2025-26 Fantasy Basketball Top 200 Rankings: Giannis, Ja Morant injuries free up opportunities

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After seeing Golden State Warriors forward Jimmy Butler III go down with a torn ACL last week, the NBA's star power took two additional hits. Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant was ruled out for at least three weeks with a left elbow injury, and Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo does not have a return timeline after injuring his right calf during Friday's loss to the Nuggets.

Of the two injuries, Antetokounmpo's is far more impactful in fantasy basketball, as he has provided top-50 per-game value. Add in Kevin Porter Jr.'s absence, and there will be room for others to step up. And given where Milwaukee is in the Eastern Conference standings as Week 15 begins, they don't have much margin for error. Ryan Rollins and Bobby Portis are two Bucks players who now have higher fantasy ceilings than they did when the rotation was whole, with the latter being worth the risk despite his low ranking.

In Memphis, Cam Spencer and Cedric Coward should be on the radar of more fantasy managers, especially if the Grizzlies are unable to keep up with the red-hot LA Clippers in the race for the final play-in spot in the West. Of course, there's the question of when Ty Jerome and Scotty Pippen Jr. will be healthy enough to return from their injuries, but Spencer and Coward are "sure things" in terms of their places within the current rotation.

These are things to keep in mind when using rankings to determine which players to target in the short term or with an eye toward the "silly season." Below is the updated top-200, with the currently injured Nikola Jokić of the Denver Nuggets leading the way. And he could be back from his knee injury pretty soon, too.

→ Watch the NBA on Peacock on Monday night, as the Magic take on the Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. ET, the Celtics host the Trail Blazers at 8:00 p.m. ET, and the Warriors visit the Nuggets at 9:30 p.m. ET!​

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Fantasy Basketball Week 15 Schedule Primer: The last full week before the trade deadline
Milwaukee and Memphis will be without their best player during Week 15, and it’s time for fantasy managers to seek potential “silly season” standouts.

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Rank	Position(s)	Player	Team
1	C	Nikola Jokić	Denver Nuggets
2	PG	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	Oklahoma City Thunder
3	SF, PF	Kawhi Leonard	LA Clippers
4	PG	Tyrese Maxey	Philadelphia 76ers
5	PG, SG	Luka Dončić	Los Angeles Lakers
6	C	Victor Wembanyama	San Antonio Spurs
7	PG	Stephen Curry	Golden State Warriors
8	SF, PF	Lauri Markkanen	Utah Jazz
9	PG, SG	Donovan Mitchell	Cleveland Cavaliers
10	PG, SG	Jamal Murray	Denver Nuggets
11	SG, SF, PF	Scottie Barnes	Toronto Raptors
12	SF, PF	Trey Murphy	New Orleans Pelicans
13	SF, PF	Jalen Johnson	Atlanta Hawks
14	PG, SG	Anthony Edwards	Minnesota Timberwolves
15	PG, SG	Cade Cunningham	Detroit Pistons
16	PG, SG	James Harden	LA Clippers
17	SF, PF	Kevin Durant	Houston Rockets
18	SF, PF	Mikal Bridges	New York Knicks
19	PG, SG	Austin Reaves	Los Angeles Lakers
20	PF, C	Anthony Davis	Dallas Mavericks
21	PG, SG	Derrick White	Boston Celtics
22	PF, C	Karl-Anthony Towns	New York Knicks
23	PF, C	Chet Holmgren	Oklahoma City Thunder
24	SF, PF	Michael Porter Jr.	Brooklyn Nets
25	PG, SG	Tyler Herro	Miami Heat
26	C	Onyeka Okongwu	Atlanta Hawks
27	PG, SG	Kevin Porter Jr.	Milwaukee Bucks
28	C	Nikola Vučević	Chicago Bulls
29	PG, SG	Keyonte George	Utah Jazz
30	C	Joel Embiid	Philadelphia 76ers
31	PF, C	Evan Mobley	Cleveland Cavaliers
32	PG	Jalen Brunson	New York Knicks
33	PF, C	Alperen Şengün	Houston Rockets
34	C	Zach Edey	Memphis Grizzlies
35	PF, C	Alex Sarr	Washington Wizards
36	SF, PF	Deni Avdija	Portland Trail Blazers
37	SF, PF	LeBron James	Los Angeles Lakers
38	PF, C	Kel'el Ware	Miami Heat
39	SG, SF	Norman Powell	Miami Heat
40	PG, SG, SF	Amen Thompson	Houston Rockets
41	PF, C	Julius Randle	Minnesota Timberwolves
42	SF, PF	Franz Wagner	Orlando Magic
43	PF, C	Giannis Antetokounmpo	Milwaukee Bucks
44	PG	Jalen Suggs	Orlando Magic
45	SF	DeMar DeRozan	Sacramento Kings
46	C	Jalen Duren	Detroit Pistons
47	C	Mark Williams	Phoenix Suns
48	SG, SF	Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Atlanta Hawks
49	PF, C	Bam Adebayo	Miami Heat
50	PG	Ryan Rollins	Milwaukee Bucks
51	SG, SF	Jaylen Brown	Boston Celtics
52	PG, SG	Immanuel Quickley	Toronto Raptors
53	SF, PF	Paul George	Philadelphia 76ers
54	C	Kristaps Porziņģis	Atlanta Hawks
55	PG	Collin Gillespie	Phoenix Suns
56	PG, SG	LaMelo Ball	Charlotte Hornets
57	PG, SG	De'Aaron Fox	San Antonio Spurs
58	SF, PF	OG Anunoby	New York Knicks
59	SF	Kon Knueppel	Charlotte Hornets
60	SF, PF	Keegan Murray	Sacramento Kings
61	SG, SF	Grayson Allen	Phoenix Suns
62	PG, SG	Josh Giddey	Chicago Bulls
63	PG, SG	Jrue Holiday	Portland Trail Blazers
64	SG, SF	Donte DiVincenzo	Minnesota Timberwolves
65	SG, SF, PF	Josh Hart	New York Knicks
66	SF	Cooper Flagg	Dallas Mavericks
67	SF, PF	Andrew Wiggins	Miami Heat
68	PF, C	Jaren Jackson Jr.	Memphis Grizzlies
69	SG	VJ Edgecombe	Philadelphia 76ers
70	SF, PF	Jaden McDaniels	Minnesota Timberwolves
71	PG, SG, SF	Dyson Daniels	Atlanta Hawks
72	PF, C	Naz Reid	Minnesota Timberwolves
73	PG	Payton Pritchard	Boston Celtics
74	SF, PF	Jalen Wiliams	Oklahoma City Thunder
75	C	Donovan Clingan	Portland Trail Blazers
76	PG, SG	Devin Booker	Phoenix Suns
77	C	Isaiah Hartenstein	Oklahoma City Thunder
78	PG, SG	Tre Jones	Chicago Bulls
79	SG, SF	Desmond Bane	Orlando Magic
80	SF, PF	Brandon Miller	Charlotte Hornets
81	SG, SF, PF	Brandon Ingram	Toronto Raptors
82	C	Neemias Queta	Boston Celtics
83	PG, SG	Reed Sheppard	Houston Rockets
84	C	Jarrett Allen	Cleveland Cavaliers
85	PG, SG	Ajay Mitchell	Oklahoma City Thunder
86	SG, SF	Kyshawn George	Washington Wizards
87	C	Ivica Zubac	LA Clippers
88	PF, C	Aaron Gordon	Denver Nuggets
89	C	Nicolas Claxton	Brooklyn Nets
90	C	Deandre Ayton	Los Angeles Lakers
91	SF, PF	Peyton Watson	Denver Nuggets
92	SF, PF	Matas Buzelis	Chicago Bulls
93	C	Myles Turner	Milwaukee Bucks
94	SF, PF	Miles Bridges	Charlotte Hornets
95	C	Domantas Sabonis	Sacramento Kings
96	PF, C	Pascal Siakam	Indiana Pacers
97	C	Rudy Gobert	Minnesota Timberwolves
98	C	Luke Kornet	San Antonio Spurs
99	PF, C	John Collins	LA Clippers
100	SF, PF	Kelly Oubre Jr.	Philadelphia 76ers
101	C	Derik Queen	New Orleans Pelicans
102	SF	Jaylon Tyson	Cleveland Cavaliers
103	C	Wendell Carter Jr.	Orlando Magic
104	PF, C	Santi Aldama	Memphis Grizzlies
105	PG	Trae Young	Washington Wizards
106	SF, PF	Tari Eason	Houston Rockets
107	SG, SF	Sam Merrill	Cleveland Cavaliers
108	C	Ryan Kalkbrenner	Charlotte Hornets
109	SG, SF	Devin Vassell	San Antonio Spurs
110	SF, PF	Royce O'Neale	Phoenix Suns
111	C	Jay Huff	Indiana Pacers
112	PF, C	Jabari Smith Jr.	Houston Rockets
113	SG	Cam Spencer	Memphis Grizzlies
114	SG, SF	Ayo Dosunmu	Chicago Bulls
115	SF, PF	Naji Marshall	Dallas Mavericks
116	SG, SF	Julian Champagnie	San Antonio Spurs
117	C	Jusuf Nurkić	Utah Jazz
118	SF, PF	Jerami Grant	Portland Trail Blazers
119	PG, SG	Zach LaVine	Sacramento Kings
120	SF, PF	PJ Washington	Dallas Mavericks
121	SF, PF, C	Zion Williamson	New Orleans Pelicans
122	PG, SG	Andrew Nembhard	Indiana Pacers
123	PG, SG	Cason Wallace	Oklahoma City Thunder
124	C	Robert Williams	Portland Trail Blazers
125	PF, C	Isaiah Stewart	Detroit Pistons
126	C	Derik Queen	New Orleans Pelicans
127	SG, SF	Shaedon Sharpe	Portland Trail Blazers
128	SF, PF	Dillon Brooks	Phoenix Suns
129	PG, SG	Russell Westbrook	Sacramento Kings
130	SG, SF	Quentin Grimes	Philadelphia 76ers
131	PG	Darius Garland	Cleveland Cavaliers
132	PG, SG	Miles McBride	New York Knicks
133	PF, C	Paolo Banchero	Orlando Magic
134	SG, SF	Max Christie	Dallas Mavericks
135	SF, PF	Keldon Johnson	San Antonio Spurs
136	SF, PF	RJ Barrett	Toronto Raptors
137	PG, SG	Brandin Podziemski	Golden State Warriors
138	SG	Cedric Coward	Memphis Grizzlies
139	PG, SG	Anthony Black	Orlando Magic
140	PG	Ja Morant	Memphis Grizzlies
141	PG, SG	CJ McCollum	Atlanta Hawks
142	SF, PF	Derrick Jones Jr.	LA Clippers
143	PF, C	Sandro Mamukelashvili	Toronto Raptors
144	SG, SF	Moses Moody	Golden State Warriors
145	C	Goga Bitadze	Orlando Magic
146	C	Daniel Gafford	Dallas Mavericks
147	PF, C	Al Horford	Golden State Warriors
148	SG, SF	Bilal Coulibaly	Washington Wizards
149	PF	Tobias Harris	Detroit Pistons
150	C	Dylan Cardwell	Sacramento Kings
151	SF, PF	Jake LaRavia	Los Angeles Lakers
152	C	Moussa Diabaté	Charlotte Hornets
153	PG, SG	Davion Mitchell	Miami Heat
154	PF, C	Bobby Portis	Milwaukee Bucks
155	PG	T.J. McConnell	Indiana Pacers
156	SG, SF, PF	Ausar Thompson	Detroit Pistons
157	PG, SG	Kris Dunn	LA Clippers
158	SF, PF	Herb Jones	New Orleans Pelicans
159	C	Jalen Smith	Chicago Bulls
160	SG, SF	Bennedict Mathurin	Indiana Pacers
161	SF, PF	Toumani Camara	Portland Trail Blazers
162	C	Mitchell Robinson	New York Knicks
163	SG, SF	Kevin Huerter	Chicago Bulls
164	SG, SF	Duncan Robinson	Detroit Pistons
165	PG, SG	Marcus Smart	Los Angeles Lakers
166	PF	Obi Toppin	Indiana Pacers
167	SG, SF	Tim Hardaway Jr.	Denver Nuggets
168	PG, SG	Jordan Goodwin	Phoenix Suns
169	PG, SG	De'Anthony Melton	Golden State Warriors
170	C	Jock Landale	Memphis Grizzlies
171	C	Jakob Poeltl	Toronto Raptors
172	SG	Seth Curry	Golden State Warriors
173	PF, C	Dominick Barlow	Philadelphia 76ers
174	PG, SG	Collin Sexton	Charlotte Hornets
175	SG, SF	Aaron Wiggins	Oklahoma City Thunder
176	SF, PF	Sam Hauser	Boston Celtics
177	SG, SF	Jaime Jaquez Jr.	Miami Heat
178	SG, SF	Alex Caruso	Oklahoma City Thunder
179	SG, SF	Luguentz Dort	Oklahoma City Thunder
180	SF, PF	Justin Champagnie	Washington Wizards
181	C	Andre Drummond	Philadelphia 76ers
182	SF, PF	Javonte Green	Detroit Pistons
183	SG, SF, PF	Cameron Johnson	Denver Nuggets
184	PG, SG	Dru Smith	Miami Heat
185	PG, SG	AJ Green	Milwaukee Bucks
186	SG, SF	Vit Krejčí	Atlanta Hawks
187	PG, SG	Coby White	Chicago Bulls
188	PF, C	Noah Clowney	Brooklyn Nets
189	PF, C	Draymond Green	Golden State Warriors
190	PG	Egor Dëmin	Brooklyn Nets
191	SG, SF, PF	Jordan Walsh	Boston Celtics
192	SF, PF	Rui Hachimura	Los Angeles Lakers
193	PG, SG	Anfernee Simons	Boston Celtics
194	SG, SF	Ziaire Williams	Brooklyn Nets
195	C	Moritz Wagner	Orlando Magic
196	PG, SG	Stephon Castle	San Antonio Spurs
197	PF, C	Collin Murray-Boyles	Toronto Raptors
198	PG, SG	Malik Monk	Sacramento Kings
199	PG, SG	Luke Kennard	Atlanta Hawks
200	PF, C	Marvin Bagley III	Washington Wizards

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