You aren't going to win your fantasy basketball league without successfully identifying a few sleepers.
I'm not talking about players typically taken in the fourth or fifth round who emerge as steals. Those guys are still quite valuable to your title quests, but we want to dig even deeper, finding the fantasy prospects who aren't going until the back end of standard drafts. If you can nail those picks, you're in fantastic shape.
And why wouldn't you take a flier in the last few rounds? Sure, you could snag a veteran capable of making steady contributions, but wouldn't you rather get risky with a high-upside play who might eventually move into your starting lineup rather than the safe selection who spends the season floundering on your bench until you inevitably drop him for a hot hand?
Along those lines, we're only looking at players with an average draft position (ADP) outside the top 100. Anyone inside the arbitrary barrier is already awake.
These 10 might be taken late in your standard league, but they're all set up to exceed their draft-day value by significant amounts and ordered according to the amount by ...
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