Vegas, baby!
After the first night of the 2024 NBA draft, we did some early projections on the fantasy basketball and betting futures of the rookies.
Since then, there’s been a second round of the NBA draft, an eventful free agency window and, currently, the NBA summer league in Las Vegas where we get our first look at this year’s draft class in a setting against other NBA players.
Every year, I find the summer league to be an excellent opportunity to refine those initial expectations for which rookies might be ready to contribute in fantasy — and betting-caliber numbers to their NBA teams from season one. At the midpoint of this year’s summer league, let’s update our fantasy hoops projections for several of the top prospects.
That is the word that consistently comes up when discussing the game of the No. 1 overall pick in this year’s NBA draft. Risacher’s skill on offense is evident, and may even be better than advertised. He is a facile ball-handler and passer, and transitions into his shooting stroke effortlessly off either the pass or the dribble.
