Video Shorts: 10 Players Ready For a Breakout

Written by

Alex Barutha

Kirien Sprecher

Published on September 24, 2025

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Alex Barutha and Kirien Sprecher reveal the best breakout players for 2025-26 fantasy basketball. They start with a definition, then jump in with talk of Reed Sheppard, Matas Buzelis, Ausar Thompson and many others. Enjoy!

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ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Alex Barutha

@BaruthaAlex

Alex is RotoWire's Chief NBA Editor. He writes articles about daily fantasy, year-long fantasy and sports betting. You can hear him on the RotoWire NBA Podcast, Sirius XM, VSiN and other platforms. He firmly believes Robert Covington is the most underrated fantasy player of the past decade.

Kirien Sprecher

@KirienSprecher

Kirien Sprecher is a University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate who has covered the NBA, NFL and MLB for RotoWire since early 2021. In his free time, Kirien is probably arguing a foul call during a pickup basketball game at a local rec center.

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