Introduction: Welcome to the second installment of the Top NBA Players 23 & Under list! The purpose of this exercise is to highlight the arc of future stars making a name for themselves. Prospect development is one of the most crucial elements that plays a part in future success whether

Lamelo Ball Height: 6-7 Weight: 185 Country: United States (Chino Hills, CA) Professional Team: Illawarra Hawks Birth date: 8/22/2001 NBL Statistics: 12 games played: 17 points-7 assists-7.5 rebounds FG%( 37.5) 3PT% (24%) FT% (72) Many kids who find fame at an early age find themselves going down a desolate path

31. Dennis Smith Jr, Point Guard, New York Knicks Age: 21 As a start of their rebuilding project, the Dallas Mavericks utilized a lottery pick in 2017 on the explosive point guard from Fayetteville, NC. All of the tools DSJ exhibited to get stamped with the “freak athlete” label coming

  De’Aaron Fox, Point Guard, Sacramento Kings Age: 21 Few players made a bigger jump in value last season than the Kings’ second-year point guard. Fox’s emergence made himself a fantastic fantasy asset and, even more astoundingly, made the Kings a potential playoff threat. A year after all the talk

  Aaron Gordon, Forward, Orlando Magic Age: 23   AG was the youngest player to enter the 2014 NBA Draft, which feels WILD(!!) as he finishes up his undergraduate years for the purpose of this exercise. This should be a great revelation for understanding the value and the growth curve for

Readers – I thank you for your patience. I have not lost my fire for dynasty sports (not even one bit!), but this year the demands of a new job, baby number two… you get it. I have always been fairly aggressive in favor of youth, but you may notice

If you play in a dynasty basketball league, chances are you always have an eye on next year – regardless of your current team’s standing. There are only about 10 games to go in the NBA season. This is likely your last chance to make moves for players that could

I lost my entire post this morning after attempting to schedule it, so this is the I-have-two-kids-and-a-job (apologies) version. On the plus side, it was good practice spelling NTILIKINA. (Thanks for letting me vent!) You can hear me and Andrew Ressler debate this list on Episode 20 of TDG podcast.

Standard disclaimer: these rankings are focused on 9-category leagues with an emphasis on H2H leagues. If you play in rotisserie leagues you should fade category killers like Ben Simmons and Deandre Jordan. If you play in 8-cat or points leagues, you should bump up the volume guys (Westbrook and Cousins,