Discussion 2024-2025 NBA RDT Discussion: GW16 TUES 11th FEB 10:00am AEST
- Thread starter Connoisseur
- Start date
So have updated the team a bit, lot more analysis on this effort...
PG
Ball - Quick cash grab play here, I think he's going to have a big year, there's probably better cash grabs that I'll be looking out for but like the look of Charlotte for fantasy. Will be traded to Doncic at end of week 1.
Cunningham - I rate him really highly, hasn't produced at the NBA level yet but entering the season that most bigger ball dominant types really leap. Get's the first month basically with Detroit's ideal schedule.
Sheppard - Not really seeing the hype here but I've kept two trades at the end of week 1 for rookies and figured may as well take the popular guys and the slightly more expensive to ensure flexibility.
SG
Mitchell - I hate picking him given how he's torched me in the past and the idea that I'm mostly going the schedule strength knowing that the flog will probably miss 3 or 4 games in that period anyway and completely annihilate the reason for picking him but that schedule is so good, he's value compared to what he can do and I love a redemption story. He's one more act of screwing me over from the never again list though! I'm so tempted by Haliburton here though, even with a game less as wouldn't be shocked if he plays 3 games more in the end...
Quickley - Really love the value here into a great schedule. I've got him at around $16m as his actual value, Barrett a chance to miss early only makes that even better. Not really much more to say here.
Castle - Pretty much the same as Shep but a lot more minutes available with the Spurs, especially as Paul will likely miss some games. Don't want to be starting any of the rookie guards right now though.
Pretty happy to start the Mitchell/Quickley pair for the first month basically and see where it goes. Like that both have flexibility to shift to PG if there's some must have SG as well.
C
Edey - He looks set to start, he will get rebounds and points and blocks. I always say that rookies pick structure and while I'd rather start Embiid than Giannis, Edey looks the best rookie and you need to field the best rookie. Yes, this rookie class is that bad. He's also got a great early schedule so the rigid C lock is not as bad.
Sarr - I think he's somehow, probably, the 2nd best rookie. This is a guy who didn't even put up startable numbers in the NBL...
Edey starts for the first couple of game weeks I dare say...
SF
Miller - Basically the same as Ball but I'll hold longer as think he can push to the $15m range. 3 games in week 2 is not ideal but really struggling to get around that or find anyone of similar value that I have any real certainty on. I'd love to get Barnes or Tatum here but I just can't find that cash without worse sacrifices than a single game.
Risacher - I'm probably higher on him than most but he's got the ability to stuff the stat sheet, similar to the Thompson twins last year, and while I think scoring is going to be a real question that stuff can be a bit more reliable. He should play plenty and has a great early schedule. It's a terrible rookie class but he's got a path to some points ahead of him at least.
George - He should play, honestly at this point that's enough. Horrible early schedule is a big negative but struggling to even really find anything else.
PF
Giannis - Pure captain play in week 1, basically he allows me to start Edey instead of Buzelis which I think is probably an upgrade, especially with Edey having an extra game over first two weeks but yeah. He goes to Wemby next week.
Banchero - Great early schedule and I think he can push up to the 16m range, possibly even higher. Like with Miller, probably prefer Barnes or Tatum here but Banchero has value and a good fixture and he's definitely got some upside potential. I've only really projected an efficiency increase into his numbers, so if he can do that and find some points from other stats then that would be huge.
Buzelis - I think he gets some minutes and should be fairly productive in them. I don't love his price, schedule, SF/PF combo or the idea that he could end up on the court for me but here we are. I've basically got until week 3 to find the PF/C move that unlocks Sarr given his early schedule.
I want to start Zion as think he's going to need to rebound a lot more this year and should just improve but haven't found a way yet.
EDIT: After posting this I noticed I could actually go Mitchell > SGA and Ball to J. Brown, so I did that, get's rid of Mitchell that I don't like and a lot safer Brown play and gets me SGA in over Ball, I think it's slightly worse for cash generation as think Ball a bit underpriced and SGA a little overpriced but points on the board and simplifies trades greatly for R2 as well.
PG
Ball - Quick cash grab play here, I think he's going to have a big year, there's probably better cash grabs that I'll be looking out for but like the look of Charlotte for fantasy. Will be traded to Doncic at end of week 1.
Cunningham - I rate him really highly, hasn't produced at the NBA level yet but entering the season that most bigger ball dominant types really leap. Get's the first month basically with Detroit's ideal schedule.
Sheppard - Not really seeing the hype here but I've kept two trades at the end of week 1 for rookies and figured may as well take the popular guys and the slightly more expensive to ensure flexibility.
SG
Mitchell - I hate picking him given how he's torched me in the past and the idea that I'm mostly going the schedule strength knowing that the flog will probably miss 3 or 4 games in that period anyway and completely annihilate the reason for picking him but that schedule is so good, he's value compared to what he can do and I love a redemption story. He's one more act of screwing me over from the never again list though! I'm so tempted by Haliburton here though, even with a game less as wouldn't be shocked if he plays 3 games more in the end...
Quickley - Really love the value here into a great schedule. I've got him at around $16m as his actual value, Barrett a chance to miss early only makes that even better. Not really much more to say here.
Castle - Pretty much the same as Shep but a lot more minutes available with the Spurs, especially as Paul will likely miss some games. Don't want to be starting any of the rookie guards right now though.
Pretty happy to start the Mitchell/Quickley pair for the first month basically and see where it goes. Like that both have flexibility to shift to PG if there's some must have SG as well.
C
Edey - He looks set to start, he will get rebounds and points and blocks. I always say that rookies pick structure and while I'd rather start Embiid than Giannis, Edey looks the best rookie and you need to field the best rookie. Yes, this rookie class is that bad. He's also got a great early schedule so the rigid C lock is not as bad.
Sarr - I think he's somehow, probably, the 2nd best rookie. This is a guy who didn't even put up startable numbers in the NBL...
Edey starts for the first couple of game weeks I dare say...
SF
Miller - Basically the same as Ball but I'll hold longer as think he can push to the $15m range. 3 games in week 2 is not ideal but really struggling to get around that or find anyone of similar value that I have any real certainty on. I'd love to get Barnes or Tatum here but I just can't find that cash without worse sacrifices than a single game.
Risacher - I'm probably higher on him than most but he's got the ability to stuff the stat sheet, similar to the Thompson twins last year, and while I think scoring is going to be a real question that stuff can be a bit more reliable. He should play plenty and has a great early schedule. It's a terrible rookie class but he's got a path to some points ahead of him at least.
George - He should play, honestly at this point that's enough. Horrible early schedule is a big negative but struggling to even really find anything else.
PF
Giannis - Pure captain play in week 1, basically he allows me to start Edey instead of Buzelis which I think is probably an upgrade, especially with Edey having an extra game over first two weeks but yeah. He goes to Wemby next week.
Banchero - Great early schedule and I think he can push up to the 16m range, possibly even higher. Like with Miller, probably prefer Barnes or Tatum here but Banchero has value and a good fixture and he's definitely got some upside potential. I've only really projected an efficiency increase into his numbers, so if he can do that and find some points from other stats then that would be huge.
Buzelis - I think he gets some minutes and should be fairly productive in them. I don't love his price, schedule, SF/PF combo or the idea that he could end up on the court for me but here we are. I've basically got until week 3 to find the PF/C move that unlocks Sarr given his early schedule.
I want to start Zion as think he's going to need to rebound a lot more this year and should just improve but haven't found a way yet.
EDIT: After posting this I noticed I could actually go Mitchell > SGA and Ball to J. Brown, so I did that, get's rid of Mitchell that I don't like and a lot safer Brown play and gets me SGA in over Ball, I think it's slightly worse for cash generation as think Ball a bit underpriced and SGA a little overpriced but points on the board and simplifies trades greatly for R2 as well.
Last edited:
Looking at last year's draft results and discussion of who was interested prior, I think it may be @HimothyTaranto?
I run 10 leagues and most are almost full ..
My aim is to fill them all within the next few days rather than hold on until the last minute ...
- I have replacements lined up for any non-entries in my "key" leagues
- I also have a league set aside for the late entries ...
So ... if you have an outstanding invites it will quickly become a case of use it or lose it ...
Cheers, Adrian (Tails)
My aim is to fill them all within the next few days rather than hold on until the last minute ...
- I have replacements lined up for any non-entries in my "key" leagues
- I also have a league set aside for the late entries ...
So ... if you have an outstanding invites it will quickly become a case of use it or lose it ...
Cheers, Adrian (Tails)
