Putting together a winning fantasy basketball roster starts with a great draft. And to have a great draft, you need to know which players to go after and which to avoid.

So which players will out-produce their average draft position (ADP) this season? Who will take their game to another level? And which players are the biggest risk to take a step backward?

Our fantasy basketball experts André Snellings, Eric Moody, Eric Karabell, Jim McCormick and Steve Alexander offer their top sleepers, breakouts and busts for the 2025-26 NBA season.

Sleepers

Sleeper: A player who will far surpass his average draft position ( ADP ) in standard ESPN leagues.

Stephon Castle , PG, San Antonio Spurs

Karabell: Castle starred in the final 25 games of last season, averaging 19.3 PPG, 5.2 RPG and 5

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