Last week, I wrote about all the players I'm fading (guards, forwards and centers) in fantasy basketball drafts ahead of the 2023-24 NBA season. This week, I'm digging deeper into the bag to find the sleepers — players outside the top 100 in average draft position who will help your fantasy team.
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He's an underrated mid-to-late-round pick in points leagues, but even turnovers and free-throw percentage aside, the man has averaged 13.5 points. 9.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 0.5 threes and 1.8 stocks with 52/34/66 shooting splits over his previous three seasons; that's a very serviceable double-double you're getting outside the top 100 picks. If you decide to wait on centers, look for Nurkic to crack the top 75 for the second time in his nine-year career.
The Spurs ran the second-fastest pace in the NBA last year , which is always good for fantasy purposes. It's a minimal sample size, but, with Jeremy Sochan running point, the Spurs posted a pace of 112.5 in their last preseason game but is still very encouraging, especially with Collins slated to play over 30 minutes per night for the first time in his career.
Collins continued to display his fantasy appeal in the two preseason games, posting averages of 14.7 points, 7.3 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 1.3 threes and 1.4 stocks across 22.3 minutes. Also, Collins can play power forward, too, so he can stagger minutes with Victor Wembanyama. The signs are trending up for the 26-year-old big man, and he's on track to outkick his ADP this season.Reed hasn't seen much playing time throughout his three-year career . He's averaged a mere 9.
I'm projecting Reed to play at least 24 minutes per night, and in the 12 career games where he has, he's averaged 11 points, eight rebounds and a ridiculous 3.3 stocks per game. It wouldn't surprise me if Reed gets sporadic starts at power forward, depending on the matchups. He's similar to Onyeka Okongwu and is a low-risk, late-round flier in the final rounds of fantasy basketball drafts.
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