It’s the final weekend before the NBA regular season begins, which means you’re coming here for your fantasy basketball drafts.
Should you draft Obi Toppin this season? Here’s the latest outlook, projections, and rankings for the Indiana Pacers Power Forward.
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Should You Draft Obi Toppin in Fantasy Basketball?
Last season, Obi Toppin averaged career-highs in points (10.5), rebounds (4.0), assists (1.6), 3s (1.4), and steals (.6) on 52.9/36.5/78.1 shooting splits despite playing fewer minutes (19.6) than the previous season. He was a key contributor during the Indiana Pacers’ NBA Finals run, and he projects to play the same role this season.
Toppin started just four games last season, but when his number was called, he averaged 16.8 points, 5.5 rebounds, 3.0 3-pointers, 1.5 assists, and 1.0 steal on uber-efficient 51.0/50.0/75.0 shooting splits. This is a small sample size, but it’s promising to know that Toppin can take advantage if injuries thrust him into the starting lineup.
Toppin is a late-round depth piece in both points leagues and categories leagues, but he could emerge as a potential steal if his minutes increase.
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What Are Toppin’s Fantasy Basketball Projections This Season?
Based on our proprietary metrics here at PFSN, we project Toppin to score 1,782.3 fantasy points this season, with him averaging 12.1 points per game.
This includes 4.5 field goals per game, 1.8 three-pointers per game, 1.3 free throws per game, 4.4 rebounds per game, 1.9 assists per game, 0.7 steals per game, and 0.6 blocks per game.
Where Does Obi Toppin Rank in the Upcoming Fantasy Basketball Season?
Toppin is ranked 116th overall and 20th at his position. The five players ranked ahead of him overall include Cam Whitmore, Zaccharie Risacher, P.J. Washington, Collin Sexton, and Keldon Johnson.
The five players ranked behind him overall include Brandon Miller, Kon Knueppel, Walker Kessler, Davion Mitchell, and Dylan Harper.
The five players ranked ahead of him at his position include Keegan Murray, Draymond Green, Kyle Kuzma, Santi Aldama, and Washington.
The five players ranked behind him at his position include Jonathan Kuminga, John Collins, Jaden McDaniels, Bobby Portis, and Jabari Smith Jr..
