Markelle Fultz (PG/SG, ORL) - Fantasy Basketball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around 90 Overall CURRENT ADP: 121 ANALYSIS: I might die alone in Markelle Fultz's hill, but I see much more than a "late-round flier" in Fultz entering 2021. We all know this guy's story, and it is nothing pretty. But he's flipping it by taking giant steps toward much more palatable levels […]

Kevin Porter Jr. (SG/SF, CLE) - Fantasy Basketball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around 130 Overall CURRENT ADP: 155 ANALYSIS:  This pick is all about projection and upside. Porter Jr. averaged 23.2 minutes per game last year, mostly off the bench. He averaged 10 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 0.9 steals while shooting 50.6 percent inside the arc. He needs to improve on a […]

RJ Barrett (SG/SF, NYK) - Fantasy Basketball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around 116 Overall CURRENT ADP: 146 ANALYSIS: I'm still not sold on Barrett. His efficiency has to improve. He needs to turn the ball over less. But as a rookie, Barrett averaged 14.3 points and 5.0 rebounds per game, so if his efficiency does improve and he shoots better than his 40.2/32/61.4 […]

Jordan Clarkson (PG/SG, UTA) - Fantasy Basketball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around 120 Overall CURRENT ADP: 141 ANALYSIS: Traded to Utah during the season, Clarkson played 42 games with the Jazz, averaging 24.7 minutes, mostly off the bench. He averaged 15.6 points per game with the team, and the only thing that he really lost from what he provided in Cleveland to start […]

PJ Washington (SF/PF, CHA) - Fantasy Basketball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around 114 Overall CURRENT ADP: 132 ANALYSIS: Washington started 57 of his 58 games last year, averaging 12.2 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 0.9 steals, and 0.8 blocks per game while shooting 37.4 percent from three on four attempts per game. Basketball Reference estimates he played around 85 percent of his minutes […]

Aaron Gordon (SF/PF, ORL) - Fantasy Basketball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around 60 Overall CURRENT ADP: 80 ANALYSIS: The Magic haven't changed their roster even a tiny bit this season, and it is not entirely clear if they will try to step up and keep trying for that postseason spot and run, or if they'll deem their current roster (Gordon, Vucevic, Fournier, Bamba...) […]

Bojan Bogdanovic (SF/PF, UTA) - Fantasy Basketball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around 78 Overall CURRENT ADP: 115 ANALYSIS: Of the two Bogdanovics part of the NBA, this one has been much less talked-about than his pal Bogdan as of late. Normal, considering one was part of a botched, tampering-related trade and the other one comes off a serious injury and surgery. Does that […]

Derrick Rose (PG/SG, DET) - Fantasy Basketball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around 100 Overall CURRENT ADP: 140 ANALYSIS: A lot of folks were surprised by Rose's exploits last season playing in Detroit. Well, the writing was on the wall since his last season in Minnesota when he already 51 games starting 13 of them and putting up very similar averages to those he […]

Ricky Rubio (PG, MIN) - Fantasy Basketball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around 60 Overall CURRENT ADP: 78 ANALYSIS: Talk about closing the circle. After getting drafted by Minny all the way back in 2009, playing his first NBA game with the Wolves two years later, and spending the last three years splitting time between Utah and Phoenix, Ricky (perhaps Rick now?) Rubio is […]

Al Horford (PF/C, OKC) - Fantasy Basketball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around 80 Overall CURRENT ADP: 97 ANALYSIS: In a more-than-complicated trade, the Sixers finally got rid of Al Horford this offseason, sending him packing to Oklahoma. The Thunder also traded Steven Adams away, so Horford profiles as the starting center for OKC in 2021. Is Horford a league-winning player these days? Not […]

Jusuf Nurkic (C, POR) - Fantasy Basketball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around 30 Overall CURRENT ADP: 41 ANALYSIS: I was expecting fantasy GMs to sleep a little bit more on Jusuf Nurkic's upside given his eight-game regular season in 2020. I guess the fact that those came in the bubble and the postseason refreshed some GMs' memories. Nurkic, obviously, could do nothing for […]

Devonte' Graham (PG/SG, CHA) - Fantasy Basketball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around 70 Overall CURRENT ADP: 84 ANALYSIS: After playing 14.7 mpg in 46 games two years ago, Devonte' Graham stepped up last season playing 35.1 mpg in 63 matches and getting into the MIP-award discussion late in the season. Graham's evolution was very notable, and he finished 2020 as the best player […]

Dillon Brooks (SG/SF, MEM) - Fantasy Basketball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around 120 Overall CURRENT ADP: 145 ANALYSIS: After starting most of his games three years ago, Dillon Brooks was forced to miss most of the 2019 season before coming back in 2020 to start all 73 games for the Grizzlies. Brooks ended playing a total of 2,112 minutes for an average of […]

Eric Bledsoe (PG/SG, NO) - Fantasy Basketball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around 60 Overall CURRENT ADP: 73 ANALYSIS: Eric Bledsoe is entering his 11th season in the NBA, and he's also getting to his fifth different city wince debuting for the Clippers more than a decade ago. With Giannis and Middleton the clear go-to players of the Bucks for the past couple of […]

Jarrett Allen (C, BKN) - Fantasy Basketball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around 84 Overall CURRENT ADP: 101 ANALYSIS: Does drafting Jarrett Allen mean risky business for fantasy GMs? Sure. Does drafting Jarrett Allen, given his current ADP, mean taking on a potentially boom-more-than-bust player? You bet. Allen is currently getting off draft boards with an ADP of 101. Allen, also, finished 2020--a season […]

Collin Sexton (PG/SG, CLE) - Fantasy Basketball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around 96 Overall CURRENT ADP: 121 ANALYSIS: After drafting a forward just a few weeks ago and not making any move involving the guard positions, Cleveland is locked into its SexLand backcourt. The distance between Darius Garland and Collin Sexton, though, is massive. Garland finished last season as the 145th-best fantasy player […]

Nemanja Bjelica (PF, SAC) - Fantasy Basketball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around 120 Overall CURRENT ADP: 137 ANALYSIS: The Kings seemed to be on the right path toward a postseason appearance last season... until they weren't any more getting a losing record inside Orlando's bubble. And to my eyes, the Kings went back to their Kangz ways more than anything this offseason given […]

Domantas Sabonis (PF/C, IND) - Fantasy Basketball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around 56 Overall CURRENT ADP: 44 ANALYSIS: While Domantas Sabonis isn't your average "sleeper", he definitely looks like one of the best draft values to acquire this offseason leading up to the start of the fantasy season come Christmas. Sabonis already has an ADP inside the first six rounds, but he shouldn't […]

Hassan Whiteside (PF/C, SAC) - Fantasy Basketball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around 40 Overall CURRENT ADP: 65 ANALYSIS: You won't believe me, but Hassan Whiteside has been around since 2011... when the very own Kings drafted him as a second-rounder! That's correct, and while Whiteside has become much better since, this marks his comeback to the city that welcomed him first to the […]

Lou Williams (PG/SG, LAC) - Fantasy Basketball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around 108 Overall CURRENT ADP: 134 ANALYSIS: We know what Lou Williams is: a role, off-the-pine player. Okay, now that we have covered all of Lou's negatives we can start focusing on the positives. Lou, even though starting just eight of 65 games last season, still played 28.7 mpg for a combined […]

Julius Randle (PF/C, NY) - Fantasy Basketball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around 65 Overall CURRENT ADP: 88 ANALYSIS: I was one of the fantasy GMs with plenty of Julius Randle shares last season. I can't complain, but I must also say that Randle was frustrating at times, even more on DFS contests than in re-draft leagues. Why? Because of consistency issues, and a […]

Spencer Dinwiddie (PG/SG, BKN) - Fantasy Basketball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around 80 Overall CURRENT ADP: 132 ANALYSIS: The Nets are poised for a big turnaround this season after putting together a completely revamped roster last season. Too bad for them, Durant couldn't step onto the court once, and Kyrie Irving has forced out just 20 games into the season. That made Dinwiddie […]

Thunder Dan's Fantasy Basketball 9-Category Specialists (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to RotoBaller's premium draft kit! We're here to be your secret weapon when it comes to this fantasy basketball season. Here I want to highlight my favorite 9-cat specialists, players who can contribute across the board in all of the nine categories of […]

Fantasy Basketball Risers - 2019-2020 Season Review

It feels like just last month I was breaking down NBA Finals games for DFS contests and here we are with the 2020-2021 season set to tip-off in only six weeks. We have the shortest NBA offseason EVER this year and it's already time to do some evaluation of the longest season ever as we […]

Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 21

The waiver wire is where leagues are won and lost. The draft is long past and now your rosters feel completely different if you are even moderately active. Players come and go due to poor performances and/or injury all the time. Staying on top of your needs is essential to winning matchups and grinding your […]

Deep Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Adds (Week 21)

I know my editors hate how late I am with my articles, so I will keep this intro brief. (I blame my puppy for trying to shut my laptop every time he hears me type but...) Once again, we are getting to the end of the season and fantasy basketball is at it's peak. By […]

Trevor Ariza (SG/SF, POR): Week 21 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add In 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 32% of leagues ANALYSIS: The Blazers welcomed Damian Lillard back this week, and that can only mean good news for the team. Portland is also bringing Jusuf Nurkic back soon to make a final run at a postseason berth. None of those news should affect Trevor Ariza that […]

Jordan McLaughlin (PG, MIN): Week 21 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add In 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 4% of leagues ANALYSIS: Pretty much like the team they traded with for D'Angelo Russell, the Wolves are in the middle of a full "see-what-sticks" season. One of the players thrown to the wall to check how gluey he is has been Jordan McLaughlin. Although you […]

Trey Lyles (PF/C, SA): Week 21 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add In 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 15% of leagues ANALYSIS: There is a chance you haven't heard about Trey Lyles this season. I wouldn't blame you, but I would also tell you that Lyles has started four out each five Spurs games so far this season. That's correct. He has played 61 […]