Making the wrong pick early doesn't just cost you one roster spot. It sets the tone for your entire build, and by the time you realize the mistake, you're already three or four rounds deep into compensating for it. ADP tells you where the market is drafting a player. It does not tell you whether that price is actually justified once you factor in role changes, regression candidates, and situations that are quietly shifting under the surface.
We went round by round through the early portion of a 12-team draft and flagged the one pick in each round that looks the most dangerous relative to its cost. Some of these are health questions. Here is who to avoid.
Round 6: Tyler Herro
Tyler Herro
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On paper, this looks like a volume and usage play. Herro has the offensive game to support a heavy role, and in a vacuum that's exactly the kind of profile you want in the middle rounds.
The problem is context. The Bucks backcourt is deeper than most realize. Milwaukee has real reasons to lean into its younger pieces this season while it sorts out whether Herro fits into a trade package or an extension conversation. When a front office is actively weighing both outcomes, the incentive to feed one specific veteran a monster workload gets murkier. The injury risk on Herro is already baked into his price. What isn't baked in is the very real chance that his role gets diluted by a roster that has other things it needs to figure out this year.
Round 5: Stephon Castle
Turnovers were already a problem for Castle's fantasy value, and it looked even worse in the playoffs. That's the kind of issue that tends to take a while to resolve, if ever. This is also a young guard who's about to see his usage squeezed from a new direction.