Welcome to the third part of our preseason consensus fantasy basketball positional rankings! Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve worked through our Point Guard Rankings and our Shooting Guard Rankings. Today our top fantasy basketball analysts will hash out their consensus Small Forward Rankings for the upcoming 2023-24 fantasy basketball season.
The small forward position is a crucial position in fantasy basketball, offering a unique blend of scoring, versatility, and defensive contributions.
Our staff has been in the lab working HARD on these rankings, and we have concocted a consensus featuring Anthony Edwards and Jayson Tatum at the top.
As you draft your team and make those pivotal decisions, know that small forwards are the canvas upon which you paint your fantasy masterpiece. Good luck, and may your fantasy basketball squad dominate the courts!
Meet the Analysts
To conserve space in the table below and help the viewability we have used initials in the rankings table that follows. In order the analysts are:
BK = Bradlee Kilgore
MJ = Mart Jürisoo
AA = Aaron Avery
JD = Jacob Dunne
Small Forward Rankings for 2023-24 Fantasy Basketball
| Cons. Rnk | Player | Team | BK | MJ | AA | JD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jayson Tatum | BOS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Kevin Durant | PHO | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Anthony Edwards | MIN | 1 | 2 | 11 | 2 |
| 4 | LeBron James | LAL | 5 | 13 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Paul George | LAC | 4 | 15 | 5 | 3 |
| 6 | Mikal Bridges | BKN | 7 | 3 | 15 | 11 |
| 7 | Jaylen Brown | BOS | 6 | 6 | 13 | 4 |
| 8 | DeMar DeRozan | CHI | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 |
| 9 | Jimmy Butler | MIA | 13 | 11 | 3 | 9 |
| 10 | Zach LaVine | CHI | 8 | 10 | 12 | 8 |
| 11 | Brandon Ingram | NO | 10 | 17 | 8 | 10 |
| 12 | Kawhi Leonard | LAC | 18 | 12 | 6 | 12 |
| 13 | Lauri Markkanen | UTA | 12 | 14 | 14 | 18 |
| 14 | Josh Giddey | OKC | 14 | 19 | 7 | 14 |
| 15 | Scottie Barnes | TOR | 16 | 9 | 17 | 16 |
| 16 | Franz Wagner | ORL | 25 | 5 | 18 | 25 |
| 17 | Jalen Williams | OKC | 31 | 4 | 19 | 31 |
| 18 | Tobias Harris | PHI | 19 | 16 | 23 | 27 |
| 19 | Paolo Banchero | ORL | 11 | 21 | 27 | 7 |
| 20 | Khris Middleton | MIL | 15 | 41 | 9 | 15 |
| 21 | Buddy Hield | IND | 33 | 18 | 21 | 21 |
| 22 | Michael Porter | DEN | 24 | 32 | 16 | 24 |
| 23 | Austin Reaves | LAL | 17 | 43 | 20 | 17 |
| 24 | OG Anunoby | TOR | 22 | 22 | 37 | 22 |
| 25 | Bojan Bogdanovic | DET | 23 | 35 | 24 | 32 |
| 26 | Keldon Johnson | SA | 28 | 25 | 35 | 28 |
| 27 | Keegan Murray | SAC | 41 | 20 | 32 | 41 |
| 28 | Bennedict Mathurin | IND | 20 | 34 | 41 | 33 |
| 29 | Andrew Wiggins | GS | 21 | 39 | 37 | 20 |
| 30 | Kevin Huerter | SAC | 35 | 31 | NR | 35 |
| 31 | Herbert Jones | NO | 43 | 23 | NR | 43 |
| 32 | Josh Hart | NY | 36 | 37 | 31 | 36 |
| 33 | Jaden McDaniels | MIN | 44 | 26 | NR | 44 |
| 34 | RJ Barrett | NY | 27 | 50 | 28 | 19 |
| 35 | Bruce Brown | IND | 32 | 29 | 46 | 23 |
| 36 | Harrison Barnes | SAC | 39 | 33 | NR | 39 |
| 37 | Klay Thompson | GS | 37 | 42 | 36 | 37 |
| 38 | Caleb Martin | MIA | 46 | 48 | NR | 50 |
| 39 | Bogdan Bogdanovic | ATL | 45 | 49 | NR | 45 |
| 40 | Dorian Finney-Smith | BKN | 49 | 47 | NR | 49 |
| 41 | Trey Murphy | NO | NR | 28 | 22 | NR |
| 42 | Devin Vassell | SA | NR | 36 | 25 | 30 |
| 43 | Kyle Anderson | MIN | NR | 27 | 38 | NR |
| 44 | Gordon Hayward | CHA | 29 | NR | 40 | 29 |
| 45 | Dillon Brooks | HOU | 26 | NR | 47 | 26 |
| 46 | Shaedon Sharpe | POR | 47 | NR | 29 | 47 |
| 47 | Grayson Allen | MIL | 38 | NR | 39 | 38 |
| 48 | Luguentz Dort | OKC | 48 | NR | 30 | 48 |
| 49 | Tari Eason | HOU | NR | 24 | NR | NR |
| 50 | Ausar Thompson | DET | 42 | NR | 44 | 42 |
| 51 | Corey Kispert | WAS | NR | 46 | 42 | NR |
| 52 | Saddiq Bey | ATL | NR | 30 | NR | 40 |
| 53 | Nikola Jovic | MIA | 30 | NR | NR | NR |
| 54 | Cam Whitmore | HOU | 34 | NR | NR | NR |
| 55 | Royce O'Neale | BKN | NR | 38 | NR | NR |
| 56 | Kenyon Martin | LAC | NR | 40 | NR | NR |
| 57 | Rui Hachimura | LAL | 40 | NR | NR | NR |
| 58 | Deni Avdija | WAS | NR | 44 | NR | NR |
| 59 | Chris Boucher | TOR | NR | 45 | NR | NR |
| 60 | Caris LeVert | CLE | 50 | NR | NR | 46 |
| 61 | De'Andre Hunter | ATL | NR | NR | 26 | NR |
| 62 | Tim Hardaway | DAL | NR | NR | 33 | NR |
| 63 | Brandon Miller | CHA | NR | NR | 34 | 34 |
| 64 | Talen Horton-Tucker | UTA | NR | NR | 43 | NR |
| 65 | Amen Thompson | HOU | NR | NR | 45 | NR |
| 66 | Josh Okogie | PHO | NR | NR | 48 | NR |
| 67 | Max Strus | CLE | NR | NR | 49 | NR |
| 68 | Nassir Little | POR | NR | NR | 50 | NR |
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