Fantasy Basketball Midseason Report: Biggest surprises — and will they keep it up?

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More often than not, the unsung heroes picked in the mid-to-late rounds or plucked off the waiver wire give fantasy managers the best chance at winning. That premise isn’t resigned to fantasy basketball — the best teams win by managing their teams effectively throughout the season while nabbing underrated players later than their expected output.

Several players are outshining their Average Draft Positions (ADPs) this year and proving to be league winners for many managers. After examining the season’s biggest disappointments earlier this week, let’s take a deep dive into six fantasy basketball surprises.

Tyler Herro – PG/SG, Miami Heat

Tyler Herro has proved this season that he’s not just the guy from that one Jack Harlow song. The Miami Heat guard has taken his game to another level, averaging career-best in points, rebounds, assists and 3s while improving his efficiency to 55% on 2s and 40% on 3s (also career-highs). The skeptics likely cited Herro’s injury history and inconsistency to give him a seventh-round draft grade. However, Herro is blowing through his ADP, providing fantasy managers with third-round value in 9-cat leagues coming into Thursday.

Herro has embraced Miami’s need for an offensive weapon, and now that Jimmy Butler is on the outs, expect Herro to continue cooking at an All-Star-level clip. With Butler out of the lineup, Herro is averaging 24.9 points, 6.1 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 4.1 3s per contest with 46/42/87 shooting spits. As a mid-round pick thriving in the top 40 in points and 9-cat leagues, Herro’s been one of the best values at the halfway mark.

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Josh Hart – SG/SF/PF, New York Knicks

I named Josh Hart the Fantasy MVP two months into the season, and it still holds. Hart appears on 28% of the top 500 Public League teams, second only to Nikola Vucević. Thanks to the Knicks’ chemistry and Thibs’ doubling down on his heavy minutes credo, we’re officially witnessing Josh Hart’s prime. He’s been an underrated fantasy asset, providing fantasy managers with consistent production across 7-out-of-9 categories.

Hart carried a very modest 116…

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Publish date : 2025-01-16 16:39:00

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