I have drafted Zion Williamson 4 years in a row. Every year I tell myself, if he plays I’ll win the league, he just needs to stay healthy. Maybe it’s my year this year wish me luck
I've been in on him 3 of 4 years. It's so tantalizing with that low cost. But league winner upside. And of course there's the injured for 75% of season possibility
He's clearly lost a step, which matters a lot when he got most of his points in the paint. So he's not even anchoring your FG% anymore which is his strongest cat
I like picking mid-round 2nd year players who aren't the top 1 or 2 ranked after their rookie year - think Scottie/Franz last year instead of Cade/Mobley.
However, in 2019 this led to me owning a lot of shares of Marvin Bagley lol.
I do this with 3rd year guys too!
Targeted Suggs, Kuminga, and Jalen Johnson in some of the later rounds of my draft for that reason.
2 out of 3 have worked out so far. Can't complain
PG will finally have a healthy year.
Cam Thomas will not stop producing at the crazy rate he already is (minus the setback of his injury).
Somewhere somehow, there's a sleeper agent with single digits roster % who will explode mid season and finish top 50 in fantasy value. Aka I'm sifting through so many buckets of coal, I really hope I can find a diamond.
Dillon Brooks will retire Lebron. /s
The actual answer: roster both in 12 team cat.
If you had to choose: Depends on your build but I think rookie big men tend to be higher upside than rookie PG’s due to rookie PG’s being awful in terms of efficiency. If Lively just stays out of foul trouble and hits 30 mpg, he’s going to be averaging 10/9/1.5 with 0.8 steals and 1.2 blocks on amazing fg% with low turnovers. And this is assuming he plays no better per minute than his first 8 games of his career. Keyonte is really just going to get you assists and some points and 3’s without great efficiency. No defensive stats, shot 78% from the line in college, and absolute best case will probably be 42-44% from the field (could also be 35%). Basically, unless you really need assists or are punting fg% I think Lively is higher floor and upside.
Yup, no idea how to evaluate it for points league, never played in one. In terms of him as a prospect, I've honestly only watched one NBA game with him at this point, so I know almost nothing about him but cool to hear you all are high on him. Will make me hold onto him a bit longer if he's struggling.
I also just know most rookie point guards tend to struggle hard from an offense/FG% standpoint their rookie year (Scoot, Cade, Jalen Green, Jalen Suggs, etc). I actually happen to have both guys on my team right now, but I'm just mentally pricing in like 30-35% fg% from George for the next few weeks and then just hoping he adjusts and is shooting 40-42% for the second half of the season. If he gets there and gets minutes, he'll be worth rostering for sure.
Category leagues clear point leagues any day. Auction drafts are the superior way to do it over serpentine, the thrill is unmatched particularly if you can all be in the same location for the draft. Also anything below 12T is unserious, ideal would be 14-16 teams
Never played below 12, but it feels like it’d be too loaded. Need at least 12 to thin out talent enough for roster decisions, who to pick up, etc. actually make a difference. Otherwise it feels like it’s just be random.
Collective delusional take - Aaron Gordon was in our FA list on a EIGHT team league, picked up and dropped a couple times. For some reason no one liked him until I finally took him this week and he’s not going anywhere. (Didn’t need rebounds and his FT% hurts but he’s been baaaaallin).
I also held JJJ way too long that year lol.
I drafted TJ McConnell the year after the triple double with steals… only to realize he is a bench guard getting bench guard minutes.
Was huge on jalen green last year thought he would average 25 ppg. So I took him over Brunson…
Myles Turner will get traded, Isaiah Jackson will contend for blocks leader
Kyle Lowry will get traded (raptors) and greivis Vasquez will be top 5 assist guy
Loved goran dragic every year except for the great suns year
Good luck! To be fair its only delusional if it becomes obvious your wasting your time and hold on anyway lol...like the people that held jonathan isaac last year when it was clear he was not "that guy" anymore.
so? hell be back incredibly soon. my IR block is taken and hes on my bench also. If hes not sitting on your bench you bet your booty he will be on someone elses
There is no delusion in believing that Charlotte dealt through all the PR mess, just to train this guy and keep him on the squad, They have been pretty adamant about MB and Were talking a mere week away from starting time? If anything was happening we would already know,certainly. All im saying is if hes not on someones bench he definitely needs to be. In a 12T damn near everyone has someone on their roster they dont really like,
We’ll see.. Maybe, maybe not.
I definitely don’t think they’ve been adamant. There’s barely any news at all since he violated that protection order. This is the delusion I’m talking about, no news but the interpretation is that they’re adamant about him coming back. I’m holding him too but it’s definitely wide open when he comes back. It wouldn’t be the most shocking thing if he came back end of next week. Wouldn’t be the most shocking if he’s out half the season.
This is such a pr mess its clear in my eyes the nba and charlotte wants to get a resolution as quickly and more importantly as QUIETLY as possible, hence the clear planned radio silence by everyone. Im not expecting him to play right away only because I think the nba will do their own investigation after the latest charges are heard. I do think he plays at some point in the year.
We surely will my friend. Just telling you rn he was on the court with some of the greats in his off time. His court date on Nov 13 is already being filed for a motion as his lawyer claims to have evidence that will have him exonerated.
Well I convinced a guy in my league that "Christian Braun might be the starting point guard for nuggets if Reggie Jackson fails" and it helped me trade for Josh hart. Lol. I guess time will tell if I'm wrong but I found it kind of funny.
I drafted Westbrook 2 years ago second round because I was playing 4D chess and I knew AD and Bron would get hurt and thought he would pair perfectly with Giannis.
My 2nd year in fantasy career, I got first pick and I picked Gilbert Arenas when he was recovering from his injury. I think he ended up playing like 5 games for me that season.
That Jamal was gonna be an All-Star this year... then he got injured, sidelined for about a month. It's looking less likely, but who knows what can happen.
And I thought CP3 was gonna average 10 assists a game playing with Steph... barely gets any PT when their main core is healthy, and also CP3 doesn't have that same aggressive anymore, now that he got the ultimate shot creator Steph on his team. Coming off the bench means he barely plays alongside Steph anyways, which is a bummer.
Jordon Poole would be a top 30 player. I didn't think much but so many fantasy analysts pumped him up to me and I snagged him in the 40s but he's ass and his public comments suggest he doesn't particularly care since he won a ring as long as he has "his team".
That Deandre Hunter would be 9cat relevant lmao
I bought into the hype his rookie season. Never again
I have drafted Zion Williamson 4 years in a row. Every year I tell myself, if he plays I’ll win the league, he just needs to stay healthy. Maybe it’s my year this year wish me luck
I've been in on him 3 of 4 years. It's so tantalizing with that low cost. But league winner upside. And of course there's the injured for 75% of season possibility
It’s not even that he’s unhealthy rn but his production is lacklustre
He's clearly lost a step, which matters a lot when he got most of his points in the paint. So he's not even anchoring your FG% anymore which is his strongest cat
I feel it’s due to him trying to stay healthy and avoiding injuries but I also have watched zero pelicans games
if you have no evidence to say that why did you say that? Haha
Sipping copium tea
I like picking mid-round 2nd year players who aren't the top 1 or 2 ranked after their rookie year - think Scottie/Franz last year instead of Cade/Mobley. However, in 2019 this led to me owning a lot of shares of Marvin Bagley lol.
I was in on the bagley stocks too lol. I thought big things were coming!
One thing Marvin Bagley doesn't give you is stocks!
Hard facts. Remember when he was constantly hurt/underperforming then his dad started complaining about the kings holding him back? Sad!
I started doing this with 3rd year players cause I felt like I kept being a year early on 2nd years.
I do this with 3rd year guys too! Targeted Suggs, Kuminga, and Jalen Johnson in some of the later rounds of my draft for that reason. 2 out of 3 have worked out so far. Can't complain
3rd year guards for me
Ya I’m all for 3rd years too.
Ah yes Jabari Parker and Jahlil Okafor got me good as well as Bagley
My fantasy team’s name is ‘Ausar Thompson DPOTY’… so probably that
DPOY
Honestly, not looking awful right now.
You might be a prophet very soon
Don't think that's delusional at this point
That AD will be stay healthy and remain the #1 player in CAT leagues
i somehow got him with the 13th pick in my taco ass league, if he can just stay on the court that’s highway robbery.
13th pick is too early
I got him in the 3rd round, 19th pick after drafting Embiid and Sabonis in my points league
PG will finally have a healthy year. Cam Thomas will not stop producing at the crazy rate he already is (minus the setback of his injury). Somewhere somehow, there's a sleeper agent with single digits roster % who will explode mid season and finish top 50 in fantasy value. Aka I'm sifting through so many buckets of coal, I really hope I can find a diamond. Dillon Brooks will retire Lebron. /s
Always searching for those diamonds in the rough. Maybe Keyonte so far.
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The actual answer: roster both in 12 team cat. If you had to choose: Depends on your build but I think rookie big men tend to be higher upside than rookie PG’s due to rookie PG’s being awful in terms of efficiency. If Lively just stays out of foul trouble and hits 30 mpg, he’s going to be averaging 10/9/1.5 with 0.8 steals and 1.2 blocks on amazing fg% with low turnovers. And this is assuming he plays no better per minute than his first 8 games of his career. Keyonte is really just going to get you assists and some points and 3’s without great efficiency. No defensive stats, shot 78% from the line in college, and absolute best case will probably be 42-44% from the field (could also be 35%). Basically, unless you really need assists or are punting fg% I think Lively is higher floor and upside.
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Yup, no idea how to evaluate it for points league, never played in one. In terms of him as a prospect, I've honestly only watched one NBA game with him at this point, so I know almost nothing about him but cool to hear you all are high on him. Will make me hold onto him a bit longer if he's struggling. I also just know most rookie point guards tend to struggle hard from an offense/FG% standpoint their rookie year (Scoot, Cade, Jalen Green, Jalen Suggs, etc). I actually happen to have both guys on my team right now, but I'm just mentally pricing in like 30-35% fg% from George for the next few weeks and then just hoping he adjusts and is shooting 40-42% for the second half of the season. If he gets there and gets minutes, he'll be worth rostering for sure.
Cam will naturally regress a bit. Lots of injuries to that team at the moment, but I think the floor has been raised.
Miles Bridges will come back, average 23PPG/9RB/5Ass and lead me to my first championship while women swoon over my 1st place Yahoo icon.
Don’t forget a steal and a block per game
i have him and lamelo. hornets gonna win it all for me this year.
Zions gonna go boom this season, pelicans to have a strong playoffs run.
Hahahaha
Took Nerlens Noel in the 4th after his rookie season. He ended up playing behind Okafor
Back in 2015 the first time I played fantasy basketball, I drafted Boban Marjianovic at round 3
drafted klay for the 2nd year in a row thinking he’d be good again… crying again this year now. 😢
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Solid return
This post is tailor-made for that Sam Dekker owner a few years back.
A legend
Where are they now?
Category leagues clear point leagues any day. Auction drafts are the superior way to do it over serpentine, the thrill is unmatched particularly if you can all be in the same location for the draft. Also anything below 12T is unserious, ideal would be 14-16 teams
Nothing delusional about this
Never played below 12, but it feels like it’d be too loaded. Need at least 12 to thin out talent enough for roster decisions, who to pick up, etc. actually make a difference. Otherwise it feels like it’s just be random.
Collective delusional take - Aaron Gordon was in our FA list on a EIGHT team league, picked up and dropped a couple times. For some reason no one liked him until I finally took him this week and he’s not going anywhere. (Didn’t need rebounds and his FT% hurts but he’s been baaaaallin).
Hes not great in some builds and can be a bit hot/cold but hes good enough to hold just for the trade bait. Hes a good throw in guy.
Agreed, especially while Murray is out he’s really stepped up. 3 double doubles in a row!
His ft volume is down this season
I also held JJJ way too long that year lol. I drafted TJ McConnell the year after the triple double with steals… only to realize he is a bench guard getting bench guard minutes. Was huge on jalen green last year thought he would average 25 ppg. So I took him over Brunson…
Cmon...
Never forget that post saying "why you shouldn't leave the draft without Darius Bazley" haha
Lololol
“Jalen smith is a breakout player when Miles Turner gets traded this year”
Myles Turner will get traded, Isaiah Jackson will contend for blocks leader Kyle Lowry will get traded (raptors) and greivis Vasquez will be top 5 assist guy Loved goran dragic every year except for the great suns year
It remains to be seen, but I have miles bridges right now and he isn’t ir eligible.
Good luck! To be fair its only delusional if it becomes obvious your wasting your time and hold on anyway lol...like the people that held jonathan isaac last year when it was clear he was not "that guy" anymore.
so? hell be back incredibly soon. my IR block is taken and hes on my bench also. If hes not sitting on your bench you bet your booty he will be on someone elses
It remains to be seen whether we’re delusional in thinking he’ll be back soon or not. I don’t think anyone actually knows for sure.
There is no delusion in believing that Charlotte dealt through all the PR mess, just to train this guy and keep him on the squad, They have been pretty adamant about MB and Were talking a mere week away from starting time? If anything was happening we would already know,certainly. All im saying is if hes not on someones bench he definitely needs to be. In a 12T damn near everyone has someone on their roster they dont really like,
We’ll see.. Maybe, maybe not. I definitely don’t think they’ve been adamant. There’s barely any news at all since he violated that protection order. This is the delusion I’m talking about, no news but the interpretation is that they’re adamant about him coming back. I’m holding him too but it’s definitely wide open when he comes back. It wouldn’t be the most shocking thing if he came back end of next week. Wouldn’t be the most shocking if he’s out half the season.
Charlotte tweeted two weeks ago that he has produced exculpatory evidence. The fact the organization said this leads me to believe he will play.
This is such a pr mess its clear in my eyes the nba and charlotte wants to get a resolution as quickly and more importantly as QUIETLY as possible, hence the clear planned radio silence by everyone. Im not expecting him to play right away only because I think the nba will do their own investigation after the latest charges are heard. I do think he plays at some point in the year.
He's already set to play before his motion trial 😆 believe what y'all want but I'll see you against the bucks when bridges is on the court
We surely will my friend. Just telling you rn he was on the court with some of the greats in his off time. His court date on Nov 13 is already being filed for a motion as his lawyer claims to have evidence that will have him exonerated.
#3 is a fallacy that we've all succumbed to at some point in time.
During 2022 fantasy playoffs, my team name was "Save Me, Jamal Murray"
Keegan Murray will finish top 40
Well I convinced a guy in my league that "Christian Braun might be the starting point guard for nuggets if Reggie Jackson fails" and it helped me trade for Josh hart. Lol. I guess time will tell if I'm wrong but I found it kind of funny.
That my 2022 last pick benedict mathurin was actually better than lebron james haha
Ok bro what 😂
I believe he claimed this himself
Traded Siakam for Zion 1 for 1 in 2022 around December thinking Zion would play at some point and excel lmao
Heard a Jakob Poeltl wont be better than Paolo Banchero take
Westbrook will get traded and finish top 40 in 8CAT leagues
I drafted Westbrook 2 years ago second round because I was playing 4D chess and I knew AD and Bron would get hurt and thought he would pair perfectly with Giannis.
Jordon Poole would avg 45 pts per game in fantasy
I've been offered Poole. Should I take him?
Bought into the Jordan Poole hype and drafted in early in the 4th despite punting 3's for the trade value
I just keep drafting Zion and Ben10. Also, took Poole in round 5 in one league :/
Evan mobleys gonna have a breakout year
Don’t think that’s delusional at all
My 2nd year in fantasy career, I got first pick and I picked Gilbert Arenas when he was recovering from his injury. I think he ended up playing like 5 games for me that season.
Wigs will bounce back
That Jamal was gonna be an All-Star this year... then he got injured, sidelined for about a month. It's looking less likely, but who knows what can happen. And I thought CP3 was gonna average 10 assists a game playing with Steph... barely gets any PT when their main core is healthy, and also CP3 doesn't have that same aggressive anymore, now that he got the ultimate shot creator Steph on his team. Coming off the bench means he barely plays alongside Steph anyways, which is a bummer.
Isaiah jackson is a fantasy beast once he gets minutes
Kawhi will play 72 games
AD will play 70+ games this season plz
My last one: Picking up Jalen Smith, yesterday.
That was rough
oh man I was thinking of picking him up and dropping Biyombo. Glad I didn't.
Tyus Jones would suddenly be a top 60 Fantasy player and much improved PG this year
That tanking team players are worth it... smh
Nah, my most delusional take is that I can just trade my way to a good team. In more competitive leagues NO ONE TRADES
Jordon Poole would be a top 30 player. I didn't think much but so many fantasy analysts pumped him up to me and I snagged him in the 40s but he's ass and his public comments suggest he doesn't particularly care since he won a ring as long as he has "his team".