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Most managers draft with gut feel.
The ones who win use a system.
Prepare with rankings, player insight, and strategy. Practice with the free Mock Draft Simulator. Draft with league-specific guidance, then use War Room tools as the 2026–27 season progresses.
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Free Strategy Guides & Tools
Build your draft framework with free guides and tools. The Draft Cheat Sheet is free after email sign-up.
Beginner Guide
New to 9-cat fantasy basketball? Start here. Covers scoring formats, draft strategy fundamentals, category management, and how to think about building a competitive roster from scratch.
Free
Punt Strategy Guide
The definitive guide to punting categories in 9-cat leagues. Understand when to punt, which categories to target, how punt builds change your draft board, and why most managers get punt strategy wrong.
Free
Tier Drafting 101
Draft by tiers, not serial rank numbers. Understand exactly where player value drops off so you know when to reach, when to wait, and when to pivot without panic.
Free
Draft Psychology
Understand the patterns other managers repeat under pressure — panic reaches, positional hoarding, ADP anchoring. Anti-tilt rules that keep your draft on strategy when others are reacting.
Free
Mock Draft Simulator
Practice your draft before it counts. Run mock drafts against realistic AI opponents to test punt builds, practise tier drops, and refine your strategy in a pressure-free environment.
Free
Roster Category Targets
Use round-by-round category guardrails to plan your roster and see which stats to prioritize as you draft.
Free
Draft Cheat Sheet
Get the free names-only Top 200 cheat sheet after email sign-up. Full rankings and projections are separate Draft Kit and War Room features.
Free · Email sign-up
Our Analyst
Meet the analyst behind the rankings, sleeper calls, and strategy content. Background, methodology, and the approach that drives every recommendation across the platform.
Free
Draft Kit & War Room Tools
Draft Kit prepares you for draft day. War Room adds league-specific draft guidance and tools for the 2026–27 season.
Punt Builds Guide
FT%, FG%, and TO punt strategies with specific player targets for each path. Go into draft night with a team identity instead of drafting player-by-player and hoping it balances out.
Draft Kit
Sleepers & Breakouts
Analyst-identified players with opportunity and upside the draft market may be overlooking, including sleeper and breakout targets.
Draft Kit
Fantasy Busts
Players whose current draft cost may exceed their fantasy upside, with analyst context to help you weigh the risk.
Draft Kit
Hype vs Reality
Compare fantasy narratives with past outcomes and see where the hype held up—and where it ran too far. Available with the Draft Kit.
Draft Kit
Team Intelligence
Explore how coaching approaches and team situations can shape fantasy opportunity across the NBA.
Draft Kit
Rookie Rankings & Profiles
Tiered rookie rankings with detailed profiles covering role outlook, team situation, and dynasty vs. redraft value. Separated from hype — focused on real 9-cat contribution.
Draft Kit
Live Draft Assistant
Live guidance that tracks your team build as picks come off the board, highlights roster needs, and helps you evaluate available players. Draft Pulse is a component within the assistant.
War Room
What changes when you have a system
The difference between winging draft day and owning it.
Without a strategy system
- Drafting by instinct and hoping the categories balance out
- Getting to Round 8 without a blocks source and no clear fix
- Overpaying for names ADP inflated by casual managers
- No framework for late rounds — just taking whoever feels right
- Reacting to what everyone else does instead of executing a plan
- Finishing the draft unsure if your team is good or just looks good
With the Strategy Hub
- A punt build decided before the draft starts — with player targets ready
- Category guardrails telling you exactly what to prioritise each round
- Sleeper targets that exploit where ADP is wrong this season
- Bust alerts so you fade the hype before it costs you draft capital
- A live Draft Advisor flagging your weakest category on every pick
- Walking out of the draft knowing exactly why your team is built to win
Built differently from every other fantasy site
Most fantasy content gives you tips. This gives you a complete decision framework.
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System-level, not tip-level
Tips tell you what to do once. A system tells you why — and how to adapt when the situation changes mid-draft. Every guide here builds on the others into a coherent approach for any draft scenario.
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Analyst judgement, not generated content
Sleepers, busts, tier notes, and strategy guides are written by analysts who compete in 9-cat leagues. Real trade-off analysis, real opinions, not recycled takes or algorithmically produced lists.
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9-cat specific — not format-agnostic
Most fantasy content is written to apply to every format. This is written exclusively for 9-category managers — every category target, punt build, and player note is scoped to how 9-cat scoring actually works.
Choose your coverage.
Draft Kit for draft day. War Room for every pick — Draft Kit included.
One-Time
Draft Kit
$39
Everything you need before your draft. Rankings, player insights, and strategy guides for draft day.
- Tiered Rankings
- Top 200 Rankings
- Positional Rankings
- ADP Tracker
- Punt Builds Guide
- Rookie Rankings
- Sleepers & Breakouts
- Fantasy Busts
- Draft Injury Risk Report
- Team Intelligence
- Hype vs Reality
- 2026–27 season updates
One-time payment · $39 · Yours for the full season
Includes Draft Kit
Per Season
War Room
$79 / season
Prepare, draft with league-specific guidance, and use War Room tools during the 2026–27 season. Draft Kit is included.
- Full Draft Kit included
- Live Draft Assistant (real-time draft + intelligence)
- Player Projections
- Player Value Finder
- Roster Optimiser
- Trade Analyser
- Weekly Waiver Wire (coming in-season)
- Weekly Start / Sit (coming in-season)
- Injury Tracker Pro (analyst coverage coming in-season)
- H2H Matchup Planner (preview; not yet a live planner)
- Category Standings (sample preview; not live category tracking)
- Matchup Difficulty (live ratings coming in-season)
- Tools and updates for the 2026–27 season
Full-season access · $79 · Secure payment via Stripe
Common questions
Does this work for Yahoo and ESPN leagues?
Yes. All strategy content is platform-agnostic and written for any standard 9-category league. The Player Value Finder and Trade Analyser specifically let you toggle between Yahoo and ESPN ADP when surfacing undervalued players.
What's the difference between the Draft Kit and the War Room?
Draft Kit ($39 one-time) includes Tiered Rankings, Top 200 Rankings, Positional Rankings, ADP Tracker, Rookie Rankings, Sleepers & Breakouts, Fantasy Busts, Draft Injury Risk Report, Team Intelligence, Punt Builds Guide, and Hype vs Reality. War Room ($79/season) includes Draft Kit, League Setup, the Live Draft Assistant, Player Projections, Player Value Finder, Trade Analyser, Roster Optimiser, and seasonal tools. Weekly Waiver Wire, Weekly Start / Sit, Injury Tracker Pro analyst coverage, and Matchup Difficulty are coming in-season. Category Standings is currently a sample preview, and H2H Matchup Planner is not yet a live planner.
Do I need to be an experienced player to use this?
No. Tier Drafting 101 and Roster Category Targets are written to be accessible at any level. If you're brand new to 9-cat leagues, the Beginner Guide is a free starting point before you dive into the strategy content.
When are sleeper targets and bust alerts updated?
Throughout the preseason as depth charts, injuries, and team situations develop. Strategy guides like Tier Drafting 101 and Punt Builds are reviewed each season before draft day for any rule or format changes.
Is the Draft Kit included in War Room?
Yes. War Room includes everything in the Draft Kit — rankings, sleepers, busts, punt builds, and all other prep tools. You get the complete system in one package with no need to purchase the Draft Kit separately.
Can I upgrade from Draft Kit to War Room?
For the current access options available to your account, visit Pricing & Plans.
How long does War Room access last?
War Room access covers the 2026–27 NBA season. Seasonal Draft Kit updates to Sleepers & Breakouts, Fantasy Busts, and Rookie Rankings are included.
Can I see any content before buying?
Yes. The Player Database, free strategy guides, Mock Draft Simulator, and Roster Category Targets are free. The names-only Draft Cheat Sheet is free after email sign-up. Hype vs Reality is part of the Draft Kit.
Stop leaving your draft
to gut feeling and good luck.
Prepare with Draft Kit’s Punt Builds Guide and Sleepers & Breakouts, practise with free Roster Category Targets, then use War Room’s Live Draft Assistant for draft-night guidance.
Current launch offer: US$19.90 one-time for 2026–27 only · No recurring charges or auto-renewal · 7-day money-back guarantee · Secured by Stripe