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Dan Bruno

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Tyrese Haliburton

PG · IND

Bruno sees Haliburton's second-round availability as a chance to buy elite point-guard production at a discount, with a return to his previous fantasy tier firmly in play.

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Jamal Murray

PG · DEN

Murray has quietly produced numbers comparable to first-round fantasy value before, and Bruno believes the market still discounts him because injuries and Nikola Jokic tend to overshadow just how productive he is.

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Stephen Curry

PG · GSW

Age and last year's injuries are pushing Curry into the twenties, but Bruno isn't ready to treat that as decline. He still sees enough elite production for Curry to smash a late-second-round cost.

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Josh Giddey

PG · CHI

Bruno is buying Giddey's ability to fill every column of the box score and expects him to remain the engine of Chicago's young roster, giving him a path to significantly outperform ADP.

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Austin Reaves

SG · LAL

Reaves' combination of scoring, playmaking, steals and efficient shooting puts him directly in the first-round-upside conversation for Bruno despite a draft cost well below that ceiling.

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Trae Young

PG · WAS

Bruno expects Young to flourish in Washington, where a talented new supporting cast should allow his elite assist production and offensive usage to translate into another high-end fantasy season.

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Devin Booker

SG · PHX

Booker remains Phoenix's first offensive option and is expected to continue handling point-guard responsibilities, a setup Bruno believes preserves his path to top-tier fantasy numbers.

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LaMelo Ball

PG · MIN

The only thing keeping Ball from first-round pricing in Bruno's eyes is availability. A healthy season and fresh start in Minnesota give him the ceiling of a much earlier pick than his ADP suggests.

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Bam Adebayo

C · MIA

Bruno still values Adebayo's broad category profile enough to put him in this first-round-upside group, backing the Miami big's ability to contribute well beyond points and rebounds.

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Domantas Sabonis

C · SAC

Last season's injuries have knocked Sabonis down draft boards, but Bruno wants managers to remember that he remains one of basketball's few legitimate nightly triple-double threats.

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Evan Mobley

PF · CLE

Mobley's combination of defensive production, rebounding and expanding perimeter game makes him one of Bruno's preferred post-first-round bigs with room to return elite overall value.

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Chet Holmgren

C · OKC

Elite shot blocking already gives Holmgren a fantasy weapon few players can match; add scoring, rebounding and three-point range and Bruno sees a profile capable of climbing into first-round territory.

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Jaylen Brown

SF · PHI

Brown enters Philadelphia after a career-best scoring season, and Bruno expects him to remain a major two-way contributor capable of beating his third-round neighborhood.

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Kawhi Leonard

SF · TOR

After playing 65 games and setting a career scoring high last season, Leonard gets Bruno's backing to keep producing elite per-game numbers in Toronto's balanced lineup.

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James Harden

PG · CLE

Harden no longer owns the same offensive monopoly he once did, but Bruno believes his across-the-board production remains far too strong to dismiss at a mid-third-round price.

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Paolo Banchero

PF · ORL

Banchero can pile up counting stats even when his shot isn't falling, and Bruno sees enough remaining efficiency upside for the Orlando star to make a major leap beyond his current ADP.

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Trey Murphy III

SF · NOP

Murphy's elite three-point shooting is only part of the appeal for Bruno; rebounds, assists and steals turn him into the kind of multi-category wing who can return far more than his draft slot.

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Lauri Markkanen

PF · UTA

Injuries have hidden Markkanen's ceiling from fantasy managers lately, but Bruno still sees top-tier production waiting if the Utah forward can finally string together a healthy season.

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LeBron James

SF · PHI

Even at 41, LeBron's ability to contribute across virtually every category keeps him on Bruno's high-upside target list despite the likelihood of managed games.

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Deni Avdija

SF · POR

Avdija already proved he could be an elite all-around fantasy producer during last year's breakout, and Bruno is willing to bet that much of that box-score versatility carries into 2026-27.

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Walker Kessler

C · LAL

Healthy again and now catching passes from Luka Doncic, Kessler gives Bruno exactly the kind of post-Round-3 ceiling he wants: elite rim protection, efficient finishing and rebounding with room to grow.

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Anthony Davis

PF · WAS

The health risk is obvious, but Bruno isn't letting it erase the other side of the equation: when Davis plays, very few players in basketball can match his fantasy production.

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Jaren Jackson Jr.

PF · UTA

Bruno likes Jackson's first full season in Utah as a reset opportunity, expecting the new situation to restore the defensive impact and overall production that once made JJJ a premium fantasy big.

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Kyrie Irving

PG · DAL

After losing an entire season to injury, Irving is being priced like a major uncertainty. Bruno sees that discount as a shot at top-tier production if Kyrie returns healthy alongside Dallas' revamped roster.

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Ivica Zubac

C · IND

Zubac is Bruno's under-the-radar center play: the style isn't flashy, but his rebounding, efficiency and ability to produce huge lines when opportunity rises give him upside well beyond pick 60.

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