2025-26 Yahoo Points Fantasy Basketball Rankings

These rankings are Breakout's end-of-season assessment of the 2025-26 season under Yahoo's default head-to-head points system: an account of how each player should have been valued on draft night in October, had the full season been known in advance.

Points scoring removes field goal percentage, free throw percentage and three-pointers as categories, which leaves volume to decide almost everything.

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.
Scoring follows Yahoo's default H2H settings: 1 point per point, 1.2 per rebound, 1.5 per assist, 3 per steal, 3 per block, and −1 per turnover. There is no bonus for a made three, so a three is worth one point more than a two.
Efficiency is not scored and is not adjusted for. A .430 shooter on twenty attempts and a .550 shooter on twelve are ranked on what they banked. Across the top 50, scoring accounts for 47.7% of all fantasy-point value, rebounds 17.5%, assists 17.2%, steals 7.5%, turnovers 5.6% and blocks 4.5%.
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 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 full Top 150

AVL is availability, the share of team games played. FP/G is Yahoo fantasy points per game. PG RK is each player's rank by per-game value alone, so the gap between OVR RK and PG RK is the availability adjustment. CHG is the year-over-year change in end-of-season Yahoo points rank, and "—" marks a player new to the ranked pool.

OVR RK	Player	AVL	FP/G	PG RK	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	CHG
1	Nikola Jokić	78%	62.0	1	28.0	12.6	10.6	1.5	0.8	3.9	0
2	Luka Dončić	83%	58.0	2	33.4	7.9	8.4	1.6	0.6	4.0	+47
3	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	83%	51.4	4	31.6	4.4	6.6	1.4	0.8	2.1	0
4	Tyrese Maxey	86%	50.0	5	29.0	4.1	6.7	2.0	0.8	2.4	+19
5	Jalen Johnson	89%	49.2	7	22.7	10.4	8.0	1.3	0.5	3.4	+43
6	Victor Wembanyama	79%	51.6	3	24.3	11.1	3.0	1.0	3.0	2.5	+2
7	Cade Cunningham	87%	49.3	6	24.5	5.6	9.9	1.5	0.9	3.7	-2
8	Jaylen Brown	90%	45.3	10	28.5	7.0	5.1	1.0	0.4	3.6	+32
9	Donovan Mitchell	87%	44.8	12	28.0	4.5	5.8	1.5	0.3	2.9	+23
10	Kawhi Leonard	77%	46.5	9	28.3	6.3	3.7	2.0	0.4	2.1	+96
11	Alperen Sengun	87%	43.5	15	20.2	8.9	6.1	1.2	1.0	3.3	+5
12	Jamal Murray	93%	42.6	18	25.1	4.4	7.1	0.9	0.3	2.3	+18
13	James Harden	92%	43.2	16	24.1	5.0	8.0	1.1	0.4	3.6	-4
14	Anthony Edwards	81%	45.0	11	29.5	5.1	3.7	1.4	0.8	2.8	-2
15	Scottie Barnes	97%	42.1	19	18.6	7.8	5.4	1.4	1.5	2.6	+5
16	Kevin Durant	96%	40.9	22	25.7	5.4	4.4	0.9	0.9	3.2	-2
17	Karl-Anthony Towns	93%	40.7	24	20.2	12.0	2.9	0.9	0.6	2.5	-10
18	Jalen Brunson	92%	40.4	28	26.1	3.4	6.6	0.8	0.1	2.3	-1
19	Bam Adebayo	87%	40.4	29	20.4	9.9	2.9	1.2	0.7	1.7	+5
20	Paolo Banchero	86%	40.9	23	22.2	8.5	5.0	0.7	0.6	3.0	+25
21	Deni Avdija	78%	43.0	17	24.2	7.0	6.8	0.8	0.6	3.9	+49
22	Amen Thompson	97%	39.0	34	18.0	7.9	5.2	1.5	0.6	2.5	+24
23	Julius Randle	100%	38.3	37	21.0	6.8	5.1	1.1	0.2	2.7	+28
24	Trey Murphy III	88%	38.2	39	21.8	5.7	3.8	1.5	0.3	1.8	+26
25	Evan Mobley	79%	40.5	26	18.2	8.9	3.6	0.8	1.9	1.9	0
26	Cooper Flagg	83%	38.8	36	20.1	6.7	4.5	1.1	0.9	2.3	—
27	LaMelo Ball	86%	37.6	42	19.7	4.8	7.1	1.2	0.2	2.8	+26
28	Derrick White	96%	37.0	44	17.3	4.5	5.5	1.2	1.4	1.8	+28
29	Pascal Siakam	79%	39.9	30	23.8	6.6	3.9	1.1	0.4	2.2	+6
30	LeBron James	70%	40.7	25	21.1	5.8	6.8	1.2	0.6	3.0	-24
31	Josh Giddey	69%	41.8	20	17.6	8.3	9.0	1.1	0.4	3.6	+8
32	Devin Booker	78%	39.3	32	25.5	3.9	5.9	0.8	0.3	3.3	-17
33	Jalen Duren	86%	37.8	41	19.2	10.5	1.6	0.9	0.8	1.7	+35
34	Brandon Ingram	97%	35.8	52	21.6	5.6	3.7	0.8	0.7	2.5	+60
35	Chet Holmgren	86%	36.2	46	17.2	9.0	1.7	0.6	1.9	1.6	+58
36	De'Aaron Fox	87%	35.0	54	19.0	3.8	6.3	1.2	0.3	2.3	-18
37	Donovan Clingan	93%	34.9	55	12.4	11.7	2.2	0.6	1.6	1.2	+137
38	Onyeka Okongwu	92%	34.5	59	15.5	7.8	3.3	1.1	1.1	1.8	+33
39	Keyonte George	76%	38.2	40	23.6	3.7	6.1	1.1	0.3	3.1	+52
40	Giannis Antetokounmpo	51%	49.1	8	27.6	9.8	5.4	0.9	0.7	3.2	-38
41	Austin Reaves	63%	39.2	33	23.5	4.8	5.5	1.1	0.4	2.9	0
42	Stephon Castle	83%	34.7	56	16.5	5.0	7.1	1.2	0.3	3.1	+85
43	Desmond Bane	100%	34.1	62	20.4	4.2	4.2	1.0	0.4	2.0	-5
44	Zion Williamson	76%	35.8	51	21.3	5.8	3.3	1.0	0.5	2.1	+30
45	Ryan Rollins	97%	34.0	64	16.9	4.6	5.6	1.5	0.4	2.6	+306
46	Dyson Daniels	94%	33.9	65	11.7	6.6	6.0	1.9	0.4	1.8	-9
47	Immanuel Quickley	96%	33.4	70	16.9	4.1	6.0	1.3	0.1	1.5	+91
48	Michael Porter Jr.	73%	38.8	35	24.2	7.1	3.0	1.1	0.2	2.3	+17
49	Nickeil Alexander-Walker	96%	33.2	71	20.3	3.4	3.6	1.3	0.5	2.1	+166
50	Nikola Vučević	86%	33.5	68	15.6	8.6	3.4	0.6	0.7	1.3	-21
51	Rudy Gobert	96%	33.2	72	11.0	11.5	1.7	0.8	1.6	1.4	+18
52	Brandon Miller	76%	34.3	60	20.4	5.0	3.5	1.1	0.8	2.8	+55
53	Russell Westbrook	89%	32.9	73	15.2	5.4	6.7	1.3	0.2	3.3	+19
54	VJ Edgecombe	90%	32.7	76	15.7	5.7	4.0	1.4	0.6	1.8	—
55	Lauri Markkanen	59%	41.2	21	26.7	6.9	2.1	1.0	0.5	1.5	+68
56	Stephen Curry	55%	40.5	27	27.2	3.5	4.8	1.1	0.4	2.8	-30
57	Jimmy Butler III	54%	37.4	43	20.0	5.6	4.9	1.4	0.2	1.6	+48
58	Kon Knueppel	99%	31.5	86	19.1	5.3	3.4	0.7	0.2	2.0	—
59	Jaren Jackson Jr.	72%	34.5	58	19.4	5.7	2.0	1.1	1.4	2.2	-31
60	Kevin Porter Jr.	54%	39.9	31	17.4	5.2	7.4	2.2	0.5	2.9	+129
61	Miles Bridges	93%	31.0	91	17.3	5.8	3.3	0.6	0.5	1.5	-25
62	DeMar DeRozan	99%	31.0	92	18.4	2.9	4.1	1.1	0.3	1.3	-19
63	Mikal Bridges	100%	30.8	93	14.7	4.1	3.9	1.3	0.8	1.0	+13
64	OG Anunoby	81%	31.3	88	16.7	5.2	2.2	1.6	0.7	2.0	+3
65	Payton Pritchard	97%	30.7	94	16.6	4.0	5.3	0.8	0.1	1.3	+51
66	Matas Buzelis	99%	30.7	95	16.1	5.6	2.0	0.7	1.5	2.0	+206
67	Alex Sarr	66%	36.1	48	16.5	7.4	2.7	0.8	2.0	1.7	+29
68	Jabari Smith Jr.	94%	30.4	97	15.6	6.8	1.9	0.8	0.9	1.3	+69
69	Shaedon Sharpe	67%	32.2	79	21.4	4.4	2.6	1.4	0.1	3.0	+33
70	Saddiq Bey	90%	30.3	98	17.4	5.7	2.6	0.9	0.1	0.9	—
71	Josh Hart	79%	31.2	89	12.2	7.6	5.0	1.1	0.3	1.9	-37
72	Nic Claxton	89%	30.2	101	11.8	7.1	3.8	0.7	1.2	1.4	+15
73	Andrew Wiggins	80%	31.1	90	15.9	5.1	2.8	1.1	1.0	1.6	+17
74	CJ McCollum	100%	30.0	103	18.7	3.4	3.7	0.8	0.4	1.8	-14
75	Anthony Black	86%	29.9	105	15.3	3.9	3.8	1.4	0.7	2.1	+118
76	Jaime Jaquez Jr.	90%	29.4	109	15.0	5.1	4.8	0.8	0.3	2.1	+134
77	Jrue Holiday	60%	31.7	83	16.0	4.4	6.3	1.1	0.1	2.7	+83
78	Anthony Davis	28%	44.0	13	20.4	11.1	2.8	1.1	1.6	2.0	-65
79	Jarrett Allen	72%	32.5	77	15.3	8.5	1.9	1.0	0.9	1.4	-25
80	RJ Barrett	66%	31.7	84	18.9	5.4	3.2	0.8	0.3	1.7	-23
81	Naz Reid	96%	28.8	111	13.7	6.2	2.3	1.0	1.0	1.6	-1
82	Norman Powell	73%	32.8	74	22.3	3.6	2.6	1.2	0.2	2.0	+2
83	Joel Embiid	46%	43.7	14	26.6	7.5	3.9	0.6	1.1	3.0	+50
84	Andrew Nembhard	75%	32.2	80	17.2	2.8	7.2	0.9	0.1	2.4	+56
85	Dillon Brooks	69%	29.7	107	20.9	3.7	1.8	1.0	0.2	1.8	+66
86	Derik Queen	99%	28.5	113	11.4	6.8	3.8	1.0	0.9	2.3	—
87	Jaden McDaniels	97%	28.3	114	14.6	4.3	2.8	1.1	1.0	1.8	-5
88	Collin Gillespie	99%	28.3	115	13.3	4.2	4.8	1.3	0.2	1.6	+270
89	Ausar Thompson	87%	28.3	116	10.0	5.8	2.9	1.9	0.9	1.5	+52
90	Kel'el Ware	93%	28.0	118	11.1	9.3	0.6	0.8	1.1	0.9	+86
91	Franz Wagner	40%	36.1	49	21.3	5.8	3.6	1.1	0.3	1.7	-58
92	Naji Marshall	96%	27.7	120	15.3	4.8	3.2	1.0	0.1	1.6	+52
93	Peyton Watson	69%	28.5	112	14.9	4.9	2.0	1.0	1.2	1.7	+112
94	Kyshawn George	68%	30.7	96	14.8	5.1	4.5	1.0	0.9	2.6	+76
95	Jerami Grant	76%	28.1	117	18.6	3.5	2.2	0.7	0.6	2.1	+60
96	Neemias Queta	94%	27.4	123	9.8	8.3	1.5	0.9	1.3	1.1	+230
97	Santi Aldama	61%	29.9	106	14.0	6.7	2.9	0.9	0.7	1.3	+11
98	Donte DiVincenzo	100%	27.2	125	12.2	4.4	4.0	1.3	0.4	1.5	+32
99	Isaiah Collier	83%	27.3	124	11.7	2.5	7.2	1.1	0.3	2.5	+74
100	Jalen Williams	37%	34.1	61	17.5	4.7	5.4	1.3	0.3	1.9	-79
101	Wendell Carter Jr.	94%	27.1	129	11.8	7.6	2.1	0.8	0.6	1.2	+46
102	Brandin Podziemski	100%	26.9	131	12.8	5.2	3.7	1.1	0.2	1.6	+37
103	Deandre Ayton	87%	26.9	132	12.4	8.3	0.9	0.6	0.9	1.2	-3
104	Mark Williams	78%	27.1	128	11.6	8.1	1.0	0.9	0.9	1.1	-3
105	Jusuf Nurkić	58%	33.5	69	10.9	10.4	4.8	1.3	0.5	2.5	+151
106	Reed Sheppard	100%	26.7	133	13.5	2.8	3.4	1.5	0.7	1.6	+270
107	Jalen Suggs	67%	31.5	85	13.8	3.8	5.3	1.9	0.7	2.6	-15
108	Ajay Mitchell	69%	27.2	127	14.2	3.5	3.6	1.3	0.3	1.5	+198
109	Bennedict Mathurin	64%	29.6	108	18.5	5.6	2.3	0.8	0.2	2.2	+2
110	Domantas Sabonis	26%	36.4	45	15.8	11.4	4.1	0.9	0.2	2.7	-99
111	Tre Jones	76%	27.4	122	12.9	2.9	5.4	1.2	0.2	1.4	+128
112	Myles Turner	93%	26.0	138	12.0	5.3	1.5	0.7	1.5	1.2	-51
113	Kelly Oubre Jr.	58%	27.2	126	14.7	4.9	1.7	1.3	0.5	1.4	-36
114	Moussa Diabaté	89%	25.6	140	8.0	8.7	1.9	0.7	1.0	1.0	+124
115	Ayo Dosunmu	90%	25.5	142	14.5	3.2	3.5	0.8	0.3	1.3	+17
116	Tyler Herro	34%	34.6	57	21.5	5.0	3.9	0.8	0.3	2.0	-85
117	Toumani Camara	100%	25.4	143	12.7	5.2	2.5	1.1	0.4	1.8	-3
118	Quentin Grimes	92%	25.3	144	13.9	3.7	3.4	0.9	0.4	1.9	+10
119	P.J. Washington	73%	30.1	102	14.3	7.0	1.8	1.0	1.1	1.8	-31
120	Kyle Filipowski	97%	25.2	147	10.6	6.9	2.4	1.0	0.5	1.6	+89
121	Ivica Zubac	87%	31.9	82	14.1	10.6	2.2	0.4	0.8	1.8	-94
122	Devin Vassell	79%	25.2	148	14.2	3.8	2.5	0.8	0.4	0.9	-36
123	Bobby Portis	94%	25.1	149	13.7	6.4	1.6	0.6	0.2	1.0	-34
124	John Collins	83%	25.1	150	13.7	5.3	1.0	0.8	0.8	1.4	-7
125	Aaron Gordon	42%	29.1	110	16.6	5.9	2.5	0.6	0.3	1.0	+43
126	Paul George	38%	32.0	81	16.0	5.1	3.7	1.5	0.5	1.6	-5
127	Zach LaVine	54%	27.0	130	19.2	2.8	2.3	0.7	0.3	1.9	-80
128	Jaylon Tyson	90%	24.7	>150	13.1	5.1	2.2	0.8	0.4	1.5	+296
129	Keegan Murray	32%	30.0	104	14.0	5.7	1.7	1.0	1.6	1.2	-20
130	Grayson Allen	61%	30.3	99	17.2	3.0	4.1	1.4	0.3	1.6	+82
131	Maxime Raynaud	89%	24.4	>150	11.9	7.3	1.3	0.5	0.6	1.2	—
132	Isaiah Hartenstein	55%	30.2	100	9.7	9.5	3.8	1.0	0.8	1.8	-66
133	Davion Mitchell	85%	24.4	>150	9.2	2.6	6.7	1.0	0.2	1.5	+86
134	Tobias Harris	76%	25.6	141	13.1	5.2	2.4	0.9	0.4	1.0	-51
135	Jeremiah Fears	100%	24.2	>150	13.0	3.6	3.2	1.1	0.3	2.2	—
136	Cedric Coward	77%	26.2	136	13.4	6.2	2.8	0.6	0.4	1.8	—
137	Christian Braun	50%	23.9	>150	11.7	4.9	2.9	0.7	0.3	1.1	-52
138	Ja Morant	29%	35.8	53	19.4	3.2	8.1	1.0	0.3	3.5	-59
139	Kyle Kuzma	93%	23.8	>150	13.1	4.5	2.6	0.6	0.4	1.6	-20
140	Cam Spencer	96%	23.7	>150	11.2	2.6	5.4	0.7	0.1	1.3	+245
141	Ace Bailey	87%	23.6	>150	13.0	4.1	1.8	0.9	0.6	1.4	—
142	Jalen Green	33%	27.6	121	17.6	3.5	2.8	1.1	0.1	2.2	-87
143	Julian Champagnie	100%	23.2	>150	11.2	5.7	1.5	0.8	0.5	0.9	+71
144	Draymond Green	82%	24.8	>150	8.5	5.6	5.3	0.8	0.6	2.7	-66
145	Royce O'Neale	96%	23.1	>150	9.9	4.8	2.8	1.1	0.4	1.4	+18
146	Tari Eason	69%	24.3	>150	10.5	6.4	1.6	1.2	0.5	1.5	-34
147	Brandon Williams	85%	23.8	>150	12.8	2.9	3.8	0.9	0.3	1.9	+214
148	Day'Ron Sharpe	87%	23.0	>150	8.7	6.7	2.3	1.1	0.4	1.7	+17
149	Jarace Walker	99%	23.0	>150	11.5	5.1	2.4	0.8	0.3	1.8	+152
150	Dylan Harper	82%	23.0	>150	11.4	3.4	3.8	0.8	0.3	1.4	—

The top of the board

This is who led 2025-26 Yahoo points performance. The number in brackets shows how many places each player rose or fell from their 2024-25 finish in this format.

1. Nikola Jokić — Jokić finished at 62.0 fantasy points per game, four clear of Dončić and more than ten clear of anyone else. His 12.6 rebounds and 10.6 assists are worth 31.0 points before he scores, which is why the gap holds in the one format that gives him nothing for shooting .573. Denver has since added DeMar DeRozan, who takes on some of the creation load. He remains the first pick.

2. Luka Dončić (+47) — Dončić rose 47 places, mostly on health rather than improvement. Points scoring also forgives him more than any other format: his 4.0 turnovers cost four points against a 62-point gross, and his free throw shooting costs nothing at all. The Lakers have added Walker Kessler, which should help the assists.

3. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (0) — Gilgeous-Alexander posted the fourth-best per-game rate at 51.4 with equal fewest turnovers in the top ten. He finished 2nd in our 9-cat list and 3rd here.

4. Tyrese Maxey (+19) — Two steals a night is six fantasy points, around 12% of Maxey's nightly total and the largest steal contribution in the top twenty. He now shares a floor with LeBron James, Jaylen Brown and Joel Embiid.

5. Jalen Johnson (+43) — Johnson's 10.4 rebounds and 8.0 assists are worth 24.5 fantasy points before his scoring, which is what separates him from wings putting up similar point totals. The full-season line hides a weaker second half after CJ McCollum arrived in the Trae Young trade, and McCollum returns next season. The breakout was real, but the usage behind this rank is unlikely to return in full.

6. Victor Wembanyama (+2) — Wembanyama's 3.0 blocks are worth nine points a night, over 50% higher than the next shot blocker. It still leaves him sixth, because blocks are 4.5% of total value in this format against 47.7% for scoring. San Antonio has added creation and frontcourt support, and 79% availability leaves room in both health and rank.

7. Cade Cunningham (−2) — Cunningham's 9.9 assists convert to 14.9 points before any scoring, and his 3.7 turnovers cost him under four. Detroit added shooting rather than another initiator, so the creation load stays with him. The assists look repeatable.

8. Jaylen Brown (+32) — Brown finished 8th here against 30th in our 9-cat list, and the gap is efficiency. He moves to Philadelphia alongside Maxey, LeBron James and Embiid, the most crowded situation of anyone in this top ten. The counting numbers should compress.

9. Donovan Mitchell (+23) — Mitchell paired 28.0 points with his best availability in several seasons at 87%. Cleveland added James Harden at the deadline and kept him for 2026-27, which should mean easier shots and less time on the ball.

10. Kawhi Leonard (+96) — His per-game profile is elite, and his 2.1 turnovers tie Gilgeous-Alexander for the lowest in the top ten. He is the largest riser in the top ten mainly due to his 77% availability last season, which isn't expected to repeat.

11. Alperen Sengun (+5) — Sengun's 8.9 rebounds and 6.1 assists are worth 19.8 points before his scoring, and his 3.3 turnovers cost 3.3. Houston's hierarchy holds with Kevin Durant and Amen Thompson alongside him, so the role should not move. He is a steadier version of the profile that puts Jokić and Johnson at the top of this list.

12. Jamal Murray (+18) — Murray played 93% of Denver's games, second only to Barnes in the top fifteen. DeRozan's arrival cuts into the same creation pool Jokić gives up, so some regression could happen.

Risers and fallers

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

Biggest risers

Player	Chg	Availability	Driver
Ryan Rollins	+306	97%	Starting guard role
Jaylon Tyson	+296	90%	Expanded role
Collin Gillespie	+270	99%	Rotation minutes and creation
Reed Sheppard	+270	100%	Sophomore usage
Cam Spencer	+245	96%	Rotation breakthrough
Neemias Queta	+230	94%	Starting centre
Brandon Williams	+214	85%	Backup guard role
Matas Buzelis	+206	99%	Sophomore leap

Role and skill together: Buzelis, Jalen Johnson (+43), Deni Avdija (+49), Stephon Castle (+85) and Anthony Black (+118) improved inside larger roles and held the per-game gains.

Availability-driven: Kawhi Leonard (+96), Chet Holmgren (+58) and Jrue Holiday (+83) rose mainly because they played. Their production was already established and their health is the part that is hard to project.

Biggest fallers

Player	Chg	Availability
Domantas Sabonis	-99	26%
Jalen Green	-87	33%
Tyler Herro	-85	34%
Zach LaVine	-80	54%
Jalen Williams	-79	37%
Isaiah Hartenstein	-66	55%
Draymond Green	-66	82%
Anthony Davis	-65	28%

Jalen Williams (-79) played 37% of the schedule, but 17.5 points and 5.4 assists also fell short of his prior profile, so better availability alone will not restore the rank. Zach LaVine (-80) has the reverse problem at 54%: the scoring held at 19.2, but 2.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists leave nothing around it.

Sabonis, Davis, Herro, Jalen Green and Ja Morant all produced when active and played 40% or less. Their rankings should recover given absence of injury.

The availability tax

These players produced at an elite per-game rate and finished well below it on games missed. The right column shows where the rate alone would have ranked.

Player	FP/G	Availability	Actual finish	Per-game rank
Giannis Antetokounmpo	49.1	51%	40	8th
Anthony Davis	44.0	28%	78	13th
Joel Embiid	43.7	46%	83	14th
Lauri Markkanen	41.2	59%	55	21st
Stephen Curry	40.5	55%	56	27th
Kevin Porter Jr.	39.9	54%	60	31st
Domantas Sabonis	36.4	26%	110	45th
Ja Morant	35.8	29%	138	53rd
Tyler Herro	34.6	34%	116	57th

Davis and Embiid posted top-15 per-game rates and finished outside the top 75. Both will slide on 2026-27 boards because managers anchor on the finish rather than the rate, and a per-game top-15 talent in the seventh round is the largest expected-value gap on the board. It only works with the IL slots and the waiver activity to cover the weeks he misses.

Where this list can mislead

These rankings are descriptive rather than predictive. They record the Yahoo fantasy points players banked in 2025-26, not what they will bank once roles, teams and health change. The availability adjustment can also overcorrect, since chronic recurring absences are a worse bet than the same games lost to one injury.

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, Amen Thompson, Stephon Castle and Matas Buzelis improved without losing the opportunities that produced it.

Breakout, but fewer touches ahead: Tyrese Maxey, Jalen Johnson and Jaylen Brown can each stay excellent while finishing below their 2025-26 ranks.

Pay for usage, not efficiency: coming across from a category league, stop discounting the inefficient high-volume scorer and start discounting the efficient low-usage big.

Julius Randle, Scottie Barnes, Amen Thompson, Kevin Durant and Desmond Bane all out-earned flashier teammates on games played alone.

Don't overvalue per-game production: Kawhi Leonard, Anthony Davis and Joel Embiid should be priced according to how much injury 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.

Prefer a different format? See the companion pieces: 2025-26 ESPN Points League Fantasy Basketball Rankings and 2025-26 9Cat League Fantasy Basketball Rankings.

Rankings reflect Breakout's availability-adjusted points-league model, scored under Yahoo's default H2H points system, through late March 2026.