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Bryan Toporek@@btoporekTwitter LogoFeatured ColumnistOctober 31, 2012

5 Tips to Guarantee You Win Your Fantasy Basketball League This Season

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Fantasy basketball season has arrived, and now's the time to strike and create some separation from the rest of your league mates.

For those who haven't drafted, you'll find a few tips specifically for you in here. In short: Preparation will make or break you.

If you've already drafted, you'll instead need to focus your attention on the early-season waiver wire. Don't hesitate to pick up surprise performers in the first few weeks of the season, especially if one of your late-round picks isn't producing as expected.

Whether it's your first time playing fantasy basketball or you're a seasoned professional at this point, these five tips will help guide you to your league's championship this coming season.

1. Strike Early on Point Guard

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If you haven't had your fantasy draft yet, here's the best advice I can offer in 2012-13: Go big on point guard or go home.

With the plethora of young, exciting point guards in the NBA, this suggestion may sound counterintuitive at first. Look a bit deeper, though, and you'll see why it's not so crazy.

Derrick Rose, Ricky Rubio and John Wall will all miss the start of the season due to injuries, and at least five other teams have new starting point guards. With the rise of score-first, pass-second point guards, drafting a traditional PG in the first two or three rounds becomes that much more critical.

Chris Paul, Deron Williams and Russell Westbrook should all be top-six picks in your draft, especially with James Harden's departure from Oklahoma City likely freeing up even more time for Westbrook. Ty Lawson and Kyrie Irving won't be far behind.

If you haven't acquired a point guard by the fourth round, you could already be looking at slim pickings, though. Unless you're ready for Jrue Holiday or Jeremy Lin to be your squad's fantasy starter at the 1, do yourself a favor and make sure you grab a PG in the first three rounds.

2. Go for Multi-Category Stat-Stuffers

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In fantasy basketball, there's nothing like players who fill up every single category in the box score, such as LeBron James.

You won't be getting James without a top-two pick this season, but you should be targeting the poor man's versions of him in your draft.

Scoring specialists who don't offer much else have their place in the NBA, but not on your fantasy team. Instead, target players who will contribute their fair share of points, rebounds, assists, three-pointers, steals and/or blocks.

You'll also want to target players, both in the draft and on the waiver wire, who contribute in categories that you might not expect from someone at that position. Think Kevin Love's three-point field-goal shooting or Rajon Rondo's rebounding, for instance.

Drafting multi-category stat-stuffers won't pigeonhole your team into being overly focused on winning certain categories, which will help you maintain flexibility as you work your way toward your fantasy playoffs.

3. Have a List of Sleepers Handy

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If you're drafting and you don't have a list of potential fantasy sleepers handy, you're dramatically lowering your squad's chances of taking home your fantasy title. (Here's my top 10.)

Barring injury or other major calamity, you can't really screw up your first few picks that badly. It's those middle rounds where you either forge championship greatness or completely fall apart.

At this point, guys like Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers and Klay Thompson of the Golden State Warriors have become chic sleeper picks, but they bear repeating here. They're going to each be fantasy gold in 2012-13.

Don't ignore the impact of recent trades and injuries, either. Nikola Pekovic and Derrick Williams of the Minnesota Timberwolves each get a major early-season boost thanks to Kevin Love's broken hand, while Eric Maynor just took on some extra importance with the Oklahoma City Thunder in the wake of the James Harden trade.

The middle rounds of any fantasy draft are all about drafting players who are brimming with potential, whether due to talent, playing time, or a combination of both. Referencing a list of sleepers (or compiling your own!) could be the difference between having a team full of stars or being forced to resort to the waiver wire early.

4. Don't Ignore Players on Terrible Teams

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The Orlando Magic and Charlotte Bobcats will be lucky to win 45 games combined in 2012-13.

That doesn't mean you should completely ignore all of their players in terms of fantasy basketball.

Look, someone has to put up stats on those teams. They might not be pretty. They might not be all that impressive. But those teams are each scoring at least 85-90 points per night.

Personally, one of my favorite sleepers of the year, Glen Davis, plays for the Magic. When Dwight Howard went down with his back injury in April, Davis came in and averaged 16.4 points, 8.8 rebounds and 1.4 steals in only 31.4 minutes per game over the final month of the season.

With Howard now a permanent resident of Los Angeles, Davis has the best shot of any to become his permanent replacement as the focal point in the post. Jameer Nelson of the Magic, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist of the Bobcats and his teammate Bismack Biyombo are all solid later-round picks, too.

5. Plan Accordingly for Your League's Format (Roto vs. Head-to-Head)

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If you're going to heed the advice of only one of these slides, make sure it's this last one.

When gearing up for your league this year, make sure you pay close attention to your league's settings, most specifically whether it's a rotisserie or head-to-head format.

Much like points-per-reception in football, player values can dramatically change depending on what format you're playing. (ESPN has a great breakdown of all the differences between the two.)

For instance: The month-long injuries to Kevin Love and Dirk Nowitzki aren't worth sweating about as much in a head-to-head league compared to a roto league. When Love and Nowitzki return, they'll go back to putting up their typically ridiculous averages, so you'll just have to sustain those first few weeks without them in h3H.

In a roto league, however, the games-played limit will cause you to play other, lesser players in the stead of Love and Nowitzki. Those are tough decisions you'll want to try to avoid whenever possible.

Also, h3H leagues introduce the concept of "punting" a category, like any good Dwight Howard owner should try to do with free throws. In essence, you can decide that you'll never try to win a certain category in lieu of winning a few others each week, such as points, rebounds, blocks and field-goal percentage.

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Fantasy Basketball Cheat Sheet '22-23 · NBA

Fantasy Basketball Cheat Sheet '22-23 · NBA

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PG (Point Guard)
#	Name
1	L. Doncic DAL
2	S. Curry GSW
3	J. Harden PHI
4	T. Young ATL
5	DTDL. Ball CHA
6	D. Lillard POR
7	T. Haliburton IND
8	L. James LAL
9	D. Booker PHX
10	K. Irving BKN
11	J. Morant MEM
12	A. Edwards MIN
13	DTDS. Gilgeous-Alexander OKC
14	D. Murray ATL
15	F. VanVleet TOR
16	D. Garland CLE
17	D. Mitchell CLE
18	B. Beal WAS
19	C. Paul PHX
20	C. Cunningham DET
21	J. Holiday MIL
22	T. Rozier CHA
23	S. Barnes TOR
24	C. McCollum NOP
25	D. Bane MEM
26	T. Maxey PHI
27	B. Simmons BKN
28	J. Poole GSW
29	J. Giddey OKC
30	DTDJ. Murray DEN
31	J. Green HOU
32	D. Fox SAC
33	T. Herro MIA
34	DTDM. Smart BOS
35	K. Lowry MIA
36	J. Brunson NYK
37	R. Barrett NYK
38	D. Russell MIN
39	K. Porter HOU
40	C. Sexton UTA
PF (Power Forward)
1	G. Antetokounmpo MIL
2	K. Durant BKN
3	J. Tatum BOS
4	K. Towns MIN
5	L. James LAL
6	A. Davis LAL
7	B. Adebayo MIA
8	P. George LAC
9	D. Sabonis SAC
10	A. Edwards MIN
11	J. Butler MIA
12	K. Leonard LAC
13	P. Siakam TOR
14	D. DeRozan CHI
15	K. Porzingis WAS
16	DTDZ. Williamson NOP
17	E. Mobley CLE
18	S. Barnes TOR
19	B. Ingram NOP
20	J. Collins ATL
21	D. Bane MEM
22	O. Anunoby TOR
23	J. Randle NYK
24	B. Simmons BKN
25	M. Porter DEN
26	W. Carter ORL
27	C. Wood DAL
28	T. Harris PHI
29	D. Green GSW
30	K. Johnson SAS
31	A. Sengun HOU
32	J. Grant POR
33	S. Bey DET
34	P. Washington CHA
35	G. Hayward CHA
36	L. Markkanen UTA
37	OUTJ. Jackson MEM
38	K. Kuzma WAS
39	A. Wiggins GSW
40	P. Banchero ORL

SG (Shooting Guard)
#	Name
1	L. Doncic DAL
2	J. Harden PHI
3	DTDL. Ball CHA
4	T. Haliburton IND
5	D. Booker PHX
6	P. George LAC
7	K. Irving BKN
8	A. Edwards MIN
9	DTDS. Gilgeous-Alexander OKC
10	D. Murray ATL
11	F. VanVleet TOR
12	D. Garland CLE
13	D. Mitchell CLE
14	B. Beal WAS
15	D. DeRozan CHI
16	C. Cunningham DET
17	Z. LaVine CHI
18	J. Holiday MIL
19	J. Brown BOS
20	DTDK. Middleton MIL
21	T. Rozier CHA
22	B. Ingram NOP
23	C. McCollum NOP
24	D. Bane MEM
25	O. Anunoby TOR
26	M. Bridges PHX
27	T. Maxey PHI
28	J. Poole GSW
29	J. Giddey OKC
30	DTDJ. Murray DEN
31	J. Green HOU
32	T. Herro MIA
33	DTDM. Smart BOS
34	K. Thompson GSW
35	G. Trent TOR
36	B. Hield IND
37	A. Wiggins GSW
38	R. Barrett NYK
39	D. Russell MIN
40	K. Porter HOU
C (Center)
1	N. Jokic DEN
2	G. Antetokounmpo MIL
3	J. Embiid PHI
4	K. Durant BKN
5	K. Towns MIN
6	L. James LAL
7	A. Davis LAL
8	B. Adebayo MIA
9	D. Sabonis SAC
10	R. Gobert MIN
11	P. Siakam TOR
12	N. Vucevic CHI
13	K. Porzingis WAS
14	D. Ayton PHX
15	J. Allen CLE
16	M. Turner IND
17	DTDZ. Williamson NOP
18	E. Mobley CLE
19	J. Valanciunas NOP
20	J. Collins ATL
21	O. Anunoby TOR
22	J. Randle NYK
23	OUTR. Williams BOS
24	J. Poeltl SAS
25	W. Carter ORL
26	J. Nurkic POR
27	C. Wood DAL
28	DTDC. Capela ATL
29	D. Green GSW
30	A. Sengun HOU
31	P. Washington CHA
32	M. Robinson NYK
33	OUTJ. Jackson MEM
34	K. Kuzma WAS
35	I. Zubac LAC
36	A. Horford BOS
37	B. Clarke MEM
38	DTDJ. Smith HOU
39	B. Portis MIL
40	R. Covington LAC

SF (Small Forward)
#	Name
1	G. Antetokounmpo MIL
2	K. Durant BKN
3	J. Tatum BOS
4	L. James LAL
5	P. George LAC
6	A. Edwards MIN
7	J. Butler MIA
8	K. Leonard LAC
9	B. Beal WAS
10	D. DeRozan CHI
11	C. Cunningham DET
12	Z. LaVine CHI
13	J. Brown BOS
14	DTDK. Middleton MIL
15	T. Rozier CHA
16	S. Barnes TOR
17	B. Ingram NOP
18	D. Bane MEM
19	O. Anunoby TOR
20	M. Bridges PHX
21	M. Porter DEN
22	J. Poole GSW
23	J. Giddey OKC
24	T. Harris PHI
25	J. Green HOU
26	K. Johnson SAS
27	T. Herro MIA
28	J. Grant POR
29	S. Bey DET
30	DTDM. Smart BOS
31	K. Thompson GSW
32	G. Hayward CHA
33	L. Markkanen UTA
34	G. Trent TOR
35	B. Hield IND
36	K. Kuzma WAS
37	A. Wiggins GSW
38	P. Banchero ORL
39	R. Barrett NYK
40	B. Clarke MEM

Last updated Oct 16 '22

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3 Tips for Winning Daily Fantasy Basketball

Daily fantasy sports pro player Peter "DraftCheat" Christensen gives 3 top tips for beginners on how to start winning at daily fantasy basketball.

Before we get into the NBA Daily Fantasy winning strategies, let me tell you how interesting and exciting it all is. Two years ago, I would have had to work hard to name 30 NBA players. Now I can shoot out the roster of every NBA team, and now it's my favorite fantasy sport. The feeling of fighting for the big prize in the GPP, when you have Stephen Curry in your roster, who literally starts pouring three-pointers and dragging you to victory, is simply indescribable. Add to this the significant edge that can be gained in daily fantasy basketball (if you know what you're doing), and you have a recipe for a very interesting and profitable activity. Or rather: an activity that becomes profitable.

1. Trust the bookies

Have you ever been to Las Vegas? Have you been to these huge, posh casinos? These monsters were built by smart people who knew what they were doing. One of the first steps to success in NBA daily fantasy (and even fantasy sports in general) is checking NBA quotes at bookmakers. You should aim for games with high Total Over and Total Under, which are predicted to be even games. If you have starters on your roster from a game that is far from being played by the end of the match, it is much more likely that your guys will play in those minutes.

If one team is beaten by another, you will often see starters going to the bench early to rest for the next game. Games predicted by the bookmaker to have a high total are likely to score more fantasy points as this is based on the teams' pace of play. High Total games tend to not only earn more points for your players, but also more rebounds, assists, blocks and steals, and more possession time. Finally, in a tied game there is always the potential to get bonus minutes in overtime. Owning players who have played in overtime can be a big advantage in big-field tournaments in the NBA's Daily Fantasy.

2. Minutes are everything

If you've never played Daily Fantasy Basketball, one lesson you'll quickly learn is that you should chase minutes. Given the nature of basketball, and the fact that only 5 people from each team can be on the court at a time, fantasy points are earned in almost every possession, be it through baskets, assists, rebounds, blocks or steals. This means that in daily fantasy basketball you need a roster of players who are likely to be on the court for the majority of the game. It can be hard to predict at times, but in general you should target starters in games that are predicted to be even, and players from teams that have few players left. Perhaps this statement sounds strange to those who do not follow the NBA closely. But as the season progresses, teams inevitably pick up injuries and suspensions, and there's often a team or two that don't have a lot of players available to play at the moment. When the team drops to 8 or 9healthy players, you can almost be sure that regardless of the score, the starters in this game will get a lot of minutes. Choose such players and reap the rewards.

3. Who owns the information owns the world

One of the most important aspects of Daily Fantasy Basketball, which is unique in the NBA, is the need to be at the computer until the start of the competition. Unlike other sports, in NBA daily fantasy, a lot of important information pops up much more often before the game starts. And if you play often enough, there will be times when you will frantically press the buttons, as a couple of your guys unexpectedly dropped out of the game a few minutes before the lineups closed. Even worse, if you ignore this news and end up drafting a player who will serve the entire game. You need to be vigilant and follow all NBA news on news sites and related sources on Twitter. Although it may sound complicated, if you know where to look and improve your information gathering process, it can really be a huge advantage in daily fantasy basketball and in the NBA in particular, as you are less likely to have zeros in their roasters.

Conclusion

There is much more to building winning rosters in Daily Fantasy Basketball. But the three points listed above are critical for those who are just starting out. Follow them and you will build a solid base to which you can add other profitable strategies and tools, such as individual matchup analysis. For starters, build a roster of high-scoring, tied-match players who are likely to play many minutes, and try to avoid dead players. This is already half the battle. The rest will come with time and experience. Just start playing daily fantasy basketball.

Good luck!

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How to play fantasy league?

This season in the Parimatch Championship of the Nizhny Novgorod region we are again waiting for the fantasy league, which has already managed to catch the fancy of many fans over the past year.

How fantasy league works :

1) The user registers on fantione.com. You can register through Vkontakte with one click, or you can use an email address, but then the mail will need to be confirmed - without confirmation it will not be possible to play fantasy.

2) Then the user searches for the league he needs (the list of active leagues will be on the main page). In our case, this is the Major League of the Championship of the Nizhny Novgorod Region.

3) After selecting a league, the user goes to its page, clicks "Play" and becomes a member.

4) Next, you need to open the card sets to find out which players can be fielded for the upcoming fantasy tour. You will have 15 sets of cards. Each set contains 5 cards (for each position - point guard, attacking defender, small forward, heavy forward, center).

5) After opening all the cards, ideally, you need to look at what has fallen. There will almost certainly be duplicate cards - duplicates can be removed, leaving only 1 card of the same cards available. When deleted, the user receives points, which can then be exchanged for new sets of cards (1000 points for 1 set). Removal of a simple card - 100 points, removal of a silver card - 200 points, removal of a gold card - 500 points. The difference in the color of the card is the bonuses that are awarded for each useful action by the player. Regular cards have no bonuses, silver cards have 1 bonus, gold cards have 3 bonuses. Bonuses and which cards drop out are all randomly generated. There will always be 1 silver card in one set. Possibility of getting into the gold card set - 10%. You can delete not only duplicate cards, but also cards of players that, in the user's opinion, will not be useful in fantasy, and he will not put them on upcoming rounds. It is impossible to remove a previously played card in one of the rounds. It is also not recommended to delete everything in a row - a situation may occur that there is no player in the position, and then 0 fantasy points will be awarded to the user for this position.

6) When all the cards are open, you need to go to the selection of the composition in the menu. The choice of the composition is 5 players for the next games, one player for each position. You just need to scroll down and choose from among the available cards those that, in the opinion of the user, will be most useful in the next tour. The choice is simple - scroll down, find a card from the available ones, click on it, and it should automatically appear at the top. Click "Save", etc. no need. Everything is saved. Changes to the selected five can be made before the start of the first game in the upcoming round. You can replace an already issued card if the changes are not blocked yet.

7) After choosing the composition, you can go to the prediction league. The League of Predictions is an additional opportunity to earn points for new sets of cards. There you need to guess the outcomes of matches and some random events. Correct predictions go to the overall standings, as well as to the standings of points that can be sprayed.

At the end of all games, the results for the round are processed, and the site in the "Leaders" section displays user data with their five players by fantasy points. And in the section "Statistics" - indicators of fantasy-points of the players of our Championship. By default, summary indicators are opened, but you can switch to a specific tour.

Please note that one round in the Parimatch Championship of the Nizhny Novgorod region lasts 2 weeks, but in the fantasy league we play for a week, so points are calculated every Monday.

You can play the Fantasy League here - https://fantione.com/

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