Fantasy Basketball Sleepers: Find Upside in Every Round

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Published on September 24, 2024

If you're looking to draft the best fantasy basketball players, you'll have to find some sleepers. Nick Whalen and Alex Barutha take to YouTube to preview players they believe can significantly outperform their average draft position (ADP) during the 2024-25 NBA season. Improve your NBA Fantasy draft strategy with these sleepers:

Fantasy Basketball Sleepers 2024-25

LaMelo Ball, Hornets
Cade Cunningham, Pistons
Jalen Williams, Thunder
Brandon Miller, Hornets
Darius Garland, Cavaliers
Devin Vassell, Spurs
Jonathan Kuminga, Warriors
Jordan Poole, Wizards
Khris Middeton, Bucks
Tyus Jones, Suns

Fantasy Basketball Draft Strategy

Check out RotoWire's How to Play Fantasy Basketball guide for a complete walkthrough, but here is some basic advice:

Look over RotoWire's Top 150 Fantasy Basketball Rankings
Check out custom NBA Fantasy Projections
Look into Fantasy Basketball Mock Drafts
Listen to a Fantasy Basketball Podcast
Check in on Fantasy Basketball Player News
Read Fantasy Basketball Articles
Dive into RotoWire's Fantasy Basketball Draft Kit
Study NBA Depth Charts
See RotoWire's Fantasy Basketball Dynasty Rankings

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ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Alex Barutha

@BaruthaAlex

Alex is RotoWire's Chief NBA Editor. He writes articles about daily fantasy, year-long fantasy and sports betting. You can hear him on the RotoWire NBA Podcast, Sirius XM, VSiN and other platforms. He firmly believes Robert Covington is the most underrated fantasy player of the past decade.

Nick Whalen

@wha1en

Now in his 10th year with the company, Nick is RotoWire's Senior Media Analyst, a position he took on after several years as the Head of Basketball Content. A multi-time FSGA and FSWA award winner, Nick co-hosts RotoWire's flagship show on Sirius XM Fantasy alongside Jeff Erickson, as well as The RotoWire NBA Show on Sirius XM NBA with Alex Barutha. He also co-hosts RotoWire's Football and Basketball podcasts. You can catch Nick's NBA and NFL analysis on VSiN and DraftKings, as well as RotoWire's various social and video channels. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram @wha1en.

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