Whether you are trying for the first time fantastic basketball or you are an experienced veteran of fantastic hoops, the fantasy basketball draft guide 2025-26 ESPN has everything you need to crush your drafts.
From rankings and projections to sleepers, eruptions and busts, we have covered you from all angles, all in a practical place.
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Classification and projections
Top 150 h2 hits Rankings
André Snellings classifies its 150 best players for the leagues that use tacking points rating systems.
Top 150 H2H ROTO and category classification
André Snellings reveals its 150 best players for leagues that use Roto and category rating systems.
Projections of triable players
Each point, rebound, fly, 3 points, block, turnover, fly, bottom in the field and launch francs taken make a difference in fantasy. We have all projected them for you here.
Mack Drafts
Points of 10 tête-à-tête teams (September 22)
Categories of 10 teams and head to head (September 24)
Strategy and advice
Eric Karabell “Do not draft” list
Our expert highlights players to fade in their current draft position in fantastic basketball projects.
Eric Karabell “Do Draft” list
Our expert highlights players who fall further than they should be in fantastic basketball projects this season.
Sleeping, eruptions and busts
Which fantastic basketball players will exceed expectations? Who will flop the hardest? Who is ready to bring things to an elite level? Our experts identify their choices.
League points
André Snellings brings together the players in levels by each position for the headlines in head.
Draft category and levels of the Roto League
André Snellings brings together level players by each position for the category and the Roto leagues.
The best sleepers to target
They are the players under the radar to know in your sketches.
Our experts list five players they target in drafts
Take a look at which players our fantastic analysts do not want to leave the drafts.
If you write Cooper Flagg to his Current project position?
Our analysts weigh on the n ° 1 choice of the NBA 2025 draft and what type of fantastic production they expect from him as a recruit.
Eight players to target in the middle laps
The construction of a quality list depends on the search for large contributors after the first laps of your draft. Here are the ones to focus on.
Other useful tips
10 tips to help you win your fantastic basketball league
André Snellings exposes what it takes to put you in the best position to win your league before the NBA 2025-26 season.
How to suck your salary ceiling project
Are you ready for your salary ceiling project? Jim McCormick presents useful strategies and tactics that you can use for a successful project.
The advantages and disadvantages of points, rotos and category leagues
What format of fantastic basketball notation should you play? Jim McCormick breaks down the most popular options so that you can choose for yourself.
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Simulated draft hall
Take part in simulated drafts to develop the folds before your real. The practice makes it perfect.
Results of the average project position (ADP) / live dripping
Get one step ahead of your opponents knowing where each player is selected in ESPN projects so that you can get the best value possible.
ESPN Fantasy Basketball 101: how to play
Do you plan to try fantastic basketball for the first time? Here is everything you need to know so that you can join the pleasure.
Analysis glossary
Wondering what things mean like EFG%, pace, use rate and Carmelo? Seth Walder explains each notable term NBA Advanced Analytics so that you can use them to your advantage.