The 2025-26 crop of new players has numerous players who could pave their way into fantasy relevancy right away. Cooper Flagg is the jewel of the crown in this group, but there are several other first-year players bound to deliver strong fantasy value in 2025-26.

Let’s discuss which rookies will emerge as fantasy contributors ahead of the 2025-26 NBA season.

Cooper Flagg – Dallas Mavericks

38th in Top 150 rankings

Is there any other name to headline this list? Flagg is not only head and shoulders above the rest of the rookie class in terms of talent and upside, but he’s also expected to have sizable fantasy value from Day 1. Slated to open the season as the starting small forward for Dallas and with a proven ability to do a little bit of everything on both ends of the court, the sk

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