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Domantas Sabonis is a prime fantasy basketball target in points leagues. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
When preparing for your fantasy basketball draft, knowing every detail of your league’s settings is important. Depending on the scoring format, some players could have drastically different values. Let’s dive into points leagues to discuss draft strategies and some appealing players to target.
Points League Draft Strategy
One of the biggest differences between points leagues compared to standard category leagues is we don’t have to worry about a player’s field-goal or free-throw percentage. In a points league, players receive an assigned fantasy point value for every statistic they record. For example, many points leagues will give a player 1.0 fantasy points for every actual point they score in a game, 1.2 points per rebound, 1.5 points per assist, 2.0 points per steal and 2.0 points per block. There may also be negative points assigned to turnovers.
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In category leagues, players with poor efficiency statistics can drag down fantasy managers. A good example of a player who holds more value in points leagues than standard category leagues is Giannis Antetokounmpo. His counting stats are usually off the charts. Last season, he averaged 30.4 points, 11.5 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.1 blocks per game. He has averaged at least 27.7 points, 11.0 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 1.0 blocks in each of the last six seasons.
The downside with Giannis in category leagues is he does not shoot well from the charity stripe. He hit only 65.7% of his free-throw attempts last season and has converted no more than 68.5% of his attempts in four of the last five seasons. What really drags him down in that department is that he has averaged at least 10.0 free-throw attempts in four of the last five seasons. That type of volume at such a poor efficiency rate can make Giannis difficult to build around in category leagues. However, since that doesn’t matter in points leagues, Giannis should be one of the top options to consider drafting in the first…
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Publish date : 2024-09-13 09:45:00
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