DRAFT NBA Value Watch: Thursday, April 26th
Aaron Hendrix will be bringing Premium subscribers his tiers for head-to-head, three-man, four-man (tournaments), and six-man drafts on DRAFT. Included will be strategy discussion, options for the day’s slate and players that might go overlooked on the DRAFT platform.
Wednesday, April 25th
Good afternoon Grinders! Welcome to our newest addition to DRAFT Premium. Each day, I will go over the NBA slate with tier rankings for head-to-head, three man, and six man drafts. I’ll also provide a brief slate analysis as to how to attack drafts for the slate.
A couple notes to remember about DRAFT contests. One, there is no salary cap so you’re not worried about fitting players in on a budget. Raw fantasy points is what matters most, not the popular point per dollar. Second, while there is no late swap, if a player is ruled out, you will be able to swap them out. For more information on how this works, read the DRAFT Swap Rules Page – for this reason you can take some marginal chances in the later rounds on players that are questionable to play. Last, roster requirements are two guards, two forwards, and one center. All analysis and rankings will be based on that.
Slate Overview
| Road Team | Home Team | Vegas Line | Over/Under | Away Total | Home Total | Game Time (ET) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Wizards | at | Toronto Raptors | TOR-7.0 | 216.0 | 104.5 | 111.5 | 7:00 PM |
| Indiana Pacers | at | Cleveland Cavaliers | CLE-6.5 | 205.0 | 99.3 | 105.8 | 7:00 PM |
| Utah Jazz | at | Oklahoma City Thunder | OKC-3.5 | 207.5 | 102.0 | 105.5 | 9:30 PM |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | at | Houston Rockets | HOU-12.0 | 216.5 | 102.3 | 114.3 | 9:30 PM |
Big four game playoff slate today and guards rule the day. The forward position is as thin/weak as it’s been all season and as such you’ll see some forwards with significantly lower projections than some guards ranked ahead of the guards because of the positional scarcity. It’s also enough to push the similarly projected LeBron James to the top over Russell Westbrook and James Harden who are the #2 and #3 overall picks respectively. John Wall and Karl-Anthony Towns round out the top five picks – center is surprisingly deep for a small slate like this, so I have just ranked them in order of their actual projection.
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