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Fantasy basketball sleepers 2026-27

Scotty Pippen Jr. is the biggest gap: ESPN projects him 104th in fantasy points a game, and he is on 14% of rosters.

Every player here projects inside the top 120 and is on fewer than 60% of ESPN rosters, so most of them are a late pick or a waiver claim. Ordered by how far the projection runs ahead of the ownership.

Projected higher than owned

Proj.

Rostered

FPts/G

Scotty Pippen Jr.PG · Grizzlies · 12.4 pts, 3.4 reb, 5.3 ast

104

14%

30.6

Mitchell RobinsonC · Celtics · 7.3 pts, 11.1 reb, 1.1 ast

110

18%

30.3

Fred VanVleetPG · Rockets · 14.0 pts, 3.4 reb, 6.0 ast · Day-To-Day

56.9%

33.4

Zach EdeyC · Grizzlies · 12.7 pts, 10.8 reb, 1.2 ast

59.1%

33.2

Kyshawn GeorgeSG · Wizards · 14.0 pts, 5.1 reb, 4.2 ast

112

30.5%

30.2

Isaiah HartensteinC · Thunder · 9.5 pts, 9.6 reb, 3.5 ast · Day-To-Day

106

39.6%

30.5

Jakob PoeltlC · Raptors · 12.0 pts, 8.4 reb, 2.4 ast

100

57.7%

31.7

Ayo DosunmuSG · Timberwolves · 15.3 pts, 3.6 reb, 3.9 ast

108

52.3%

30.4

Egor DeminPG · Nets · 14.3 pts, 4.1 reb, 4.3 ast

114

42.5%

30.0

Cedric CowardSF · Grizzlies · 15.4 pts, 6.5 reb, 3.0 ast

118

39.5%

29.7

Nic ClaxtonC · Bulls · 11.6 pts, 7.1 reb, 3.4 ast · Day-To-Day

109

57.4%

30.3

Peyton WatsonSF · Cavaliers · 14.2 pts, 5.0 reb, 2.1 ast

120

43.4%

29.3

Keegan MurrayPF · Kings · 13.8 pts, 6.0 reb, 1.6 ast

119

54.4%

29.3

Tobias HarrisPF · Spurs · 14.5 pts, 5.7 reb, 2.6 ast · Day-To-Day

113

59.9%

30.1

ESPN's season projections and roster percentages. Compare any deal in the fantasy basketball trade analyzer.

Questions

Who are the best fantasy basketball sleepers?

Scotty Pippen Jr. (14% rostered), Mitchell Robinson (18% rostered), Fred VanVleet (56.9% rostered), Zach Edey (59.1% rostered), Kyshawn George (30.5% rostered): each projects inside the top 120 for points a game while most leagues leave them on waivers.

How is a sleeper picked here?

A player ESPN projects inside the top 120 by fantasy points a game, on fewer than 60% of ESPN rosters, ordered by the gap between his projection rank and his ownership rank. Points are scored points 1, threes 1, field goals made 2 and attempted -1, free throws made 1 and attempted -1, rebounds 1, assists 2, steals 4, blocks 4, turnovers -2.

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