Many managers willingly punt a particular statistical category while building their teams. With that in mind, we’ve put together a guide offering some advice on each of the nine major categories ahead of the 2024-25 season.
Last season’s data courtesy of Basketball Monster
2024-25 Punt Rankings courtesy of Rotoworld
Punt Assists
The decision to punt assists usually boosts the value of big men who aren’t generally among the elite fantasy targets. However, this does not mean fantasy managers should look to take these players off the board within the first three rounds. Maybe one jumps a little earlier than usual for one of these players, but not to an extreme. Last season, Daniel Gafford, Deandre Ayton, Brook Lopez, and Rudy Gobert were all top 25 players in formats where assists were punted, with Myles Turner just inside the top 30. However, when comparing the 9-cat top 25 with a punt assists top 25, there weren’t any significant shifts. Victor Wembanyama was ranked sixth in the latter and seventh in the former, while Donovan Mitchell offered first-round value in a punt assists model.
First-round Targets: Victor Wembanyama, Anthony Davis, Joel Embiid
Second-round Targets: Donovan Mitchell, Chet Holmgren, Lauri Markkanen, Karl-Anthony Towns
Third round and later: Evan Mobley, Rudy Gobert, Jarrett Allen, Jalen Johnson, Nic Claxton
2024-25 Top 12, Punting Assists
Nikola Jokic
Victor Wembanyama
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Anthony Davis
Chet Holmgren
Jayson Tatum
Luka Doncic
Joel Embiid
Myles Turner
Lauri Markkanen
Donovan Mitchell
Punt Rebounds
While punting assists tend to boost the fantasy values of big men, perimeter players are the primary beneficiaries of a punt rebound build. Of the players ranked in the top 12 of per-game fantasy value in a punt rebound build for last season, only four would be classified as bigs: Joel Embiid, Nikola Jokic, Anthony Davis, and Victor Wembanyama. Fred VanVleet provided first-round per-game value in punt rebound builds, while Tyrese Maxey was a few spots beneath that threshold. Also among the top 25 (at least 50 games played) were Jalen Brunson, Derrick White, and Trae Young.
First-round Targets: Shai…
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Author : NBC Sports
Publish date : 2024-10-03 16:30:00
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