Category Studs: Points, Rebounds, And Assists Targets For Fantasy Basketball (2025-2026)

Regardless of whether you play points or categories leagues in fantasy basketball, one thing is true: players who can stuff the boxscore are immensely valuable. Building a team with strengths around harder-to-get areas, like steals and blocks, is important, but without a strong foundation around the most important areas of the game, winning a minimum […]

Fantasy Basketball Punting Guide and Strategies - Top Targets for 2025-26 Drafts

When drafting your fantasy team, there are several different strategies that you can deploy. Rather than blindly building out your roster based on who's available, it's crucial to enter your draft with a well-defined game plan. Over the last decade, punting categories have become a tactical strategy across the fantasy community. If you aren't familiar […]

Alex Burns's Fantasy Basketball Rankings (Categories): Top 200 for 2025-2026 Drafts

If you are reading this, congratulations! You have officially entered into the greatest time of the year - Fantasy Basketball draft season! With the NBA regular season set to tip off in just a few short weeks, now is the ultimate time to begin preparations for your draft(s). And what better way to start than […]

Mid-Round Values To Target In 2025 Fantasy Basketball Drafts

The first three rounds of fantasy basketball drafts are pretty predictable for the most part, with very few surprises as managers snag the best, well-established fantasy players to build their teams around. I'm a firm believer that the middle rounds of the draft are where you can do the most work to get a leg […]

Fantasy Basketball Forwards Sleepers: ADP Analysis for 2025-2026 Drafts

Look past the MLB postseason and the meat of the NFL schedule, and you'll see the start of the NBA season. October is the best sports month of the year. Change my mind. For those studying for fantasy basketball season, you likely know the studs and early-round picks. Victor Wembanyama and Luka Doncic? Those are […]

Fantasy Basketball Sleepers: Guards - Draft Values for 2025-2026

Don't blink, because you might just miss the start of the 2025-26 NBA preseason! Yes, while we might be distracted by the NFL season for now, the NBA season is coming fast, and fantasy enthusiasts are already preparing for their upcoming drafts. Of course, they all want to find a few sleepers, those guys who […]

Category Studs: Blocks And Steals Targets For Fantasy Basketball (2025-2026)

It's about that time of the year to check in on the Stock Market. Oh, you thought we were heading to Wall Street? No, we're forecasting the NBA regular season to predict which players will lead the league in blocks and steals this season. Finding the right player who stacks up "stocks" (steals + blocks) […]

Third-Year Fantasy Basketball Breakouts for 2025-26

We're just a few weeks away from the start of the 2025-26 NBA preseason, and around a month away from the start of the regular season. This offseason wasn't as "wild" as most fans and analysts had predicted, as teams are focused on copying the Thunder's blueprint and developing their young players. When it comes […]

2025-26 NBA Dynasty Rookie Rankings for Fantasy Basketball

As we approach the 2025-2026 NBA season, many dynasty managers have already begun holding their 2025 rookie drafts. With a few months to let the draft percolate and see how the NBA’s newest players are performing early after Summer League, I’m prepared to enter the remainder of the offseason with a fresh idea of where […]

Top 150 NBA Dynasty Rankings for Fantasy Basketball (Categories)

As we inch closer and closer to the 2025-2026 NBA season, it’s time to start thinking ahead about your dynasty basketball team and where your players stand after another season. Today, I’m excited to deliver my comprehensive dynasty basketball player rankings for category leagues here at RotoBaller. In this article, I will cover my top […]

2025 NBA Free Agents Roundup - Best Available Players, Projected Movement, and Fantasy Impact

We are entering the third day of the NBA free agency moratorium, and we've already seen quite a bit of player movement with deals being struck and even some trades being made within the first 48 hours. Teams can continue to negotiate with free agents the rest of this week, and then players are officially […]

2025 NBA Draft Results - First Round Winners and Losers

The first round of the 2025 NBA Draft is over, and the second round is set to take place tonight. There is still plenty of talent left on the board heading into the second round, but the biggest impact players have already been selected by their new teams. While many picks went as expected, there […]

2025 NBA Mock Draft - Projected First Round Picks and Player Analysis

The NBA Finals will be settled tonight as the Pacers and Thunder play Game 7. Then the league will quickly shift its focus to the 2025 NBA Draft as the first round is set to take place on Wednesday, June 25, and the second round on the following night. Last month, my good friend Jamie […]

NBA DFS: Top Daily Fantasy Expert Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (6/22/25)

Welcome back, RotoBallers! Well, this is it. After 82 regular-season games and four grueling, long playoff series, the NBA Finals will come down to a decisive Game 7 for the first time since LeBron and the Cavaliers faced Stephen Curry and the Warriors back in 2016. The Indiana Pacers won't go away, showing incredible resilience […]

NBA DFS Showdown Targets for 6/19/25 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Hello, RotoBallers! This article gives you a daily grasp of a few targets we can use for GPPs and cash. The rest of my picks can be found in our Premium RotoBaller Discord, along with my best props for the evening. Join […]

NBA DFS: Top Daily Fantasy Expert Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (6/19/25)

The 2025 NBA Finals could be coming to a close. The Oklahoma City Thunder are one win away from taking the trophy home for the first time as a franchise. The Indiana Pacers will look to extend their Finals run one more time, though, but will they have Tyrese Haliburton to do it? OKC is […]

NBA DFS Showdown Targets for 6/16/25 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Hello, RotoBallers! This article gives you a daily grasp of a few targets we can use for GPPs and cash. The rest of my picks can be found in our Premium RotoBaller Discord, along with my best props for the evening. Join […]

NBA DFS: Top Daily Fantasy Expert Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (6/16/25)

The 2025 NBA Finals between the Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder has been every bit as good as advertised. As we head into tonight’s pivotal Game 5, the series is tied 2–2. Both teams bring some momentum into Game 5 tonight. The Pacers have to be thrilled with it being a tied series at this point […]

NBA DFS Showdown Targets for 6/13/25 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Hello, RotoBallers! This article gives you a daily grasp of a few targets we can use for GPPs and cash. The rest of my picks can be found in our Premium RotoBaller Discord, along with my best props for the evening. Join […]

NBA DFS: Top Daily Fantasy Expert Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (6/13/25)

Welcome back, RotoBallers! The NBA Finals continue this Friday night as the Indiana Pacers host the Oklahoma City Thunder for Game 4. After splitting the first two games of the series in OKC, the Pacers won Game 3 behind a 27-point game from Bennedict Mathurin. Indiana can take a commanding 3-1 lead with another home […]

NBA DFS: Top Daily Fantasy Expert Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (6/11/25)

Welcome back, RotoBallers! After two days off, the NBA Finals are back in action on Wednesday night for Game 3 as the scene shifts to Indiana for an extremely important Game 3. Each team won one of the first two games in the series, and whoever emerges as the winner on Wednesday will have a […]

NBA DFS: Top Daily Fantasy Expert Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (6/8/25)

Welcome back, RotoBallers! Game 1 of the NBA Finals delivered us a masterpiece as the Indiana Pacers stormed back from a nine-point deficit with under three minutes left to play. Oklahoma City held a 94.1% win probability at that point, but a series of big plays and a Tyrese Haliburton long-range two at the buzzer […]

NBA DFS Showdown Targets for 6/5/25 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Hello, RotoBallers! This article gives you a daily grasp of a few targets we can use for GPPs and cash. The rest of my picks can be found in our Premium RotoBaller Discord, along with my best props for the evening. Join […]

NBA DFS: Top Daily Fantasy Expert Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (6/5/25)

Welcome back, RotoBallers! The day is finally here! The NBA Finals are down to the Indiana Pacers and the Oklahoma City Thunder. If you had told me this is who it would have been at the beginning of the season, I might have said you are absurd. The Pacers have proved they are here for […]

NBA DFS: Top Daily Fantasy Expert Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (5/31/25)

The NBA playoffs are back after a night off, with the Knicks and Pacers resuming the Eastern Conference Finals. It's Game 6 tonight in Indianapolis as the Pacers try to finish off the Knicks and advance to the NBA Finals. New York won't go quietly, though, and I expect a good game regardless of who […]

NBA DFS Showdown Targets for 5/29/25 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Hello, RotoBallers! This article gives you a daily grasp of a few targets we can use for GPPs and cash. The rest of my picks can be found in our Premium RotoBaller Discord, along with my best props for the evening. Join […]

NBA DFS: Top Daily Fantasy Expert Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (5/29/25)

Welcome back, RotoBallers! We are back for Game 5 between the Indiana Pacers and the New York Knicks. The Pacers hold a 3-1 lead on the Knicks and look to close them out here in Game 5. Karl-Anthony Towns and Aaron Nesmith are both questionable coming into this one, but I imagine we see both […]

NBA DFS Showdown Targets for 5/28/25 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Hello, RotoBallers! This article gives you a daily grasp of a few targets we can use for GPPs and cash. The rest of my picks can be found in our Premium RotoBaller Discord, along with my best props for the evening. Join […]

NBA DFS: Top Daily Fantasy Expert Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (5/28/25)

Welcome back, RotoBallers! This Wednesday night, the Thunder are back home in Oklahoma City looking to book a trip to the NBA Finals. They took a commanding 3-1 series lead with a tough road win on Monday, and have a chance to close out the series with a win at home, where they won both […]