Usually when fantasy drafting you decide whether you want to draft a veteran team that can win right away but will need rebuilding after a few seasons or to draft a team of young players that will struggle for the first few seasons and then become a contender if you are patient enough to wait it out. However, I have put together a team that will not only be one of the best teams EVER assembled after 3-5 seasons, but can also be a championship contender right now. Here are my draft results:
Round 1: SF- Kevin Durant (Obviously if you have pick #1 go with LeBron. If not, resist the temptation of drafting CP3, Superman, or an aging yet still elite D-Wade or Kobe and go with KD. If you just can't stand the thought of having Durantula on your team then there are other good options but then that would affect who you would draft in the remaining rounds as well. Other good 1st round options are Derrick Rose, Blake Griffin, and Russell Westbrook.)
Round 2: Kevin Love (James Harden is another solid choice because he is one of the best scorers in the league as he can shoot the three and is almost unstoppable driving to the basket. He does lack defensively however. The reason I take Love is because KD will be my main scorer so I'm not in need of scoring as much I am a big man that can rebound. Plus Love can provide scoring with a nice three point shot which is especially rare in a big man. You could also take LaMarcus Aldridge here.)
Round 3: Stephen Curry (Now you see why I avoided CP3, Rose, and Westbrook in the first round. Curry is a steal in the 3rd round! Give him a couple seasons and he just might be the best jump shooter in the NBA, you can already score 25+ points per game with him pretty easily.)
Round 4: Marc Gasol (Centers are hard to come by and Gasol is a pretty darn good one! Other 4th round options are Jrue Holiday or one of the best sixth men in the history of the NBA in Jamal Crawford.)
Round 5: Jeff Teague (This is one round where I don't have one clear choice. I alternate between Teague, Kyle Lowry, and Demar DeRozan all depending on who I prefer at the time.)
Round 6: Roy Hibbert (Hibbert is a tree that can clog up the paint and have a block party. He is not an impressive scorer yet as he is not even guaranteed to make easy shots under the basket but I am sure his offensive ability will improve in the coming seasons. Other good options are Joakim Noah if you have an early 6th round pick or Brandon Jennings assuming you don't already have several point guards on your roster at this point.)
Round 7: Nicolas Batum (Batum is a well rounded player that can be inserted into the starting lineup or provide a spark off the bench, whichever you prefer. He makes for good trade bait as well. Other options to consider in Round 7 are JaVale McGee and Marcin Gortat.)
Round 8: Matt Barnes (Really you can go with anyone you want in round 8. There isn't a player in round 8 that stands out to me more than the others. Barnes is a veteran player that can score, rebound, and play defense so he is usually my choice. Once in a while I will go with Robin Lopez for a big man.)
Round 9: Goran Dragic (Dragic is a great young point guard that can really score and I can see him really developing into one of the better point guards in the league. If you prefer to add more defense to your team with a little more veteran leadership then go with Tony Allen although what you gain on the defensive side of the ball, you will certainly lose on the offensive side with Allen.)
Round 10: Daniel Green (Round 10 is packed full of young talent. Green is my pick because he is a valuable part that can play multiple positions. He is a good swingman at the small forward position that can also be an oversized shooting guard. He is a decent shooter and pretty good defender. My other picks in round 10 include George Hill, Darren Collison, Mike Dunleavy, and Hasheem Thabeet.)
Round 11: James Johnson (I usually have a ton of guards on my roster and very few big men so I take Johnson here. If you want to add some three point shooting then there aren't many better than Daequan Cook.)
Round 12: DeAndre Jordan (A nightmare to guard if he has a PG that can lob the ball up to him. Also a force on the defensive end and an excellent rebounder. Shaun Livingston could be a decent pick but DJ is the obvious choice here and maybe the most underrated player in the game.)
Round 13, 14, 15: Kyle Korver, Demarre Carroll, Taj Gibson, JJ Redick, (Beginning with round 13 I usually start taking players who will go undrafted because I find them to be more valuable than the remaining guys that will go in the draft. If you really want to boost your team's "overall rating" which doesn't mean a whole lot, then you can go with someone like Aaron Afflalo, Nick Collison, or Ryan Anderson in round 13, Gerald Green in round 14, and Danilo Gallinari in round 15.)
When the draft comes to an end your roster will look something like this:
Starters:
PG- S Curry
SG- D Green
SF- K Durant
PF- K Love
C- M Gasol
Bench/Reserves:
PG- J Teague
PG- G Dragic
SG- J Redick
SF- N Batum
SF- M Barnes
SF- K Korver
PF- J Johnson
PF- T Gibson
C- R Hibbert
C- D Jordan
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