. If I really wanted to make a board without getting anchored by ADP, I probably should’ve done it before all of this started.

Obviously once the actual draft comes around, ADP still matters. No point taking someone a round early if you probably could’ve waited.

Just curious if anyone actually builds their first board completely blind, then checks the market after.

With Brandon Ingram possibly not being ready for the start of the season, I’ve been wondering how high Darius Garland’s scoring can actually go this year.

It’s not like Garland has never handled a big role before. Back in 2021–22, before Spida got there, he averaged 21.7 points and 8.6 assists with a usage rate close to 30%, and made the All-Star team.
But this situation still feels a little different.

At least until Ingram comes back, Garland should be the clear first option running the offense.
He’s usually been more of a low-20s scorer while also carrying a lot of the playmaking load, but if he’s asked to take a few more shots every night, I don’t think 25+ PPG is out of the question.

What I’m more curious about is whether the efficiency holds up with the extra volume. Garland isn’t really the type of guard who lives at the free-throw line, so getting to 25 probably depends a lot on his three-point shooting and pull-up game.
If Ingram ends up missing more time than expected, this might be the first time we really see Garland spend an extended stretch as the team’s primary scorer.

Just realized after the draft that I probably messed up my C depth (REB). 💀

Started checking the waiver wire and somehow there are more valuable centers sitting there than the ones I drafted.

In a 14T 9-Cat, are Diabate, Vucevic, or Gafford even worth holding, or should I just cut one and stream the position?

BTW, we only have 2 bench slots.

Auction draft managers, what players are you overbidding on to make sure you get on your roster this season?

who will be better this year?

Ho la 10 pick su 14 team

Listen, I know this is asked quite a lot. I am semi new to the fantasy scene, I have played 4 years of IRL fantasy but this year I’m playing I guess more “competitive” i’m in 2 Yahoo paid leagues.

I am curious on how you draft with consideration of there being some really good players.

Are you Punting 2-3 categories to try and lock in the others? If so what categories typically?

Are you drafting best balanced option the whole draft to stay competing in every category from week to week?

Are you looking for sleepers that you think will be far ahead of ADP?

I think I’m leaning on the punting, I drafted one team already, Shai was my first pick so I’m punting 3s and Assists, for example my 2nd pick was I guess “riskier” but I took sabonis to help with usage, rebounds, ft% fg% etc.

I wanna ask folks here who have already finished their drafts or even those who have not yet but have already considered their late draft plan. Im curious to hear who are some of the sneaky last or super late picks youve seen drafted so far?

Last year, iirc, haliburton and even tatum were popular final picks. I just wanna maximize who will be that for me at the final round for this year. Thanks!

Which player are you taking a risk on?

AD

Kawhi

Kyrie

Rank these forwards & feel free to drop any takes you have on any of them

Lauri Markkanen
Trey Murphy
Brandon Miller
Jaylen Brown
Jalen Williams
Matas Buzelis
Deni Avdija

Some elite forwards ranging from the 3rd to 5th, maybe 6th round?

Can he average 20PPG this year? Who would you pair with him?

I think for most of y’all whenever it’s points or categories I think everyone’s going to have Jokic, Wemby, SGA, Luka, Giannis and then Cade and Ant

Beyond that it seems like a toss up. It can really go either way and there are so many players coming back from injuries or the previous season where they didn’t play enough games. Guys like Tatum, Haliburton, Lillard, Wagner, Curry, LeBron, Embiid, Kyrie, Kawhi (even though he played 65 games he still has a history of sitting out), Fred Vanvleet, J-Dub, Kessler (he only played 5 games last year), AD, Trae Young, Sabonis, and Morant; just so many guys with injury risks even Giannis has risks. But I feel like I can’t avoid all these players I’m going to have to eventually pick one.

Is there someone who despite the injury risk is worth picking, or should I just focus on players like Jaylen Brown, Barnes, Giddey, Avdija, Harden and KD even, Sengun, Mitchell, Brunson, Flagg, Jalen Johnson, etc., you know players whom are gonna play games.

I was thinking if I got a late pick I should avoid Haliburton and Tatum and go for guys with more durability.

I’ve been looking at Jay Huff as a late-round/deep-league option and I’m curious how others are projecting him this season.

For those who have followed him more closely:
What kind of minutes/role do you realistically expect?
Do you see him becoming a consistent rotation player, or is there still a significant risk of DNPs/limited minutes?
How much 3PM, blocks, rebounds and FG% do you think he can realistically contribute?

Is there enough offensive involvement for him to have meaningful value in 9-cat, or is his appeal mainly as a blocks/efficiency specialist?

For deeper leagues, where would you roughly draw the line between rosterable, streaming, and waiver-wire territory?

CraftedNBA has launched a fantasy basketball game. Looks like its a bit of a mix between daily fantasy/traditional/best-ball.

craftednba.com/daily-five/leagues

The situation of Duren and the departure of Stewart does make him a must draft in a 14 team league?

Last season he played 65gms: 7.8 pts,4.5 rebs, 1.2 assist ans both .9 om blks and steals

In his 11 start:15.2 pts, 7.6 rebs and 3.2 assist.

It's no secret that Herro was massively dissapointing for those of us who drafted him last season. After a monster season where he put up 23.9 PPG, 5.5 APG, and 5.2 RPG with 3.3 triples a night across 77 healthy games, his 2025-26 stat line took a noticeable nosedive across the board. He dropped to 20.5 PPG, his assist numbers went to to 4.1 APG, and his 3pt dropped off a cliff to just 2.5 makes on 6.7 attempts per game. How are we feeling about him this season? I think he is due for a rebound season and as the number one option, I think he's due for a major bounce back.

He's projected at an average pick of 77 on ESPN (yeah I know) which is absurd to me. He is an underrated pick at the moment.

Still risky to take him in the 3rd round? I got him in the 4th round last year.

Which of these super-sophomores are you targeting in your upcoming fantasy basketball drafts?

In this post, I've linked a Google Doc that outlines my custom Boom or Doom fantasy basketball format. The document includes a complete scoring and strategy handbook, as well as a link to a condensed Quick Start Guide for managers.

I'm sharing these resources for anyone who enjoys league design and may want to use some of the ideas in their own fantasy basketball league. At the same time, I'm currently looking for managers interested in joining an 8-team Sleeper Fantasy Basketball league built around this format.

This league is designed for NBA fans who enjoy active roster management throughout the season, including waiver activity, trades, and strategic lineup decisions.

The handbook serves as the league's official rules, scoring, and strategy guide. It explains every league setting, scoring category, bonus interaction, and roster-building concept that defines the Boom or Doom format. Beyond simply outlining the rules, it is intended to help managers understand how the scoring system influences player value, draft strategy, and roster construction.

The Quick Start Guide is a condensed companion resource that highlights the most important concepts from the handbook. Rather than explaining every rule in detail, it functions as a practical reference for draft preparation, player evaluation, waiver decisions, and trade discussions throughout the season.

For most managers, I recommend reviewing the handbook first to understand the scoring structure and the types of players who thrive in this format. After those concepts are understood, the Quick Start Guide becomes an easy reference tool leading up to the draft and throughout the season.

If you're interested in joining my league, I have posted a public, free-to-join league on Sleeper. Feel free to send me a PM, and if there is space, I can send you the link to join. but please feel free to read explore and use parts of this format for your own league.

He is currently at 12 on their rankings. Just used their services recently, just wondering why he is ranked really high on their platform.

He is around 40's in yahoo. Is playing with the wizard really a good fit to him. He is also older and very injury prone.

Looking for any suggestions for pick 10 in points league. I assume Tatum will be taken so ideally I’d want maxey but thinking he’ll be gone too. I’m not usually high on second year players but also thinking Flagg might have an amazing year.

I’m new to fantasy basketball and am curious on what the draft strategies look like if there are any. I play a lot of fantasy football and theres like 0 rb, or 0 wr etc. But im not sure if it works the same for basketball.

Who do you trust more this season? Nickeil had a breaktrough season winning the MIP and MPJ had much better numbers as a first option. Going into the season, who would you guys choose between the two in points leagues?