Are you ready to dominate your fantasy basketball league this season? Well, it all begins on draft night and being properly prepared. In that vein, here are some of the top fantasy basketball sleepers for this upcoming season – undervalued players you can snatch up at advantageous positions in your draft right underneath your unsuspecting opponents’ noses.
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Top Fantasy Basketball Sleepers for 2023/24
Scottie Barnes – Toronto – SF/PF – ADP: 55
Scottie Barnes didn’t take the leap forward last season like everyone – especially the Raptors – hoped and expected. Other than assists, which jumped up to 4.8 per game, all his other stats remained static – or dropped – from his rookie year. I’m expecting the leap to occur this upcoming season.
No, he can’t shoot, but that is pretty much his only weakness (and who knows – maybe he’s improved over the summer – he’s only 22, after all). He’ll help you in every other category, plus with Fred VanVleet out of town, he’ll have the ball in his hands more to create. Getting him in the 55 range could end up being a steal.
Cameron Johnson – Brooklyn – SF/PF – ADP: 66
Shooting is NOT an issue with Cameron Johnson, although his three-point accuracy did drop to 37% when he was wearing a Nets jersey. The up-and-coming Brooklyn Nets should be a perfect home for Johnson, and he’ll have a much larger role than he did in Phoenix (probably the third man on the totem pole after Mikael Bridges and Spencer Dinwiddie). He brings value in every category, other than blocks, and should produce much higher fantasy numbers with a full season on the Nets coming up.
Khris Middleton – Milwaukee – SF/PF – ADP: 85
Khris Middleton had an injury-plagued, lost season last year for the Milwaukee Bucks. But that could be good news for you for this upcoming season. Before last year, Middleton was a consistent top 35 fantasy player who you may be able to grab down in the 80-90 range in your draft this year.
Yes, he’s getting up there in years, but last year was the only season other than 2016/17 that he missed significant time due to an injury. Plus, if you’re getting him around pick 85, you’re getting a discount to reflect this risk.
Daniel Gafford – Washington – PF – ADP: 100
Quality big men are always a tough find in fantasy basketball, so getting a young one with room for upside in Daniel Gafford in around the ninth round of your draft shouldn’t be underestimated. Gafford was the 63rd best fantasy basketball player last season, so even if he just puts up similar numbers this upcoming season, you’re ahead. But with Kristaps Porzingis out of town and the Wizards rebuilding, Gafford should have a much bigger role to play.
John Collins – Utah – PF – ADP: 104
John Collins’s stock bottomed out last season, but it’s hard to make much of a mark when the two starting guards on your team are taking 37 shots a game. Now, with a fresh lease on his basketball life in Utah, expect Collins’s fantasy production to be much improved this coming season. He should get much more opportunity away from Atlanta’s Trae Young-centric offense, and you could be getting a real deal at pick 104. This is a guy who put up 22 & 11 with two blocks a few seasons ago.
