Fantasy Basketball: 2024-25 Pacific Division Team Previews

By Noah Rubin

The 2024-25 NBA season is a little over one month away, making this prime time for fantasy managers to prepare for their drafts. Rotoworld will have articles dropping throughout this time, beginning with fantasy-related thoughts on every team. Next up in our division-by-division previews is the Pacific Division.

While the Lakers couldn’t make any significant moves, that was not true for the Clippers, Kings, and Warriors. Paul George and Klay Thompson were notable departures, while Sacramento acquired DeMar DeRozan via sign-and-trade. Last but not least, Phoenix addressed its costly point guard deficiency by adding Tyus Jones and Monte Morris in free agency.

2024-25 NBA Pacific Division Team Previews

Golden State Warriors

2023-24 Record: 46-36

Pace: 99.91 (11th)

Offensive Rating: 116.9 (9th)

Defensive Rating: 114.5 (15th)

One Potential Sleeper: De’Anthony Melton

With Klay Thompson and Chris Paul gone, plenty of minutes will be on the perimeter. Brandin Podziemski should get the first crack at the starting job, but Melton can significantly impact fantasy basketball in limited minutes. If Melton and Buddy Hield are the backups in the backcourt, they should be able to make a big impact in fantasy in limited minutes. Melton has been a top-100 player in 9-cat leagues the past two seasons in around 27 minutes per game. His 3-pointers and steals will be valuable.

One Potential Bust: Trayce Jackson-Davis

While he should be their primary center option, that doesn’t lock him in as a starter. Steve Kerr hasn’t been shy in the past about changing his starting unit, and while he may use TJD as a starter at times, there is still a chance that he starts Draymond Green and Jonathan Kuminga at power forward and center more often than not. Jackson-Davis can still have an impact in limited minutes, but he doesn’t have the upside that most starting centers across the league have.

Notable Number: 1,924

Since entering the league in 2016-17, that’s how many 3-pointers Hield has hit, which is second to Stephen Curry during that stretch. Hield has played more games than Klay during that stretch, so this isn’t saying that…

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Publish date : 2024-09-19 13:00:00

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