Whether or not you are attempting fantasy basketball for the primary time or are an skilled fantasy hoops veteran, the 2025-26 ESPN fantasy basketball draft information has all the pieces it’s worthwhile to crush your drafts.
From rankings and projections to sleepers, breakouts and busts, we have got you lined from each angle, multi functional handy place.
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Rankings and Projections
High 150 H2H factors rankings
André Snellings ranks his high 150 gamers for leagues that use head-to-head factors scoring methods.
High 150 H2H roto and class rankings
Snellings reveals his high 150 gamers for leagues that use roto and class scoring methods.
Sortable participant projections
Each level, rebound, steal, 3-pointer, block, turnover, steal, subject aim and free throw taken makes a distinction in fantasy. Now we have all of them projected for you proper right here.
Mock drafts
10-team, head-to-head factors (Oct. 14)
10-team, head-to-head factors (Sept. 22)
10-team, head-to-head classes (Sept. 24)
Technique and recommendation
Fantasy cheat sheet: 2025-26 NBA participant rankings, schedule grid, extra
All of our key fantasy basketball draft content material — rankings, sleepers, schedule grid and draft ideas — collected into downloadable/printable PDF cheat sheets.
Final Draft Board: Good picks for each spherical
Snellings crunches the numbers, elements in common draft place and highlights the most effective spots to draft key gamers all through your fantasy draft.
Eric Karabell’s ‘Don’t draft’ record
Our professional highlights the gamers to fade at their present common draft place in fantasy basketball drafts.
Eric Karabell’s ‘Do draft’ record
Our professional highlights the gamers who’re falling additional than they need to be in fantasy basketball drafts this season.
Sleepers, breakouts and busts
Which fantasy basketball gamers are going to exceed expectations? Who will flop the toughest? Who is able to take issues to an elite stage? Our specialists establish their picks.
Factors league draft tiers
Snellings teams gamers into tiers by every place for head-to-head factors leagues.
Class and roto league draft tiers
Snellings teams gamers into tiers by every place for class and roto leagues.
LaMelo Ball enjoying 70+ video games and extra daring predictions
Our specialists exit on a limb and make daring fantasy predictions for the upcoming NBA season.
Alone on an island: ‘One participant I really feel otherwise about in contrast with the remainder of the gang’
Our specialists establish one participant they really feel otherwise about in comparison with the widespread narrative heading into the NBA season.
High sleepers to focus on
These are the under-the-radar gamers to find out about in your drafts.
Our specialists record 5 gamers they’re focusing on in drafts
Check out which gamers our fantasy analysts do not wish to go away drafts with out.
5 big-name gamers to keep away from in drafts
These are the notable gamers to steer away from in fantasy basketball drafts this season.
One factor you should not be shocked with this season … for each NBA workforce
With regards to the upcoming NBA season, do not be shocked if these items occur.
Must you draft Cooper Flagg at his present draft place?
Our analysts weigh in on the No. 1 choose of the 2025 NBA draft and what kind of fantasy manufacturing they anticipate out of him as a rookie.
Eight gamers to focus on within the center rounds
Constructing a high quality roster depends upon discovering huge contributors after the early rounds of your draft. Listed below are those to deal with.
5 place battles to look at throughout NBA preseason
With the NBA preseason beneath approach, Eric Moody highlights the important thing place battles that fantasy managers want to look at carefully.
Different useful ideas
10 ideas that will help you win your fantasy basketball league
Snellings lays out what it takes to place your self in the most effective place to win your league forward of the 2025-26 NBA season.
The way to ace your wage cap draft
Are you prepared in your wage cap draft? Jim McCormick lays out useful methods and ways you need to use for a profitable draft.
The professionals and cons of factors, roto and class leagues
Which fantasy basketball scoring format must you play? Jim McCormick breaks down the preferred choices so you’ll be able to select for your self.
Instruments
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Mock draft foyer
Participate in some mock drafts to work out the kinks earlier than your actual ones. Follow makes good.
Common draft place (ADP)/stay draft outcomes
Get a leg up in your opponents by understanding the place every participant is being chosen in ESPN drafts so you may get the most effective worth attainable.
ESPN Fantasy Basketball 101: The way to play
Eager about attempting fantasy basketball for the primary time? Right here is all the pieces it’s worthwhile to know so you’ll be able to take part on the enjoyable.
Analytics glossary
Questioning what issues similar to eFG%, tempo, utilization charge and CARMELO imply? Seth Walder explains every notable NBA superior analytics time period so you need to use them to your benefit.