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The Best Sleeper Picks For Your Fantasy Basketball Team In 2019-2020

Updated November 6, 2019 4.4k votes 326 voters 8.1k views71 items

List RulesVote up players who could be surprise fantasy basketball stars.

The best fantasy basketball sleepers can be the picks in any draft that could make or break your season. Everyone wants to take a superstar in the first round with names like LeBron James, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Stephen Curry all getting selected quickly. But the style of the NBA allows many players to put up impressive stats on the same team, which is huge for fantasy.

So take a look at all the fantasy basketball sleepers who are flying under the radar in many drafts, whether you're playing daily fantasy or season long. These players may not be contending for an All-Star spot, but they will likely have great numbers to provide huge value for the draft spot they’re getting picked at.

Vote up for the top players you think are being overlooked when it comes to fantasy basketball and the players you think will put up stats no one is predicting. Vote below to help decide which talented players are the best of all the NBA fantasy sleepers heading into the 2019-2020 season!

And if you're also in a fantasy football league, check out our list of the best fantasy football sleepers this year.

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Ja Morant
Point guard
Birthplace: Dalzell, South Carolina, USA
Number: 12
Teams: Memphis Grizzlies
2019-2020 season projections:
14.9 points per game, 6.9 assists, 3.4 rebounds, 1.3 steals, 0.4 blocks
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Bam Adebayo
Center
Number: 13
Teams: Miami Heat
2019-2020 season projections:
8.3 points per game, 2.0 assists, 6.7 rebounds, 0.7 steals, 1.0 blocks
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Fred VanVleet
Point guard
Number: 23
Teams: Toronto Raptor
2019-2020 season projections:
11.0 points per game, 4.5 assists, 2.8 rebounds, 1.0 steals, 0.3 blocks
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Point guard
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Number: 2
Teams: Oklahoma City Thunder
2019-2020 season projections:
12.7 points per game, 4.9 assists, 3.2 rebounds, 1.3 steals, 0.6 blocks
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Brandon Ingram
Small forward
Birthplace: Kinston, North Carolina
Number: 14
Teams: New Orleans Pelicans
2019-2020 season projections:
13.2 points per game, 2.8 assists, 4.5 rebounds, 0.6 steals, 0.6 blocks
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Malcolm Brogdon
Shooting guard, Point guard
Birthplace: Norcross, Georgia
Number: 22
Teams: Indiana Pacers
2019-2020 season projections:
15.6 points per game, 5.7 assists, 4.3 rebounds, 0.9 steals, 0.2 blocks
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Jayson Tatum
Small forward
Number: 0
Teams: Boston Celtics
2019-2020 season projections:
19.7 points per game, 2.3 assists, 6.6 rebounds, 1.2 steals, 0.8 blocks

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Domantas Sabonis
Center, Power forward
Age: 24
Birthplace: Portland, Oregon
Number: 11
Teams: Indiana Pacers
2019-2020 season projections:
13.6 points per game, 2.6 assists, 9.0 rebounds, 0.6 steals, 0.4 blocks
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Jamal Murray
Point guard, Shooting guard
Age: 23
Number: 27
Teams: Denver Nuggets
2019-2020 season projections:
19.9 points per game, 5.3 assists, 4.3 rebounds, 1.0 steals, 0.4 blocks
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Caris LeVert
Small forward
Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio
Number: 22
Teams: Indiana Pacers
2019-2020 season projections:
17.6 points per game, 4.3 assists, 4.1 rebounds, 1.2 steals, 0.4 blocks
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Miles Bridges
Small forward
Number: 0
Teams: Charlotte Hornets
2019-2020 season projections:
12.8 points per game, 1.7 assists, 5.9 rebounds, 1.0 steals, 0.9 blocks
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Mitchell Robinson
Center
Birthplace: Pensacola, Florida
Teams: New York Knicks
2019-2020 season projections:
10.5 points per game, 0.7 assists, 8.2 rebounds, 1.0 steals, 3.1 blocks
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John Collins
Power forward
Number: 20
Teams: Atlanta Hawks
2019-2020 season projections:
20.6 points per game, 2.2 assists, 10.9 rebounds, 0.5 steals, 0.9 blocks
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Buddy Hield
Shooting guard
Birthplace: Freeport, Bahamas
Number: 24
Teams: Sacramento Kings
2019-2020 season projections:
21.3 points per game, 2.6 assists, 5.3 rebounds, 0.8 steals, 0.4 blocks
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Jaren Jackson Jr.
Power forward, Center
Number: 13
Teams: Memphis Grizzlies
2019-2020 season projections:
17.3 points per game, 1.4 assists, 7.1 rebounds, 1.1 steals, 1.8 blocks
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Dejounte Murray
Point guard
Number: 5
Teams: San Antonio Spurs
2019-2020 season projections:
9.7 points per game, 3.5 assists, 6.4 rebounds, 1.3 steals, 0.5 blocks
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Rui Hachimura
Power forward
Birthplace: Toyama, Japan
Number: 8
Teams: Washington Wizards
2019-2020 season projections:
12.9 points per game, 1.3 assists, 4.9 rebounds, 0.8 steals, 0.7 blocks
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Wendell Carter Jr.
Center
Number: 34
Teams: Chicago Bulls
2019-2020 season projections:
11.8 points per game, 2.0 assists, 7.8 rebounds, 0.7 steals, 1.5 blocks
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Myles Turner
Center
Birthplace: Bedford, Texas
Number: 33
Teams: Indiana Pacers
2019-2020 season projections:
13.4 points per game, 1.5 assists, 7.0 rebounds, 0.8 steals, 2.4 blocks
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Lauri Markkanen
Power forward
Number: 24
Teams: Chicago Bulls
2019-2020 season projections:
18.5 points per game, 1.4 assists, 9.0 rebounds, 0.7 steals, 0.7 blocks
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Deandre Ayton
Center
Number: 22
Teams: Phoenix Suns
2019-2020 season projections:
19.7 points per game, 1.9 assists, 10.8 rebounds, 0.9 steals, 1.0 blocks
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Thomas Bryant
Center
Number: 13
Teams: Washington Wizards
2019-2020 season projections:
14.3 points per game, 1.8 assists, 8.6 rebounds, 0.5 steals, 1.3 blocks
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Lonzo Ball
Point Guard
Number: 2
Teams: New Orleans Pelicans
2019-2020 season projections:
12.0 points per game, 8.4 assists, 6.9 rebounds, 1.6 steals, 0.6 blocks
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Khris Middleton
Small forward
Age: 29
Birthplace: Charleston, South Carolina
Number: 32
Teams: Milwaukee Bucks
2019-2020 season projections:
18.7 points per game, 4.1 assists, 5.6 rebounds, 1.2 steals, 0.2 blocks
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R.J. Barrett
Shooting guard
Number: 9
Teams: New York Knicks
2019-2020 season projections:
16.0 points per game, 3.4 assists, 4.8 rebounds, 1.0 steals, 0.7 blocks