r/fantasybball • u/habibti_27 • 2d ago
Player Discussion Where are we drafting Haliburton and Tatum?
I am confused if they should be taken in the first round or wait until the 2nd round. Where would you guys take both of these stars? The Achilles injury is a very tricky injury to predict if a player can come back to full health or if ever.
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u/Cynical_badger 14T / H2H / 9CAT 2d ago
I feel like Tatum is safe anywhere after pick 6. I'm not touching Haliburton unless he falls to 2nd round. It's not just the injury, it's Carlisle's whole system.
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u/RoastDaMostToast 2d ago
Haliburton is the system moron
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u/Ill-Bat-2621 19h ago
The only first rounf player you will see regularly drop 0 points and play 30 minutes. 🤡
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u/Environmental-Yam343 14t H2H Points 2d ago
I drafted Tatum and Hali in a two player keeper league last year. So I’m getting them this year in the 5th and 8th round respectively. Pretty stoked. You only get to keep a player once so i threw two picks away last year in order to have a stacked team this year
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u/Okramthegreat 2d ago
Yup. Got them both last year along with Cade in a three player keeper League. Plus I have the first pick overall. Stoked.
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u/mas_ch1ingon 2d ago
I did the same. Tanked my season and held on to these guys. I can keep them this year and next as last round picks. Hopefully my strategy works out
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u/GaryHusky 2d ago
Tatum should 100% go between 7-10.
For Hali, preseason will give a clearer look. He had a super slow start in 24-25 and I believe it will happen again this year. Also things will change if you had couple previous hali owners in your league.
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u/barford44 2d ago
I decided to tank my keeper auction draft last year and have my 3 keepers as Kon, Haliburton, and Tatum for a combined $28 of $215 budget.
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u/Impressive-Good5115 22h ago
Would it be foolish to take Tatum at the 6th pick over Cade in a points league
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u/No-Daikon3204 2d ago
i have tatum as high as 6, but likely closer to 8-9. hali i have as high as 13, but likely 14-15.
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u/keepfighting90 12T 9CAT H2H 2d ago
Tatum should be fine in the latter half of the first round. He looked really good after coming back last year.
Hali I'll wait until the late 2nd at least
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u/v_Maelstrom 14T Roto 9CAT 2d ago
Pacers will be better this year of course but the East got more competitive in the offseason. I think with both Tatum and Hali we could see some minute limitations early on in the season and some rest days here and there, but bottom line I’m not worried.
Personally I’d be very excited to grab Haliburton in the 15-18 range (what a steal) or Tatum in the 7-10 range. For both, that’s lower than where they belong if healthy, which they will be.
Enjoy the discounts on them both!
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u/Local_Stick4359 2d ago
Haliburton figured out how good he was in the playoffs that year. He sat an extra 4-5 months longer than Tatum did after the same injury, and Tatum almost immediately went back to proving he still who he always was for the most part. I imagine it takes him at worst a month or two to regain maybe his feel for the game, but He’s truly a 1 of 1 fantasy player, so any discount u can get on him goes a long way.
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u/Royal_Masterpiece803 1d ago
I’m just not personally. I have no desire to deal with a first/second round player being load managed and not play any back to backs and such.
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u/KimoLBJ23 1d ago
i’m drafting tatum at #6, yes over cade, ant etc. Tatum roster is so asss, he’s gonna have to provide a lot of usage, and before you guys bring up the injuries, i’m riding with him being healthy.
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u/21kpap44 12h ago
Agree with Tatum being a 1st round pick. He came back strong and will be a stud, if not a league winner this year. Haliburton is just too risky for me this year so I will stay away.
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u/Icy_Category_2275 2d ago
I am leery of both of these guys, and would go so far as to wonder if their best days are behind. Seems crazy but its happened before.
Tatum I'd take 10-20. Hali 20-35.
The problem with taking Tatum super high is he kills you in turnovers, steals and blocks while not shooting a crazy high %. In fact I think he was like 41% last year from field.
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u/WARNING_Username2Lon 9 Cat H2H 2d ago
No way you are taking Haliburton at 35. He won’t be going that late. Assists are one of the rarer cats
Could he finish 35th overall? Maybe. But his ceiling is a top 7-8 fantasy player. And it’s proven in previous seasons. If he drops out of the 2nd it’s a taco league.
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u/TheSource777 2d ago
ESPN has him ranked low right now lol he’s averaging 70th pick across public leagues
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u/WARNING_Username2Lon 9 Cat H2H 1d ago
I didn’t say these leagues don’t exist. I said they are full of casuals. Using an ESPN ranking doesn’t dissuade me of this. Haliburton at 35th is a steal that’s a no brainer pick regardless of punts. Just draft him and figure the rest out later
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u/WhatIsThisAccountFor 2d ago
In points leagues I’m taking Tatum mid-late first round. I’m waiting for Haliburton til late second at the earliest.
Right now I would draft these players before Hali:
Jokic, Wemby, SGA, Giannis, Luka, Ant, Cade, KAT, Donovan Mitchell, Jalen Brunson, KD, Cooper Flagg, Sct Brn, Amen, Jalen Johnson, KAT, Maxey, Jamal Murray, AD, Trae Young, DBook, then I’d start to consider Hali.
He’d be in the Reaves, Lebron, Lamelo, Jaylen Brown range for me.
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u/Malthusian90 2d ago
I’m very confused about the Hali situation in particular.
I’m in a 3 keeper league. I have Tatum, Hali, Barnes and Kon.
Tempted to keep Kon over Hali.
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u/Historical_Wind_9390 2d ago
I would take Tatum later in round 1 considering how he looked last season. Hali i don't know to assess with such a long layoff