# Fantasy Basketball BUSTS - Guys We Avoid On Yahoo, ESPN, & Fantrax

An episode of [Locked On Fantasy Basketball – Daily NBA Fantasy Basketball Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/817422023), 19 Sep 2026, 47 min.

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ENTER THE MONSTER DROP: https://forms.gle/nr39HgLq1bjGAfGm7 GIVEAWAY 16 OVERVIEW Today's show breaks down the biggest “bust” candidates for fantasy basketball drafts based on current Yahoo, FanTrax, and ESPN ranks and ADPs. I highlight the most overvalued players—guys consistently going too early for their actual projected value, and explain where their draft price simply doesn't align with realistic category-league production. KEY TAKEAWAYS • Tyrese Maxey is being drastically overdrafted in category leagues, especially at his current top-10 ranks/ADPs; expect lower usage and value with a healthy supporting cast. • Players like Trae Young and Jalen Brunson still offer strong individual stats but are often going too early for their actual 9-cat or roto league impact; don't overpay unless your build really needs their category strengths. • Big men such as Walker Kessler, Donovan Clingan, and Alex Sarr are being taken way too high in many drafts, with early ADPs/rankings ignoring limited offensive or per-game upside. • Chet Holmgren's round-2 price is hard to justify even for believers; ESPN's more conservative ranking is the most reasonable place to consider him. • Some young players (Stephon Castle, AJ Dybantsa, Reed Sheppard) have ADPs or ranks that simply don’t reflect role uncertainty or realistic usage; don’t get pushed into early picks by overzealous site pre-ranks. • Returning veterans like Devin Booker, Myles Turner, Miles Bridges, and Rudy Gobert have red-flag ADPs that don’t reflect declining fantasy skills, usage competition, or aging curves—better options exist at those prices. • ESPN’s current head-to-head and roto ranks have some extreme outliers, including Bam Adebayo, Naz Reid, Mikal Bridges, and DeMar DeRozan, all going earlier than what recent production, team context, or category scarcity justifies. RESOURCES • Basketball Monster (for rankings, projections, and membership giveaways) • ESPN’s updated head-to-head category and roto ranks article (explicitly mentioned as now live on their front page) NEXT STEP Watch for upcoming info on signing up for the Josh Lloyd Fantasy Basketball Bowl, and use these bust calls to filter out bad values in your fantasy basketball draft prep. CHAPTERS 0:00 Introduction 0:34 Busts overview and definitions 2:08 Updates on the Fantasy Basketball Bowl 3:17 Yahoo ADP and busted early-round picks 10:18 More Yahoo busts: Overvalued in rounds 4–9 13:00 Yahoo picks 51–100: Hidden traps 17:21 Yahoo late-round and deep-league busts 23:04 FanTrax: Overpriced names and key differences 28:08 ESPN busts: Rankings and ADP extremes 35:17 ESPN top 50: The worst offenders 40:02 ESPN 51–100: Reach picks and inflated values 45:25 Final ESPN deep bust calls and closing remarks Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Indeed Listeners of this show get a $75 Sponsored Job Credit to help give your job the premium placement it deserves at http://Indeed.com/podcast. Betterhelp This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Sign up and get 10% off at https://BetterHelp.com/LOCKEDONNBA. Aura Cybersecurity Start your free trial today at https://aura.com/aware. Protect yourself now. Square Get up to $200 off Square hardware when you sign up at https://square.com/go/NBA ! #squarepod FanDuel Make this Your Most Rewarding Season Ever with FanDuel. Get $350 in Bonus Bets — GUARANTEED — when you bet five dollars every day for seven days. Join all the action at https://FANDUEL.COM FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369)…

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