by Will Overton

Historically the Center position has been the weakest of all positions with a small top tier, a less than ideal middle tier and a bunch of fliers and over the hill veterans to round things out. As the game changes though so too changes the fantasy basketball game, including the Center position.

With athleticism across the league improving the Centers in the league are becoming better stat stuffers. Also positional flexibility is a big boost too as many guys who would have been power forwards are playing Center now.

Here is my breakdown of the position for this season with my top 25, my sleeper, deep sleeper and bust:

1. DeMarcus Cousins – Sacramento Kings
2. Joakim Noah – Chicago Bulls
3. Chris Bosh – Miami Heat
4. Al Jefferson – Charlotte Hornets
5. Marc Gasol – Memphis Grizzlies
6. Al Horford – Atlanta Hawks
7. Dwight Howard – Houston Rockets
8. Andre Drummond – Detroit Pistons Read more

by Will Overton

Continuing on with our look at each position to help prepare for fantasy drafts that are certainly upcoming, today we look at power forwards. This is a position with some depth as I have seven of these guys in my top 30 overall rankings.

After that top tier we have a nice mix of veterans who we know what we’re getting from, the David Lee, Zach Randolph and Tim Duncan group, as well as some young guys with upside like Terrence Jones, Derrick Favors and John Henson. There’s a little bit of everything in this bunch.

Here is how I have the top 25 shaking out as well as my personal sleeper, bust and deep sleeper for the position:

1. Anthony Davis – New Orleans Pelicans
2. Kevin Love – Cleveland Cavaliers
3. LaMarcus Aldridge – Portland Trail Blazers
4. Blake Griffin – Los Angeles Clippers
5. Paul Millsap – Atlanta Hawks
6. Serge Ibaka – Oklahoma City Thunder
7. Dirk Nowitzki – Dallas Mavericks
8. Kenneth Faried – Denver Nuggets Read more

by Will Overton

The kings of fantasy basketball still reign supreme at the top of this list as the Durant vs. LeBron battle wages on. The depth at the position is improving though with Carmelo Anthony apparently still getting better, Rudy Gay coming back around and the emergence of young guys like Nicolas Batum and Kawhi Leonard.

With your drafts coming up soon we are trying to equip you with as much information as we can and so we are going to break down our top 25 small forwards and then offer you our sleeper, bust and deep sleeper at the position. So without any more time wasted, let’s get to it:

1. Kevin Durant – Oklahoma City Thunder
2. LeBron James – Cleveland Cavaliers
3. Carmelo Anthony – New York Knicks
4. Nicolas Batum – Portland Trail Blazers
5. Kawhi Leonard – San Antonio Spurs
6. Rudy Gay – Sacramento Kings
7. Chandler Parsons – Dallas Mavericks
8. Gordon Hayward – Utah Jazz Read more

by Will Overton

With October approaching draft day will be coming for fantasy basketball owners. With that in mind it’s time to get down to business and start looking at some rankings and position breakdowns. We started things off last week with point guards and now we are moving onto shooting guards. This is a position that lacks a depth of elite talent but really makes up for it by what seems a larger than normal mid tier.

I am going to give you my top 25 shooting guards and then break down who my sleeper, bust and deep sleeper is at the shooting guard position this year. Here is the breakdown:

1. James Harden – Houston Rockets
2. Eric Bledsoe – Phoenix Suns
3. Klay Thompson – Golden State Warriors
4. Monta Ellis – Dallas Mavericks
5. DeMar DeRozan – Toronto Raptors
6. Dwayne Wade – Miami Heat
7. Kobe Bryant – Los Angeles Lakers Read more

by Will Overton

With October approaching draft day will be coming for fantasy basketball owners. With that in mind it’s time to get down to business and start looking at some rankings and position breakdowns. We are going to get started with the point guard position. One of the deepest in the league and essential to fantasy teams given how many categories your point guard can contribute in.

I am going to give you my top 25 point guards and then break down who my sleeper, bust and deep sleeper is at the point guard position this year. Here is the breakdown:

1. Stephen Curry – Golden State Warriors
2. Chris Paul – Los Angeles Clippers
3. Russell Westbrook – Oklahoma City Thunder
4. John Wall – Washington Wizards
5. Damian Lillard – Portland Trail Blazers
6. Kyrie Irving – Cleveland Cavaliers
7. Kyle Lowry – Toronto Raptors
8. Ty Lawson – Denver Nuggets Read more

We have reached the final positional breakdown needed to get you ready for your drafts. My number one center should be no surprise as we broke down Dwight Howard vs. Amare Stoudemire last week and you know I like Dwight Howard despite the flaws.

Center is a typically shallow position, but this year the first 24 guys on the list are all solid contributors making this one of the deeper center classes in some time. This is thanks in large part to an influx of your talent at the position over the last few years. So while there are some great centers at the top of the board, you shouldn’t feel like you’re in trouble if you don’t get one of them because there are plenty more in the mid rounds.

Here is the way I see the center position breaking down this season:

1. Dwight Howard – Orlando Magic
2. Amare Stoudemire –  New York Knicks
3. Pau Gasol – Los Angeles Lakers
4. Al Jefferson – Utah Jazz
5. Al Horford – Atlanta Hawks
6. David Lee – Golden State Warriors
7. Brook Lopez – New Jersey Nets
8. Joakim Noah – Chicago Bulls Read more