@mattlawson.bsky.social
Future-Focused Basketball Analysis | Fantasy Basketball & Dynasty | NBA Draft | Co-founder of the Fantasy Basketball International community
NEW RELEASE:
The 2025 WNBA Fantasy Draft Guide!
A completely FREE, completely comprehensive guide to dominating your WNBA fantasy league.
🔸Top 150 Rankings
🔸Top 150 Dynasty Rankings
🔸 Fantasy Points Projections
🔸Minutes Projections
🔸Top 60 Rookie Rankings
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Just released a new update to my NBA Dynasty Rankings.
🏀 Every NBA Player Ranked
🏀 2025 NBA Draft Prospects Ranked
🏀Categories and Points Rankings
🏀Career-Peak Stat Set Projections
The most comprehensive dynasty rankings on the market.
Was joined by the brilliant @mattlawson.bsky.social
to talk about the 2025 draft class. You do NOT want to miss this one
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Talking the 2025 NBA Draft class and my dynasty rookie rankings and projections with @NoahRubin22.
And I tell you who the biggest fantasy sleeper is in this class.
Don’t miss it!
youtu.be/EIS3JA5ZeIE?...
Count me in - sounds like a great time.
20.04.2025 15:51 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Only a few hours until the WNBA Draft.
Paige Bueckers and Dom Malonga are the stars of this class. But there’s some strong future starters and role players behind them.
Here’s my pre-draft Big Board…
Dynasty analysis of all 30 NBA teams.
Breakouts. Sleepers. Stashes.
And it’s FREE. ⬇️
Patreon.com/NBADynastyADP
The big question with Edey was whether he could stay on the floor defensively in the NBA. He’s beaten the Boban allegations, at least.
30.01.2025 18:19 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Missi has a low ceiling offensively - rim running and putbacks will be his role. So we need to see more defensive growth to project him as a long-term starter.
Sarr flashes switchability and rim protection but any comps to JJJ end when you compare their rookie year defense.
Clingan needs to be a dominant defender to make up for his weakness as a finisher. So far, so good.
Ware being semi-competent on defense has earned him a big role ahead of schedule. His offensive upside makes him a huge dynasty riser.
Defense is THE developmental swing skill for bigs - determining if they develop into big minute starters, rotation players, or busts.
How is the 2024 rookie class of bigs looking so far on defense?
DARKO Defensive DPM ⬇️
Top defensive impact based on newly-released Defensive EPM
(Min 20 mpg)
1. Chet Holmgren +3.7
2. Victor Wembanyama +3.2
3. Fred VanVleet +3.0
4. Dillon Brooks +2.6
5. Kris Dunn +2.6
6. Dyson Daniels +2.5
7. Jaren Jackson Jr. +2.4
8. Amen Thompson +2.4
9. Alperen Sengun +2.3
10. Jalen Williams +2.2
The #FantasyBasketball community here is still nascent, but, as I keep working on getting everyone to migrate, here's the starter pack of who is already here.
Get their followers up so that their dopamine rewards them for being here.
(This time actually in starter-pack form)
go.bsky.app/JUs8UqY
Tari might be the most untradeable player on that roster right now. He’s been amazing.
14.11.2024 20:52 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Most Improved Offense - 23 and Under
(O-LEBRON improvement/ 250+ min)
1. Gradey Dick
2. Anthony Black
3. Jalen Green
4. Evan Mobley
5. Bennedict Mathurin
6. Ziaire Williams
7. Tre Mann
8. Jalen Johnson
9. Tari Eason
10. Cason Wallace
Most Improved Defense - 23 and Under
(D-LEBRON improvement/ 250+ min)
1. Jalen Williams
2. Jake LaRavia
3. Scoot Henderson
4. Jalen Suggs
5. Alperen Sengun
6. Anthony Black
7. Evan Mobley
8. Christian Braun
9. Jalen Green
10. Cade Cunningham
Yes, I saw that. But it looks like the predictive version is heavily sampling from current season performance, so it remains a good measure of where a player is performing this year.
14.11.2024 18:14 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0The Houston Rockets have a top 3 defense and a 107.1 DEF rating.
With Alperen Sengun on the court?
That defensive rating improves to 104.9.
Career-high in Defensive EPM & BPM.
Career-high BLK rate.
Career-high REB rates.
Ime Udoka’s tough love created a monster.
Steal Rate - 93rd Percentile
Block Rate - 68th Percentile
Guarding wings at 6’7” 235 lbs. This is the development that sparks a breakout.
Jarace Walker had a strong preseason. Lost rotation minutes in October. Now he’s back in a stable role because of injuries.
But his defensive performance is the signal we were looking for…
Defensive EPM - 91st Percentile
D-DPM - 0.8 (Career-High)
D-LEBRON - 73rd Percentile
Every season, dynasty managers grow impatient with rookie playing time and sell too soon.
These are the flashes that sustain us.
If you are holding Donovan Clingan, STAY. IN. LINE.
