- ABC News
- October 22, 2015
Recognizing the behavior of the market based on average draft position is quite crucial to success in fantasy basketball. Finding players who you believe are being drafted too high or too low helps establish a game plan for when you are on the clock in a competitive draft environment. With an eye on finding both players on both sides of the value spectrum, we discuss some of the more interesting assets based on average draft results in ESPN leagues. Profit Players Kyle Lowry, Toronto Raptors: The newly svelte Nova product is leading the league this preseason in scoring, thanks in large part to a massive usage rate of 31.1 and 7.5 free throws per game -- good for sixth in the league. As John Cregan recently noted in his auction draft breakdown, point guard is a top-heavy market this season, with managers best served netting at least one elite option at the position. I consider Lowry to be a far closer fantasy peer to...