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Fantasy basketball draft kit for 2020-21 season

We’ve got all you need to prepare you for your fantasy basketball draft, including top 100 rankings, team previews and sleepers and busts.

LeBron James and Anthony Davis of the Los Angeles Lakers share a smile during Game Six of the NBA Finals on October 11, 2020 at AdventHealth Arena in Orlando, Florida.  Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images

The 2020-21 NBA season is right around the corner, so you’re probably preparing for your fantasy basketball draft! Well, you’re in the right place because we’ve got everything you need to make sound picks this season. Whether it’s a 10-team league, 12-team league, 14-team league, dynasty or keeper league, we’ve got you covered with top 100 rankings, rookie rankings, sleepers and busts, as well as team previews. You can find all our content below with quick links or head to our NBA main page or DraftKings Playbook page.

Fantasy basketball rankings

Comprehensive top 100 rankings from NBA deputy editor Ben Zweiman and DK Nation Staff Writer Ameer Tyree. Plus, Zweiman ranks his top 15 rookies to target in season-long fantasy for standard and dynasty leagues.

Top 100 players
Top 15 rookies

Sleepers

Ameer Tyree shares his top sleepers to target at each position according to where they’re being drafted in season-long fantasy basketball leagues.

Point guard
Shooting guard
Small forward
Power forward
Center

Deep Sleepers

We give you some more sleeper picks, but this time we’re looking at players way down your draft board. Consider these late-round targets who could pay off long-term.

Point Guard
Shooting Guard
Small Forward
Power Forward
Center — Coming soon!

Busts

Ameer Tyree gives you his top players to avoid at each position in your fantasy basketball draft based on their ADP.

Point Guard
Shooting Guard
Small Forward
Power Forward
Center

ADP Battles

We take a look at some players who are being selected in the same draft range as each other and recommend which of them you should draft.

Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Luka Doncic
Devin Booker vs. Trae Young
Kawhi Leonard vs. Jimmy Butler
Rudy Gobert vs. Deandre Ayton
D’Angelo Russell vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
John Collins vs. LaMarcus Aldridge
Michael Porter Jr. vs. Tyler Herro
Jaren Jackson Jr. vs. James Wiseman

Draft Strategy

Need to mix up your strategies heading into your draft? We take a look at different ways to get ahead of the competition in season-long formats.

Projecting best offenses this season

Division predictions

We take a look at all six divisions in the NBA and try to predict how the standings will shake out by the end of the season. You can also find previews for each team, which include depth charts, roster battles in training camp and fantasy basketball targets.

Atlantic Division
Central Division
Southeast Division
Northwest Division
Pacific Division
Southwest Division