Last Updated on July 28, 2025 7:23 am by Mark C | Published: July 28, 2025

In this episode, Mark C divulges everything you need to know to absolutely dominate your upcoming rookie draft. He first details some recent moves like Chris Paul to the Clippers and Marcus Smart to the Lakers. He then breaks down how to create an effective Big Board, divulging the secrets to identifying top talent and hidden gems. Within this Mark C discusses the power of tiering and how to group players to make smarter and flexible draft decisions. He then provides some essential draft day tips and tricks to help you navigate the draft room and snag the most value. Lasty, Mark C imparts crucial guidance on how to stay patient and come away from draft in the best possible position.

The Punt Intended podcast is also now available on YouTube!

View Mark C’s 2025 Rookie Rankings here!

Follow Mark on Twitter and on BlueSky!

Grab a FantasyPass subscription so you don’t miss out on any dynasty content, among all the other great analysis from the SportsEthos team!

Check out my Dynasty Rankings (Gain access to the full Ranks with any SportsEthos subscriptions that gives you access to the NBAPass)!

SUBSCRIBE, Rate and Review on iTunes!

• About the Author
• Latest Posts

Mark C

After years of playing redraft fantasy basketball leagues with my friends, I branched out to dynasty leagues. As my hunger for competitive leagues grew, I found myself having lengthy conversations in various forums and developing my own thoughts on rookies and veteran players alike. Among the dynasty community, I found a gap in understanding on-court play and valuing transactions properly and thought to myself “I have a lot to say that could help dynasty managers!” I eventually came onto Sports Ethos as the Dynasty Lead, producing Dynasty Fantasy Basketball content such as rankings, rookie profiles, and other sorts of articles to enable managers to make informed decisions on their own squads. I pride myself in marrying on-court NBA and fantasy basketball analysis, giving readers and listeners of my content a holistic knowledge base of not only dynasty basketball projects but also the NBA itself.

• Mark C's Dynasty Rankings - July 2025
• Punt Intended: How to Dominate Your Fantasy Basketball Dynasty Rookie Draft
• Punt Intended: Summer League Takeaways and Prospect Standouts | Should We Be Concerned with Egor Demin and Kasparas Jakučionis