The NBA season is nearly upon us with Opening Night set for Oct. 18.That means fantasy basketball season is right around the corner, and The Sporting News is here to help you prepare for your draft.If you've been locked in to fantasy football and slacking on your fantasy hoops research, we have you covered with , the and heading into the new season.We also had 10 members of our TSN staff run through a draft for our company fantasy league, using the results as a Mock Draft template to give readers an idea of where players may be selected.The league is made up of five NBA experts and five fantasy sports experts, Joel Iyiegbuniwe Jersey providing several different personalities, opinions and fan preferences into each pick.You can find the full results below, followed by a few picks that were worth highlighting in each round of the Mock Draft. Round 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7Round 8Round 9Round 10Round 11Round 12Round 13Round 14Jovan Alford ( )Joel EmbiidPaul GeorgeAnthony EdwardsTyrese MaxeyNikola VucevicJordan PooleO.G. AnunobyMichael Porter Jr.D'Angelo Ru sellCole AnthonyBennedict MathurinHarrison BarnesIvica ZubacKyle LowryLeandro Fernandez ( )Nikola JokicPascal SiakamDarius GarlandBrandon IngramDeandre AytonJalen BrunsonTyler HerroDevin Va sellKeegan MurrayLauri MarkkanenChris DuarteJalen SmithDe'Andre HunterJoe HarrisNick Musial ( )Giannis AntetokounmpoKawhi LeonardDeMar DeRozanJaylen BrownKhris MiddletonDesmond BaneJalen GreenPJ WashingtonGary Trent Jr.Kevin Porter Jr.Jaren Jackson Jr.Brandon ClarkeJordan ClarksonJalen SuggsMicah Adams ( )Luka DoncicBam AdebayoCade CunninghamEvan MobleyDe'Aaron FoxFranz WagnerChristian WoodCollin SextonHerb JonesTre JonesJarred VanderbiltMark WilliamsLuguentz DortPatrick WilliamsScott Rafferty ( )Stephen CurryJa MorantDomantas SabonisRudy GobertZach LaVineKeldon JohnsonTobias HarrisMyles TurnerJerami GrantRu sell WestbrookMalcolm BrogdonCam JohnsonOnyeka OkongwuChris BoucherGilbert McGregor ( )Kevin DurantLeBron JamesDejounte MurrayChris PaulDonovan MitchellMikal BridgesClint CapelaAnfernee SimonsWendell Carter Jr.Buddy HieldJabari Smith Jr.Montrezl HarrellDillon BrooksJames WisemanAlex Novick ( )Tyrese HaliburtonKarl-Anthony TownsFred VanVleetBradley BealJusuf NurkicJosh GiddeyJakob Roquan Smith Jersey PoeltlJulius RandleMitchell RobinsonJosh HartJaden IveyIsaiah JacksonAyo DosunmuTalen Horton-TuckerKyle Irving ( )Jayson TatumDevin BookerJimmy ButlerZion WilliamsonShai Gilgeous-AlexanderPaolo BancheroJonas ValanciunasBen SimmonsKyle KuzmaAndrew WigginsMonte MorrisNicolas ClaxtonBones HylandKevin HuerterSloan Piva ( )James HardenDamian LillardAnthony DavisKyrie IrvingJrue HolidayAlperen SengunJohn CollinsTerry RozierAl HorfordRJ BarrettRobert Williams IIIDe'Anthony MeltonMo BambaGordon HaywardJacob Camenker ( )Trae YoungLaMelo BallJarrett AllenScottie BarnesCJ McCollumKristaps PorzingisJamal MurrayKlay ThompsonMarcus SmartSaddiq BeyDaniel GaffordDraymond GreenJohn WallTari EasonRound 11. Joel EmbiidAs great as Embiid is, Nikola Jokic should be the first overall pick in fantasy drafts regardle s of league format.The stats favor Jokic but even beyond that, he has been historically healthy, never playing fewer than 70 games in a season. Embiid is coming off of a career-high 68 games played last season but he's much more of an injury risk than his MVP counterpart.With all of this being said, fantasy is about having fun and a 76ers fan landed the first pick, so it's hard to blame him. Who else would you expect him to go with? NBA Getty Images 7. Tyrese HaliburtonIt might catch you by surprise to see Haliburton's name with the rest of the group of players selected in the first round, but it shouldn't. Expect Haliburton to be a hot commodity in fantasy this season, unlikely to fall past the first two rounds.The 22-year-old was one of the best fantasy players in the league after he was William Perry Jersey traded to the Pacers last season, averaging 17.5 points, 9.6 a sists, 4.3 rebounds and 1.8 steals on .502/.416/.849 shooting splits.If you're a Haliburton believer, you're going to have to be willing to reach for him earlier than anyone else.Round 211. LaMelo BallJust one hour after we completed our fantasy draft, the news broke that Ball with a Grade 2 left ankle sprain.While that would have likely raised a red flag and caused him to fall a bit further than 11th overall, don't let the injury scare you away from selecting Ball. The Hornets are expected to be cautious with their franchise player, but NFL Chicago Bears Jersey Ball is a top-15 fantasy talent when he's on the floor and he shouldn't mi s much time beyond the first few weeks of the season.15. LeBron JamesJames slid on a lot of preseason fantasy basketball rankings but don't let those fool you. The King is still the King.James is coming off a season where he averaged 30.3 points per game the second-highest scoring mark of his career. Although he's 37 and entering Year 20 in the league, LeBron is still well worth a late-first or early-second-round pick in fantasy.Getting him at 15th overall is very solid value here.Round 322. Darius GarlandI'm a little bit surprised Garland fell to the third round after the breakout season he had last year. The first-time All-Star averaged 21.7 points and 8.6 a sists per game, proving to be one of the best young playmakers in the NBA today.Sure, Donovan Mitchell will steal some of his touches as a scorer but the offense will still run through Garland and there should be no hesitation in selecting the 22-year-old.If this is any indication, he'll be a second-round pick in most 12-team leagues.25. Domantas SabonisGiven Sabonis' presence as a fantasy monster over the last two seasons, this feels like a steal at 25. Sabonis is another player who I noticed sliding in rankings this year and I cannot understand why.Over the past two years, he has averaged 19.6 points, 12.0 rebounds, 6.0 a sists and 1.1 steals per game while shooting 55.3 percent Sherrick McManis Jersey from the field.His ability to do a little bit of everything, combined with the fact that the Kings will him to do a lot to be succe sful, makes Sabonis feel like a lock of a second or third-round pick.Round 4 32. Kyrie IrvingIrving only appeared in 29 regular season games last year, burning a lot of the fantasy owners who rolled the dice on him in drafts. As a result, don't be surprised if Irving slides in your fantasy drafts this year just as he did in this one because people will always be skeptical of hi