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It may still be hot in many parts of the world, but Thursday’s release of the 2024-25 regular season schedule means we’re getting closer to “fantasy basketball time.” While some aren’t in too much of a rush to get going, especially those participating in fantasy baseball and football leagues, others are raring to go. A few of us have already begun to participate in fantasy mock drafts with an eye toward the upcoming season.
With that in mind, the Rotoworld fantasy basketball staff decided to have fun and produce way too early Top 25 rankings for 8-cat formats. With turnovers no longer on the table as a scoring category, some high-volume players who take a hit in 9-cat become elite options in 8-cat. Conversely, players who don’t struggle with turnovers can slide in the rankings. Below are some thoughts on the early rankings, followed by the Top 25 submitted by each writer.
1. Nikola Jokic
2. Victor Wembanyama
3. Luka Doncic
4. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
5. Joel Embiid
There’s no shortage of people who believe Wembanyama should be 1.1 in fantasy rankings. As well as he played as a rookie, the 2023-24 season set a high floor for the Spurs phenom. And with San Antonio solidifying the point guard position by adding Chris Paul, Wemby could take off in Year 2. However, he wasn’t ranked high enough across the board to overtake Jokic here, especially when being able to remove the Joker’s turnover number (3.0 per game last season). You can’t go wrong with either big if holding a top-2 pick in fantasy drafts.
Embiid is the biggest surprise of the Top-5 due to availability issues. While there weren’t any significant concerns during the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons, the Process only played in 31 games in 2023-24. Add in the Paris Olympics and the addition of Paul George, using a Top-5 pick on Embiid would come with significant risk, despite his production when healthy.
6. Anthony Davis
7. Giannis Antetokounmpo
8. Jayson Tatum
9. Trae Young
10. Tyrese Haliburton
Opinions about Antetokounmpo varied, with three writers ranking him within their Top 10s and the fourth placing him outside of the Top 20. Turnovers haven’t been his only issue…
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Publish date : 2024-08-16 13:00:00
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