Read below for our preseason points-league rankings. The upcoming NBA season looks spectacular, with storylines everywhere. The draft class this year looks to be as promising as last season, which has resulted in 10 rookies in my preseason top 150. King James switched teams, completely changing the hierarchies of two different squads. Free-agent moves and trades abounded, as the teams at the top geared up to make another run at the Golden State Warriors .It's Not Too Late to Sign Up and Play!
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All of this action and movement brings big changes in opportunity, production and, therefore, fantasy value for players across the league.
Which players are on the rise? Who is ready to break out? Whose production is set to fall? Where are those rookies placed?
To help answer these questions and more, check out my preseason top 150 rankings for points-based fantasy leagues. The default scoring system for ESPN points-based leagues is:
Field Goals Made (FGM) = 1
Field Goals Attempted (FGA) = -1
Free Throws Made (FTM) = 1
Free Throws Attempted (FTA) = -1
Rebounds (REB) = 1
Assists (AST) = 1
Steals (STL) = 1
Blocks (BLK) = 1
Turnovers (TO) = -1
Points (PTS) = 1
These rankings are based upon my preseason projections for the top 300-plus players in the league. In addition to daily production, projected availability is factored into these rankings as well.
Top 150 Fantasy Basketball Rankings: Points scoring Rank/Player, Position(s) Team PosRank 1. Giannis Antetokounmpo , PF/SF mil PF1 2. James Harden , SG/PG hou SG1 3. Anthony Davis , PF/C nor PF2 4. Karl-Anthony Towns , C min C1 5. LeBron James , SF/PF lal SF1 6. Kevin Durant , SF/PF gsw SF2 7. Russell Westbrook , PG okc PG1 8. Damian Lillard , PG por PG2 9. Nikola Jokic , C den C2 10. Stephen Curry , PG gsw PG3 11. Kawhi Leonard , SF tor SF3 12. Ben Simmons , PG/SF phi PG4 13. Andre Drummond , C det C3 14. John Wall , PG wsh PG5 15. DeMar DeRozan , SG/SF sas SG2 16. Jimmy Butler , SG/SF min SG3 17. Joel Embiid , C phi C4 18. LaMarcus Aldridge , PF/C sas PF3 19. Victor Oladipo , SG ind SG4 20. Chris Paul , PG hou PG6 21. Kemba Walker , PG cha PG7 22. Donovan Mitchell , SG uth SG5 23. Jrue Holiday , PG/SG nor PG8 24. Kyle Lowry , PG tor PG9 25. Kevin Love , PF/C cle PF4 26. Bradley Beal , SG wsh SG6 27. Paul George , SF okc SF4 28. Kyrie Irving , PG bos PG10 29. CJ McCollum , SG por SG7 30. Khris Middleton , SF mil SF5 31. Draymond Green , PF/C gsw PF5 32. Marc Gasol , C mem C5 33. DeAndre Jordan , C dal C6 34. Devin Booker , SG pho SG8 35. Lou Williams , SG lac SG9 36. Clint Capela , C hou C7 37. Goran Dragic , PG mia PG11 38. Deandre Ayton , C pho C8 39. Dwight Howard , C was C9 40. Ricky Rubio , PG uth PG12 41. Julius Randle , PF/C nor PF6 42. Blake Griffin , PF det PF7 43. John Collins , PF atl PF8 44. Mike Conley , PG mem PG13 45. Rudy Gobert , C uth C10 46. Jayson Tatum , SF/PF bos SF6 47. Gordon Hayward , SF/SG bos SF7 48. Enes Kanter , C nyk C11 49. Tobias Harris , PF lac PF9 50. Luka Doncic , SG dal SG10 51. Lonzo Ball , PG lal PG14 52. Al Horford , C bos C12 53. Harrison Barnes , PF/SF dal PF10 54. Jonas Valanciunas , C tor C13 55. Brandon Ingram , SF lal SF8 56. Eric Bledsoe , PG mil PG15 57. Klay Thompson , SG gsw SG11 58. Andrew Wiggins , SF/SG min SF9 59. Jamal Murray , PG den PG16 60. Nikola Vucevic , C orl C14 61. Paul Millsap , PF den PF11 62. Dennis Smith Jr ., PG dal PG17 63. Trae Young , PG atl PG18 64. Will Barton , SF/SG den SF10 65. Elfrid Payton , PG nor PG19 66. De'Aaron Fox , PG sac PG20 67. Willie Cauley-Stein , C sac C15 68. Kyle Kuzma , PF/SF lal PF12 69. Myles Turner , C ind C16 70. Zach LaVine , SG chi SG12 71. Hassan Whiteside , C mia C17 72. Otto Porter Jr ., SF wsh SF11 73. Trey Burke , PG nyk PG21 74. Reggie Jackson , PG det PG22 75. Aaron Gordon , PF orl PF13 76. Jeff Teague , PG min PG23 77. Jordan Clarkson , SG/PG cle SG13 78. TJ Warren , SF pho SF12 79. Jusuf Nurkic , C por C18 80. Dario Saric , PF phi PF14 81. D'Angelo Russell , PG bkn PG24 82. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson , SF bkn SF13 83. Jabari Parker , PF chi PF15 84. Nicolas Batum , SG cha SG14 85. Kris Dunn , PG chi PG25 86. Wendell Carter Jr ., PF chi PF16 87. Steven Adams , C okc C19 88. Dennis Schroder , PG okc PG26 89. D.J. Augustin , PG orl PG27 90. Jarrett Allen , C bkn C20 91. Marvin Bagley III , PF sac PF17 92. Bobby Portis , PF chi PF18 93. James Johnson , PF mia PF19 94. Gary Harris , SG den SG15 95. Jordan Bell , C/PF gsw C21 96. Dwight Powell , C dal C22 97. Derrick Favors , PF/C uth PF20 98. Kevin Knox , SF nyk SF14 99. Jerami Grant , SF/PF okc SF15 100. Rodney Hood , SG/SF cle SG16 101. Tim Hardaway Jr ., SG/SF nyk SG17 102. Jaylen Brown , SG bos SG18 103. Collin Sexton , PG cle PG28 104. Nikola Mirotic , PF nor PF21 105. Taj Gibson , PF min PF22 106. Rudy Gay , SF/PF sas SF16 107. Zach Randolph , PF sac PF23 108. Brook Lopez , C mil C23 109. Lauri Markkanen , PF chi PF24 110. Josh Jackson , SF pho SF17 111. Kyle Anderson , SF/PF mem SF18 112. Darren Collison , PG ind PG29 113. Jeremy Lin , PG/SG atl PG30 114. Markelle Fultz , PG phi PG31 115. Danilo Gallinari , SF/PF lac SF19 116. Carmelo Anthony , PF/SF hou PF25 117. Jeremy Lamb , SG/SF cha SG19 118. Isaiah Thomas , PG den PG32 119. Evan Fournier , SG orl SG20 120. Josh Richardson , SF mia SF20 121. Tyreke Evans , SG ind SG21 122. Greg Monroe , C tor C24 123. Joe Ingles , SF uth SF21 124. Buddy Hield , SG sac SG22 125. Domantas Sabonis , PF/C ind PF26 126. J.J. Barea , PG dal PG33 127. Jaren Jackson Jr., PF mem PF27 128. Luke Kennard , SG det SG23 129. Marcin Gortat , C lac C25 130. Bogdan Bogdanovic , SF/SG sac SF22 131. Frank Ntilikina , PG nyk PG34 132. Tyler Johnson , SG mia SG24 133. Mario Hezonja , SF nyk SF23 134. Markieff Morris , PF wsh PF28 135. Kelly Olynyk , C mia C26 136. Kent Bazemore , SG/SF atl SG25 137. Taurean Prince , SF atl SF24 138. Malcolm Brogdon , SG/PG mil SG26 139. Montrezl Harrell , C/PF lac C27 140. Bojan Bogdanovic , SF ind SF25 141. Caris LeVert , SF/SG bkn SF26 142. Miles Bridges , SF cha SF27 143. Jonathon Simmons , SF orl SF28 144. Alex Len , C atl C28 145. Thaddeus Young , PF ind PF29 146. JJ Redick , SG phi SG27 147. Kelly Oubre Jr ., SF wsh SF29 148. Eric Gordon , SG hou SG28 149. Robert Covington , SF phi SF30 150. George Hill , PG cle PG35
