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FantasyBall365 @fantasyball365.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

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FantasyBall365 @fantasyball365.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

I expect his usage to come down with a fully healthy Toronto team looking to compete. He is basically just a flier pick to me, who I would consider if I was punting one or more of his bad categories.

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FantasyBall365 @fantasyball365.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Barrett’s dramatic value difference in points and categories has always impacted his ADP, and he is being drafted way too high per usual. His limited 9cat fantasy game outside of points severely limits his value, and has had fringe standard league value in the past few seasons.

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FantasyBall365 @fantasyball365.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

RJ Barrett 2025-26 Fantasy Outlook (THREAD) ADPs Yahoo: 78 Fantrax: 98 ESPN: 90 My 9cat Target Range: 120-140 9cat Per Game Rank 2024-25: 227th Category Strengths: Points Punt Pairings: FG%, FT%, Blocks, Steals, TO

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FantasyBall365 @fantasyball365.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

I am worried about minutes & role, but if the minutes are high in the first week this will look like a no brainer pick in hindsight. The ADPs implies that there’s not much interest in Huff. Whether Huff gets drafted in your league is a perfect measuring stick of competitiveness.

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FantasyBall365 @fantasyball365.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Huff is one of my favorite late round flier picks. It’s likely that he starts in Indiana and doesn’t have much competition unless Indiana opts to go small with Siakam & Toppin. Huff has elite per minute numbers and we should get a chance to see those numbers in a larger sample.

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FantasyBall365 @fantasyball365.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Jay Huff 2025-26 Fantasy Outlook (THREAD) ADPs Yahoo: 139 Fantrax: 144 ESPN: 140 My 9cat Target Range: Priority Late Round Flier 9cat Per Game Rank 2024-25: 277th Category Strengths: Blocks, FG%, Threes, FT% Punt Pairings: Steals, Points, Rebounds, Assists

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FantasyBall365 @fantasyball365.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Bane was traded to Orlando where he’ll move to be the third scoring option. Drafting at current ADPs is nearly drafting as if he’s still in Memphis. Bane will still be Bane, but you have to expect some notable regression for a player moving from option 1b to 3.

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FantasyBall365 @fantasyball365.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Desmond Bane 2025-26 Fantasy Outlook (THREAD) ADPs Yahoo: 45 Fantrax: 43 ESPN: 46 My 9cat Target Range: 45-55 9cat Per Game Rank 2024-25: 32nd 9cat Totals Rank 2024-25: 38th Category Strengths: Threes, Points, Assists, FT% Punt Pairings: Balanced, Blocks

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FantasyBall365 @fantasyball365.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Even if he got a long term extension, the Yahoo ADP is still too high. I expect those to come down after the contract news. I honestly don’t see Cam Thomas as anything more than a flier pick. Even with everything going right the past 2 seasons, his value has been fringe.

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FantasyBall365 @fantasyball365.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

I expect lower minutes, and many more missed games, if they don’t eventually pull him out of the rotation entirely. His fantasy game remains limited, and also relies on very high usage and the offense to be built around him to produce fringe fantasy value.

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FantasyBall365 @fantasyball365.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

I don’t have much interest at all in Cam Thomas. Signing a minimum 1 year deal after failed long term contract negotiations is a huge red flag for his fantasy value. Playing for a bottom 5 team who has no future for you, will also have no incentive to gameplan around you.

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FantasyBall365 @fantasyball365.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Cam Thomas 2025-26 Fantasy Outlook (THREAD) ADPs Yahoo: 77 Fantrax: 96 ESPN: 100 My 9cat Target Range: Late Round Flier 9cat Per Game Rank 2024-25: 113th 9cat Totals Rank 2024-25: Category Strengths: Points, Threes, FT% Punt Pairings: FG%, Rebounds, Steals, Blocks

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FantasyBall365 @fantasyball365.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

The ADPs have a wide range across the board. Yahoo is comical, Fantrax still too high, and ESPN is somehow the most reasonable one. I except them to be adjusted by draft day. There are plenty of upside shots I love in this draft range, but Markkanen is not one.

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FantasyBall365 @fantasyball365.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Markkanen provided top 20 per game value in 2 of the last 3 seasons, but his per game numbers were awful last season without much fall off in minutes. Having to worry about rested games AND questionable value per game are 2 red flags that are hard to for me to get past.

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FantasyBall365 @fantasyball365.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Markkanen could theoretically be really good this season, but it’s difficult for me to trust him with any significant amount of draft capital. He only played 47 games last season. I think the random missed games won’t be as bad this season, but I can’t say that confidently.

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FantasyBall365 @fantasyball365.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Lauri Markkanen 2025-26 Fantasy Outlook (THREAD) ADPs Yahoo: 44 Fantrax: 68 ESPN: 86 My 9cat Target Range: 70-90 9cat Per Game Rank 2024-25: 93rd 9cat Totals Rank 2024-25: 173rd Category Strengths: Threes, Points, Rebounds, FT% Punt Pairings: Assists

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FantasyBall365 @fantasyball365.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

If all goes right and he returns in January, there will be a long ramp up period, and it could be slow and frustrating as New Orleans will likely have nothing to play for. There is a chance he ramps up in time to be useful in fantasy playoffs, but the odds are slim it works out.

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FantasyBall365 @fantasyball365.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Murray is expected to return early 2026. He is a reasonable late pick at current Yahoo ADP, but only if your league has 3+ IL spots.

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FantasyBall365 @fantasyball365.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Dejounte Murray 2025-26 Fantasy Outlook (THREAD) ADPs Yahoo: 125 Fantrax: 122 ESPN: 112 My 9cat Target Range: 120-156 9cat Per Game Rank 2024-25: 66th Category Strengths: Steals, Assists, Points, Threes Punt Pairings: FG%, Blocks

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FantasyBall365 @fantasyball365.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

McConnell is a high floor, low ceiling player you can consider at the end of drafts. He’s not an exciting pick, but he could last longer on your roster than a lot of other options in this range. His production in Steals, Assists, and FG% is a rare and useful combination.

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FantasyBall365 @fantasyball365.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

McConnell will benefit from increased opportunity with Haliburton out. Nembhard is the biggest beneficiary, but it’s also worth keeping an eye on McConnell, who only needs minutes in the low 20s to be rosterable.

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FantasyBall365 @fantasyball365.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

TJ McConnell 2025-26 Fantasy Outlook (THREAD) ADPs Yahoo: 132 Fantrax: 138 ESPN: 130 My 9cat Target Range: Deeper Late Round Flier 9cat Per Game Rank 2024-25: 218th Category Strengths: Assists, Steals, FG% Punt Pairings: Points, Threes, Rebounds, Blocks

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FantasyBall365 @fantasyball365.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

He signed a long term contract extension, and has a chance to bounce back this season. His role is far from safe, and there’s a chance of a trade, but there’s not much risk drafting him at current ADPs, and works incredibly well for certain 9cat builds if things go right.

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FantasyBall365 @fantasyball365.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Claxton has decent value at current ADPs. He fell off quite a lot last season as he looked disengaged, and saw his minutes fall as a result. For someone whose value is entirely dependent on effort stats like blocks and rebounds, his fantasy value took a huge hit.

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FantasyBall365 @fantasyball365.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Nicolas Claxton 2025-26 Fantasy Outlook (THREAD) ADPs Yahoo: 106 Fantrax: 99 ESPN: 116 My 9cat Target Range: 95-115 9cat Per Game Rank 2024-25: 132nd 9cat Totals Rank 2024-25: 98th Category Strengths: Blocks, FG%, Rebounds Punt Pairings: FT%, Threes, Points, Assists

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FantasyBall365 @fantasyball365.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Brunson has never shown anything to justify being drafted in round 2, and his value could get worse this season. The minutes could come down, and this is one of the worst ADP traps early in the draft.

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FantasyBall365 @fantasyball365.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Jalen Brunson 2025-26 Fantasy Outlook (THREAD) ADPs Yahoo: 22 Fantrax: 23 ESPN: 17 My 9cat Target Range: 35-45 9cat Per Game Rank 2024-25: 50th 9cat Totals Rank 2024-25: 56th Category Strengths: Points, Assists, Threes, FT% Punt Pairings: Rebounds, Blocks

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FantasyBall365 @fantasyball365.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Poeltl will destroy this number per game as we saw last season. I don’t think he’ll rest any games unless he’s actually injured, and the minutes still have room to rise. I’ll be targeting Poeltl way before any of his ADPs.

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FantasyBall365 @fantasyball365.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Poeltl admitted to us in training camp last year that Toronto was not trying to win games, and it led to a lot of egregious resting down the stretch. Toronto seems confident with this roster to make a genuine push for the playoffs. There’s a lot of money committed to this core.

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FantasyBall365 @fantasyball365.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Poeltl is being undervalued at the moment, with a lot of centers ahead of him that should probably go after him. His availability is probably the driving factor, but I have reasons to believe he will be on the court much more frequently than the previous 2 seasons.

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FantasyBall365 @fantasyball365.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Jakob Poeltl 2025-26 Fantasy Outlook (THREAD) ADPs Yahoo: 85 Fantrax: 70 ESPN: 90 My 9cat Target Range: 55-70 9cat Per Game Rank 2024-25: 43rd 9cat Totals Rank 2024-25: 69th Category Strengths: FG%, Blocks, Rebounds Punt Pairings: FT%, Threes

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FantasyBall365 @fantasyball365.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

The inevitable regression, and risk of a trade or role shrinkage, has me lower on Vooch than consensus. There’s a chance he outperforms ADP, but the downside risk is too much to take on for one of your top picks at ADP.

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FantasyBall365 @fantasyball365.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

His season was enabled by outlier hot shooting that I expect to come down and his ranking to fall. He is also 35 years old with his on court impact rapidly falling. Vucevic is also entering a contract year, with constant rumors putting his future in Chicago in doubt.

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FantasyBall365 @fantasyball365.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Vucevic has been a consistently great 9cat fantasy player throughout his career, and is coming off of a huge year, and his best season in 5 years. His number did start to scale back in the second half of the season, but he still finished in the top 20.

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FantasyBall365 @fantasyball365.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Nikola Vucevic 2025-26 Fantasy Outlook (THREAD) ADPs Yahoo: 56 Fantrax: 49 ESPN: 31 My 9cat Target Range: 60-70 9cat Per Game Rank 2024-25: 17th 9cat Totals Rank 2024-25: 12th Category Strengths: Rebounds, Points, FG% Punt Pairings: Balanced, Steals

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FantasyBall365 @fantasyball365.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

The only way I’m considering Embiid is in leagues with multiple IL spots. If your league only has 1 IL spot, I’m not sure I’m even drafting Embiid inside the top 100. If you pull the trigger on Embiid, it’s probably a good idea to prioritize Adem Bona with a late flier pick.

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FantasyBall365 @fantasyball365.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

I have very little expectations for Embiid this season. I’m probably gonna avoid drafting him in most leagues, however I completely understand taking the upside swing.

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FantasyBall365 @fantasyball365.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

It’s unclear if Embiid will play opening night. He will rest back to backs, with random rested games sprinkled in if he’s actually playing.

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FantasyBall365 @fantasyball365.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Embiid is the biggest high risk/high reward proposition on the entire draft board. Embiid would be a top 5 pick without the injury concerns, but the lack of availability is getting worse, with increasingly more concerning reports around his health.

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FantasyBall365 @fantasyball365.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Joel Embiid 2025-26 Fantasy Outlook (THREAD) ADPs Yahoo: 48 Fantrax: 53 ESPN: 62 My 9cat Target Range: 60-100 9cat Per Game Rank 2024-25: 42nd 2024-25 Games Played: 19 2023-24 Games Played: 39 Category Strengths: Points, Rebounds, Blocks, FT%, FG% Punt Pairings: Balanced, TO

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FantasyBall365 @fantasyball365.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Demin will likely be the starting point guard in Brooklyn, which is enough in itself to get drafted as a rookie. He will likely be awful and droppable in the first week, but the role is safe enough to be considered as a deep flier, and a chance at some late draft assists.

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FantasyBall365 @fantasyball365.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Egor Demin 2025-26 Fantasy Outlook (THREAD) ADPs Yahoo: 141 Fantrax: 156 ESPN: 137 My 9cat Target Range: Deeper Late Round Flier Category Strengths: Assists Punt Pairings: FG%, Points

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FantasyBall365 @fantasyball365.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Draft Russell if you need assists late in the draft. He could bring some early season production, but I’m not convinced he’ll remain on your team all season.

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FantasyBall365 @fantasyball365.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Russell will start for Dallas, and doesn’t have much competition at the point guard position. I think it’s possible he can produce numbers similar to his LA & Minnesota years, but I worry about his role in Dallas for minutes and long term.

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FantasyBall365 @fantasyball365.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

D’Angelo Russell 2025-26 Fantasy Outlook (THREAD) ADPs Yahoo: 109 Fantrax: 114 ESPN: 111 My 9cat Target Range: 110-125 9cat Per Game Rank 2024-25: 167th Category Strengths: Assists, Points, Threes Punt Pairings: FG%, Rebounds

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FantasyBall365 @fantasyball365.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

He’s worth a draft pick knowing that his production will probably be fringe unless something opens up in the rotation. If you can handle the inconsistent production, the upside is rewarding enough to hold with a chance his minutes can rise.

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FantasyBall365 @fantasyball365.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Eason is an excellent per minute fantasy producer. Unfortunately, he probably won’t start and it’s going to be tough for him to find enough minutes in this rotation. He also rested back to backs all of last season, and his health is questionable.

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FantasyBall365 @fantasyball365.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Tari Eason 2025-26 Fantasy Outlook (THREAD) ADPs Yahoo: 124 Fantrax: 104 ESPN: 138 My 9cat Target Range: 100-120 9cat Per Game Rank 2024-25: 65th 9cat Totals Rank 2024-25: 80th Category Strengths: Steals, Rebounds, Blocks, TO Punt Pairings: Assists, Points

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