Top 200 Fantasy Basketball Rankings 2025-26: Cheat Sheet Vol. 2

Explore our top 2025-26 fantasy basketball picks with our free cheat sheet, blending NBA projections and ADP data for optimal draft strategy. Stay ahead in your league!
Top 200 Fantasy Basketball Rankings 2025-26: Cheat Sheet Vol. 2
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Making excellent fantasy basketball picks can be difficult. We've integrated our NBA projections for both category and points leagues with the earliest ADP data to account for risk and reward in this NBA fantasy cheat sheet. This method helps you find value without committing too quickly to a player you might be able to draft later. Although league settings should still guide your draft, we hope these rankings will provide you with the best starting position.

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Top Fantasy Basketball Picks for 2025-26 NBA Season

Rank

Name

Team

1

Nikola Jokic

DEN

2

Victor Wembanyama

SAS

3

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

OKC

4

Luka Doncic

LAL

5

Giannis Antetokounmpo

MIL

6

Anthony Edwards

MIN

7

Cade Cunningham

DET

8

Trae Young

ATL

9

Anthony Davis

DAL

10

Devin Booker

PHO

11

James Harden

LAC

12

Domantas Sabonis

SAC

13

Tyrese Maxey

PHI

14

Jalen Williams

OKC

15

LeBron James

LAL

16

Scottie Barnes

TOR

17

Karl-Anthony Towns

NYK

18

Evan Mobley

CLE

19

Jalen Johnson

ATL

20

LaMelo Ball

CHA

21

Donovan Mitchell

CLE

22

Josh Giddey

CHI

23

Stephen Curry

GSW

24

Jalen Brunson

NYK

25

Bam Adebayo

MIA

26

Kevin Durant

HOU

27

Chet Holmgren

OKC

28

Amen Thompson

HOU

29

Paolo Banchero

ORL

30

De'Aaron Fox

SAS

31

Derrick White

BOS

32

Jaylen Brown

BOS

33

Pascal Siakam

IND

34

Ja Morant

MEM

35

Alperen Sengun

HOU

36

Tyler Herro

MIA

37

Dyson Daniels

ATL

38

Jaren Jackson

MEM

39

Trey Murphy

NOP

40

Brandon Miller

CHA

41

Austin Reaves

LAL

42

Zion Williamson

NOP

43

Deni Avdija

POR

44

Cooper Flagg

DAL

45

Joel Embiid

PHI

46

Desmond Bane

ORL

47

Franz Wagner

ORL

48

Immanuel Quickley

TOR

49

Coby White

CHI

50

Jamal Murray

DEN

51

Myles Turner

MIL

52

Walker Kessler

UTA

53

Jalen Green

PHO

54

Alex Sarr

WAS

55

Kawhi Leonard

LAC

56

Nikola Vucevic

CHI

57

Darius Garland

CLE

58

Miles Bridges

CHA

59

Jalen Duren

DET

60

Zach LaVine

SAC

61

Payton Pritchard

BOS

62

Julius Randle

MIN

63

Jordan Poole

NOP

64

Ivica Zubac

LAC

65

Mikal Bridges

NYK

66

OG Anunoby

NYK

67

DeMar DeRozan

SAC

68

Josh Hart

NYK

69

Cam Thomas

BKN

70

Jimmy Butler

GSW

71

Matas Buzelis

CHI

72

Lauri Markkanen

UTA

73

Shaedon Sharpe

POR

74

Paul George

PHI

75

Michael Porter

BKN

76

Brandon Ingram

TOR

77

Ausar Thompson

DET

78

Kristaps Porzingis

ATL

79

Onyeka Okongwu

ATL

80

RJ Barrett

TOR

81

Andrew Nembhard

IND

82

Kel'el Ware

MIA

83

Jakob Poeltl

TOR

84

Keegan Murray

SAC

85

Donovan Clingan

POR

86

Naz Reid

MIN

87

Santi Aldama

MEM

88

Isaiah Hartenstein

OKC

89

Nic Claxton

BKN

90

Devin Vassell

SAS

91

Rudy Gobert

MIN

92

Brandin Podziemski

GSW

93

Anfernee Simons

BOS

94

Fred VanVleet

HOU

95

Scoot Henderson

POR

96

Christian Braun

DEN

97

Zach Edey

MEM

98

Stephon Castle

SAS

99

CJ McCollum

WAS

100

Bobby Portis

MIL

101

Mark Williams

PHO

102

Jalen Suggs

ORL

103

Kevin Porter

MIL

104

Jaden Ivey

DET

105

T.J. McConnell

IND

106

Jarrett Allen

CLE

107

Andrew Wiggins

MIA

108

D'Angelo Russell

DAL

109

Cameron Johnson

DEN

110

Draymond Green

GSW

111

Deandre Ayton

LAL

112

Tari Eason

HOU

113

Bilal Coulibaly

WAS

114

Toumani Camara

POR

115

Keyonte George

UTA

116

Bennedict Mathurin

IND

117

Dereck Lively

DAL

118

Jaden McDaniels

MIN

119

Cason Wallace

OKC

120

Kyle Filipowski

UTA

121

Malik Monk

SAC

122

Kyle Kuzma

MIL

123

Isaiah Collier

UTA

124

Herbert Jones

NOP

125

Tobias Harris

DET

126

Zaccharie Risacher

ATL

127

Bub Carrington

WAS

128

Donte DiVincenzo

MIN

129

Aaron Gordon

DEN

130

Yves Missi

NOP

131

Aaron Nesmith

IND

132

John Collins

LAC

133

Quentin Grimes

PHI

134

Collin Sexton

CHA

135

Norman Powell

MIA

136

Jabari Smith

HOU

137

Bradley Beal

LAC

138

Sam Hauser

BOS

139

Jaylen Wells

MEM

140

Cam Whitmore

WAS

141

Scotty Pippen

MEM

142

Keon Ellis

SAC

143

P.J. Washington

DAL

144

Jay Huff

IND

145

Kyshawn George

WAS

146

Dylan Harper

SAS

147

Jrue Holiday

POR

148

Ayo Dosunmu

CHI

149

Kyrie Irving

DAL

150

Jeremy Sochan

SAS

151

Ace Bailey

UTA

152

Kon Knueppel

CHA

153

Daniel Gafford

DAL

154

Chris Paul

LAC

155

Reed Sheppard

HOU

156

Jared McCain

PHI

157

Tyus Jones

ORL

158

Jonathan Kuminga

GSW

159

De'Andre Hunter

CLE

160

Egor Demin

BKN

161

Klay Thompson

DAL

162

Dennis Schroder

SAC

163

Dillon Brooks

PHO

164

Anthony Black

ORL

165

Taylor Hendricks

UTA

166

Gradey Dick

TOR

167

Obi Toppin

IND

168

Jerami Grant

POR

169

Tre Johnson

WAS

170

Luguentz Dort

OKC

171

Jordan Clarkson

NYK

172

Neemias Queta

BOS

173

Moses Moody

GSW

174

Jaime Jaquez

MIA

175

Aaron Wiggins

OKC

176

Davion Mitchell

MIA

177

Brook Lopez

LAC

178

Russell Westbrook

FA

179

Alex Caruso

OKC

180

Nickeil Alexander-Walker

ATL

181

Noah Clowney

BKN

182

Wendell Carter

ORL

183

Gary Trent

MIL

184

Ty Jerome

MEM

185

Royce O'Neale

PHO

186

Lonzo Ball

CLE

187

Peyton Watson

DEN

188

Jarace Walker

IND

189

Buddy Hield

GSW

190

Nikola Jovic

MIA

191

VJ Edgecombe

PHI

192

Caris LeVert

DET

193

Chris Boucher

BOS

194

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

MEM

195

Kelly Oubre

PHI

196

Ryan Kalkbrenner

CHA

197

Khris Middleton

WAS

198

Keldon Johnson

SAS

199

Yang Hansen

POR

200

Duncan Robinson

DET

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ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Alex is RotoWire's Chief NBA Editor. He writes articles about daily fantasy, year-long fantasy and sports betting. You can hear him on the RotoWire NBA Podcast, Sirius XM, VSiN and other platforms. He firmly believes Robert Covington is the most underrated fantasy player of the past decade.
Kirien Sprecher is a University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate who has covered the NBA, NFL and MLB for RotoWire since early 2021. In his free time, Kirien is probably arguing a foul call during a pickup basketball game at a local rec center.
Ryan Ward writes about fantasy sports for RotoWire
Now in his 10th year with the company, Nick is RotoWire's Senior Media Analyst, a position he took on after several years as the Head of Basketball Content. A multi-time FSGA and FSWA award winner, Nick co-hosts RotoWire's flagship show on Sirius XM Fantasy alongside Jeff Erickson, as well as The RotoWire NBA Show on Sirius XM NBA with Alex Barutha. He also co-hosts RotoWire's Football and Basketball podcasts. You can catch Nick's NBA and NFL analysis on VSiN and DraftKings, as well as RotoWire's various social and video channels. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram @wha1en.
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