Jim Mc Cormick Oct 6, 2026, 02:00 PM ET Close Jim Mc Cormick is a contributing writer for fantasy football and men's basketball at ESPN. Maybe your fantasy football team has started the season like the Los Angeles Chargers. In fact, maybe your fantasy football team is full of Los Angeles Chargers. Either way, welcome to another season of fantasy hoops. Whether making an annual gridiron-to-hardwood pivot or coming to our game for the first time, you need not track every Shams Charania post or dissect every roster to get up to speed. We have you covered.
Some blend of the second apron -- think Jaylen Brown -- and second destinations -- Ja Morant and La Melo Ball -- drove many of this summer's biggest moves. The goal is to decipher meaningful changes in the fantasy basketball landscape after a busy, dramatic offseason. The All-Star Carousel You know the big names who changed teams, but who is set to surge or sacrifice statistically? With apologies to Khris Middleton and D'Angelo Russell, we'll conduct a stock report on the following former All-Stars who changed teams this offseason.
Familiar First-rounder: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Miami Heat A lost final season in Milwaukee gives way to a featured role in a coaching culture that gets the most out of elite, versatile forwards. Will the Heat lead the league in pace again now that this pick-and-roll engine is rostered? Consider me, along with Pat Riley, a believer. Health Permitting: La Melo Ball, Minnesota Timberwolves and Kawhi Leonard, Toronto Raptors Ball will almost certainly average more than the modest 28 minutes per game he hovered around in Charlotte last year. Leonard is also in a better position to produce in Toronto; Scottie Barnes can take the toughest defensive assignments. Leonard is a league-winner if he plays more than 65 games.
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