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Top NBA Fantasy Sleepers: Ajay Mitchell & More

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After yet another seemingly endless NBA offseason, it can feel like we're overloaded with NBA information. With fantasy drafters sharper than ever, do sleepers still exist? Yes, yes they do. But finding them has become more challenging. It's a blend of timing, talent, circumstance, luck and flat-out waiver-wire magic. If sleepers were extinct, Ryan Rollins wouldn't have finished ahead of Devin Booker on the ESPN Player Rater.

Ajay Mitchell of the Oklahoma City Thunder is a Most Improved candidate after a breakout second season. In just over 100 playoff minutes without Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, he averaged 26.5 points and 7.8 assists per 75 possessions. He became the first player in franchise history to post at least 20 points and 10 assists with zero turnovers in a playoff game.

Zach Edey of the Memphis Grizzlies played only 11 games last season but showed elite interior scoring and rim protection. Peyton Watson of the Cleveland Cavaliers has a career 4.6% block percentage, ranking among league leaders. Cameron Johnson of the Denver Nuggets is due for a boom in playing time and shooting volume after a disappointing debut season.