My top 150 pre-draft board
My league has been going for 10 years and is a 10 category H2H league, counting turnovers and double doubles. The DDs as a cat skews heavily towards big men, but it also means there is added value for guys who could chip in double doubles from the assists side. I.E. it wouldn't be ludicrous to take someone like Hali or Trae over Ant for that added value.
My draft philosophy is to never take big men that don't get blocks. I overindex on assists, boards, and blocks generally when drafting (steals can feel like a crapshoot given that someone like Dyson Daniels can average 3 per game one year then drop back down the Earth the next). I never take shot chuckers who are going to destroy my FG% unless they add extreme value in another area like 3 pointers, meaning someone like Paolo ends up lower on my board than most. I usually frontload with all Centers and PGs, filling in the forward spots later in the draft. In mocks though, occasionally, I'll end up with someone like Franz or Hart in the middle rounds.
That being said, rules are meant for breaking. If a guy like Sabonis or Sengun slips below pick 35, even though they don't get blocks, some guys you just can't pass up on, especially when they add assist value like those guys.
My league is hypercompetitive with constant waiver wire activity, and using this philosophy, I have had repeated success, almost always finishing top 3. We play a bit with the settings and our bench is 8 players deep and we have 3 UTIL spots, so these drafts end up very deep. I won't always draft the top guy available on my board, as sometimes, a guy I have much higher than other people may be available in the next round, but I generally try to stick to my board.
All that being said, here is my top 150 for next season. Would love to discuss and debate rankings with anyone who feels so inclined.
- Wemby
- Jokic
- Luka
- Shai
- Cade
- Giannis
- Hali
- AD
- KAT
- Ant
- Trae
- Tatum
- Jalen Johnson
- Harden
- Lamelo
- Spida
- Maxey
- Flagg
- Scottie
- Chet
- Steph
- Book
- KD
- Mobely
- Domas
- Sengun
- Brunson
- Jamal Murray
- Amen
- Giddey
- D White
- J Dub
- Bam
- Reaves
- Siakam
- Jaylen Brown
- Kessler
- Duren
- Bron
- Josh Hart
- Franz
- Clingan
- Castle
- Kyrie
- Zubac
- Bane
- Deni
- Paolo
- Ja
- Brandon Miller
- Zion
- Garland
- JJJ
- Fox
- Sarr
- Dame
- Lauri
- Dyson Daniels
- OG
- Kawhi
- Embiid
- Kon
- Trey Murphy
- Gobert
- Dejounte Murray
- Herro
- MPJ
- Bridges
- Ingram
- Dylan Harper
- CJ
- Ty Jerome
- Claxton
- NAW
- Diabate
- Jarrett Allen
- Ausar
- Jaden McDaniels
- Julius
- PG
- Boozer
- Coby White
- Naz
- Anthony Black
- Pritchard
- Porzingis
- Sharpe
- Matas
- Okongwu
- Klay
- Myles Turner
- Norm Powell
- Wiggins
- Ryan Rollins
- Mathurin
- Edey
- FVV
- Suggs
- Dybantsa
- Keyonte George
- Jaime Jacquez Jr.
- E Demin
- Vucevic
- RJ Barrett
- Dray
- Vassell
- Nembhard
- Quickley
- Lavine
- PJ Washington
- Poeltl
- Dillon Brooks
- KPJ
- Gillespie
- Reed Shepard
- Caleb Wilson
- Anfernee Simons
- John Collins
- VJ Edgecomb
- Mo Williams
- Ware
- Dosunmu
- Camara
- Keegan Murray
- Peterson
- Eason
- Holiday
- Queta
- D Queen
- Podz
- McCain
- Gafford
- Davion
- Aaron Gordon
- Mitch
- Kuz
- C Wallace
- Rui
- Sexton
- Jerami Grant
- Grayson Allen
- Aldama
- Portis
- Scoot
- Monk
- Lendebourg
- Hartenstein
- Ace Bailey
- Jalen Green
- Tobias Harris