24/25 Punt Threes Guides
The Punt Threes Strategy
The question I get asked the most during the preseason is what do I think is the best punting strategy. My answer to that is always “it depends”. If you are in an eight-category league, then punt FG% is king. With five categories geared towards guards and only three geared towards bigs, you almost have to go small. Other strategies are definitely viable, and I do not punt FG% every time I play in an eight-category league, but a well-built punt FG% team is going to be very hard to beat due to the rules of the game. In nine-category leagues, I’m a little more torn. I always hype punt assists, and for good reason. It is the easiest build to understand, the easiest to pull off, and it comes with a high floor and ceiling. But I can’t say with confidence that it’s the best overall strategy in nine-category leagues because of this build. Punt threes is that good.
What has caused me to reconsider punt assists as my go-to nine-category punting strategy is how strong of a match punt threes is for many of the likely first-round options. First-round picks are almost always heavy-usage players with good-to-great assist rates. Because of that, your cornerstones usually do not gain a significant amount of value when dimes are tossed. That’s not the case with punt threes. Almost half of this year’s likely first-round picks will gain value when the category is discarded. If you are starting your draft with Nikola Jokic or Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, punt threes will likely be your best option. This is also going to be a top choice for many Joel Embiid and Anthony Davis teams and even some Giannis Antetokounmpo-led squads. A well-built punt FT% and threes team can be very hard to beat.
2024-2025 Punt Threes Guide (Yahoo)
2024-2025 Punt Threes Guide (ESPN)
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