Erik puts his preparations to the test with an actual (not mock) early 16-team H2H draft.
Draft Prep Diaries: Durability, A Matter of Trust
There are many players returning from major injuries and/or extended absences this season. Erik digs through several of them and offers a few names you might be willing to trust.
Draft Prep Diaries: Strategic Planning – Punt Blocks…
Erik leans into his H2H draft strategies for the upcoming 2022-23 fantasy drafts, simplifying his planning by using assists as a major build differentiator.
Draft Prep Diaries: Offseason Market Movers
As crickets chirp away during the offseason’s “dead zone,” Erik takes time to take the market’s pulse, adding his own impressions on recent player movement while gauging some of the momenta that are carrying over from 2021-22.
Draft Prep Diaries: Summer League Standouts and Hype…
The Las Vegas Summer League is now in the books and as always, there were many players who stood out with great performances. Because of this, their respective hype trains gained a lot of steam, but how much of that hype is warranted or hold merit?
Draft Prep Diaries: Reviewing 2021-22 Steals Leaders
Steals are not easy to come by in fantasy and specialists are rarely worth drafting outright, but with the right planning, teams competing in H2H leagues can dominate this category with timely draft choices.
Draft Prep Diaries: Reviewing 2021-22 Blocks Leaders
Blocks have become more scarce overall ever since the modern NBA game started emphasizing outside shooting but with the right complement of rim protectors this category can be an “easy win” in H2H.
Draft Prep Diaries: Reviewing 2021-22 Rebounds Leaders
Rebounds are no longer a big-man exclusive category with oversized guards becoming rising stars in the league but in the end, if you want to be competitive on the glass, it’s “go big or go home.”
Draft Prep Diaries: Reviewing 2021-22 Assists Leaders
Assists are at the heart of any small-ball strategy builds. Today’s game has evolved in a way that ball movement and everyone being able to pass the rock is important but if you want to win the assists cat, you need a strong anchor (or two).
Draft Prep Diaries: Reviewing 2021-22 Threes Leaders
It’s a common belief that 3-pointers “are the easiest stat to find on the wire,” but without a solid foundation, teams will find it tough to win that category in H2H, Erik breaks down the top sources of 3s from the 2021-22 season in his latest Draft Prep Diary entry.
Draft Prep Diaries: Reviewing 2021-22 Points Leaders
Erik continues on his march towards improved draft-day preparedness with a series of articles where he reviews the top players in the six standard counting stats, starting us off with points.
Draft Prep Diaries: Are We There Yet?
Luka Doncic has been a fan favorite for quite a while now but has failed to deliver on the fantasy value managers have been hoping to see. After five seasons in the league, is it finally time to correctly draft him in the top-5?
Draft Prep Diaries: Fantasy Rookie Draft
In this entry, Erik calls in for reinforcements and does a three-man fantasy rookie mock as he fine-tunes the BPA picture of the 2022 draft class.
Draft Prep Diaries: Dynasty Building
In this latest Draft Prep Diary entry, Erik takes a bit of a detour from his usual season-long redraft league preparations and shines a light on his dynasty league and takes a look at some of his draft options from the 2022 draft class.
Draft Prep Diaries: Lasting Impressions
Erik busts out a large list of players who ended 2021-22 leaving a positive impression in his mind. Will they make the cut for his draft-day targets come 2022-23?