Fantasy basketball guide: Player rankings, schedule grid and draft tips

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  ESPN FantasyOct 9, 2026, 04:00 PM ET

All of our pre-draft content is available in our Fantasy basketball draft guide, which includes rankings and projections for H2H points as well as roto/category leagues.

It also includes player profiles, strategies for every kind of draft, expert mock drafts, sleepers, busts, breakouts and much more from some of the best minds in fantasy basketball.

When it comes to draft day, you'll want to print out our handy rankings cheat sheets (so you can keep track of which players have been drafted and who you should grab next). Next, our ESPN draft tips cheat sheet is a collection of our best pre-draft content, including the five players each of our experts are targeting in drafts.

Finally, our NBA schedule grid will help you select players who will play extra games during the fantasy playoffs and avoid those with thin schedules.

Draft tips cheat sheet

Download a PDF of our cheat sheet, which includes sleepers, busts, breakouts, Eric Karabell's "Do Draft" and "Do Not" draft lists, André Snellings' ultimate draft board and more. Just click, print draft and win! »

Top 150 fantasy basketball rankings: H2H points league scoring

André Snellings ranks his top 150 players for fantasy basketball leagues that use standard ESPN head-to-head points league scoring systems. Download PDF »

Top 150 fantasy basketball rankings: Roto/category league scoring

Snellings ranks his top 150 players for fantasy basketball leagues that use eight-category (points, 3s, assists, rebounds, steals, blocks, field goal percentage and free throw percentage) rotisserie (roto) scoring systems. Download PDF »

Schedule grid

Plan ahead for your head-to-head and weekly matchups so you have players with quality schedules and avoid those who play fewer games. Download PDF »