NBA Draft Sleepers: Target Jalen Suggs in the Late Rounds

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Jalen Suggs
Jalen Suggs • ORL • PG

Take Jalen Suggs in the late rounds if he is still on the board and your points league roster needs a guard.

Sleeper of the draft

Jalen Suggs (ORL, PG) averaged 19.9 fantasy points per game over 57 games in 2025-26, #71 on our board. He is rostered in 27.5% of ESPN leagues. ESPN's depth chart lists him first at his position.

FPTS/G is fantasy points per game in Sleeper standard scoring. Our board ranks players with 20+ games in 2025-26, adjusted for injuries; rookies are not on it.

If your points league has room for bench depth, keep Jalen Suggs in your late round draft queue if he is still on the board.

Guards to target late

Player Team Pos 2025-26 FPTS/G Our rank ESPN rostered Depth chart
Jrue Holiday POR PG 19.9 #72 31.3% Bench
Anthony Black ORL SG 18.1 #99 22.6% Bench
Collin Gillespie PHX PG 17.9 #101 39.6% Bench
Tre Jones CHI SG 17.3 #114 6.2% Bench

If your points league has a bench spot to fill, consider Jrue Holiday late if he is still on the board.

Forwards to target late

Player Team Pos 2025-26 FPTS/G Our rank ESPN rostered Depth chart Note
Santi Aldama DAL PF 19.5 #78 11.6% Bench New team, was MEM
Kyshawn George WAS SF 19.3 #84 32.8% Starter
Saddiq Bey NOP SF 19.3 #85 17.7% Bench
P.J. Washington DAL PF 19.2 #86 11.3% Starter

For a points league that needs forward depth, consider Kyshawn George late if he is still on the board.

Kyshawn George
Kyshawn George • WAS

Centers to target late

Player Team Pos 2025-26 FPTS/G Our rank ESPN rostered Depth chart
Isaiah Hartenstein OKC C 19.7 #74 40.6% Starter
Neemias Queta BOS C 18.6 #95 26.6% Bench
Wendell Carter ORL C 17.5 #106 5.3% Starter
Kyle Filipowski UTA C 17.4 #107 8.7% Bench

If your points league still needs a center, target Isaiah Hartenstein late if he is still on the board.

Isaiah Hartenstein
Isaiah Hartenstein • OKC

New teams, new roles

Players on our top 150 who changed teams and are rostered in under half of ESPN leagues.

Player From To 2025-26 FPTS/G Our rank ESPN rostered Depth chart
Santi Aldama MEM DAL 19.5 #78 11.6% Bench
Grayson Allen PHX CHA 18.3 #98 7.3% Bench
Jaime Jaquez MIA MIL 17.8 #102 48.2% Starter
Peyton Watson DEN CLE 17.5 #105 46.7% Starter
Bennedict Mathurin LAC NOP 17.3 #110 20.2% Bench
Deandre Ayton LAL WAS 17.3 #111 20% Bench

If Jaime Jaquez is in your draft queue, check the depth chart again close to opening night before making the pick.

Jaime Jaquez
Jaime Jaquez • MIL

Widely rostered, lower on our board

Players at least 80% of ESPN leagues roster who sit outside our top 120.

Player Team Pos ESPN rostered Our rank 2025-26 FPTS/G
Dylan Harper SAS SG 85.6% #167 14.5

If Dylan Harper is in your queue, check him against our board before spending a pick.

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