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Today's show breaks down the biggest “bust” candidates for fantasy basketball drafts based on current Yahoo, FanTrax, and ESPN ranks and ADPs. I highlight the most overvalued players—guys consistently going too early for their actual projected value, and explain where their draft price simply doesn't align with realistic category-league production.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Tyrese Maxey is being drastically overdrafted in category leagues, especially at his current top-10 ranks/ADPs; expect lower usage and value with a healthy supporting cast.
- Players like Trae Young and Jalen Brunson still offer strong individual stats but are often going too early for their actual 9-cat or roto league impact; don't overpay unless your build really needs their category strengths.
- Big men such as Walker Kessler, Donovan Clingan, and Alex Sarr are being taken way too high in many drafts, with early ADPs/rankings ignoring limited offensive or per-game upside.
- Chet Holmgren's round-2 price is hard to justify even for believers; ESPN's more conservative ranking is the most reasonable place to consider him.
- Some young players (Stephon Castle, AJ Dybantsa, Reed Sheppard) have ADPs or ranks that simply don’t reflect role uncertainty or realistic usage; don’t get pushed into early picks by overzealous site pre-ranks.
- Returning veterans like Devin Booker, Myles Turner, Miles Bridges, and Rudy Gobert have red-flag ADPs that don’t reflect declining fantasy skills, usage competition, or aging curves—better options exist at those prices.
- ESPN’s current head-to-head and roto ranks have some extreme outliers, including Bam Adebayo, Naz Reid, Mikal Bridges, and DeMar DeRozan, all going earlier than what recent production, team context, or category scarcity justifies.
RESOURCES
- Basketball Monster (for rankings, projections, and membership giveaways)
- ESPN’s updated head-to-head category and roto ranks article (explicitly mentioned as now live on their front page)
NEXT STEP
Watch for upcoming info on signing up for the Josh Lloyd Fantasy Basketball Bowl, and use these bust calls to filter out bad values in your fantasy basketball draft prep.
CHAPTERS
0:00 Introduction
0:34 Busts overview and definitions
2:08 Updates on the Fantasy Basketball Bowl
3:17 Yahoo ADP and busted early-round picks
10:18 More Yahoo busts: Overvalued in rounds 4–9
13:00 Yahoo picks 51–100: Hidden traps
17:21 Yahoo late-round and deep-league busts
23:04 FanTrax: Overpriced names and key differences
28:08 ESPN busts: Rankings and ADP extremes
35:17 ESPN top 50: The worst offenders
40:02 ESPN 51–100: Reach picks and inflated values
45:25 Final ESPN deep bust calls and closing remarks
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