2025-26 9CAT Fantasy Basketball Rankings

These rankings are Breakout's end-of-season assessment of the 2025-26 nine-category season: an account of how each player should have been valued on draft night in October, had the full season been known in advance.

Availability, more than usage or efficiency, ended up being the most important variable.

How these rankings work

Rankings are based on stats through to the end of Week 22. Most fantasy leagues have already wrapped by this point, so the season's last three weeks don't factor into the rankings.
Players are valued relative to their best-fit build. The weight of a player's weakest categories are discounted relative to his strongest. A player who creates significant drag in one or two categories, but generates elite production across the others, will generally finish in a higher tier above a balanced producer. H2H category leagues reward building around your team strengths, and these rankings reflect that philosophy.
Elite per-game production with reduced availability is valued higher than mediocre production with maximum availability, even if the season totals add up to be the same. When a player is on IL, that roster spot is free for an active manager to stream value into.
Availability still matters. Players with multiple absences throughout the season take a meaningful hit, and the size of that hit depends on the shape of their absences rather than the raw missed-game count. 10 games missed over one stint costs less than 10 games missed across B2B sets.

The Top 150

Rk	Player	AVL	PTS	FG%	FT%	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	Chg
1	Nikola Jokić	78%	28.0	.573	.831	1.8	12.6	10.6	1.5	0.8	3.9	0
2	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	83%	31.6	.553	.888	1.7	4.4	6.6	1.4	0.8	2.1	0
3	Tyrese Maxey	86%	29.0	.461	.893	3.3	4.1	6.7	2.0	0.8	2.4	+12
4	Victor Wembanyama	79%	24.3	.504	.818	2.0	11.1	3.0	1.0	3.0	2.5	-1
5	Luka Dončić	83%	33.4	.476	.770	4.0	7.9	8.4	1.6	0.6	4.0	+70
6	Kawhi Leonard	78%	28.3	.505	.899	2.7	6.3	3.7	2.0	0.4	2.1	+114
7	Donovan Mitchell	87%	28.0	.477	.854	3.3	4.5	5.8	1.6	0.3	2.9	+24
8	Scottie Barnes	97%	18.6	.501	.833	0.9	7.8	5.4	1.4	1.5	2.6	+33
9	Cade Cunningham	87%	24.5	.461	.814	2.0	5.6	9.9	1.5	0.8	3.7	+9
10	Jalen Johnson	89%	22.7	.493	.780	1.6	10.4	8.0	1.3	0.5	3.4	+51
11	James Harden	92%	24.1	.434	.883	3.1	5.0	8.0	1.1	0.4	3.6	-5
12	Kevin Durant	96%	25.7	.517	.885	2.3	5.4	4.4	0.8	0.9	3.2	-2
13	Trey Murphy III	88%	21.8	.472	.883	3.3	5.7	3.8	1.5	0.3	1.8	+32
14	Jamal Murray	93%	25.1	.480	.879	3.1	4.4	7.1	0.9	0.3	2.3	+6
15	Derrick White	96%	17.3	.396	.901	2.8	4.5	5.5	1.2	1.4	1.8	+22
16	Anthony Edwards	81%	29.5	.492	.796	3.4	5.1	3.7	1.4	0.8	2.8	-3
17	Chet Holmgren	86%	17.2	.554	.797	1.2	9.0	1.7	0.6	1.9	1.6	+82
18	Karl-Anthony Towns	93%	20.2	.494	.854	1.6	12.0	2.9	0.9	0.6	2.5	-13
19	LaMelo Ball	86%	19.7	.405	.893	3.6	4.8	7.1	1.2	0.2	2.8	+50
20	Amen Thompson	97%	18.0	.523	.775	0.4	7.9	5.2	1.5	0.6	2.5	+18
21	Jalen Duren	86%	19.2	.642	.730	0.0	10.5	1.6	0.9	0.8	1.7	+33
22	Evan Mobley	79%	18.2	.534	.602	1.1	8.9	3.6	0.8	1.9	1.9	0
23	Nickeil Alexander-Walker	96%	20.3	.446	.899	3.1	3.4	3.6	1.3	0.5	2.1	+195
24	Alperen Sengun	87%	20.2	.510	.685	0.5	8.9	6.1	1.2	1.0	3.3	+26
25	Donovan Clingan	93%	12.4	.527	.681	1.1	11.7	2.2	0.6	1.6	1.2	+131
26	Desmond Bane	100%	20.4	.487	.926	2.1	4.2	4.2	1.0	0.4	2.0	+10
27	Rudy Gobert	96%	11.0	.697	.524	0.0	11.5	1.7	0.8	1.6	1.4	+28
28	Dyson Daniels	94%	11.7	.515	.615	0.2	6.6	6.0	1.9	0.4	1.8	-16
29	Jalen Brunson	92%	26.1	.463	.843	2.7	3.4	6.6	0.8	0.1	2.3	-4
30	Jaylen Brown	90%	28.5	.477	.800	1.9	7.0	5.1	1.0	0.4	3.6	+54
31	Stephen Curry	55%	27.2	.468	.931	4.5	3.5	4.8	1.1	0.4	2.8	-20
32	Bam Adebayo	87%	20.4	.447	.771	1.7	9.9	2.9	1.2	0.7	1.7	+10
33	Onyeka Okongwu	92%	15.5	.481	.760	2.0	7.8	3.3	1.1	1.1	1.8	+24
34	OG Anunoby	81%	16.7	.489	.812	2.2	5.2	2.2	1.6	0.7	2.0	+12
35	Kon Knueppel	99%	19.1	.488	.870	3.5	5.3	3.4	0.7	0.2	2.0	—
36	Mikal Bridges	100%	14.7	.486	.826	1.9	4.1	3.9	1.4	0.8	1.0	+36
37	Keyonte George	76%	23.6	.456	.892	2.5	3.7	6.1	1.1	0.3	3.1	+110
38	Austin Reaves	63%	23.5	.494	.866	2.4	4.8	5.5	1.1	0.4	2.9	-3
39	Immanuel Quickley	96%	16.9	.445	.821	2.6	4.1	6.0	1.3	0.1	1.5	+155
40	Ryan Rollins	97%	16.9	.472	.773	2.5	4.6	5.6	1.5	0.4	2.6	+277
41	Brandon Miller	76%	20.4	.433	.891	3.1	5.0	3.5	1.1	0.8	2.8	+73
42	Lauri Markkanen	59%	26.7	.477	.896	2.7	6.9	2.1	1.0	0.5	1.5	+84
43	Julius Randle	100%	21.0	.481	.814	1.4	6.8	5.1	1.1	0.2	2.7	+46
44	Cooper Flagg	83%	20.1	.469	.806	1.0	6.7	4.5	1.1	0.9	2.3	—
45	Nikola Vučević	86%	15.6	.496	.835	1.6	8.6	3.4	0.6	0.7	1.3	-19
46	Kel'el Ware	93%	11.1	.529	.759	1.1	9.3	0.6	0.8	1.1	0.9	+96
47	Michael Porter Jr.	73%	24.2	.463	.859	3.4	7.1	3.0	1.1	0.2	2.3	+19
48	VJ Edgecombe	90%	15.7	.429	.826	1.9	5.7	4.0	1.4	0.6	1.8	—
49	Jimmy Butler III	54%	20.0	.519	.864	0.8	5.6	4.9	1.4	0.2	1.6	+60
50	LeBron James	70%	21.1	.514	.740	1.3	5.8	6.8	1.2	0.6	3.0	-33
51	Deni Avdija	78%	24.2	.457	.805	2.0	7.0	6.8	0.8	0.6	3.9	+49
52	Neemias Queta	94%	9.8	.637	.699	0.0	8.3	1.5	0.8	1.2	1.1	+255
53	Kevin Porter Jr.	54%	17.4	.465	.878	1.2	5.2	7.4	2.2	0.5	2.9	+204
54	De'Aaron Fox	87%	19.0	.487	.762	1.9	3.8	6.3	1.2	0.3	2.3	-24
55	Matas Buzelis	99%	16.1	.466	.779	2.2	5.6	2.0	0.7	1.5	2.0	+187
56	Collin Gillespie	99%	13.3	.431	.867	3.1	4.2	4.8	1.3	0.2	1.6	+276
57	DeMar DeRozan	99%	18.4	.497	.866	0.6	2.9	4.1	1.1	0.3	1.3	-1
58	Mark Williams	78%	11.6	.633	.767	0.0	8.1	1.0	0.9	0.9	1.1	+32
59	Reed Sheppard	100%	13.5	.432	.802	2.7	2.8	3.4	1.5	0.7	1.6	+311
60	Devin Booker	78%	25.5	.452	.869	1.9	3.9	5.9	0.8	0.3	3.3	-44
61	Jaren Jackson Jr.	72%	19.4	.476	.803	1.8	5.7	2.0	1.1	1.4	2.2	-38
62	Jaden McDaniels	97%	14.6	.517	.842	1.4	4.3	2.8	1.1	1.0	1.8	-2
63	Brandon Ingram	97%	21.6	.472	.818	1.8	5.6	3.7	0.8	0.7	2.5	+61
64	Jarrett Allen	72%	15.3	.636	.725	0.0	8.5	1.9	1.0	0.9	1.4	-32
65	Andrew Wiggins	80%	15.9	.474	.788	2.0	5.1	2.8	1.1	1.0	1.6	+57
66	Josh Giddey	69%	17.6	.455	.758	2.0	8.3	9.0	1.1	0.4	3.6	-13
67	Ausar Thompson	87%	10.0	.512	.574	0.1	5.8	2.9	1.9	0.9	1.5	+52
68	Donte DiVincenzo	100%	12.2	.411	.761	2.9	4.4	4.0	1.4	0.4	1.5	+39
69	Zion Williamson	76%	21.3	.598	.711	0.0	5.8	3.3	1.0	0.6	2.1	+49
70	Paolo Banchero	86%	22.2	.460	.779	1.2	8.5	5.0	0.7	0.6	3.0	+25
71	Jabari Smith Jr.	94%	15.6	.454	.777	2.2	6.8	1.9	0.8	0.9	1.3	+64
72	Giannis Antetokounmpo	51%	27.6	.624	.650	0.4	9.8	5.4	0.9	0.7	3.2	-68
73	Payton Pritchard	97%	16.6	.455	.877	2.6	4.0	5.3	0.8	0.1	1.3	+3
74	Deandre Ayton	87%	12.4	.670	.614	0.0	8.3	0.9	0.6	0.9	1.2	+34
75	Naz Reid	96%	13.7	.467	.727	2.2	6.2	2.3	1.0	1.0	1.6	+3
76	Josh Hart	79%	12.2	.507	.718	1.5	7.6	5.0	1.1	0.3	1.9	-49
77	Saddiq Bey	90%	17.4	.449	.848	2.0	5.7	2.6	0.9	0.1	0.9	—
78	Pascal Siakam	79%	23.8	.484	.682	1.7	6.6	3.9	1.1	0.4	2.2	-26
79	Jalen Suggs	67%	13.8	.437	.841	2.0	3.8	5.3	1.9	0.7	2.6	+13
80	Cason Wallace	96%	8.5	.426	.806	1.2	3.1	2.7	2.0	0.3	1.0	+3
81	Alex Sarr	66%	16.5	.485	.694	1.0	7.4	2.7	0.8	2.0	1.7	+51
82	John Collins	83%	13.7	.554	.776	1.3	5.3	1.0	0.8	0.8	1.4	+14
83	Myles Turner	93%	12.0	.442	.750	2.1	5.3	1.5	0.7	1.5	1.2	-44
84	Norman Powell	73%	22.3	.473	.823	2.7	3.6	2.6	1.2	0.2	2.0	-13
85	Jay Huff	100%	9.4	.469	.830	1.4	3.8	1.4	0.5	1.9	0.9	+169
86	Nic Claxton	89%	11.8	.571	.601	0.0	7.1	3.8	0.7	1.2	1.4	+5
87	Miles Bridges	93%	17.3	.449	.827	2.0	5.8	3.3	0.6	0.5	1.5	-38
88	Moussa Diabaté	89%	8.0	.622	.669	0.0	8.7	1.9	0.8	1.0	1.0	+148
89	Derik Queen	99%	11.4	.482	.801	0.3	6.8	3.8	1.0	0.9	2.3	—
90	Joel Embiid	46%	26.6	.495	.858	1.3	7.5	3.9	0.6	1.1	3.0	+67
91	Ayo Dosunmu	90%	14.5	.517	.860	1.8	3.2	3.5	0.8	0.2	1.3	+48
92	Tre Jones	76%	12.9	.544	.830	0.6	2.9	5.4	1.2	0.2	1.4	+123
93	Jrue Holiday	60%	16.0	.456	.810	2.4	4.4	6.3	1.1	0.1	2.7	+36
94	Anthony Black	86%	15.3	.451	.730	1.6	3.9	3.8	1.4	0.7	2.1	+139
95	Ajay Mitchell	69%	14.2	.489	.877	1.1	3.5	3.6	1.4	0.3	1.5	+197
96	Wendell Carter Jr.	94%	11.8	.508	.792	1.0	7.6	2.1	0.8	0.6	1.2	+100
97	Peyton Watson	69%	14.9	.495	.725	1.5	4.9	2.0	1.0	1.2	1.7	+100
98	Russell Westbrook	89%	15.2	.427	.694	2.0	5.4	6.7	1.3	0.2	3.3	-4
99	Anthony Davis	28%	20.4	.506	.728	0.5	11.0	2.8	1.1	1.6	2.0	-85
100	Cam Spencer	96%	11.2	.472	.937	2.0	2.6	5.4	0.7	0.1	1.3	+259
101	Stephon Castle	83%	16.5	.465	.735	1.1	5.0	7.1	1.2	0.3	3.1	+142
102	Royce O'Neale	96%	9.9	.416	.700	2.8	4.8	2.8	1.1	0.4	1.4	+1
103	Ryan Kalkbrenner	82%	8.0	.747	.689	0.0	5.7	0.8	0.5	1.4	0.9	—
104	CJ McCollum	100%	18.7	.455	.779	2.5	3.4	3.7	0.8	0.4	1.8	-7
105	Shaedon Sharpe	67%	21.4	.456	.784	2.1	4.4	2.6	1.4	0.1	3.0	+45
106	Julian Champagnie	100%	11.2	.437	.840	2.4	5.7	1.5	0.8	0.5	0.9	+79
107	Grayson Allen	61%	17.2	.407	.859	3.3	3.0	4.1	1.4	0.3	1.6	+71
108	Kyshawn George	68%	14.8	.438	.802	2.1	5.1	4.5	1.0	0.9	2.6	+45
109	Luke Kornet	84%	6.6	.646	.814	0.0	6.2	1.8	0.5	1.1	0.4	+64
110	Kris Dunn	100%	7.7	.480	.773	1.0	3.3	3.6	1.6	0.1	1.4	-9
111	Maxime Raynaud	89%	11.9	.573	.789	0.2	7.3	1.3	0.5	0.6	1.2	—
112	Jerami Grant	76%	18.6	.453	.816	2.4	3.5	2.2	0.8	0.6	2.1	+40
113	Kelly Oubre Jr.	58%	14.7	.463	.759	1.8	4.9	1.7	1.3	0.5	1.4	-33
114	Dillon Brooks	69%	20.9	.440	.856	2.3	3.7	1.8	1.0	0.2	1.8	+55
115	Derrick Jones Jr.	55%	11.2	.513	.762	1.3	3.2	1.5	1.0	1.1	0.8	+57
116	Bobby Portis	94%	13.7	.489	.712	2.0	6.4	1.6	0.6	0.2	1.0	-6
117	Ivica Zubac	87%	14.1	.598	.711	0.0	10.6	2.2	0.4	0.8	1.8	-93
118	Naji Marshall	96%	15.3	.520	.762	0.9	4.8	3.2	1.0	0.1	1.6	+25
119	Isaiah Hartenstein	55%	9.7	.623	.594	0.0	9.5	3.8	1.0	0.8	1.8	-46
120	Andrew Nembhard	75%	17.2	.444	.815	1.9	2.8	7.2	0.9	0.1	2.4	+35
121	Franz Wagner	40%	21.3	.479	.828	1.5	5.8	3.6	1.1	0.3	1.7	-73
122	Jaylon Tyson	90%	13.1	.496	.743	2.0	5.1	2.2	0.8	0.4	1.5	+308
123	Isaiah Stewart	79%	10.0	.541	.760	0.7	5.1	1.2	0.3	1.6	1.1	+22
124	Santi Aldama	61%	14.0	.479	.667	1.6	6.7	2.9	0.9	0.7	1.3	-18
125	Brandin Podziemski	100%	12.8	.442	.757	1.8	5.2	3.7	1.1	0.2	1.6	+23
126	Davion Mitchell	84%	9.2	.481	.684	1.3	2.6	6.6	1.0	0.2	1.5	+102
127	Devin Vassell	79%	14.2	.439	.816	2.5	3.8	2.5	0.8	0.4	0.9	-40
128	Jaime Jaquez Jr.	90%	15.0	.500	.766	0.6	5.1	4.8	0.8	0.3	2.1	+128
129	Tyler Herro	34%	21.5	.485	.929	2.5	5.0	3.9	0.8	0.3	2.0	-96
130	Robert Williams III	69%	6.8	.720	.628	0.1	7.0	1.0	0.6	1.5	0.9	+137
131	Paul George	38%	16.0	.424	.855	2.4	5.1	3.7	1.5	0.5	1.6	-10
132	Day'Ron Sharpe	87%	8.7	.601	.678	0.1	6.7	2.3	1.1	0.4	1.7	+28
133	Moses Moody	83%	11.9	.441	.771	2.5	3.3	1.6	0.9	0.5	0.9	+83
134	Jakob Poeltl	50%	10.4	.695	.645	0.0	7.6	2.1	0.8	0.7	1.3	-87
135	Jalen Williams	37%	17.5	.479	.833	0.8	4.7	5.4	1.3	0.3	1.9	-107
136	Toumani Camara	100%	12.7	.429	.686	2.5	5.2	2.5	1.1	0.4	1.8	-51
137	Kyle Filipowski	97%	10.6	.488	.749	0.9	6.9	2.4	1.0	0.5	1.6	+136
138	Jordan Goodwin	86%	8.7	.408	.706	1.5	4.8	2.2	1.5	0.2	1.0	+11
139	Quentin Grimes	92%	13.9	.451	.837	1.8	3.7	3.4	0.9	0.3	1.9	-1
140	Herbert Jones	68%	9.0	.383	.810	1.4	3.6	2.8	1.7	0.5	1.3	+26
141	RJ Barrett	66%	18.9	.496	.710	1.7	5.4	3.2	0.8	0.3	1.7	-5
142	Zach LaVine	54%	19.2	.479	.880	2.5	2.8	2.3	0.7	0.3	1.9	-102
143	Jusuf Nurkić	58%	10.9	.503	.549	0.6	10.4	4.8	1.3	0.5	2.5	+141
144	Keegan Murray	32%	14.0	.420	.776	1.3	5.7	1.7	1.0	1.6	1.2	-58
145	Sandro Mamukelashvili	97%	10.7	.513	.758	1.3	4.8	1.9	0.7	0.5	0.8	+186
146	Tobias Harris	76%	13.1	.459	.880	1.2	5.2	2.4	0.9	0.4	1.0	-67
147	Collin Sexton	81%	14.5	.487	.861	1.5	2.0	3.4	0.9	0.1	2.1	-22
148	Daniel Gafford	70%	9.2	.648	.729	0.0	7.0	1.0	0.7	1.2	1.2	-78
149	Isaiah Collier	83%	11.7	.495	.722	0.5	2.5	7.2	1.1	0.3	2.5	+131
150	Justin Champagnie	84%	8.4	.509	.783	0.8	5.6	1.2	0.9	0.6	0.6	+30

AVL is availability, the share of team games played. Chg is the year-over-year change in end-of-season 9-cat rank, and "—" marks a player new to the ranked pool.

The top of the board

This is who ended up leading 2025-26 fantasy 9CAT performance. The number in brackets shows how many places each player rose or fell from their 2024-25 finish.

1. Nikola Jokić — Jokić remained the safest first pick because 28.0 points, 12.6 rebounds and 10.6 assists on .573 shooting gave managers elite volume without needing to punt. Denver has since added DeMar DeRozan, which may take a little scoring and creation away from Jokić, although he is still a clear top-two pick.

2. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander — Oklahoma City's hierarchy has not changed. Gilgeous-Alexander remains the clear first option, and the Thunder did not add anyone who threatens his touches. His 31.6 points on .553/.888 shooting and only 2.1 turnovers may soften slightly, but his role remains secure and this finish looks largely repeatable.

3. Tyrese Maxey (+12) — Maxey reached third as Philadelphia's primary perimeter engine, producing 29.0 points, 6.7 assists, 3.3 threes and 2.0 steals. He now shares the floor with LeBron James and Jaylen Brown, as well as Joel Embiid. The cleaner shots may improve his efficiency, but there will be fewer possessions and playmaking reps available.

4. Victor Wembanyama (-1) — Wembanyama's 3.0 blocks and 2.0 threes gave managers a category combination no other player could match. San Antonio has added more creation and frontcourt support, which should reduce his difficult attempts without affecting the defensive numbers. His fourth-place finish came with room for improvement in both efficiency and availability.

5. Luka Dončić (+70) — Dončić's jump was mostly due to health consistency, but 33.4 PPG, 7.9 RPG and 8.4 APG were enough for a top-five finish despite poor free throws and 4.0 turnovers. The Lakers have since added Walker Kessler, giving Dončić a proper rim-running centre that should help his assists and efficiency. The free throws and turnovers still make him much stronger in some builds than others.

6. Kawhi Leonard (+114) — Leonard's per-game profile was expected. The difference was that he played 78% of the schedule, allowing the efficiency, steals and low turnovers to count for a full season. His team situation remains unsettled and the health uncertainty remains, which is why he has been going closer to the third round in drafts.

7. Donovan Mitchell (+24) — Mitchell combined 28.0 points, 3.3 threes and 1.6 steals with his best availability in several seasons. Cleveland added James Harden at the deadline and retained him for 2026-27. A full season together should create easier shots for Mitchell, but less time on the ball. Repeating this finish would probably require the steals and availability to hold.

8. Scottie Barnes (+33) — Barnes paired rare defensive production for a playmaking forward with 97% availability. Toronto still has Brandon Ingram, RJ Barrett and Immanuel Quickley, leaving little room for a large usage jump. His steals, blocks, rebounds and assists are repeatable, but the near-perfect availability helped push him to eighth.

9. Cade Cunningham (+9) — Cunningham carried Detroit's creation burden and averaged 9.9 APG alongside 24.5 PPG and 1.5 steals. Detroit added shooting rather than another primary initiator, so his role remains intact while the improved spacing should give him cleaner driving lanes and passing options. He can be expected to continue improving, particularly in scoring efficiency, free throws and turnovers.

10. Jalen Johnson (+51) — Johnson broke out with 22.7 points, 10.4 rebounds and 8.0 assists, but the full-season line hides a weaker second half after CJ McCollum arrived in the Trae Young trade. McCollum took on part of Atlanta's scoring and creation load and will return next season. Johnson still has first-round upside, but his early-season usage is unlikely to return in full.

11. James Harden (-5) — Harden's 11th-place finish combines 44 games as the Clippers' primary creator with 26 in the smaller Cleveland role he carries into 2026-27 beside Donovan Mitchell. His assists, threes and free throws remain valuable, but his full-season scoring and usage are unlikely to carry over.

12. Kevin Durant (-2) — Durant remained elite in a lower-usage Houston role, shooting .517 from the field and .885 from the line. That role should remain stable alongside Alperen Şengün and Amen Thompson. The concern is how likely he is to repeat 96% availability at age 37, not necessarily the shooting.

Risers and fallers

The change column compares each player's finish with the prior season. A large move may reflect development, a new role or simply more games played.

Biggest risers

Player	Chg	Availability	Driver
Reed Sheppard	+311	100%	Sophomore leap
Jaylon Tyson	+308	90%	Expanded role
Ryan Rollins	+277	97%	Starter role
Collin Gillespie	+276	99%	More minutes and creation
Cam Spencer	+259	96%	Rotation breakthrough
Neemias Queta	+255	94%	Expanded frontcourt role
Kevin Porter Jr.	+204	54%	High-usage return
Ajay Mitchell	+197	69%	Expanded guard role

Role-driven risers: Reed Sheppard, Jaylon Tyson, Ryan Rollins and Collin Gillespie earned larger roles and produced more within them. Those gains can last if the opportunities do.

Availability-driven risers: Kawhi Leonard (+114) and Chet Holmgren (+82) rose largely because they played more. Their production was already established; their health remains harder to project.

Mixed cases: Jalen Johnson improved in a larger role, then lost some usage. The breakout was real, but his final rank may overstate next season's opportunity.

Biggest fallers

Because availability factors into the rankings, many of the largest declines naturally belonged to players who missed substantial time. But certain players lost role or per-game value last season.

Underlying decline: Ivica Zubac (-93) played 87% of the schedule and still fell sharply. His 14.1 points and 10.6 rebounds remained useful, but 0.8 blocks, 0.4 steals and poor free throws left too little category impact around them. Myles Turner (-44) similarly played 93% of the schedule, but .442 shooting and 5.3 rebounds weakened what had been a more complete centre profile.

Reduced role: Daniel Gafford (-78) remained efficient at .648 with 1.2 blocks, but fell to 9.2 points and 7.0 rebounds. Better health alone will not restore his value; he needs more minutes and frontcourt responsibility.

Health and production: Jalen Williams (-107) played only 37% of the schedule, but 17.5 points, 0.8 threes and 0.3 blocks also fell short of his previous profile. Jakob Poeltl (-87) similarly needs more than better availability after slipping to 10.4 points, 7.6 rebounds and 0.7 blocks.

Mostly availability: Anthony Davis (-85), Tyler Herro (-96) and Franz Wagner (-73) retained useful production when active but played 40% or less of the schedule. Their rankings should rebound if they stay healthy, although the likelihood of that differs considerably between players.

What this means for your 2026-27 draft

Last season's rank means less when the role or health outlook has changed.

Stable role and genuine growth: Cade Cunningham and Donovan Clingan improved without losing the opportunities that produced it.
Breakout, but fewer touches ahead: Tyrese Maxey and Jalen Johnson can remain excellent while falling short of their 2025-26 ranks.
Don't overvalue per-game production: Kawhi Leonard, Anthony Davis, and Embiid should be priced according to how much availability risk a roster can absorb.
Injury discounts: a faller becomes good value only when the draft-day discount exceeds the expected value lost to the injury.