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Fantasy basketball cheat sheet: All the names you need to know

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The 2025-26 fantasy basketball season is just around the corner and drafts are happening right now! Are you prepared? We bet you are. But if you're not, we bet we can get you there.

Either way, you need the Fantasy Basketball Cheat Sheet. How does it differ from other cheat sheets? Well, these aren't rankings, (although we have those too). Rather, we've aggregated all the names you need to know from the best preseason content we've put out over the past month-plus.

So you can read André Snellings' Ultimate Draft Board or Eric Karabell's Do and Do Not Draft lists and get an edge over the competition on draft day.

This cheat sheet covers the names you need to know from:

  • AndrĂ© Snellings' Ultimate Draft Board

  • Eric Karabell's 'Do Not Draft' List

  • Karabell's 'Do Draft' List

  • Jim McCormick sleepers to target

  • Steve Alexander's five stars to pass on in drafts

  • Rookie guide: How early to pick Flagg, Harper and eight others

  • Eric Moody's mid-round draft targets

  • Staff's sleepers, breakouts and busts

  • Staff's five 'must-draft' players


Download the Ultimate Fantasy Basketball Cheat Sheet (PDF)

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