2021-22 Fantasy Basketball Rankings

As the calendar turns another month and Halloween decorations start going up the basketball season jumps up to the forefront beginning on October 19. This means it’s fantasy basketball rankings time! With rosters nearly set, our analysts here at Fantrax update from our early season ranks to get you going, and prepared for your upcoming fantasy drafts! Let’s take a look at who has who where and how far King LeBron James has fallen down the ranks…

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Meet the Rankers

Below are the analysts that will be breaking down our Fantasy Basketball rankings for the 2021-22 NBA season. In the upcoming weeks, we will continue to update our ranks depending on injuries and roster changes. In the meantime, we have four analysts from you to draw from. We’ve included their initials so that you know who is who in the rankings table, and also their Twitter handles, so you can give them a follow and let them know what you think of their rankings!

MO – Mike Omelan – @mikeomelan
KF – Kyle Frank – @kylefrank_11
MT – Michael Tomlinson – @PDX_Michael
BN – Bradford Nickerson – @BRN_RiSE

Fantasy Basketball Rankings Breakdown

ROUNDS 1-4

Fantasy MVP Nikola Jokic gets the number one spot. It’s hard to argue with the Joker who’s entering his prime and produces elite numbers at multiple categories. No Jamal Murray to begin the season is the cherry on top making him a lock for the top spot. It’s tough to rank the reigning finals MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo outside the top five but Stephen Curry and Luka Dončić offer too much upside to pass by.

Anthony Davis is my big-name to slide out of the first round. I am not wasting a first-round selection on the injury-riddled Davis. The Lakers have shown in the past the regular season is not important and I will not be drafting the big fella. Give me Karl Anthony Towns who has better FT% and averages 2.5 more rebounds per game. Kawhi Leonard gets bumped way out of the rankings due to uncertainty regarding his ACL injury. That leads to a bump in Paul George’s status who could flirt with top-10 status this year. Look out for Donovan Mitchell to take another jump in year-5 and keep proving Shaquille O’Neal and the doubters wrong. A top-20 fantasy season is in sight for the Jazz star.

Fred VanVleet gets a big boost with Kyle Lowry out of the picture in the North and getting an average rank inside the top-30. Michael Porter Jr. continues to offer tons of upside finishing last season with 19 PPG. The third-year pro is definitely worth taking a chance on early with some injuries going on in Denver. Dejounte Murray rounds out the top-four rounds after an impressive season averaging 15.7 points, 5.4 assists, and 7.1 rebounds. The 24-year-old continues to improve and is a breakout candidate for the 2021-22 season.

Rounds 5 and On

Don’t forget about the injured stars! Jaren Jackson Jr. played in just 11 games last season but was great in 2019 averaging 17.4 points and five rebounds per game. Lots of rebounds will be up for grabs with Jonas Valanciunas out of town to New Orleans. Caris LeVert looked great in a starting role with Indiana averaging 20.2 PPG and chipping in with 5.2 assists and 4.6 rebounds. Don’t let him slip too far. Cade Cunningham is the first rookie off the board in the seventh round. Doesn’t get much better than landing in Detroit where he could lead the team in scoring. Collin Sexton was amazing at times in 2020 and I expect another jump leading the Cavs in scoring and being worthy of a top-80 pick.

We finish off the last few rounds taking chances on guys like Nickeil Alexander-Walker who’s now running the point in New Orleans. Kevin Porter Jr. will score for Houston and after Dennis Schroder turned down all that money to sign for donuts in Boston, you know he’s going to be working overtime to get back that dough! I’m shipping up to Boston and getting Schroder on my team!

Fantrax Breakout Players

MO – Dejounte Murray, PG/SG – San Antonio Spurs

KF – Jusuf Nurkic, C – Portland Trail Blazers

BN – Lonzo Ball, PG/SG – Chicago Bulls

Fantrax Busts Predictions

MO – Chris Paul, PG – Phoenix Suns

KF – Jonas Valanciunas, C – New Orleans Pelicans

BN – Kyle Lowry, PG – Miami Heat

2021-22 Fantasy Basketball Rankings

Rnk	Player	Team	Pos	MO	MT	KF	BN
1	Nikola Jokic	DEN	C	1	1	3	1
2	Stephen Curry	GS	PG	2	3	5	2
3	Luka Doncic	DAL	PG/SF	3	2	2	12
4	Giannis Antetokounmpo	MIL	PF/SF	6	6	1	7
5	Karl-Anthony Towns	MIN	C	5	5	6	11
6	James Harden	BKN	SG/PG	9	9	8	2
7	Damian Lillard	POR	PG	8	4	12	9
8	Jayson Tatum	BOS	PF/SF	10	12	9	5
9	Joel Embiid	PHI	C	7	7	7	16
10	Anthony Davis	LAL	PF/C	14	10	11	4
10	Kevin Durant	BKN	SF/PF	4	14	4	17
12	Bradley Beal	WAS	SG	12	8	15	18
13	Nikola Vucevic	CHI	C	17	15	16	8
14	Paul George	LAC	SF/SG	13	17	21	14
15	LeBron James	LAL	SF/PF/PG	18	11	10	31
16	Bam Adebayo	MIA	PF/C	15	18	19	25
17	Kyrie Irving	BKN	PG/SG	22	20	29	10
18	Trae Young	ATL	PG	11	13	14	49
19	LaMelo Ball	CHA	PG	28	27	34	15
19	Donovan Mitchell	UTA	SG/PG	20	29	23	32
21	Zion Williamson	NO	PF	16	23	18	50
22	Julius Randle	NY	PF/C	21	21	27	40
23	Rudy Gobert	UTA	C	34	37	30	13
24	Fred VanVleet	TOR	SG/PG	33	43	35	6
25	Zach LaVine	CHI	SG	23	22	22	53
26	De'Aaron Fox	SAC	PG	32	37	37	19
27	Domantas Sabonis	IND	PF/C	24	26	25	52
28	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	OKC	SG/PG	26	30	28	46
29	Devin Booker	PHX	SG/PG	19	16	17	79
30	Jimmy Butler	MIA	SF/SG	37	38	39	20
30	Russell Westbrook	LAL	PG	27	25	20	62
32	Clint Capela	ATL	C	36	32	31	37
33	Michael Porter Jr.	DEN	SF/PF	30	39	46	24
33	Khris Middleton	MIL	SF/SG	35	24	33	47
35	Jaylen Brown	BOS	SG/SF	29	33	38	41
36	Chris Paul	PHX	PG	45	42	36	23
37	Deandre Ayton	PHX	C	39	35	24	51
38	Brandon Ingram	NO	SF/PF	31	31	32	56
39	Tobias Harris	PHI	SF/PF	40	36	40	45
40	CJ McCollum	POR	SG	46	44	44	28
41	Christian Wood	HOU	C/PF	38	34	41	60
42	Ja Morant	MEM	PG	25	28	26	96
43	Kawhi Leonard	LAC	SF/PF	100	19	13	NR
44	Lonzo Ball	CHI	PG	44	58	59	21
45	Anthony Edwards	MIN	SG/SF	53	53	48	29
46	Jrue Holiday	MIL	PG/SG	50	46	50	38
46	Dejounte Murray	SA	PG/SG	41	52	49	42
48	Myles Turner	IND	C/PF	47	54	55	34
49	Tyrese Haliburton	SAC	PG/SG	51	50	61	33
50	Terry Rozier	CHA	PG/SG	52	51	65	30
51	John Collins	ATL	PF/C	42	48	42	71
52	Kristaps Porzingis	DAL	PF/C	62	62	67	22
53	Jaren Jackson Jr.	MEM	PF/C	57	65	69	27
54	Malcolm Brogdon	IND	PG/SG	49	45	45	82
55	OG Anunoby	TOR	SF/PF	56	79	62	26
56	Jonas Valanciunas	NO	C	43	41	71	69
57	Ben Simmons	PHI	PG	63	40	47	81
58	Pascal Siakam	TOR	PF/C	55	55	52	70
59	Jamal Murray	DEN	PG/SG	86	47	43	NR
60	Gordon Hayward	CHA	SF	67	49	56	64
61	Jerami Grant	DET	SF/PF	54	59	53	72
62	Jonathan Isaac	ORL	SF/PF	58	57	70	54
63	Mikal Bridges	PHX	SF	61	64	85	35
64	Kyle Lowry	MIA	PG	68	61	51	66
65	Richaun Holmes	SAC	C/PF	60	71	63	55
66	Jusuf Nurkic	POR	C	59	81	58	57
67	D'Angelo Russell	MIN	PG/SG	72	56	75	58
68	Buddy Hield	SAC	SG	78	60	81	44
69	Robert Covington	POR	PF/SF	83	78	78	39
70	Caris LeVert	IND	SG/SF	64	84	64	68
70	Jarrett Allen	CLE	C	73	67	54	86
70	DeMar DeRozan	CHI	SG/SF	70	63	60	87
73	Bogdan Bogdanovic	ATL	SG/SF	84	73	79	48
73	Kemba Walker	NY	PG	80	66	77	61
75	Robert Williams III	BOS	PF/C	48	99	102	36
76	Mike Conley	UTA	PG	66	70	68	85
77	Norman Powell	POR	SG/SF	65	69	88	75
78	Derrick White	SA	PG/SG	76	110	NR	43
79	Chris Boucher	TOR	PF/C	77	74	83	76
80	RJ Barrett	NY	SG/SF	74	68	66	108
81	John Wall	HOU	PG	87	75	76	NR
82	Klay Thompson	GS	SG	71	72	57	118
83	Cade Cunningham	DET	PG/SG	79	80	87	77
84	PJ Washington	CHA	PF/C	81	77	72	102
85	Collin Sexton	CLE	SG/PG	69	104	73	97
86	Draymond Green	GS	PF/C	82	95	106	63
86	Miles Bridges	CHA	SF/PF	94	76	96	80
88	Duncan Robinson	MIA	SG/SF	NR	NR	NR	88
89	Jalen Suggs	ORL	PG	96	89	82	NR
90	Dennis Schroder	BOS	PG	90	94	91	NR
91	Marcus Smart	BOS	PG/SG	85	98	112	74
91	Darius Garland	CLE	PG/SG	75	103	100	91
93	Isaiah Stewart	DET	PF/C	102	NR	110	65
93	Kyle Kuzma	WAS	PF/SF	95	93	89	NR
95	Saddiq Bey	DET	SF	111	88	104	67
96	Kyle Anderson	MEM	SF/PF	104	114	94	59
96	Andrew Wiggins	GS	SG/SF	93	108	86	84
98	Nickeil Alexander-Walker	NO	SG/SF	101	86	NR	94
99	Jordan Clarkson	UTA	SG	88	106	80	104
100	Jalen Green	HOU	SG/SF	92	96	97	NR
101	Kevin Porter Jr.	HOU	SG	97	83	107	NR
102	Jakob Poeltl	SA	C	114	102	98	78
103	Devonte' Graham	CHA	PG/SG	91	92	119	93
104	Jaden McDaniels	MIN	PF	NR	NR	NR	99
104	Lauri Markkanen	CLE	PF	99	82	116	NR
106	Chuma Okeke	ORL	PF	NR	NR	NR	100
107	Wendell Carter Jr.	ORL	C	112	87	84	119
108	Spencer Dinwiddie	WAS	PG/SG	89	90	101	124
109	James Wiseman	GS	C	124	107	74	NR
110	Joe Ingles	UTA	SF/PF	98	85	123	NR
111	Evan Mobley	CLE	C	103	113	92	NR
112	Eric Bledsoe	LAC	PG/SG	117	100	93	NR
113	Mitchell Robinson	NY	C	105	124	90	95
114	Evan Fournier	NY	SG/SF	122	117	NR	73
115	Daniel Gafford	WAS	C	118	NR	NR	92
115	Dorian Finney-Smith	DAL	SF/PF	NR	NR	NR	105
115	Rui Hachimura	WAS	PF/SF	NR	105	105	NR
118	Reggie Bullock	DAL	SG/SF	NR	NR	NR	106
119	Brook Lopez	MIL	C	110	NR	121	89
120	T.J. Warren	IND	SF	125	101	115	90
121	Kelly Oubre Jr.	GS	SF/PF	107	97	108	120
122	Malik Beasley	MIN	SG/SF	113	123	95	103
123	Markelle Fultz	ORL	PG	109	109	NR	NR
124	Blake Griffin	BKN	PF/C	NR	NR	111	NR
125	Steven Adams	MEM	C	116	120	99	NR
126	Dillon Brooks	MEM	SG/SF	NR	NR	NR	112
127	Tyler Herro	MIA	PG	NR	112	113	NR
128	Jae'Sean Tate	HOU	SF	119	NR	109	110
129	Tim Hardaway Jr.	DAL	SF/SF	NR	NR	125	101
129	Nicolas Batum	LAC	SF/PF	NR	NR	NR	113
131	Andre Drummond	PHI	C	106	121	NR	NR
132	Terrence Ross	ORL	SG/SF	NR	NR	NR	114
133	Harrison Barnes	SAC	SF/PF	115	119	117	107
133	Gary Trent Jr.	TOR	SG/SF	121	125	103	109
135	Bojan Bogdanovic	UTA	SF/PF	108	118	118	NR
136	Kelly Olynyk	DET	C/PF	120	111	122	111
137	Joe Harris	BKN	SG/SF	NR	122	114	115
137	Jae Crowder	PHO	SF/PF	NR	NR	NR	117
139	Mason Plumlee	CHA	C	NR	115	124	NR
139	Aaron Gordon	DEN	SF/PF	123	116	NR	NR
141	Cole Anthony	ORL	PG	NR	NR	120	NR
142	Will Barton	DEN	SG/SF	NR	NR	NR	121
143	De'Anthony Melton	MEM	PG/SG	NR	NR	NR	122
144	Larry Nance Jr.	POR	PF/C	NR	NR	NR	123
145	Reggie Jackson	LAC	PG/SG	NR	NR	NR	125

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