Last Updated on August 19, 2025 7:00 pm by André Lemos | Published: July 23, 2024

In the ever-evolving landscape of dynasty fantasy basketball, hindsight is not just 20/20 – it’s a vital tool for improvement. As a dynasty expert, the ability to scrutinize and learn from past evaluations of NBA draft classes is crucial in refining my scouting strategy for the future. Through the below self-reflection, I’ll discuss both hits and misses, highlighting not just my successes but also areas where improvements in my process can be made. Join me as we delve into this assessment piece!

For each player’s name, there will be some rankings in parentheses. They are in the following format: Player Name (2023 Rookie Ranking; 2024 March Dynasty Rankings from 2023 August Dynasty Ranking)

Hits

Victor Wembanyama (1; 1 from 3)

I’m just playing with this one. Wembanyama was perhaps the easiest rookie prospect call of all time. It’s hard to consider him too much of a hit.

Dereck Lively II (8; 76 from 101)

I was a big Lively II fan as a prospect. While some may argue centers are becoming devalued in the NBA (and maybe in dynasty), there is still room for centers who are clear-cut adds on defense and can fulfill a play-finishing role on offense. That’s exactly what I saw in Lively II when I scouted him, and he landed in the perfect situation in Dallas.

Lively II has some holes in his fantasy game, but here are some of his per-75 possession numbers via Basketball Reference: 13.4 points, 74.7 FG%, 10.5 boards, 2.2 blocks. Those are great core numbers from a fantasy center, but there’s a chance Lively II could add more in the assists department. While his passing didn’t show up in the form of assists, we saw flashes in the playoffs of Lively II’s ability to find cutters and players on the wing. I wouldn’t be surprised if the Mavs tap into this ability more, and we see Lively II’s assists tick up positively.

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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.

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