Dirty Dozen Draft Recap
Snapshots of each team
I told myself I wouldn’t spend as much time managing this league…but I feel like I gotta at least recap that crazy draft! Besides, playing in a league is no fun if you don’t even know/remember who has which players, so I wanted to do a quick snapshot of each team for you all. Each team has a few players grouped into 5 categories:
- Franchise: Players that either are already, or have potential to be, the best player on their fantasy team.
- Starters: Players that we pretty much know what they are. Good to great fantasy contributors that are unlikely to improve much further.
- Role Players: Similar to “Starter”, but just a tier lower. Could be a vet on the decline.
- Rising Star: Young players that are already productive and/or have potential to be “Starters” or even more. Some rookies are here if it felt appropriate.
- Project: Young players that haven’t done much and/or whose potential feels more unknown than a “Rising Star”
Not all players drafted are included for each team, I just threw up names that were interesting to me. This was done in like 20 minutes just using my own opinion so don’t @ me.
Anton
Franchise
Karl-Anthony Towns (Min — C) $78
Starters
Mike Conley (Mem — PG) $21
Ricky Rubio (Uta — PG) $18
Victor Oladipo (Ind — PG,SG) $13
Role Players
Thaddeus Young (Ind — SF,PF) $3
JaMychal Green (Mem — PF) $1
Up and Comers
Joel Embiid (Phi — PF,C) $37
Andrew Wiggins (Min — SG,SF) $22
Gary Harris (Den — SG,SF) $10
Taurean Prince (Atl — SF) $11
Project
Richaun Holmes (Phi — PF,C) $1
Zach Collins (Por — PF,C) $1
Juancho Hernangomez (Den — SF,PF) $1
Binh
Franchise
Kristaps Porzingis (NY — PF,C) $47
Damian Lillard (Por — PG) $46
Starters
Rudy Gobert (Uta — C) $50
DeAndre Jordan (LAC — C) $15
Role Players
Derrick Rose (Cle — PG) $2
Jamal Crawford (Min — SG,SF) $1
Up and Comers
Devin Booker (Pho — SG) $30
Nerlens Noel (Dal — PF,C) $12
Zach LaVine (Chi — PG,SG) $5
Donovan Mitchell (Uta — SG) $1
Project
Jonathan Isaac (Orl — PF) $3
Stanley Johnson (Det — SG,SF) $1
Domantas Sabonis (Ind — PF) $1
DCon
(That looks weird when written out, but calling you David feels weirder)
Franchise
Stephen Curry (GS — PG,SG) $70
LeBron James (Cle — SF,PF) $54
Starters
Brook Lopez (LAL — C) $13
Reggie Jackson (Det — PG,SG) $5
Role Players
Gorgui Dieng (MIN — PF,C) $3
Willy Hernangomez (NY — C) $5
Steven Adams (OKC — C) $9
Up and Comers
Jayson Tatum (Bos — SF) $27
Josh Jackson (Pho — SG,SF) $12
Project
Marquese Chriss (Pho — PF) $6
John Collins (Atl — PF,C) $3
Justise Winslow (Mia — SF,PF) $2
Dennis
Franchise
Kawhi Leonard (SA — SG,SF) $60
Starters
Kyle Lowry (Tor — PG) $26
DeMar DeRozan (Tor — SG,SF) $27
LaMarcus Aldridge (SA — PF,C) $14
George Hill (Sac — PG,SG) $6
Serge Ibaka (Tor — PF,C) $11
Eric Gordon (Hou — SG) $8
Role Players
Dirk Nowitzki (Dal — PF,C) $4
Jonas Valanciunas (Tor — C) $9
Pau Gasol (SA — PF,C) $2
Clint Capela (Hou — PF,C) $7
Up and Comers
Rodney Hood (Uta — SG,SF) $10
Jamal Murray (Den — PG,SG) $8
Project
Malik Monk (Cha — SG) $4
J Tong
Franchise
James Harden (Hou — PG,SG) $67
Kyrie Irving (Bos — PG,SG) $55
Starters
Jimmy Butler (Min — SG,SF) $42
Gordon Hayward (Bos — SG,SF) $29
Role Players
Joe Johnson (Uta — SG,SF) $1
Jordan Clarkson (LAL — PG,SG) $2
Greg Monroe (Mil — PF,C) $4
C.J. Miles (Tor — SG,SF) $1
Up and Comers
De’Aaron Fox (Sac — PG) $11
Project
Skal Labissiere (Sac — PF,C) $3
Alec Burks (Uta — PG,SG) $1
OG Anunoby (Tor — SF) $1
Jeff Ly
Franchise
DeMarcus Cousins (NO — PF,C) $48
Lonzo Ba… just kidding.
Starters
Marc Gasol (Mem — C) $2 (sigh)
Isaiah Thomas (Cle — PG) $16
Andre Drummond (Det — PF,C) $13
Paul Millsap (Den — PF,C) $17
Role Players
Elfrid Payton (Orl — PG) $11
Tim Hardaway Jr. (NY — SG,SF) $12
Kent Bazemore (Atl — SG,SF) $6
Up and Comers
Lonzo Ball (LAL — PG) $38
Dennis Smith Jr. (Dal — PG) $27
Jusuf Nurkic (Por — C) $16
Project
T.J. Warren (Pho — SF) $3
Terry Rozier (Bos — PG) $1
Jeff Tran
Franchise
John Wall (Was — PG) $54
Starters
Hassan Whiteside (Mia — C) $35
Eric Bledsoe (Pho — PG,SG) $15
Goran Dragic (Mia — PG,SG) $14
Al Horford (Bos — PF,C) $16
Harrison Barnes (Dal — SF,PF) $14
Jeff Teague (Min — PG) $9
Role Players
Evan Fournier (Orl — SG,SF) $5
Robert Covington (Phi — SF,PF) $8
J.J. Redick (Phi — SG) $1
Up and Comers
Markelle Fultz (Phi — PG) $28
Otto Porter (Was — SF) $17
Project
Lauri Markkanen (Chi — PF) $2
Josh
Franchise
Russell Westbrook (OKC — PG) $73
Starters
Bradley Beal (Was — SG) $22
Kemba Walker (Cha — PG) $30
C.J. McCollum (Por — PG,SG) $34
Nicolas Batum (Cha — SG,SF) $8
Role Players
Tobias Harris (Det — SF,PF) $8
Marcin Gortat (Was — C) $2
Kelly Olynyk (Mia — C) $1
Robin Lopez (Chi — C) $2
Up and Comers
D’Angelo Russell (Bkn — PG,SG) $24
Project
Buddy Hield (Sac — SG) $6
Jahlil Okafor (Phi — C) $2
JR
Franchise
Chris Paul (Hou — PG) $41
Starters
Draymond Green (GS — SF,PF,C) $42
Carmelo Anthony (OKC — SF,PF) $21
Avery Bradley (Det — PG,SG) $11
Khris Middleton (Mil — SG,SF) $13
Dwight Howard (Cha — PF,C) $10
Nikola Vucevic (Orl — PF,C) $11
Role Players
Dwyane Wade (Cle — PG,SG) $6
Darren Collison (Ind — PG,SG) $6
Trevor Ariza (Hou — SG,SF) $7
Nick Young (GS — SG,SF) $2
Up and Comers
Brandon Ingram (LAL — SG,SF) $16
Project
Willie Cauley-Stein (Sac — PF,C) $6
Kevin
Franchise
Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil — SF,PF) $81
Starters
Kevin Love (Cle — PF,C) $28
Role Players
Marcus Smart (Bos — PG) $8
Tristan Thompson (Cle — PF,C) $2
Ryan Anderson (Hou — PF,C) $4
Allen Crabbe (Bkn — PG,SG,SF) $2
J.R. Smith (Cle — SG,SF) $1
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (LAL — SG) $5
Up and Comers
Myles Turner (Ind — PF,C) $40
Ben Simmons (Phi — PG,SF,PF) $24
Jaylen Brown (Bos — SG,SF) $13
Project
Malcolm Brogdon (Mil — PG,SG) $6
Frank Ntilikina (NY — PG) $3
Kris Dunn (Chi — PG,SG) $1
Justin Jackson (Sac — SF) $1
Mikey
Franchise
Kevin Durant (GS — SF,PF) $63
Starters
Paul George (OKC — SF,PF) $52
Klay Thompson (GS — SG,SF) $33
Jrue Holiday (NO — PG) $10
Role Players
Lance Stephenson (Ind — SG,SF) $2
Austin Rivers (LAC — PG,SG,SF) $3
Seth Curry (Dal — PG,SG) $1
Up and Comers
Julius Randle (LAL — PF) $13
Dario Saric (Phi — SF,PF) $13
Project
Kyle Kuzma (LAL — SF,PF) $13 (sorry Laker fans. Still a stash to me)
Thon Maker (Mil — PF,C) $7
Dejounte Murray (SA — PG) $6
Dragan Bender (Pho — PF) $1
Harry Giles (Sac — PF,C) $1
Ryan
Franchise
Anthony Davis (NO — PF,C) $71
Nikola Jokic (Den — PF,C) $61
Starters
Blake Griffin (LAC — PF,C) $33
Jeremy Lin (Bkn — PG,SG) $11
Dennis Schroder (Atl — PG) $14
Role Players
Joe Ingles (Uta — SG,SF) $5
Tyler Ulis (Pho — PG) $1
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (Cha — SF) $1
Alan Williams (Pho — PF,C) $1
Up and Comers
Aaron Gordon (Orl — SF,PF) $15
Project
Caleb Swanigan (Por — PF,C) $1
Bobby Portis (Chi — PF,C) $1
Denzel Valentine (Chi — SG,SF) $3