2026-27 NBA draft prep

NBA Fantasy Draft Prep

For drafts before tip-off on Tuesday, October 20: our board, new teams, injuries, depth moves and schedule edges.

SeasonOpens Tue, Oct 20in 22 days

Games this week43Oct 19–25

Players out11plus 60 day-to-day

Last check4:25 AM ETSep 28 · checked hourly

01 // Top 60 on our boardAdjusted for injuries


1	Nikola Jokić	DEN	C	41.0	41.0	65	—	Starter	11
2	Luka Dončić	LAL	PG	35.9	35.9	64	—	Starter	10
3	Victor Wembanyama	SAS	C	34.6	34.6	64	—	Starter	11
4	Jalen Johnson	ATL	PF	31.3	31.3	72	—	Starter	10
5	Cade Cunningham	DET	PG	30.0	30.0	64	—	Starter	12
6	Giannis Antetokounmpo	MIA from MIL	PF	29.9	29.9	36	—	Starter	11
7	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	OKC	PG	29.6	29.6	68	—	Starter	11
8	Tyrese Maxey	PHI	PG	29.4	29.4	70	—	Starter	10
9	Anthony Davis	WAS	C	28.6	28.6	20	—	Starter	11
10	Kawhi Leonard	TOR from LAC	SF	27.9	27.9	65	—	Starter	11
11	Alperen Şengün	HOU	C	27.5	27.5	72	—	Starter	11
12	Josh Giddey	CHI	PG	27.4	27.4	54	—	Starter	12
13	Jaylen Brown	PHI from BOS	SF	26.9	26.9	71	—	Starter	10
14	Joel Embiid	PHI	C	26.9	26.9	38	—	Starter	10
15	Karl-Anthony Towns	NYK	C	26.8	26.8	75	—	Starter	12
16	Bam Adebayo	MIA	C	26.7	26.7	73	—	Starter	11
17	Donovan Mitchell	CLE	SG	26.6	26.6	70	—	Starter	10
18	Scottie Barnes	TOR	PF	26.5	26.5	80	—	Starter	11
19	Jamal Murray	DEN	PG	26.4	26.4	75	—	Starter	11
20	Anthony Edwards	MIN	SG	26.3	26.3	61	—	Starter	12
21	James Harden	CLE	PG	26.1	26.1	70	—	Starter	10
22	Deni Avdija	POR	PF	26.0	26.0	66	—	Starter	10
23	Evan Mobley	CLE	C	25.7	25.7	65	—	Starter	10
24	Lauri Markkanen	UTA	PF	25.5	25.5	42	—	Starter	11
25	LeBron James	PHI from LAL	PF	25.4	25.4	60	—	Starter	10
26	Paolo Banchero	ORL	PF	25.2	25.2	72	—	Starter	11
27	Kevin Durant	HOU	SF	24.8	24.8	78	—	Starter	11
28	Kevin Porter	MIL	PG	24.8	24.8	38	—	Bench	12
29	Amen Thompson	HOU	SG	24.5	24.5	79	—	Starter	11
30	Michael Porter	BKN	SF	24.5	24.5	52	—	Starter	11
31	Cooper Flagg	DAL	SG	24.4	24.4	70	—	Starter	12
32	Jalen Duren	DET	C	24.4	24.4	70	—	Starter	12
33	Pascal Siakam	IND	PF	24.3	24.3	62	—	Starter	11
34	LaMelo Ball	MIN from CHA	PG	24.2	24.2	72	—	Starter	12
35	Stephen Curry	GSW	PG	24.2	24.2	43	—	Starter	12
36	Donovan Clingan	POR	C	24.1	24.1	77	—	Starter	10
37	Jalen Brunson	NYK	PG	24.1	24.1	74	—	Starter	12
38	Trey Murphy	NOP	SG	23.9	23.9	66	—	Starter	9
39	Chet Holmgren	OKC	C	23.7	23.7	69	—	Starter	11
40	Austin Reaves	LAL	SG	23.2	23.2	51	—	Starter	10
41	Julius Randle	BKN from MIN	PF	23.2	23.2	79	—	Starter	11
42	Devin Booker	PHX	SG	23.1	23.1	64	—	Starter	11
43	Alex Sarr	WAS	C	23.0	23.0	48	—	Starter	11
44	Jusuf Nurkić	UTA	C	22.7	22.7	41	—	Starter	11
45	Keyonte George	UTA	PG	22.6	22.6	54	—	Starter	11
46	Derrick White	BOS	SG	22.5	22.5	77	—	Starter	11
47	Rudy Gobert	MIN	C	22.5	22.5	76	—	Starter	12
48	Onyeka Okongwu	ATL	C	22.2	22.2	74	—	Starter	10
49	Dyson Daniels	ATL	SG	22.1	22.1	76	—	Starter	10
50	Stephon Castle	SAS	SG	21.8	21.8	68	—	Starter	11
51	Nikola Vučević	ORL from BOS	C	21.6	21.6	64	—	Bench	11
52	Paul George	BOS from PHI	SF	21.6	21.6	37	—	Starter	11
53	Brandon Ingram	LAC from TOR	SF	21.5	21.5	77	—	Starter	12
54	Ryan Rollins	MIL	PG	21.3	21.3	74	—	Starter	12
55	Ja Morant	POR from MEM	PG	21.2	21.2	20	—	Starter	10
56	Jaren Jackson	UTA	C	21.2	21.2	48	—	Starter	11
57	Ivica Zubac	IND	C	21.1	21.1	48	—	Starter	11
58	De'Aaron Fox	SAS	PG	21.0	21.0	72	—	Starter	11
59	VJ Edgecombe	PHI	SG	21.0	21.0	75	—	Starter	10
60	Brandon Miller	CHA	SF	20.9	20.9	65	—	Starter	12

All 149 ranked players and how we rank

02 // New teams30 ranked players changed teams


6	Giannis Antetokounmpo	MIL	MIA	29.9	Starter
10	Kawhi Leonard	LAC	TOR	27.9	Starter
13	Jaylen Brown	BOS	PHI	26.9	Starter
25	LeBron James	LAL	PHI	25.4	Starter
34	LaMelo Ball	CHA	MIN	24.2	Starter
41	Julius Randle	MIN	BKN	23.2	Starter
51	Nikola Vučević	BOS	ORL	21.6	Bench
52	Paul George	PHI	BOS	21.6	Starter
53	Brandon Ingram	TOR	LAC	21.5	Starter
55	Ja Morant	MEM	POR	21.2	Starter
64	Tyler Herro	MIA	MIL	20.7	Starter
79	Santi Aldama	MEM	DAL	19.5	Bench
81	Miles Bridges	CHA	PHX	19.4	Starter
89	Kel'el Ware	MIA	MIL	19.1	Bench
90	Norman Powell	MIA	CHI	19.0	Starter
91	Nic Claxton	BKN	CHI	18.9	Starter
94	Naz Reid	MIN	CHA	18.7	Starter
99	Grayson Allen	PHX	CHA	18.3	Bench
101	DeMar DeRozan	SAC	DEN	18.1	Bench
103	Jaime Jaquez	MIA	MIL	17.8	Starter
106	Peyton Watson	DEN	CLE	17.5	Starter
111	Bennedict Mathurin	LAC	NOP	17.3	Bench
112	Deandre Ayton	LAL	WAS	17.3	Bench
119	Kelly Oubre	PHI	IND	17.0	Bench
122	Jerami Grant	POR	MEM	16.8	Starter
123	Tobias Harris	DET	SAS	16.7	Starter
125	Bobby Portis	MIL	MIA	16.6	Bench
134	Mitchell Robinson	NYK	BOS	16.1	Bench
142	John Collins	LAC	DET	15.7	Starter
146	Royce O'Neale	PHX	CHA	15.4	Bench

03 // Hurt going into the season14 players with a return after Oct 20


76	Kon Knueppel	CHA	DTD	Left hamstring	Oct 21, 2026
116	Jimmy Butler III	GSW	Out	Right knee, surgery	Dec 1, 2026
147	Mark Williams	PHX	Out	Left shoulder, surgery	Feb 1, 2027
148	Shaedon Sharpe	POR	Out	Right knee, surgery	Mar 1, 2027
149	Donte DiVincenzo	MIN	Out	Right achilles, surgery	Apr 1, 2027
—	Grant Williams	CHA	DTD	Right hamstring	Oct 21, 2026
—	Izaiyah Nelson	ORL	DTD	Left ankle, surgery	Nov 1, 2026
—	Jayden Quaintance	SAS	Out	Right knee, surgery	Dec 1, 2026
—	Moses Moody	GSW	Out	Left knee, surgery	Dec 1, 2026
—	Richie Saunders	MEM	Out	Right knee, surgery	Dec 1, 2026
—	Johnny Furphy	IND	Out	Right knee, surgery	Jan 1, 2027
—	Jordan Miller	LAC	Out	Shoulder, surgery	Mar 1, 2027
—	Jamir Watkins	WAS	Out	Left knee	Apr 1, 2027
—	Henri Veesaar	ATL	Out	Right knee	Jul 1, 2027

04 // Depth chart movesStarters and teams, past week

2 new starters, 2 lost a starting spot, 3 players changed teams (ESPN depth charts of Sep 20 and Sep 27).


Klay Thompson	MIA	SG	New starter (was Tim Hardaway Jr.)
Jonathan Kuminga	MIN	SF	New starter (was Ayo Dosunmu)
Tim Hardaway Jr.	MIA	SG	No longer first
Ayo Dosunmu	MIN	SF	No longer first
Dorian Finney-Smith	ATL		Now listed with ATL (was CHA)
Rob Dillingham	CHA		Now listed with CHA (was CHI)
Buddy Hield	CHI		Now listed with CHI (was ATL)

05 // Schedule edgesSort by any column

Every team plays 82What differs is when. Final 3 weeks: Mar 22 to Apr 11, when most fantasy playoffs run.


CHA Charlotte Hornets	7	13	12
LAC LA Clippers	6	13	12
MIN Minnesota Timberwolves	7	13	12
NYK New York Knicks	6	13	12
MIL Milwaukee Bucks	6	14	12
CHI Chicago Bulls	6	15	12
DET Detroit Pistons	6	15	12
GSW Golden State Warriors	7	15	12
DAL Dallas Mavericks	6	16	12
MEM Memphis Grizzlies	6	13	11
MIA Miami Heat	6	13	11
OKC Oklahoma City Thunder	6	13	11
PHX Phoenix Suns	4	13	11
SAS San Antonio Spurs	6	13	11
UTA Utah Jazz	6	13	11
DEN Denver Nuggets	5	14	11
HOU Houston Rockets	7	14	11
ORL Orlando Magic	6	14	11
SAC Sacramento Kings	6	14	11
WAS Washington Wizards	6	14	11
IND Indiana Pacers	7	15	11
TOR Toronto Raptors	6	15	11
BKN Brooklyn Nets	6	16	11
BOS Boston Celtics	6	16	11
PHI Philadelphia 76ers	7	13	10
ATL Atlanta Hawks	7	14	10
LAL Los Angeles Lakers	7	15	10
POR Portland Trail Blazers	5	15	10
CLE Cleveland Cavaliers	6	16	10
NOP New Orleans Pelicans	6	16	9

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