The 2026-27 fantasy basketball season is just around the corner, and drafts are happening right now. Whether you're already prepared or still getting ready, ESPN Fantasy's Fantasy Basketball Cheat Sheet can help you get there.
Unlike other cheat sheets, this one is not a set of rankings, although ESPN has those too. Instead, it aggregates the names you need to know from the best preseason content published over the past month-plus. That means you can review the key picks from André Snellings' Ultimate Draft Board or Eric Karabell's Do and Do Not Draft lists and gain an edge over the competition on draft day.
The cheat sheet pulls together names from several sources: André Snellings' Ultimate Draft Board, Eric Karabell's 'Do Not Draft' and 'Do Draft' lists, Jim McCormick's sleepers to target, and the ESPN staff's sleepers, breakouts and busts, along with its five 'must-draft' players.
For offline use, the Ultimate Fantasy Basketball Cheat Sheet is available as a printable PDF.
Source: ESPN NBA · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing