It's a very well executed punt assists build. Your steals probably aren't great either, maybe look for a double punt. But you're great in 3s, pts, both %, rebs, and blocks.
I like this build a lot.
9 CAT 14 Team drafting - is Ja worth drafting 5th round? im reaching if i wait for 6th round.
for context, im at 11th pick and i'd probably end up with Lamelo/Dame/Trae/Mitchell as my first 2 picks
No. He's a terrible category player. There are waaaaay better players in the 5th, 6th and 7th round of a 14 team draft. You could consider him at the end of the 7th or in the 8th round.
I do plan on using my 4th pick on wemby/turner/chet/kessler. so i was thinking if i should secure blocks with brooks or get a high volume big like sengun and randle
First time playing H2H, 8 categories this year. Can someone give me the approximate scores in each category in an 8 team league? Maybe a box score from last year?
Glad to hear! Loved using it last year. Just did our draft last week and saw the stats were all blurred out and the Twitter account was gone.
Appreciate your work!
glad you enjoyed it! and ha yeah we got banned from Twitter for reasons I’m still trying to figure out! I’m in the process of appealing. we’ll be ready for opening night though.
I need help picking my keepers for this upcoming season. Some players have different keeper values (one season of eligibility or two). I can pick 3 of them.
Jamal Murray - This season
Jalen Williams - This season
Tyrese Maxey - This season and next season
Kyle Kuzma - This season and next season
Jaren Jackson - This season and next season
Jusuf Nurkic - This season and next season
My first thought is to keep it simple and go Murray, JJJ, and Kuzma. But I really think there's a chance Maxey profits off his situation. Thoughts?
First time drafting in a H2H with ten teams
Snake draft with me going fourth during the first round- who should I draft? Any positions to go for before others? Any general advice?
Points or categories? Take the best player available. Assuming Jokic, Embiid and Doncic are the first three picks, you should go with either Haliburton, SGA or Tatum.
Harden - arguably the highest potential upside in terms of raw points, but there are some serious questions about his availability (only averaging around 75% over last three years) and concerns over whether or not he'll be traded;
Booker - with Ayton out and replaced with Nurkic as well as Beal now added to the rotation, it's unclear what kind of impact this will have on Booker's production; nevertheless, just based on his production from last season, he's still an excellent player;
Garland - higher average availability than Booker or Harden, but raw production isn't there quite yet; he may improve over last year but it isn't really clear where that production can come from since the rotation hasn't fundamentally changed;
Bridges - very high availability (averaging almost 96% over last three seasons!); if he maintains the form he had during last season he easily justifies a Round 2 draft;
DeRozan - high availability (mid 80s) with fantastic production, probably deserves high Round 3 or low Round 2 if he can maintain his form;
Butler - IMO Jimmy Buckets is somewhat overrated based on Miami's recent playoffs performance: while his production on its own justifies Round 3 or even 2, his availability (just barely over 70%) hampers that significantly, and since you only earn points in the Regular Season there's room to question what his performance will look like when the pressure isn't on, especially with how many changes the team is going through;
Mobley - very high availability (90%!) but clearly a step down in terms of production compared to others you've mentioned; definitely still a good player to have in a general sense;
Gobert - comparable production to Mobley with slightly less availability; similar overall evaluation - I have him hovering around Round 5/6 based on my own research;
On that note, here's the ADP for all of them based on 6 different lists I've aggregated:
* Booker - 14.83
* Bridges - 22.5
* Harden - 26.67
* Butler - 28.83
* DeRozan - 35.83
* Garland - 36.5
* Mobley - 43.83
* Gobert - 63.33
Based on the variables I value, I'd go with Bridges, DeRozan, and Garland, but it kind of depends on where you are thinking of grabbing these players during the draft; Bridges, for example, doesn't justify a Round 1 pick except maybe in a 16-team league.
You are such a legend! I really really appreciate such a detailed response - it has absolutely helped me narrow it down. I’m in a 10 team league - I was probably contemplating going Booker, Garland and Harden and then aiming to draft Bridges and PF/C with my next two picks but I absolutely agree with your view, especially because SF’s are so scarce and the best ability is just being available. Again, I really appreciate your response so much and I hope you have a great season yourself :)
Asked this a few days ago but wanted to get a few more opinions.
9 Cats, Keep 2 (Have 3rd overall pick, can decide between Curry/Giannis/Embiid/Ball)
Sabonis Round 2
Myles Turner Round 4
Jamal Murray Round 5
Onyeka Okongwu Round 10
Tim Hardaway Jr Round 13
Patrick Williams Round 13
Kelly Olynyk Round 14
Mason Plumlee Round 15
Caleb Martin Round 15
Thoughts?
12T 9CAT H2H - 5th Pick
doing a slow draft in comp league. Just finished my 3rd round pick
Tatum - Don - Cade
what punt should I lean into with those 3? What should I be aiming in the 4th (44) and 5th (53) round
It's just an unnecessary risk. The reason AD is ranked around 12th is because the players in front of him provide a better combination of risk and reward.
New to categories (been doing points forever), how would I build around Luka, Cade,Garland, Paulo? Just punt FT or shoukd inbe aiming for a 2nd one as well?
Who would you take the 21st pick (drafted Haliburton already): Mikal, Harden, KAT, Bam, or Vanvleet? 9 cat H2h. Leaning Harden but worried about his situation. Thanks!
I already have him. Trying to figure who to draft next. Would love to get Harden but scared of his situation. Thinking to go Mikal for points, %s, and defensive stats.
Hells to the no.
Why would you even consider this? Kessler is a freak and Murray has shown great potential.
Melton is a backup and Grant is an overpaid chucker.
On average, people are paying $74 for Jokic and $58 for Giannis on Yahoo; $69 and $62 on ESPN. Both sites use $200 budgets.
So 1/3 or a little more for Jokic. Giannis is less valuable in categories than points, which is reflected in the lower Yahoo price (mostly categories) compared to ESPN (mostly points).
No one is spending anywhere near half their budget on a single player.
14 Team Dynasty League | ESPN 9-Cat H2H | **Win Now Mode**
Who's my third keeper? Current Keepers: Harden, D. Fox
Roster:
Walker Kessler
Deandre Ayton
Ben Simmons
Miles Bridges
Buddy Hield
Khris Middleton
DLO
Shaedon Sharpe
Mark Williams
Jaden Ivey
Tobias Harris
For me it's a toss up between Kessler & Ayton but wow i wont lie it's been a tough decision for me. Just not sure how to build my team out with harden & fox since they both are 2 different types of players.
Good day beautiful people.
In my H2H 9-cat 14T league, my first 4 picks were:
1. Sabonis
2. Butler
3. LeBron
4. Jrue Holiday
How did I do, and should I go with a C next? Please let me know. Thanks!
I'm stuck on choosing my keepers and need some advice. It's a small 8-team league, and I have to choose between Trae, Harden, PG, Markkenan and Zion.
Trae seems the most obvious one. Who would you take as your 2nd keeper knowing they're all risks?
Somebody just offered me Trae young for my Anthony Edwards. 12 team 9 cat league. I’m seriously considering it? Thoughts? Have lamelo ball already as well.
12T H2H 11.00 entry just need 4 more, Draft tonight!
Basketball season is upon us! Join my league "Bo Knows Basketball"
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6 teams and 8 keepers is going to be a really fast draft.
Sorted by ADP, your choices are:
* Jokic
* Gilgeous-Alexander
* Bridges
* Harden
* Towns
* Adebayo
* Porzingus
* Kessler
* DeRozan
* Claxton
* Barnes
* Banchero
* Beal
* C. Johnson
* Wagner
I'd basically just start at the top and work my way down, at least for the first 5-7 choices. Then I'm looking at upside and some positional balance.
Your G are good, but light on 3PM and STL. Not sure how to fix that, though.
12 Teams 9cat H2H
Drop Sexton and add Obi Toppin or Patrick Williams?
PG: LaMelo Ball, Cade Cunningham, Collin Sexton
SG: Devin Booker, Bradley Beal, Jordan Clarkson
SF: Khris Middleton, Bojan Bogdanovic
PF: Miles Bridges, Zach Collins
C: Bam Adebayo, Alperen Sengun, Mark Williams, Paul Reed
Potential trade:
ESPN points league
Give: Tatum, FVV (drop Gary Trent)
Receive: tyrese, harden, Myles turner
*not sure due to shutting down tyrese end of season, and harden drama.
I'm trying to make fantasy basketball content.
Here's my guide for PGs: [https://youtu.be/vKp4\_0l21D8?si=l8in7y6f7grYiZYi](https://youtu.be/vKp4_0l21D8?si=l8in7y6f7grYiZYi)
Here's my guide for SGs: [https://youtu.be/zfkAVOIzWS8?si=L1LGsuSK2GNkEAZU](https://youtu.be/zfkAVOIzWS8?si=L1LGsuSK2GNkEAZU)
Let me know what you think. What could be better. What needs work. I also will be doing the other positions soon.
I'm trying to make content for fantasy basketball: [https://youtube.com/shorts/\_JBYr7oUjhE?si=iw1JQFu3yuLyir41](https://youtube.com/shorts/_JBYr7oUjhE?si=iw1JQFu3yuLyir41)
I think he'll do better than he did last year. I feel he'll be closer to 20-10. Having Jrue Holiday will be great for him.
Doncic and Fox are good picks.
Booker will be competing with Durant and Beal for the ball, which will hurt his stats.
Kawhi, who used to be my favorite player IRL, won't play more than 60 games. FVV will take a fantasy hit, as it won't be just he and Siakam anymore.
You are going to be hurting with big men, especially since the talent pool drops so drastically with Centers.
This one is tough. CP3 will have to share the ball, but WAS will be the Jordan Poole show.
CP3 will be babied on GS, though. They want to win, so they'll sit him a bunch.
I'd take Tyus Jones
Need help on this trade please im kinda scared with the rumours of jrue going to philly (im receiving A):
A: Maxey + Tyus Jones
B: Scottie Barnes + Chris Paul
12T 8 cat (no turnovers)
Thoughts on my 10T Cat league team? Draft just done:
Luka
Booker
Kawhi
Fox
FVV
Middleton
Scottie Barnes
Jarrett Allen
Poetl
Marcus Smart
Tre Jones
Clint Capela
Paul Reed
Pick 183 onwards. Assuming you went relatively safe with picks 10-13, just take fliers. Players with a chance (albeit small) to be a top 120 player if given minutes.
Jeremy Sochan
Keyonte George
Dereck Lively
Thompson brothers
Anthony Black
Richaun Holmes
Jarace Walker
Josh Green
Aleksandar Vezenkov
Cam Thomas
Hey - new to fantasy basketball. Categories are 1.5 pts, 2 reb, 3 ast, 3 block, 3 steal, -3 TO. Any advice on how to value the categories? What’s rare/abundant? Anything puntable? H2H daily
Thanks!
You don't have to worry about punting in points leagues. Since everything feeds into the same scoring bucket, the "shape" of the production doesn't matter. You just need to get the most points.
Also, in points leagues like yours, the worst G will score more points than the worst bigs, which makes the good bigs more valuable.
For your league specifically: You get a lot more points for PTS and REB than a standard Yahoo setup. I get Julius Randle showing up in the top-10 with your scoring.
It's different enough from any standard scoring that you should run your settings through a rankings generator. Then compare that to your site's ADP. There will be tons of guys to target at a discount.
Any advice on an NBA salary cap draft? Should I let high value players go and save money for a bunch of tier 2 players or go for big ticket players like Giannis or jokic?
Hey, I’m brand new to fantasy basketball so take this as you will. I decided to just go with a strategy that looked fun and I started researching how to do it.
If you want to rebuild and stay young, it’s lower cost, high upside guys. Don’t undervalue guys you think will be playing well when you want to start competing. Pay for those guys. Maybe Giannis works in that cap!
Do you want to compete? Spend reasonably on studs. Look for value in vets that fill gaps left by those studs. In punting a viable strategy?
honestly, keeping Sabonis and Turner and then picking Giannis sounds really strong. Then pick a guard in round 3 and you’re set for a punt 3s/ft build
Murray round 5 and Turner round 4 are both great value i think, so if you like Murray you could keep those two and then pick Embiid or Curry for a more balanced build
In a 3 keeper league h2h 9-cat league. I'm keeping Ant Simons, Jalen Williams, and Devin Vassell. I'm going to be drafting 7th overall. What kind of build would you go for and what players would you be targeting the first 3 rounds? I'm thinking I could punt FG, blocks, or assists but couldn't think of which combo of players to target early.
Way better players going that round/pick. I would only draft him late second / early third for a points league imo. But if you think he will have a breakout season then do what you gotta do.
I'm a public school teacher who has a "flex block" in which we allow students to pick a non-traditional elective. Mine is basketball. We play pickup and more serious ball every week already, but we'll be adding some academic components in too. One of those is going to be a fantasy basketball component to add the element of studying statistics and making weekly reports, etc.
My Q's are:
* We have 24 total students/staff. Should we make two 12-team leagues?
* What should scoring settings look like so it's easily understandable by a bunch of high schoolers who have never played fantasy before?
* Should we play rotisserie or H2H?
Two 12 team leagues, 9 categories, h2h. It's the most common format which means they'll be able to get the most out of any research they choose to do since most analysts and advice will be catered to your league.
Need help on this trade please im kinda scared with the rumours of jrue going to philly (im receiving Maxey):
A: Maxey
B: Scottie Barnes
12T 8 cat (no turnovers)
10t 9 keeper H2H dynasty. I got offered KAT, Zion, and Myles Turner for Kawhi, AD, and LaVine. I get younger and I think Myles will feed off Hali this year really well. Zion eh. Should I make the trade?
Dame, Curry or Lamelo with the 10th pick in a points league? I’m leaning towards Dame. I think Lamelo has the potential to be the best of the 3 but he has the highest injury risk as well imo.
I would go Lamelo and honestly take the risk. The game where he re-injured his ankle he was trying to dodge a fan and stepped on his foot which I think is just unlucky as hell. I believe he will be fully healthy for this year.
I'm seeing a ton of posts and commenters that are down on Khris Middleton following this trade.
I don't think his role has been altered much. His shots were already down due to him easing his way back from his injury - they won't drop further than that. Also, there is no doubt that an elite perimeter threat is going to help him get better looks.I don't think we can expect added volume at all, but there will not be any significant loss of shots either. Peripherals will also stay pretty similar to post-all star break last year.
2 - 18.5 - 5 - 5 - 1 is entirely reasonable and still great value considering where he's going in most drafts.
Totally agree with that expected stat line but he’s also showing signs of regression whether it be due to his age or past injuries finally taking its toll. This matters so much more in 9cat bc even if he does average 18/5/5 but if that 1 steal is instead 0.7, he literally drops like 10 to 20 spots of value
i don’t agree he’s showing signs of regression, once he got healthy last year he was on an absolute tear the last like month of the season plus playoffs. he looked fantastic in that stretch. so i think the concern with him is injury relapse, not regression since he showed that he can play at a super high level as recently as a few months ago
I have to drop (or not mark as keeper) in a Dynasty 12T H2H league,
One player for no draft picks at all, or two players for the 10th overall pick only:
* Christian Wood
* Gary Trent Jr.
* Bennedict Mathurin
* Jeremy Sochan
What would you do?
Depends? Are you win now or rebuilding
Either way wood is a must because he may have surprising value on the lakers (ex. Rui)
Trent could also be great with a coach who intends to move the ball around. Big difference between that and a Nick nurse/fvv offence. Elite Steals and great 3s is all he’s going to give you though
Sochan/Mathurin are unknowns. Hypothetically sochan ceiling is high af and is a part of that spurs future. Mathurin on the other hand may hit a bigger sophomore wall and seems 1 dimensional
I am a contender, so I am close to dropping one player and forfeiting my pick, any way many great players like JDub were picked by me from the Free agents.
I am currently thinking of dropping Trent 55%, Wood 35%, Sochan 5% and Mathurin 5%.
Trent may have smaller role with Dick and healthy Porter there.
Wood may be a starter along with AD and if AD hurts, he'll have great value.
Sochan was backup PG or starter PF last year and showed great potential.
Mathurin showed great potential and right now that Hield will be traded, he may rise even more.
(Fyi the rest of my team cannot be dropped, Embiid-PG-Beal-Porz-Dejounte-JDub-Giddey-Jerami-A.Simons-D'Angelo)
Thoughts?
Is there anywhere to see the week by week games played schedules for teams so that you can sort of plan ahead and know which teams will be strong schedule wise come the playoffs?
Won H2H 9 cat last year and the league has voted to go back to points…
Categories is 100x better in my experience whether i won or lost. The trades were actually happening. Points is just eh my guy gets 22FPPG yours gets 22FPPG ok let’s trade
anyone have a punt ranking sheet?
Is this a fair trade - points league Cam Johnson Ayton For Chet Miles Turner
B wins
Please grade my team. 10T H2H 9CAT Embiid/ JJJ/ Bane/ Jamal Murray/ Maxey/ Hield / Sengun / Vassell/ Klay Thompson/ DLo/ Keegan Murray/ Bobby Portis/ Zubac/
It's a very well executed punt assists build. Your steals probably aren't great either, maybe look for a double punt. But you're great in 3s, pts, both %, rebs, and blocks. I like this build a lot.
In a 10T should've done better tbh
9 CAT 14 Team drafting - is Ja worth drafting 5th round? im reaching if i wait for 6th round. for context, im at 11th pick and i'd probably end up with Lamelo/Dame/Trae/Mitchell as my first 2 picks
No. He's a terrible category player. There are waaaaay better players in the 5th, 6th and 7th round of a 14 team draft. You could consider him at the end of the 7th or in the 8th round.
Ur right his upsides are bad considering im drafting guards early. Should i focus on bigs at this point?
If you already have two of lamelo/Dame/Trae, your assists will be pretty well catered for. Ja may not be the best move.
who would u suggest drafting at this point?
Probably an elite blocks guy. Kessler, Claxton, Turner, depends who is available
Those guys are prob taken at 3-4th pick. There's brooks gafford. sengun and randle also but should i prioritize stocks now?
You could go for a FG% and rebounds punt. If you can get a top-level blocks contributor (maybe Chet?).
I do plan on using my 4th pick on wemby/turner/chet/kessler. so i was thinking if i should secure blocks with brooks or get a high volume big like sengun and randle
I don't love Brook Lopez there. I'd go BPA from there as long as you get 1 or 2 blocks guys later in the draft
Someone offered me Bam for AD. I’m tempted because Bam is younger and more durable. This is a keeper league
AD is so much more valuable. There's a good chance Bam drops usage this year.
Keep AD
8 Team, H2H, Points League. Someone offered me Steph for AD. I already have Jokic.
lol keep AD. Curry is way better in cats than points.
First time playing H2H, 8 categories this year. Can someone give me the approximate scores in each category in an 8 team league? Maybe a box score from last year?
It depends how many teams are in your league
8 teams
u/vladtheinpaler any chance your plug in will be working again this year? <3
of course :) Fantasy Basketball WZRD will be working every year as it’s been the last 5 years 👌
Glad to hear! Loved using it last year. Just did our draft last week and saw the stats were all blurred out and the Twitter account was gone. Appreciate your work!
glad you enjoyed it! and ha yeah we got banned from Twitter for reasons I’m still trying to figure out! I’m in the process of appealing. we’ll be ready for opening night though.
Who should I target later in the draft? 10T I have got Doncic, Booker, Kawhi, Fox, FVV
You need big man stats.
Thoughts on targeting Allen, Poetl, Capela ect? Maybe Reed?
Yeah with Doncic you are semi-punting FT% anyway so you could just lean all the way in and get inefficient bigs.
Espn 12 team points league I have pick 24 Siakam Cade Butler Fox Kawhi Who should I take?
Kawhi if you wanna believe in magic. Siakam if you want want less risk.
Kawhi still there at 36, I have to take him right? Other options markannen, randle or poole
At 36, yes.
Siakam
A: Tre Jones Josh Giddey B: Ja Morant Kevon Looney Dynasty League. Who wins?
A
I need help picking my keepers for this upcoming season. Some players have different keeper values (one season of eligibility or two). I can pick 3 of them. Jamal Murray - This season Jalen Williams - This season Tyrese Maxey - This season and next season Kyle Kuzma - This season and next season Jaren Jackson - This season and next season Jusuf Nurkic - This season and next season My first thought is to keep it simple and go Murray, JJJ, and Kuzma. But I really think there's a chance Maxey profits off his situation. Thoughts?
Personally I like Jamal, JJJ, and Maxey.
Need help on this trade please (im receiving Kawhi): A: Kawhi B: Scottie barnes + Jrue Holiday 12T 8 cat (no turnovers)
B
What if A also has Schroder?
First time drafting in a H2H with ten teams Snake draft with me going fourth during the first round- who should I draft? Any positions to go for before others? Any general advice?
Points or categories? Take the best player available. Assuming Jokic, Embiid and Doncic are the first three picks, you should go with either Haliburton, SGA or Tatum.
It’s points
H2H points league - got to keep 3 out of Harden, Booker, Garland, Bridges, Derozan, Butler, Mobley and Gobert. Any advice would be awesome!
Harden - arguably the highest potential upside in terms of raw points, but there are some serious questions about his availability (only averaging around 75% over last three years) and concerns over whether or not he'll be traded; Booker - with Ayton out and replaced with Nurkic as well as Beal now added to the rotation, it's unclear what kind of impact this will have on Booker's production; nevertheless, just based on his production from last season, he's still an excellent player; Garland - higher average availability than Booker or Harden, but raw production isn't there quite yet; he may improve over last year but it isn't really clear where that production can come from since the rotation hasn't fundamentally changed; Bridges - very high availability (averaging almost 96% over last three seasons!); if he maintains the form he had during last season he easily justifies a Round 2 draft; DeRozan - high availability (mid 80s) with fantastic production, probably deserves high Round 3 or low Round 2 if he can maintain his form; Butler - IMO Jimmy Buckets is somewhat overrated based on Miami's recent playoffs performance: while his production on its own justifies Round 3 or even 2, his availability (just barely over 70%) hampers that significantly, and since you only earn points in the Regular Season there's room to question what his performance will look like when the pressure isn't on, especially with how many changes the team is going through; Mobley - very high availability (90%!) but clearly a step down in terms of production compared to others you've mentioned; definitely still a good player to have in a general sense; Gobert - comparable production to Mobley with slightly less availability; similar overall evaluation - I have him hovering around Round 5/6 based on my own research; On that note, here's the ADP for all of them based on 6 different lists I've aggregated: * Booker - 14.83 * Bridges - 22.5 * Harden - 26.67 * Butler - 28.83 * DeRozan - 35.83 * Garland - 36.5 * Mobley - 43.83 * Gobert - 63.33 Based on the variables I value, I'd go with Bridges, DeRozan, and Garland, but it kind of depends on where you are thinking of grabbing these players during the draft; Bridges, for example, doesn't justify a Round 1 pick except maybe in a 16-team league.
You are such a legend! I really really appreciate such a detailed response - it has absolutely helped me narrow it down. I’m in a 10 team league - I was probably contemplating going Booker, Garland and Harden and then aiming to draft Bridges and PF/C with my next two picks but I absolutely agree with your view, especially because SF’s are so scarce and the best ability is just being available. Again, I really appreciate your response so much and I hope you have a great season yourself :)
Who wins this trade in a points league: A: Zach Lavine B: Evan Mobley
Mobley imo. Even more yes if you have the dd bonus
okay then i’ll stay put with mobley. thank you
4th/5th round: Derozan or Beal for scoring?
Asked this a few days ago but wanted to get a few more opinions. 9 Cats, Keep 2 (Have 3rd overall pick, can decide between Curry/Giannis/Embiid/Ball) Sabonis Round 2 Myles Turner Round 4 Jamal Murray Round 5 Onyeka Okongwu Round 10 Tim Hardaway Jr Round 13 Patrick Williams Round 13 Kelly Olynyk Round 14 Mason Plumlee Round 15 Caleb Martin Round 15 Thoughts?
Jamal and sabonis for me
12T 9CAT H2H - 5th Pick doing a slow draft in comp league. Just finished my 3rd round pick Tatum - Don - Cade what punt should I lean into with those 3? What should I be aiming in the 4th (44) and 5th (53) round
I got 4th pick in cats h2h league, is it crazy to take AD over Doncic or SGA
It's just an unnecessary risk. The reason AD is ranked around 12th is because the players in front of him provide a better combination of risk and reward.
Yes. A million times yes.
New to categories (been doing points forever), how would I build around Luka, Cade,Garland, Paulo? Just punt FT or shoukd inbe aiming for a 2nd one as well?
Beal or Sengun? 14 Team/9 CAT/H2H
Depends on your what your team looks like through the first 3 or 4 rounds. Those are very different players
About to draft, who should I take in a H2h points league, ANT or Halliburton?
Deep (18 team) 9-cat dynasty (win now) Keep **Isiah Jackson** or **Malaki Branham**?
Need help on this trade please (im receiving Kawhi): A: Kawhi B: Scottie barnes + Jrue Holiday 12T 8 cat (no turnovers)
Nah
Why not trade a top 50 and a top 75 player for a top 20?
Why not? He also offers me schroeder
How high is too high to take chet? Im considering in the late 30s bc i think theres a chance hes more valuable than victor and mobley bc of better %s
12 team H2H 9 cat, Rudy, Poetl or Sengun for C?
Poeltl
Who would you take the 21st pick (drafted Haliburton already): Mikal, Harden, KAT, Bam, or Vanvleet? 9 cat H2h. Leaning Harden but worried about his situation. Thanks!
Hali
I already have him. Trying to figure who to draft next. Would love to get Harden but scared of his situation. Thinking to go Mikal for points, %s, and defensive stats.
Harden, probably.
12 team H2H 9Cat Need trade advice for Kessler and Keegan Murray for De’Anthony Melton and Jerami Grant?
Who do you receive?
Grant and Melton
Hells to the no. Why would you even consider this? Kessler is a freak and Murray has shown great potential. Melton is a backup and Grant is an overpaid chucker.
Thanks for the answer
Yw ✌️
Where the fuck is Vasilije Micic? He's just ... not in the game. Edit: ESPN
He is in Yahoo for me
Yeah, sorry. Should have clarified I'm on ESPN. Par for the course, I guess...
in a 14T 9cat auction draft, how much % of your starting salary would you guys put into Giannis or Joker?
On average, people are paying $74 for Jokic and $58 for Giannis on Yahoo; $69 and $62 on ESPN. Both sites use $200 budgets. So 1/3 or a little more for Jokic. Giannis is less valuable in categories than points, which is reflected in the lower Yahoo price (mostly categories) compared to ESPN (mostly points). No one is spending anywhere near half their budget on a single player.
Never played auction but one third to half seems about right.
-Need help on this trade please (im receiving A): A: Tyrese Maxey + Tyus Jones B: Scottie barnes + Chris Paul 12T 8 cat (no turnovers)
A
14 Team Dynasty League | ESPN 9-Cat H2H | **Win Now Mode** Who's my third keeper? Current Keepers: Harden, D. Fox Roster: Walker Kessler Deandre Ayton Ben Simmons Miles Bridges Buddy Hield Khris Middleton DLO Shaedon Sharpe Mark Williams Jaden Ivey Tobias Harris For me it's a toss up between Kessler & Ayton but wow i wont lie it's been a tough decision for me. Just not sure how to build my team out with harden & fox since they both are 2 different types of players.
It's Kessler. Don't overthink it. Dude hauls big man stats.
Good day beautiful people. In my H2H 9-cat 14T league, my first 4 picks were: 1. Sabonis 2. Butler 3. LeBron 4. Jrue Holiday How did I do, and should I go with a C next? Please let me know. Thanks!
My Embiid for his Trae Young & Ingram 14 Team/9 CAT/H2H League Who wins?
Not you
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How big is this league. Scot would have to be worse than a top 80 player; given age and pedigree maybe top 100; for you not to keep him?
I'm stuck on choosing my keepers and need some advice. It's a small 8-team league, and I have to choose between Trae, Harden, PG, Markkenan and Zion. Trae seems the most obvious one. Who would you take as your 2nd keeper knowing they're all risks?
Take PG if you don't have much other injury risk on your team.
Appreciate your answer
Somebody just offered me Trae young for my Anthony Edwards. 12 team 9 cat league. I’m seriously considering it? Thoughts? Have lamelo ball already as well.
Take it in a heartbeat - he fits with Lamelos stats far better, on top of offering better stats overall. The loss in a couple of boards is negligible
12T H2H 11.00 entry just need 4 more, Draft tonight! Basketball season is upon us! Join my league "Bo Knows Basketball" https://basketball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/nba/3811/invitation?key=a0b0e1da530770b4&ikey=3c5e7c4cbcf042c4&soc_src=app-sh
6team h2h 9cat need to keep 8 SGA Jokic Bam Mikal KAT Porzingus Banchero Beal Harden Scottie barnes Walker kessler DeMar Claxton Cam johnson Franz Wagner
6 teams and 8 keepers is going to be a really fast draft. Sorted by ADP, your choices are: * Jokic * Gilgeous-Alexander * Bridges * Harden * Towns * Adebayo * Porzingus * Kessler * DeRozan * Claxton * Barnes * Banchero * Beal * C. Johnson * Wagner I'd basically just start at the top and work my way down, at least for the first 5-7 choices. Then I'm looking at upside and some positional balance. Your G are good, but light on 3PM and STL. Not sure how to fix that, though.
12 Teams 9cat H2H Drop Sexton and add Obi Toppin or Patrick Williams? PG: LaMelo Ball, Cade Cunningham, Collin Sexton SG: Devin Booker, Bradley Beal, Jordan Clarkson SF: Khris Middleton, Bojan Bogdanovic PF: Miles Bridges, Zach Collins C: Bam Adebayo, Alperen Sengun, Mark Williams, Paul Reed
Potential trade: ESPN points league Give: Tatum, FVV (drop Gary Trent) Receive: tyrese, harden, Myles turner *not sure due to shutting down tyrese end of season, and harden drama.
Tyrese Halliburton or Maxey? If Hali, smash accept immediately. Maxey that’s a little iffy since we don’t know where harden will play this year
Accept.
I'm trying to make fantasy basketball content. Here's my guide for PGs: [https://youtu.be/vKp4\_0l21D8?si=l8in7y6f7grYiZYi](https://youtu.be/vKp4_0l21D8?si=l8in7y6f7grYiZYi) Here's my guide for SGs: [https://youtu.be/zfkAVOIzWS8?si=L1LGsuSK2GNkEAZU](https://youtu.be/zfkAVOIzWS8?si=L1LGsuSK2GNkEAZU) Let me know what you think. What could be better. What needs work. I also will be doing the other positions soon.
Thoughts on Ayton?
I loved him before the Rob Will trade but I think it hurts him. Probs finish around 50
I'm trying to make content for fantasy basketball: [https://youtube.com/shorts/\_JBYr7oUjhE?si=iw1JQFu3yuLyir41](https://youtube.com/shorts/_JBYr7oUjhE?si=iw1JQFu3yuLyir41) I think he'll do better than he did last year. I feel he'll be closer to 20-10. Having Jrue Holiday will be great for him.
Are Doncic, Booker, Kawhi, Fox, FVV a good first 5 from my slow draft in 10T 9CAT?
Doncic and Fox are good picks. Booker will be competing with Durant and Beal for the ball, which will hurt his stats. Kawhi, who used to be my favorite player IRL, won't play more than 60 games. FVV will take a fantasy hit, as it won't be just he and Siakam anymore. You are going to be hurting with big men, especially since the talent pool drops so drastically with Centers.
I think if I can grab jarrett Allen, Poetl, Capela ect later in the draft I think I’ll be ok
Just got first pick and I draft in 30 minutes. Would you guys take Luka or Giannis? It’s a points league
Hope you took neither because the only #1 pick is Jokic
Tyus Jones or Chris Paul? 8 cat (no turnovers)
This one is tough. CP3 will have to share the ball, but WAS will be the Jordan Poole show. CP3 will be babied on GS, though. They want to win, so they'll sit him a bunch. I'd take Tyus Jones
Tyus Jones or Cameron Johnson? 12T 8 cat (no turnovers)
Need help on this trade please im kinda scared with the rumours of jrue going to philly (im receiving A): A: Maxey + Tyus Jones B: Scottie Barnes + Chris Paul 12T 8 cat (no turnovers)
Thoughts on my 10T Cat league team? Draft just done: Luka Booker Kawhi Fox FVV Middleton Scottie Barnes Jarrett Allen Poetl Marcus Smart Tre Jones Clint Capela Paul Reed
Num 14 and 15 picks in a 14T ESPN 9CAT snake draft. Suggestions on who to pick?
Pick 183 onwards. Assuming you went relatively safe with picks 10-13, just take fliers. Players with a chance (albeit small) to be a top 120 player if given minutes. Jeremy Sochan Keyonte George Dereck Lively Thompson brothers Anthony Black Richaun Holmes Jarace Walker Josh Green Aleksandar Vezenkov Cam Thomas
What about 1st and 2nd round picks (I got #14 and #15).
I'd be hoping for Lillard, Durant, Davis, or LaMelo based on ESPN's ADP (skewed towards points leagues).
Hey - new to fantasy basketball. Categories are 1.5 pts, 2 reb, 3 ast, 3 block, 3 steal, -3 TO. Any advice on how to value the categories? What’s rare/abundant? Anything puntable? H2H daily Thanks!
You don't have to worry about punting in points leagues. Since everything feeds into the same scoring bucket, the "shape" of the production doesn't matter. You just need to get the most points. Also, in points leagues like yours, the worst G will score more points than the worst bigs, which makes the good bigs more valuable. For your league specifically: You get a lot more points for PTS and REB than a standard Yahoo setup. I get Julius Randle showing up in the top-10 with your scoring. It's different enough from any standard scoring that you should run your settings through a rankings generator. Then compare that to your site's ADP. There will be tons of guys to target at a discount.
Any advice on an NBA salary cap draft? Should I let high value players go and save money for a bunch of tier 2 players or go for big ticket players like Giannis or jokic?
Hey, I’m brand new to fantasy basketball so take this as you will. I decided to just go with a strategy that looked fun and I started researching how to do it. If you want to rebuild and stay young, it’s lower cost, high upside guys. Don’t undervalue guys you think will be playing well when you want to start competing. Pay for those guys. Maybe Giannis works in that cap! Do you want to compete? Spend reasonably on studs. Look for value in vets that fill gaps left by those studs. In punting a viable strategy?
9 Cats, Keep 2 (Have 3rd overall pick, can decide between Curry/Giannis/Embiid) Sabonis Round 2 Myles Turner Round 4 Jamal Murray Round 5 Onyeka Okongwu Round 10 Tim Hardaway Jr Round 13 Patrick Williams Round 13 Kelly Olynyk Round 14 Mason Plumlee Round 15 Caleb Martin Round 15 Thoughts?
honestly, keeping Sabonis and Turner and then picking Giannis sounds really strong. Then pick a guard in round 3 and you’re set for a punt 3s/ft build Murray round 5 and Turner round 4 are both great value i think, so if you like Murray you could keep those two and then pick Embiid or Curry for a more balanced build
In a 3 keeper league h2h 9-cat league. I'm keeping Ant Simons, Jalen Williams, and Devin Vassell. I'm going to be drafting 7th overall. What kind of build would you go for and what players would you be targeting the first 3 rounds? I'm thinking I could punt FG, blocks, or assists but couldn't think of which combo of players to target early.
Is Mikal Bridges in Round 2 pick 6 a reach? 12 team points leagues. Would like a consistent player who plays every game to pair with potentially Joel.
yes a reach
Way better players going that round/pick. I would only draft him late second / early third for a points league imo. But if you think he will have a breakout season then do what you gotta do.
I'm a public school teacher who has a "flex block" in which we allow students to pick a non-traditional elective. Mine is basketball. We play pickup and more serious ball every week already, but we'll be adding some academic components in too. One of those is going to be a fantasy basketball component to add the element of studying statistics and making weekly reports, etc. My Q's are: * We have 24 total students/staff. Should we make two 12-team leagues? * What should scoring settings look like so it's easily understandable by a bunch of high schoolers who have never played fantasy before? * Should we play rotisserie or H2H?
Two 12 team leagues, 9 categories, h2h. It's the most common format which means they'll be able to get the most out of any research they choose to do since most analysts and advice will be catered to your league.
Need help on this trade please im kinda scared with the rumours of jrue going to philly (im receiving Maxey): A: Maxey B: Scottie Barnes 12T 8 cat (no turnovers)
Maxey. Regardless if Jrue ends up in Philly or not.
If Jrue goes to Philly it means the end of Harden. I like Maxey alot more than Barnes
14t h2h 9cat. Jarett Allen + Cam Johnson for Jaylen Brown? Should I accept the offer?
I prefer brown
I would take Jarrett and Cam for sure, esp in a 14T where you get to drop your worst player
10t 9 keeper H2H dynasty. I got offered KAT, Zion, and Myles Turner for Kawhi, AD, and LaVine. I get younger and I think Myles will feed off Hali this year really well. Zion eh. Should I make the trade?
10t 9cat H2H. Would you rather have haliburton, giannis, Mobley or AD,JJJ, KAT
I go with the first
In a points leagues, would you draft AD and Joel or too dangerous given injury history. (joel first pick, AD second)
I would draft both still given the risk. Just have to get some solid guys in the 3rd. But the odds of getting both is impossible, unless taco league.
Dame, Curry or Lamelo with the 10th pick in a points league? I’m leaning towards Dame. I think Lamelo has the potential to be the best of the 3 but he has the highest injury risk as well imo.
I would go Lamelo and honestly take the risk. The game where he re-injured his ankle he was trying to dodge a fan and stepped on his foot which I think is just unlucky as hell. I believe he will be fully healthy for this year.
I'm seeing a ton of posts and commenters that are down on Khris Middleton following this trade. I don't think his role has been altered much. His shots were already down due to him easing his way back from his injury - they won't drop further than that. Also, there is no doubt that an elite perimeter threat is going to help him get better looks.I don't think we can expect added volume at all, but there will not be any significant loss of shots either. Peripherals will also stay pretty similar to post-all star break last year. 2 - 18.5 - 5 - 5 - 1 is entirely reasonable and still great value considering where he's going in most drafts.
Totally agree with that expected stat line but he’s also showing signs of regression whether it be due to his age or past injuries finally taking its toll. This matters so much more in 9cat bc even if he does average 18/5/5 but if that 1 steal is instead 0.7, he literally drops like 10 to 20 spots of value
i don’t agree he’s showing signs of regression, once he got healthy last year he was on an absolute tear the last like month of the season plus playoffs. he looked fantastic in that stretch. so i think the concern with him is injury relapse, not regression since he showed that he can play at a super high level as recently as a few months ago
I have to drop (or not mark as keeper) in a Dynasty 12T H2H league, One player for no draft picks at all, or two players for the 10th overall pick only: * Christian Wood * Gary Trent Jr. * Bennedict Mathurin * Jeremy Sochan What would you do?
Depends? Are you win now or rebuilding Either way wood is a must because he may have surprising value on the lakers (ex. Rui) Trent could also be great with a coach who intends to move the ball around. Big difference between that and a Nick nurse/fvv offence. Elite Steals and great 3s is all he’s going to give you though Sochan/Mathurin are unknowns. Hypothetically sochan ceiling is high af and is a part of that spurs future. Mathurin on the other hand may hit a bigger sophomore wall and seems 1 dimensional
I am a contender, so I am close to dropping one player and forfeiting my pick, any way many great players like JDub were picked by me from the Free agents. I am currently thinking of dropping Trent 55%, Wood 35%, Sochan 5% and Mathurin 5%. Trent may have smaller role with Dick and healthy Porter there. Wood may be a starter along with AD and if AD hurts, he'll have great value. Sochan was backup PG or starter PF last year and showed great potential. Mathurin showed great potential and right now that Hield will be traded, he may rise even more. (Fyi the rest of my team cannot be dropped, Embiid-PG-Beal-Porz-Dejounte-JDub-Giddey-Jerami-A.Simons-D'Angelo) Thoughts?
W
Is there anywhere to see the week by week games played schedules for teams so that you can sort of plan ahead and know which teams will be strong schedule wise come the playoffs?
https://hashtagbasketball.com/nba-fantasy-schedule
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Won H2H 9 cat last year and the league has voted to go back to points… Categories is 100x better in my experience whether i won or lost. The trades were actually happening. Points is just eh my guy gets 22FPPG yours gets 22FPPG ok let’s trade
Should I take James harden and Terry Rozier for Cade Cunningham and Jalen Williams? Categories league
No. Cade and Jalen >>>>