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LeBron James
SF/PF · PHICareer-low 20.9 PTS in 60 games · 26.2% usage · turns 42 in December
The most-named fade of the preseason. He's the fourth or fifth option on a loaded Sixers roster next to Embiid, Maxey and Jaylen Brown, he has arthritis and sciatica, and 35+ missed games is in play. His ADP is around 37.
ADP #37Our projections #40Boogie Nights #41 - 2
Jaylen Brown
PF/SF/SG · PHI28.7 PTS, 6.9 REB, 5.1 AST on 35.1% usage
Last season's numbers came from carrying an injured team. In Philadelphia he shares the ball with Embiid (33.6% usage) and Maxey (28.6%). Taken around pick 31 on Yahoo, FantasyPros expects him closer to 100 by season's end.
ADP #31Our projections #33Boogie Nights #31 - 3
Cooper Flagg
PF/SF/SG · DALRookie of the Year: 21.0 PTS, 6.7 REB, 4.5 AST
CBS's model says ADP 10 is too rich. He has to share the ball with a returning Kyrie Irving under new coach Dusty May, and the model ranks him behind Banchero and Anthony Davis.
Counterpoint: Most points rankings disagree: NBA.com has him 7th and ESPN expects a Year 2 jump.
ADP #11Our projections #11Boogie Nights #10Cited by 1: CBS Sports (Ross Kelly) - 4
Tyrese Maxey
PG/SG · PHI5th in per-game fantasy value last year · led the league at 38 min · 21.4 FGA
His volume can only go down with Brown, LeBron and Embiid around him. Rotoworld won't take him before the low 20s.
ADP #10Our projections #18Boogie Nights #16Cited by 1: NBC Sports / Rotoworld (Noah Rubin) - 5
Anthony Davis
PF/C · WAS20 games last season (20.4 PTS, 11.1 REB, 1.7 BLK)
He has missed 14+ games in 10 of 14 seasons and never played for Washington after the trade. He'll share the ball with Trae Young, AJ Dybantsa, Alex Sarr and Kyshawn George, and Deandre Ayton was signed as cover.
Counterpoint: RotoWire notes the games he does play still pay out heavily.
ADP #34Our projections #20Boogie Nights #20 - 6
Joel Embiid
C · PHI33.6% usage when he plays
Elite when he's on the floor, but every points ranking now treats him as a high-variance swing, not a cornerstone. Fantrax dropped him from 56 to 80 over load management.
ADP #52Our projections #51Boogie Nights #59 - 7
Brandon Ingram
SG/SF/PF · LACMay heel surgery revealed a partially torn Achilles
He'll miss the start of the season with a 3-to-6-month recovery, and rest days are likely once he's back. Fantrax dropped him from 70 to 124, and Fantasy Six Pack says avoid him completely. Our boards already tag him OUT.
ADP #81Our projections #87Boogie Nights #92Cited by 2: Fantasy Six Pack (Greyson Adams), FantraxHQ (Jacob Dunne) - 8
Ja Morant
PG · POR79 games over the last three seasons · 19.5 PTS, 3.3 REB last year
He's in a crowded Portland backcourt with Damian Lillard and Jrue Holiday, and RotoWire's guard preview calls his ADP of 90 too high.
Counterpoint: The Yahoo points mock disagrees and ranks him 45th, calling pick 86 a value.
ADP #80Our projections #77Boogie Nights #73 - 9
De'Aaron Fox
PG/SG · SASRegular season: 18.6 PTS, 6.2 AST · playoffs: about 6 fewer PTS on 34.3% FG
Dylan Harper outscored him off the bench (18 points on 49%), his ankle may not be fully healed, and he could be traded. ADP around 80.
ADP #65Our projections #61Boogie Nights #58 - 10
Zion Williamson
C/PF · NOP62 games: 21.0 PTS, 5.7 REB, 0.5 BLK, no threes
ESPN's Steve Alexander doubts he plays 50 games and says he's drafted on name value. Athlon also flags him as an injury fade.
Counterpoint: NBA.com/RotoWire list him as a points-league riser because he scores in volume when he plays.
ADP #60Our projections #42Boogie Nights #44Cited by 2: ESPN (ESPN Fantasy panel), Athlon Sports (Athlon Sports) - 11
Myles Turner
C · MIL11.9 PTS, 5.3 REB (lowest since his rookie year), 44% FG
His blocks-and-threes profile is built for category leagues. In points leagues he gives you little, and Kel'el Ware is coming for his minutes.
Counterpoint: RotoBaller calls him a 'boring winner' at Yahoo rank 118.
ADP #106Our projections #135Boogie Nights #132 - 12
Norman Powell
SG/SF · CHI21.7+ PTS in each of the last two seasons · career highs of 3.7 REB and 2.5 AST
He's a scorer and nothing else. In points leagues his rebounds and assists are too thin to support his draft price.
ADP #82Our projections #72Boogie Nights #78Cited by 1: Yahoo Sports / RotoWire (Mike Barner) - 13
Stephen Curry
PG · GSWAge 38 · value built on threes and free throws
Points scoring hands out little extra for the two things that make Curry elite. NBA.com/RotoWire say the discount is justified, but High Score formats are the exception.
ADP #26Our projections #30Boogie Nights #32Cited by 2: NBA.com / RotoWire (Alex Barutha), RotoWire (Alex Barutha) - 14
Franz Wagner
PF/SF · ORLYahoo ADP 52 · ESPN ADP 71
He offers few defensive stats and has a history of injuries. Banchero will have the ball more and Jalen Suggs runs the offense, so Fantasy Six Pack sees no path to earning his price.
Counterpoint: RotoWire's points rankings think his secure role behind Banchero holds up.
ADP #53Our projections #44Boogie Nights #47Cited by 1: Fantasy Six Pack (Greyson Adams)
Rank chips: ADP is the FantasyPros consensus (Yahoo + ESPN). 'Our projections' is the average rank on our ESPN, Yahoo and FantasyPros boards under trebevicka23 scoring, and 'Boogie Nights' is the same under Boogie Nights scoring (AST +1.25, STL/BLK +2, PF −0.5). Stats and quotes are from the linked articles; the write-ups are ours. Updated Oct 16, 2026.