2025-26 Fantasy Basketball Draft Prep Guide: Rankings, strategy, sleepers, mock draft results, and more

The Rotoworld Basketball staff is excited to set you up for success, both on draft day and throughout the 2025-26 season. This year is especially exciting as the NBA returns to NBC and streams on Peacock, and we’re ready to bring you the fantasy coverage to match.

On this page, you’ll find links to all of our preseason content in one place. We have rankings in various formats, position breakdowns, mock draft analysis, and general draft strategy.

And this is just scratching the surface of what we’ll have to offer. As the NBA preseason ramps up, we’ll continue adding fresh rankings, analysis, and strategy articles. Bookmark this page and check back often to stay ahead of your league.

Happy drafting season!

🏀 2025 FANTASY BASKETBALL RANKINGS

Preseason Top 200 led by Jokić, SGA (UPDATED OCT 9 - LeBron James injury)

Dynasty Top 300: Wemby, SGA, and Cooper Flagg’s arrival

Top 10 rookies led by Cooper Flagg

Top 20 second-year player rankings led by Clingan, Sarr

Herro, Fox among ADP fallers in fantasy drafts

As the NBA preseason rolls on, Raphielle Johnson and Noah Rubin name some players falling in fantasy basketball drafts, including Tyler Herro

🏀 2025 FANTASY BASKETBALL POSITION BREAKDOWNS, PLAYER PROFILES

Top 50 Fantasy Basketball Guards

Top 50 Fantasy Basketball Forwards

Top 50 Fantasy Basketball Centers

Anunoby, Poole highlight fantasy value picks

Raphielle Johnson and Noah Rubin go over their fantasy basketball value picks ahead of the 2025-26 NBA season, with Jordan Poole, OG Anunoby and Tari Easton highlighting their list.

🏀 2025 FANTASY BASKETBALL MOCK DRAFTS

📺 Rotoworld Basketball Expert Mock Draft Show

🗒️ Written Analysis from Expert Mock Draft Show

• Take Giannis and Don’t Look Back
• Building Around SGA
• Is Nikola Jokic the Top Pick?
• Where to go after drafting Luka Doncic?
• Paolo Banchero leads team built from 12th pick

Salary Cap Mock Draft: Jokic, SGA command high prices

Holiday, Aldama among biggest fantasy ADP risers

Raphielle Johnson and Noah Rubin break down the biggest ADP risers in fantasy basketball, including Portland Trail Blazers' Jrue Holiday, Memphis Grizzlies' Santi Aldama and more.

🏀 2025 FANTASY BASKETBALL STRATEGY ARTICLES

Draft Strategy Mega Guide

15 Tips to Make Your Draft Day (and Season) More Fun

Breakout Picks: Can Reed Sheppard, Toumani Camara take a leap?

Projecting the Top 25 players for 2030

Who to pair with Jokic, Wembanyama, Antetokounmpo

Franz Wagner, Zion Williamson headline staff favorites in drafts

Jalen Brunson, James Harden among staff fades based on ADP

Top three-point targets include Payton Pritchard, Norman Powell

Dynasty Sleepers: Kyshawn George and Nikola Jović among names to watch

LeBron James, Paolo Banchero among players to avoid in drafts

Hacking the Default Rankings

Fantasy Basketball Category Punt Guide for 2025-26

Draft Tips and Beginners’ Guide for Fantasy Basketball

NBA Tip-Off October 21 on NBC and Peacock

NBA Tip-Off is not just the start of a new season, it marks the beginning of a new era.