The 2022 NBA Draft has brought another impressive wave of new talent to the league and with opening night scheduled for Tuesday in the 2022-23 NBA season, fantasy basketball owners across the country are trying to understand how fantasy basketball rookies fit into the larger picture. . The Pistons added a pair of NBA lottery picks to their roster on draft night by selecting No. 5 overall Jaden Ivey and trading for No. 13 overall pick Jalen Duren. Now, these two players will join a young core that already includes Cade Cunningham and Saddiq Bey.
Are Ivey and Duren potential 2022 Fantasy Basketball breakouts you should have on your Fantasy Basketball Draft Board? And who are the Fantasy 2022 basketball sleepers and busts you need to be aware of? A reliable set of 2022 fantasy basketball rankings can help you answer these questions and more. Before making 2022 fantasy basketball picks, be sure to check out SportsLine’s 2022 fantasy basketball rankings and proven computer model cheat sheets.
SportsLine’s proven model simulates 10,0000 times each season. This model is powered by the same people who powered the projections for the three main fantasy sites. And that same group is sharing their Fantasy 2022 basketball cheat sheets.
These cheat sheets and leaderboards, available for leagues on many major sites, are updated several times a day. Whenever an injury occurs or there is a change in a roster, the SportsLine team updates its cheat sheets.
Last year, the model was extremely high on DeMar DeRozan even though he was drafted in the fifth round on average, predicting he would outperform small forwards drafted ahead of him like Khris Middleton and Brandon Ingram. The result: DeRozan had a resurgent year where he finished fifth in the NBA in scoring (27.9 points per game) and found himself among the top 10 players overall in fantasy basketball.
The model also called out former fantasy basketball sleepers like Lauri Markkanen and Aaron Gordon in 2018-19 and warned that Zach Randolph was a bust that same year. Anyone who took the model’s fantasy basketball advice about them was well on their way to making a deep run in the playoffs.
Now SportsLine has simulated the entire NBA season 10,000 times and released its latest 2022 Fantasy Basketball Rankings, along with numerous sleepers, breakouts and busts. Head over to SportsLine now to see them.
Top 2022 Fantasy Basketball Sleepers
One of the best sleepers in Fantasy 2022 basketball that the model predicts: Grizzlies center Steven Adams. The New Zealander averaged just 6.9 points in his first season at Memphis but also hit career highs with 10 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game. He then signed a two-year, $25.2 million extension in the offseason to remain Memphis’ starting center for the next several years.
Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins said he gave Adams the green light to be more aggressive this season, even shooting 3-pointers. It would be a bonus to his already solid Fantasy value as an elite rebounder and one of the league’s most successful centers. Adams should also see more playing time this year with compatriot Jaren Jackson Jr. (foot) doubtful for the start of the season after surgery. More minutes and a new offensive weapon put Adams in the top 20 of SportsLine’s 2022 Fantasy Basketball Rankings.
Top 2022 Fantasy Basketball Breakouts
One of the Fantasy 2022 basketball breakouts the model identified: Rockets forward Jabari Smith. After spending a season at Auburn where he averaged 16.9 points, 7.4 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.0 blocks per game, Smith was the third overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft and Houston will expect him to stretch the ground with two dynamic young guards like Kevin Porter and Jalen Green in their roster.
Smith shot 42% from the 3-point line at Auburn and he showed a willingness to get out and shoot from distance while falling inside to hit the glass in the NBA Summer League. In his preseason debut on Sunday, Smith produced 21 points and eight rebounds in just 24 minutes and his advantage will be high as Houston’s best scoring option in the frontcourt. That’s why the model ranks him among the top 10 power forwards in his 2022-23 Fantasy Basketball Rankings.
Top 2022 Fantasy Basketball Busts
As for players to avoid, the model lists Lakers point guard Russell Westbrook as one of its best 2022 fantasy basketball busts. Westbrook’s 2021-22 season was an absolute disaster as he saw major drops points, rebounds, assists and steals from the previous season while the Lakers missed the playoffs. It was Westbrook’s fourth different team in four seasons and the inability to link up with LeBron James and Anthony Davis made him the subject of trade rumors yet again this offseason.
However, the Lakers are yet to reach an agreement and it looks like Westbrook will at least start his season in Los Angeles, with some talk he could even come off the bench. Fantasy basketball players pick him in the seventh round on average, but the model ranks 10th-round options like Porter and Mike Conley ahead of the nine-time NBA star.
How to Find Proven Fantasy Basketball 2022 Rankings
SportsLine is also extremely high on a forward to make a big leap forward and advises you target him in the 2022 Fantasy Basketball Draft. This youngster is listed as a shocking top-five option ahead of superstars like Anthony Davis and Kevin Durant. You can only see who it is and the 2022 Fantasy Basketball Rankings for each player, on SportsLine.
So which Fantasy 2022 basketball sleepers, escapes, and busts should you target and fade? And which forward shocks the NBA with a top-five performance in that position? Visit SportsLine now for Fantasy Basketball 2022 Cheat Sheets for every position, all from the model who nailed his fantasy basketball picks, and find out.
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