Read below for our preseason roto-league rankings. LeBron James is in L.A. Gordon Hayward is back to 100 percent for Boston. Kawhi Leonard is a Raptor. DeMar DeRozan is a Spur. Russell Westbrook had arthroscopic knee surgery and could miss the early part of the season. And who could forget, DeMarcus Cousins is returning from a torn Achilles as a member of, you guessed it, the Golden State Warriors .It's Not Too Late to Sign Up and Play!
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We're not lacking for storylines as we get set for another great season of fantasy hoops. To make it even more compelling, we have a number of rookies who have a real chance to make an immediate impact and play a huge role in the fantasy landscape.
There's No. 1 overall pick Deandre Ayton in Phoenix, who shined at times during the Las Vegas summer league. There's international sensation Luka Doncic (No. 3 overall) in Dallas, who future Hall of Famer Dirk Nowitzki is already raving about. There's college star Trae Young (No. 5 overall), who will play a key part in Atlanta's rebuilding efforts.
And then there are others -- Sacramento's Marvin Bagley III (No. 2 overall) and Memphis' Jaren Jackson Jr. (No. 4 overall) -- who figure to see big minutes right out of the gate, while Chicago's Wendell Carter Jr . and New York's Kevin Knox both shined in summer league and look like difference-makers.
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With all the player movement and changes around the league, fantasy drafts will take on a different look this season.
So which players are on the rise heading into the 2018-19 campaign? Who has seen their fantasy values fall for one reason or another? Where are all the promising rookies positioned to be selected in fantasy drafts?
Here is my top-150 ranking for leagues that use eight-category (points, 3s, assists, rebounds, steals, blocks, field goal percentage and free throw percentage) rotisserie (roto) scoring systems .
Top 150 Fantasy Basketball Rankings: Roto scoring Rank/Player, Position(s) Team PosRank 1. Anthony Davis , PF/C NO PF1 2. James Harden , SG/PG HOU SG1 3. Giannis Antetokounmpo , PF/SF MIL PF2 4. Russell Westbrook , PG OKC PG1 5. Karl-Anthony Towns , C MIN C1 6. LeBron James , SF/PF LAL SF1 7. Kevin Durant , SF/PF GS SF2 8. Stephen Curry , PG GS PG2 9. Nikola Jokic , C DEN C2 10. Joel Embiid , C PHI C3 11. Damian Lillard , PG POR PG3 12. Kawhi Leonard , SF TOR SF3 13. Victor Oladipo , SG IND SG2 14. Jrue Holiday , PG/SG NO PG4 15. Paul George , SF OKC SF4 16. Chris Paul , PG HOU PG5 17. John Wall , PG WAS PG6 18. Ben Simmons , PG/SF PHI PG7 19. Kemba Walker , PG CHA PG8 20. Kevin Love , PF/C CLE PF3 21. Rudy Gobert , C UTA C4 22. Andre Drummond , C DET C5 23. Jimmy Butler , SG/SF MIN SG3 24. Devin Booker , SG PHO SG4 25. Draymond Green , PF/C GS PF4 26. Kyrie Irving , PG BOS PG9 27. Bradley Beal , SG WAS SG5 28. Kyle Lowry , PG TOR PG10 29. Klay Thompson , SG GS SG6 30. Khris Middleton , SF MIL SF5 31. Donovan Mitchell , SG UTA SG7 32. Eric Bledsoe , PG MIL PG11 33. Blake Griffin , PF DET PF5 34. LaMarcus Aldridge , PF/C SA PF6 35. DeMar DeRozan , SG/SF SA SG8 36. Nikola Vucevic , C ORL C6 37. Marc Gasol , C MEM C7 38. CJ McCollum , SG POR SG9 39. Gordon Hayward , SF/SG BOS SF6 40. Lou Williams , SG LAC SG10 41. Otto Porter Jr ., SF WAS SF7 42. Tobias Harris , PF LAC PF7 43. DeMarcus Cousins , C GS C8 44. Al Horford , C BOS C9 45. Clint Capela , C HOU C10 46. Dario Saric , PF PHI PF8 47. Myles Turner , C IND C11 48. Dwight Howard , C WAS C12 49. Deandre Ayton , C PHO C13 50. DeAndre Jordan , C DAL C14 51. Jayson Tatum , SF/PF BOS SF8 52. Jeff Teague , PG MIN PG12 53. Jamal Murray , PG DEN PG13 54. Will Barton , SF/SG DEN SF9 55. Mike Conley , PG MEM PG14 56. Gary Harris , SG DEN SG11 57. Joe Ingles , SF UTA SF10 58. Luka Doncic , SG DAL SG12 59. Enes Kanter , C NY C15 60. Lonzo Ball , PG LAL PG15 61. Julius Randle , PF/C NO PF9 62. Aaron Gordon , PF Orl PF10 63. Steven Adams , C OKC C16 64. Paul Millsap , PF DEN PF11 65. Kris Dunn , PG CHI PG16 66. Robert Covington , SF PHI SF11 67. Harrison Barnes , PF/SF DAL PF12 68. Eric Gordon , SG HOU SG13 69. Evan Fournier , SG ORL SG14 70. Trae Young , PG ATL PG17 71. Dennis Schroder , PG OKC PG18 72. Ricky Rubio , PG UTA PG19 73. Hassan Whiteside , C MIA C17 74. Nicolas Batum , SG CHA SG15 75. Taurean Prince , SF ATL SF12 76. Josh Richardson , SF MIA SF13 77. Zach LaVine , SG CHI SG16 78. D'Angelo Russell , PG BKN PG20 79. Jusuf Nurkic , C POR C18 80. Jaylen Brown , SG BOS SG17 81. Goran Dragic , PG MIA PG21 82. Nikola Mirotic , PF NO PF13 83. Lauri Markkanen , PF CHI PF14 84. Isaiah Thomas , PG DEN PG22 85. Tyreke Evans , SG IND SG18 86. Rajon Rondo , PG LAL PG23 87. Elfrid Payton , PG NO PG24 88. TJ Warren , SF PHO SF14 89. Jonas Valanciunas , C TOR C19 90. Tim Hardaway Jr ., SG/SF NY SG19 91. Jabari Parker , PF CHI PF15 92. Taj Gibson , PF MIN PF16 93. Dennis Smith Jr ., PG DAL PG25 94. Markelle Fultz , PG PHI PG26 95. Kent Bazemore , SG/SF ATL SG20 96. Markieff Morris , PF WAS PF17 97. John Collins , PF ATL PF18 98. Kyle Kuzma , PF/SF LAL PF19 99. De'Aaron Fox , PG SAC PG27 100. Kelly Olynyk , C MIA C20 101. Marcus Smart , SG/PG BOS SG21 102. Josh Jackson , SF PHO SF15 103. Kelly Oubre Jr ., SF WAS SF16 104. Brandon Ingram , SF LAL SF17 105. Kristaps Porzingis , PF NY PF20 106. Brook Lopez , C MIL C21 107. Derrick Favors , PF/C UTA PF21 108. Reggie Jackson , PG DET PG28 109. Marcin Gortat , C LAC C22 110. Dewayne Dedmon , C ATL C23 111. Serge Ibaka , PF TOR PF22 112. Kevin Knox , SF NY SF18 113. Darren Collison , PG IND PG29 114. Carmelo Anthony , PF/SF HOU PF23 115. Thaddeus Young , PF IND PF24 116. Danilo Gallinari , SF/PF LAC SF19 117. Bogdan Bogdanovic , SF/SG SAC SF20 118. Jaren Jackson Jr., PF MEM PF25 119. Terry Rozier , PG BOS PG30 120. Wendell Carter Jr ., PF CHI PF26 121. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson , SF BKN SF21 122. Pau Gasol , C SA C24 123. Avery Bradley , SG LAC SG22 124. Zach Randolph , PF SAC PF27 125. Andrew Wiggins , SF/SG MIN SF22 126. Bojan Bogdanovic , SF IND SF23 127. Bobby Portis , PF CHI PF28 128. Marvin Williams , PF CHA PF29 129. James Johnson , PF MIA PF30 130. Patrick Beverley , PG LAC PG31 131. Malcolm Brogdon , SG/PG MIL SG23 132. DeMarre Carroll , SF/PF BKN SF24 133. Willie Cauley-Stein , C SAC C25 134. Wilson Chandler , SF/PF PHI SF25 135. Spencer Dinwiddie , PG BKN PG32 136. Marvin Bagley III , PF SAC PF31 137. JaMychal Green , PF MEM PF32 138. JJ Redick , SG PHI SG24 139. Dirk Nowitzki , PF/C DAL PF33 140. Larry Nance Jr ., PF CLE PF34 141. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope , SG LAL SG25 142. Jarrett Allen , C BKN C26 143. Collin Sexton , PG CLE PG33 144. Trevor Ariza , SF PHO SF26 145. Allen Crabbe , SG/SF BKN SG26 146. Domantas Sabonis , PF/C IND PF35 147. Al-Farouq Aminu , PF POR PF36 148. Buddy Hield , SG SAC SG27 149. Montrezl Harrell , C/PF LAC C27 150. Austin Rivers , SG WAS SG28
