Who will be the top fantasy basketball pick in 2024-25?

Yahoo Fantasy basketball analyst Dan Titus and contributor Justin Henry look at next season’s first round and debate who’s in and who’s out.

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DAN TITUS: Who is that player that you're keying in on now that might take this massive leap going into next season?

JUSTIN HENRY: Seeing the Warriors take the L, Dan, your team over there, the Warriors, actually, it kind of felt somber a little bit. But the changing of the guard, Jonathan Kuminga now with Klay expected to potentially be out, talking about Orlando, Dallas, a couple different locations. What's Draymond Green's role next year? There's a big void from Kuminga, who really, a lot of people expected him to take that leap. He asked for the leap. And he performed well with that leap.

So more of the offense through Kuminga, who has taken with the seventh overall pick a couple of years ago. This Warriors dynasty that we're used to is done. I expect a lot more from Jonathan Kuminga next season to take a big leap fantasy-wise for our teams.

DAN TITUS: I agree. They're going to have some serious questions in the off season. Kuminga was one of the bright spots in that game yesterday and all season, to be honest. Steve Kerr went to-- it took too long for Steve Kerr to adjust to get Kuminga in the lineup. And I think we'll finally see how good he is next year. I think you're right on that. I'm going to go with Immanuel Quickley. As a member of the Toronto Raptors, 18 points, seven assists, and five rebounds over the course of his stint there.

And yes, Scottie Barnes missed some time there. But now that he's the point guard in this very fluid system that shares the ball, everyone gets touches, everyone gets to eat, I think Immanuel Quickley is going to thrive in this. And I think his value is going to only skyrocket as we get closer to next season.

This is a guy that I'm thinking where you're probably drafting Jalen Green. I'm going to be drafting Immanuel Quickley. So yeah, I think this is going to be a big opportunity for Immanuel Quickley to showcase what he can do now that he's not playing off the bench in New York, getting next to no minutes.

JUSTIN HENRY: So you got him like top 50, 75 value there, somewhere in that realm.

DAN TITUS: He's top 75 for sure. I'm trying to-- I'm trying to come around. I'm starting to come around to like top 60.

JUSTIN HENRY: Yeah, that's a little high for me. But I can see the upside there. It just depends on what this team looks like. Obviously, they got gutted throughout the season. So will they be adding pieces? Will they be adding any-- what rookies do they add? And what's their role going to be? So a lot of question marks about this Raptors team.