Adam Stock
@adamstock.bsky.social
Founder of Elite Fantasy Basketball
2020 and 2024 FSWA Basketball Writer of the Year
CPA, M.S.
2020 and 2024 FSWA Basketball Writer of the Year
CPA, M.S.
Kornet is a must-add in all leagues.
BREAKING: San Antonio Spurs superstar Victor Wembanyama has a left calf strain.
Wembanyama is expected to be sidelined for a few weeks, sources tell ESPN's Shams Charania.
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Wembanyama is expected to be sidelined for a few weeks, sources tell ESPN's Shams Charania.
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November 17, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Kornet is a must-add in all leagues.
Here's a 5K word look at all 12 of last night's games. Plenty of pickup recs for both standard and deep leagues in this one.
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25/26 Nov. 12 Box Score Analysis (12 Games) - Elite Fantasy Basketball
Hornets 111 Bucks 100 Collin Sexton (Pick Up): Sexton hasn't popped with LaMelo out of the lineup, but he has been a reliable source of points, threes, dimes, and FT% this year. His solid production i...
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November 13, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Here's a 5K word look at all 12 of last night's games. Plenty of pickup recs for both standard and deep leagues in this one.
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Elite Fantasy Basketball – Free Preview - Elite Fantasy Basketball
Signing up for Elite Fantasy Basketball’s award-winning fantasy basketball coverage is the best way to gain a competitive advantage over your opponents. At Elite Fantasy Basketball, you will find cont...
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October 17, 2025 at 7:10 PM
For those curious about what Elite Fantasy Basketball has to offer (my analytics tell me there are a lot of you out there), here's a FREE PREVIEW of the site!
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Part 3 of this year's PAIRING GUIDES is now up! This guide breaks down the best options for teams stuck with a pick towards the end of the first round.
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25/26 Pairing Guides – Part 3 - Elite Fantasy Basketball
Deciding who to pair your first-round pick with will be one of the most important decisions you will make during your draft. Not every second-round pick fits well with every first-round pick, and a le...
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September 17, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Part 3 of this year's PAIRING GUIDES is now up! This guide breaks down the best options for teams stuck with a pick towards the end of the first round.
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September 15, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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The first PAIRING GUIDE of the year is now up! This is one of the more unique (and useful!) guides available at Elite Fantasy Basketball. This pairing guide looks at second-round partners for Jokic, Wembanyama, Gilgeous-Alexander, and Doncic.
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25/26 Pairing Guides – Part 1 - Elite Fantasy Basketball
Deciding who to pair your first-round pick with will be one of the most important decisions you will make during your draft. Not every second-round pick fits well with every first-round pick, and a le...
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September 15, 2025 at 7:53 PM
The first PAIRING GUIDE of the year is now up! This is one of the more unique (and useful!) guides available at Elite Fantasy Basketball. This pairing guide looks at second-round partners for Jokic, Wembanyama, Gilgeous-Alexander, and Doncic.
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This year's PUNT THREES guide is up! This is my go-to in my personal leagues. No other punting build has as many potential first-round assets available in the middle rounds as this build does.
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25/26 Punt Threes Guides - Elite Fantasy Basketball
The Punt Threes Strategy The question I get asked the most during the preseason is what do I think is the best punting strategy. My answer to that is always “it depends.” If you are in an eight-catego...
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September 15, 2025 at 7:52 PM
This year's PUNT THREES guide is up! This is my go-to in my personal leagues. No other punting build has as many potential first-round assets available in the middle rounds as this build does.
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I just finished up the first draft of this year's projections! We're sitting at 464 players at the moment. That's everyone currently on a roster, some FAs who are likely to get a guaranteed deal, and some two-way players who are a good bet to get an extended look this season.
July 31, 2025 at 12:05 AM
I just finished up the first draft of this year's projections! We're sitting at 464 players at the moment. That's everyone currently on a roster, some FAs who are likely to get a guaranteed deal, and some two-way players who are a good bet to get an extended look this season.
Carter Bryant is a project, but one with quite a bit of upside. He's a really nice option for rebuilding teams in dynasty. He only played 19.3 MPG at Arizona and averaged just 6.5 PPG, so we're likely not going to see a ton of him next year.
June 26, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Carter Bryant is a project, but one with quite a bit of upside. He's a really nice option for rebuilding teams in dynasty. He only played 19.3 MPG at Arizona and averaged just 6.5 PPG, so we're likely not going to see a ton of him next year.
I'm iffy on Queen as a long-term big minute guy because I don't think too many teams want their starting C to be a negative on defense, which Queen almost certainly will be, but NO is a very interesting landing spot for the center.
June 26, 2025 at 2:16 AM
I'm iffy on Queen as a long-term big minute guy because I don't think too many teams want their starting C to be a negative on defense, which Queen almost certainly will be, but NO is a very interesting landing spot for the center.
Essengue is a project. He just turned 18 and has some pretty interesting tools. He's huge (6'10") and moves well. His numbers were very solid in Europe for his age. 1.4 SPG in just 23.7 MPG in the EuroCup (a second-tier European league). He also had a nice per-minute scoring and rebounding rate.
June 26, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Essengue is a project. He just turned 18 and has some pretty interesting tools. He's huge (6'10") and moves well. His numbers were very solid in Europe for his age. 1.4 SPG in just 23.7 MPG in the EuroCup (a second-tier European league). He also had a nice per-minute scoring and rebounding rate.
Coward is a hard guy to project because we haven't seen much of him vs. decent competition. He spent his first two years of college in the Big Sky Conference before playing just six non-conference games for Washington State.
June 26, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Coward is a hard guy to project because we haven't seen much of him vs. decent competition. He spent his first two years of college in the Big Sky Conference before playing just six non-conference games for Washington State.
Maluach is an interesting fantasy prospect because he projects as a center who can put up strong numbers in all of the big man categories while hitting his free throws. He averaged 8.6 PPG on 71.2 FG% and 76.6 FT%, 6.6 RPG, and 1.3 BPG in just 21.2 MPG at Duke.
June 26, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Maluach is an interesting fantasy prospect because he projects as a center who can put up strong numbers in all of the big man categories while hitting his free throws. He averaged 8.6 PPG on 71.2 FG% and 76.6 FT%, 6.6 RPG, and 1.3 BPG in just 21.2 MPG at Duke.
Murray-Boyles is a very Masai pick. Take the athlete who can defend and bank on him learning how to shoot. It's worked in the past for the Raps. CMB is an interesting long-term prospect because if the jumper does come around (0.3 3PG on 1.1 3PA), there will be a lot to like.
June 26, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Murray-Boyles is a very Masai pick. Take the athlete who can defend and bank on him learning how to shoot. It's worked in the past for the Raps. CMB is an interesting long-term prospect because if the jumper does come around (0.3 3PG on 1.1 3PA), there will be a lot to like.
Demin looked amazing for the first handful of games last season and then fell off a cliff once BYU started playing better teams. He's a project, but in Brooklyn, projects can play. Really good passer who's huge, but can't shoot. 41.2/27.3/69.5 shooting splits.
June 26, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Demin looked amazing for the first handful of games last season and then fell off a cliff once BYU started playing better teams. He's a project, but in Brooklyn, projects can play. Really good passer who's huge, but can't shoot. 41.2/27.3/69.5 shooting splits.
Fears is a combo guard who should eventually end up as a full-time PG due to his size. He had a great steal rate in college (1.6 SPG), is a decent passer (4.1 APG), and gets to the line a lot and makes the most of his attempts (85.1 FT% on 6.2 FTA). There is a lot to like here.
June 26, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Fears is a combo guard who should eventually end up as a full-time PG due to his size. He had a great steal rate in college (1.6 SPG), is a decent passer (4.1 APG), and gets to the line a lot and makes the most of his attempts (85.1 FT% on 6.2 FTA). There is a lot to like here.
Johnson is likely going to end up as a strong contributor in all of the scoring categories. As a freshman at Texas, he averaged 19.9 PPG on 42.7 FG%, an excellent 2.7 3PG on 39.7 3P%, while knocking down 87.1% of his 4.2 FTA. The question is can he do anything else, because at Texas, he didn't.
June 26, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Johnson is likely going to end up as a strong contributor in all of the scoring categories. As a freshman at Texas, he averaged 19.9 PPG on 42.7 FG%, an excellent 2.7 3PG on 39.7 3P%, while knocking down 87.1% of his 4.2 FTA. The question is can he do anything else, because at Texas, he didn't.
Ace is high-risk pick both in real life and in fantasy. There are a lot of red flags here. This isn't a Cam Reddish situation where a highly-touted high school prospect was absolutely atrocious in college, but Ace definitely wasn't good.
June 26, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Ace is high-risk pick both in real life and in fantasy. There are a lot of red flags here. This isn't a Cam Reddish situation where a highly-touted high school prospect was absolutely atrocious in college, but Ace definitely wasn't good.
Knueppel is one of the least exciting lottery picks from a fantasy standpoint. He's almost certainly going to end up as a three-point specialist, although potentially, a very good one. He shot over 40% from deep at Duke on solid volume (2.2 3PG) and was elite at the line (91.4 FT%).
June 26, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Knueppel is one of the least exciting lottery picks from a fantasy standpoint. He's almost certainly going to end up as a three-point specialist, although potentially, a very good one. He shot over 40% from deep at Duke on solid volume (2.2 3PG) and was elite at the line (91.4 FT%).
Edgecombe is an elite athlete who posted an elite steal rate at Baylor (2.1 SPG). That last bit is exciting because college steal rate is a strong predictor of NBA steal rate. Guards with elite steal rates don't need to do too much elsewhere to be useful.
June 26, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Edgecombe is an elite athlete who posted an elite steal rate at Baylor (2.1 SPG). That last bit is exciting because college steal rate is a strong predictor of NBA steal rate. Guards with elite steal rates don't need to do too much elsewhere to be useful.
Harper is another player who has the potential to produce positive numbers in almost every category in his prime. His college line had no notable holes in it even though he spent a good chunk of the season playing hurt. He's a very efficient scorer inside the arc who gets to the line a ton.
June 26, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Harper is another player who has the potential to produce positive numbers in almost every category in his prime. His college line had no notable holes in it even though he spent a good chunk of the season playing hurt. He's a very efficient scorer inside the arc who gets to the line a ton.
Flagg comes with an elite fantasy profile and is very likely to live up to hype. The list of players who have had freshman seasons in the same stratosphere as Flagg's consists almost entirely of HoFers and future HoFers. Beasley and Zion (who could still get there) being the exceptions.
June 26, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Flagg comes with an elite fantasy profile and is very likely to live up to hype. The list of players who have had freshman seasons in the same stratosphere as Flagg's consists almost entirely of HoFers and future HoFers. Beasley and Zion (who could still get there) being the exceptions.
KP for almost nothing is nice work by the Hawks. Fantasy-wise, KP and Trae should be fine. Jalen Johnson likely takes at least a small hit. Big hit for Okongwu, but he should play enough to be a top-100 guy. There should be plenty of no-KP and/or JJ games where he goes off.
Breaking: Boston, Atlanta and Brooklyn are finalizing a three-team trade that sends Kristaps Porzingis and a second-round pick to the Hawks, Terance Mann and Atlanta's No. 22 pick to the Nets, and Georges Niang and a second-rounder to the Celtics, sources tell Shams Charania.
June 24, 2025 at 11:05 PM
KP for almost nothing is nice work by the Hawks. Fantasy-wise, KP and Trae should be fine. Jalen Johnson likely takes at least a small hit. Big hit for Okongwu, but he should play enough to be a top-100 guy. There should be plenty of no-KP and/or JJ games where he goes off.
Good news for Poole. He likely gets a min bump in NO with McCollum gone and Murray out for most, if not all, of the season. Poole only played 29.4 MPG last year. Could be a top 40 guy in 8-cat. He finished just outside the top 50 in that setup last season despite the low min. Big upside in punt FG.
FROM SHAMS:
The New Orleans Pelicans are trading CJ McCollum, Kelly Olynyk and a future second-round pick to the Washington Wizards for Jordan Poole, Saddiq Bey and the No. 40 pick, sources tell ESPN.
The New Orleans Pelicans are trading CJ McCollum, Kelly Olynyk and a future second-round pick to the Washington Wizards for Jordan Poole, Saddiq Bey and the No. 40 pick, sources tell ESPN.
June 24, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Good news for Poole. He likely gets a min bump in NO with McCollum gone and Murray out for most, if not all, of the season. Poole only played 29.4 MPG last year. Could be a top 40 guy in 8-cat. He finished just outside the top 50 in that setup last season despite the low min. Big upside in punt FG.