Sleeper Blog

6 reasons to play fantasy basketball on Sleeper in the 2020-21 season

While fantasy football has grown wildly in popularity, fantasy basketball has not seen the same success over the years. This is because fantasy basketball's most popular scoring formats are tedious to play and

New Sleeper Features in 2020

We've not only built 3 new sports in the past year (NBA, Bracket Mania, and League of Legends), but we've made some improvements to our football product, too! We wanted to share some of the biggest things Sleeper has added since the end of last year's football season.

Sleeper Voice Chat Has Arrived!

With what may be one of the most interesting football seasons ahead, we are thrilled to release a brand new feature that will bring your league closer than ever before! Our brand new Voice Chat allows your league to chat with each other at any time, all from right within the Sleeper app.

Welcome to a Whole New Trading Experience

Our team built and re-designed the trade center to help accommodate new features, a better view, and a much-improved trading flow.

Deep Dive into the Gameplay of Sleeper's Fantasy League of Legends

Fantasy LoL is tailored to players of all types, and we created this as a way for fans to interact and compete around a game you already know and love. Everybody has an equal chance to win in fantasy, and that’s what makes it so pure and unpredictable.

Fantasy League of Legends Available Today

We are thrilled to announce the launch of fantasy League of Legends (LoL) today on Sleeper! Esports, like traditional sports, have a unique ability to bring people together to share a common experience.

New partners to help bring people together around sports and esports

The single most important role of sports (and esports) in society is its unique ability to bring people together.

New Left Panel Design

We have recently launched a new version of the Sleeper app where you'll see that we have completely re-modeled the left panel. With our recent update, you'll see that we've made efforts to improve the accessibility for users.

Announcing Dynasty Basketball Leagues - Ball is life

We're thrilled to announce that we now support NBA dynasty leagues on Sleeper! Dynasty leagues give team owners the ability to act like a real-life GM.

Embedding trending players on your site

Spice up your fantasy site or blog with Sleeper's brand new trending players API.

How does FAAB bidding work?

FAAB bidding provides you with a budget during the season for free agents, and uses a blind bidding process to select people off free agency each week. The highest bidder for each player wins the claim!

League History and Weekly Reports with Awards

Last year, we built two new things for our Fantasy Football Leagues: League History and Weekly Reports with Awards. For those of you new to Fantasy Football, League History and Weekly Reports are a great way to talk about what's happening in your league.

What Is A Dynasty Fantasy Football League and How to Create a Dynasty League?

Dynasty is becoming a more popular format because it is the closest simulation to being a real general manager. Decisions around how to value youth, how to construct a roster, and which trades to make or take has lasting impact on your franchise.

What features does Sleeper have that other platforms don't have?

Features on Sleeper that you wish ESPN, Yahoo!, NFL and other platforms have. People who are interested in switching to Sleeper often spend a lot of time focused on what they might lose

Continuous Waivers and Taxi Squads

Today, we are happy to announce 2 new features for leagues, Continuous Waivers and Taxi Squads.

Why public leagues suck, and how we plan to fix them

Public fantasy leagues suck…

Sleeper fantasy platform — Season 2

Hi everyone,

Sleeper Feature Update — July 25th, 2018

After a busy offseason in the development lab, we are thrilled to share with you some big news.

Point Per First Down — a PPR alternative

Could Point Per First Down (PPFD) be the new PPR?

Upcoming Redesign

At Sleeper, we are constantly looking for ways to improve the design and usability of both our mobile and web apps.

How to do a Mock Draft with the Sleeper Draftboard

Related: Why you should use Sleeper draftboard for your live drafts

Draft Pick Trading

Build through the draft. Nothing gets NFL General Managers more excited than acquiring draft picks. Fantasy football is no different. Starting today, you can now trade draft picks in Sleeper Fantasy Football leagues!

Announcing Keeper Leagues

Today, we are excited to announce Keeper Leagues!

Announcing Dynasty Leagues

At Sleeper, our vision is to create a place that you and your sports buddies can call home.

Triton — a Cassandra ORM for Elixir

After a season of battle-tested production use at Sleeper, I’m happy to open source Triton, a Cassandra ORM for Elixir!