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Projecting fantasy basketball production from the top 2018 NBA Draft picks

ByKeith Parish|
NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 21: NBA Commissioner Adam Silver (C) poses with NBA Draft Prospects Trae Young, Marvin Bagley III, Deandre Ayton and Luka Doncic before the 2018 NBA Draft at the Barclays Center on June 21, 2018 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Mike Lawrie/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 21: NBA Commissioner Adam Silver (C) poses with NBA Draft Prospects Trae Young, Marvin Bagley III, Deandre Ayton and Luka Doncic before the 2018 NBA Draft at the Barclays Center on June 21, 2018 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Mike Lawrie/Getty Images)

The top of the 2018 NBA Draft saw many prospects head to situations where they will have the opportunity to get plenty of minutes and produce early in their careers. Deandre Ayton and Luka Doncic will likely be starting from day one, and the Suns and Mavericks are hoping they can help produce improvements for their respective clubs. Even if wins aren’t an immediate byproduct, fantasy basketball production should be.

To help forecast exactly what these rookies might provide in fantasy next season, Josh Lloyd (@redrock_bball) joins the latest episode of Fastbreak Breakfast. Josh is the host of Locked On Fantasy Basketball and the lead analyst for Basketball Monster. He projects what to expect from Marvin Bagley III, Ayton and Doncic, plus looks at some other surprising rookies whose statistical profiles from college could make them worthy of a pick in your drafts.

Also covered:

  • Will Dennis Schröder be moved so Trae Young can be allowed to be the Hawks’ full-time point guard?
  • Who are the deep sleepers that are worth a late-round flyer in dynasty leagues?
  • What free agent has the most to gain in fantasy basketball by changing teams?
  • For leagues that don’t want to use the turnover category, what is the best non-standard category to replace it with? What are categories not usually offered that Josh would like to see incorporated in rotisserie leagues?
  • Is there a standard, accepted tie breaker for 8-category and 9-category leagues?
  • What are the Magic going to do at guard? How high should we draft D.J. Augustin?

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Original music provided by New Man.

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