Mid-round fantasy pivots with big upside: Kevin Porter Jr. steps into a primary role in Milwaukee, offering scoring, playmaking and three-point help as a high-usage option. Onyeka Okongwu benefits from Clint Capela’s departure, likely seeing expanded minutes and offensive touches. Payton Pritchard projects for a starter’s workload in Boston with growth in playmaking and off-ball scoring. Brandon Miller, Ausar Thompson, Andrew Nembhard, Kel'el Ware and Matas Buzelis all carry clear paths to meaningful roles and incremental production, giving managers multiple swing-for-value targets in the middle rounds.

These picks blend proven scoring with breakout potential and defensive impact, designed to stabilize weekly floors while offering ceiling leaps in minutes and usage as training camp and early-season rotations unfold. If you hit your early-rounds strong and target a couple of these mid-round pieces, you’ll diversify risk while maintaining upside across categories like points, assists, 3-pointers and stocks in rebounds/blocks.

Mid-to-late round sleepers can swing fantasy basketball seasons. Brandon Miller, Ausar Thompson, Kristaps Porziņģis and John Collins stand out as high-upside targets who could leap ADP thanks to role growth and health. In the late rounds, Santi Aldama, Donovan Clingan, Collin Sexton and Alex Sarr offer clear paths to expanded minutes and fantasy production. Add Kevin Porter Jr., Payton Pritchard, Brandin Podziemski and Matas Buzelis as late fliers with upside.

The guide emphasizes minutes, role clarity, and efficient production as routes to top-tier value, backed by recent debates and scouting observations from fantasy veterans. It’s a practical blueprint for navigating drafts with a tilt toward breakout potential and strategic risk-taking.

Bilal Coulibaly's 2023 draft stock gets a fresh re-positioning, with a path to higher ceiling shaded by defense and explosive tools, even as shot-making and consistency linger. The exercise reshuffles Amen and Ausar Thompson, Dereck Lively II, Brandin Podziemski and a host of peers, illustrating how a deep class can bend to fit and opportunity. The Wizards' potential do-over haul could look different, but Coulibaly remains a core two-way prospect with upside.