Normally, at this point in the week, we would be running through another edition of NBA Observations. However, with the league on a collective pause until Thursday night, we’ll use this opportunity to zoom out and take a look at the players whose breakouts have come to define the 2021-22 fantasy basketball season.
The names below vary in terms of experience and status, but they’ve each vastly outperformed expectations, as well as their preseason ADP figures. Some breakouts we probably should’ve seen coming, while others may have been virtually impossible for managers to predict.
Before we reveal our top fantasy disappointments on Wednesday, here’s a look at the 10 biggest surprises of the season at the All-Star break:
Current rank refers to total value in 8-category roto leagues.