Fantasy Basketball Mock Draft: Expert Head-to-Head Points League 2.0

This article is part of our NBA Mock Draft series.

Yes, it's September -- and mere days before the first NFL Sunday of the season. But we're also less than a month away from the first NBA preseason action. So, a half-dozen RotoWire scribes and a half-dozen other fantasy basketball experts participated in a head-to-head points NBA Fantasy mock draft. It's one of a handful of fantasy basketball mock drafts we've already participated in at RotoWire.

Fantasy basketball ADPs are only starting to flesh out, so we embraced our fantasy basketball rankings, fantasy basketball projections and just plain vibes to draft our teams.

We used the "standard" points league values, those being:

Fantasy Basketball Points League Scoring

• Points: 1 point
• Rebounds: 1.2 points
• Assists: 1.5 points
• Steals: 3 points
• Blocks: 3 points
• Turnovers: -1 point

A big thanks to everyone who participated! Below, you'll find the results in order. Farther down, you can see the team-by-team results. Comment who you believe drafted the best squad.

Fantasy Basketball Mock Draft

1. Nikola Jokic
2. Luka Doncic
3. Victor Wembanyama
4. Giannis Antetokounmpo - The two-time MVP was selected 10th in a recent Yahoo Head-to-Head Categories Mock Draft, but he's a better points league player.
5. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
6. Anthony Davis
7. Jayson Tatum
8. Joel Embiid - Injury prone but with immense upside, Embiid makes our list of most challenging fantasy basketball players to rank
9. Trae Young
10. Tyrese Haliburton
11. Anthony Edwards
12. Kevin Durant
13. Domantas Sabonis
14. Donovan Mitchell
15. Scottie Barnes
16. Paolo Banchero
17. LeBron James
18. Chet Holmgren
19. LaMelo Ball
20. Ja Morant
21. James Harden - Dan Bruno writes in his NBA Fantasy Point Guard Tiers article that Harden is in Tier 3. Is drafting him at pick 21 too aggressive?
22. Alperen Sengun
23. Devin Booker
24. Damian Lillard
25. De'Aaron Fox
26. Jalen Brunson
27. Cade Cunningham
28. Stephen Curry
29. Zion Williamson
30. Pascal Siakam
31. Dejounte Murray - Read analysis on Murray's move to New Orleans in JP Aravena's Offseason Roundup article
32. Kawhi Leonard
33. Bam Adebayo
34. Jalen Johnson - Jeff Edgerton writes in his NBA Fantasy Risers and Sleepers article that Johnson is primed to take another step forward
35. Kyrie Irving
36. Fred VanVleet
37. Paul George
38. Karl-Anthony Towns
39. Evan Mobley
40. Lauri Markkanen
41. Tyrese Maxey
42. Jaylen Brown
43. Jalen Williams
44. Cameron Thomas
45. Jimmy Butler
46. Desmond Bane
47. Jaren Jackson
48. Rudy Gobert
49. Jalen Green
50. Julius Randle
51. Franz Wagner
52. Jamal Murray
53. Immanuel Quickley - Quickley enters his first full season as a starting point guard, and "the sky's the limit" writes Dan Bruno in his NBA Fantasy Guard Tiers piece.
54. DeMar DeRozan
55. Mikal Bridges
56. RJ Barrett
57. Miles Bridges
58. Darius Garland
59. Nicolas Claxton
60. Jarrett Allen
61. Brandon Miller
62. Jalen Duren
63. Devin Vassell
64. Nikola Vucevic
65. Josh Giddey
66. Myles Turner
67. Deandre Ayton
68. Jonathan Kuminga
69. Zach LaVine
70. Kyle Kuzma
71. Coby White
72. Kristaps Porzingis
73. Brandon Ingram
74. Austin Reaves
75. Tobias Harris
76. Bradley Beal
77. Jordan Poole
78. Anfernee Simons
79. Derrick White
80. Jusuf Nurkic
81. Khris Middleton - Is Khris Middleton a 2024 fantasy basketball sleeper?
82. Jabari Smith
83. CJ McCollum
84. John Collins
85. D'Angelo Russell
86. Tyler Herro
87. Keegan Murray
88. Bogdan Bogdanovic
89. Collin Sexton
90. Terry Rozier
91. Scoot Henderson
92. Mark Williams
93. Michael Porter
94. Keyonte George
95. Jerami Grant
96. Jakob Poeltl
97. Chris Paul
98. Jrue Holiday
99. Jonas Valanciunas
100. Draymond Green
101. Isaiah Hartenstein
102. Trey Murphy
103. Herbert Jones
104. Brandin Podziemski
105. Jalen Suggs
106. Naz Reid
107. OG Anunoby
108. Alex Sarr
109. Shaedon Sharpe
110. Marcus Smart
111. Dereck Lively
112. Zach Edey - For more analysis on first-year players, check out Alex Barutha and Nick Whalen discuss fantasy basketball rookie rankings
113. Daniel Gafford
114. Jaden Ivey
115. Malik Monk
116. Ivica Zubac
117. Malcolm Brogdon
118. Amen Thompson
119. Brook Lopez
120. Deni Avdija
121. Cameron Johnson
122. Donte DiVincenzo
123. Jaime Jaquez
124. Clint Capela
125. Ben Simmons
126. Jeremy Sochan
127. Josh Hart
128. Andrew Wiggins
129. Caris LeVert
130. Aaron Gordon
131. Dennis Schroder
132. Grayson Allen
133. Ausar Thompson
134. Onyeka Okongwu
135. Tyus Jones
136. Bobby Portis
137. Russell Westbrook
138. Klay Thompson
139. Trayce Jackson-Davis
140. Walker Kessler
141. Kelly Olynyk
142. Norman Powell
143. Buddy Hield
144. P.J. Washington
145. Kelly Oubre Jr.
146. Rui Hachimura
147. Bennedict Mathurin
148. Mitchell Robinson
149. Taylor Hendricks
150. Al Horford
151. Tari Eason
152. Jordan Clarkson
153. Mike Conley
154. Nikola Jovic
155. Alex Caruso
156. Wendell Carter
157. Gary Trent
158. Vince Williams
159. Cam Whitmore
160. Christian Braun
161. Noah Clowney
162. Karlo Matkovic
163. Dyson Daniels
164. Zaccharie Risacher
165. Andre Drummond
166. Carlton Carrington
167. Donovan Clingan
168. Bilal Coulibaly

Team-by-Team NBA Fantasy Mock Draft Results

Draft Strategy Tips

Check out RotoWire's How to Play Fantasy Basketball guide for a complete walkthrough, but here is some basic advice:

• Check out custom NBA Fantasy Projections and Fantasy Basketball Rankings
• Look into Fantasy Basketball Mock Drafts
• Listen to a Fantasy Basketball Podcast and watch Fantasy Basketball Videos
• Check in on Fantasy Basketball Player News
• Read Fantasy Basketball Articles
• Dive into RotoWire's Fantasy Basketball Draft Kit
• Study NBA Depth Charts
• See RotoWire's Fantasy Basketball Dynasty Rankings