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André Snellings
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Wemby still on top
Victor Wembanyama is expected to miss a few weeks with a left calf strain. While dropping his games played projections enough to reflect this lowered his rankings in the points leagues, it didn’t drop him out of the top spot in the category rankings. So I experimented to see just how many games I would have to project him out to get him out of the top spot. The answer was absurd: I had to project Wemby to miss a whopping 25 games — almost two full months of action — just to get him to fall to second in the category rankings.
And the reason for this is simple: Wembanyama’s dominance in the scarcest category (blocked shots) in combination with his excellent production and lack of weaknesses in the other volume and percentage categories makes him unique in this era, and perhaps unique in NBA history. The benefit he brings to a team in category leagues is so over-the-top that even projecting him to miss a quarter or more of the season wouldn’t be enough to get him out of the top spot.
Said another way: In the category leagues where I have Wemby, even with the news that he’ll be out a few weeks, there isn’t a single player I would trade him for straight up. I would think hard if someone offered Nikola Jokic or Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, but ultimately I would keep Wemby unless I feared a much longer injury absence. In the end, that is probably the most straightforward explanation for why he tops the rankings.
2025-26 fantasy basketball rankings: Roto and category
1. Victor Wembanyama, SA, C1
2. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, OKC, PG1
3. Nikola Jokic, Den, C2
4. James Harden, LAC, PG2 & SG
5. Luka Doncic, LAL, PG3
6. Anthony Edwards, Min, SG1 & SF
7. Giannis Antetokounmpo, Mil, PF1 & C
8. Stephen Curry, GS, PG4
9. Cade Cunningham, Det, PG5 & SG
10. Karl-Anthony Towns, NY, C3 & PF
11. Josh Giddey, Chi, SG2 & PG/SF
12. Amen Thompson, Hou, SF1 & SG
13. Tyrese Maxey, Phi, PG6 & SG
14. Derrick White, Bos, SG3 & PG
15. Chet Holmgren, OKC, C4 & PF
16. Domantas Sabonis, Sac, C5 & PF
17. Devin Booker, Phx, PG7 & SG
18. Anthony Davis, Dal, C6 & PF
19. LaMelo Ball, Cha, PG8
20. Donovan Mitchell, Cle, SG4 & PG
21. Jaylen Brown, Bos, SF2 & SG
22. Pascal Siakam, Ind, PF2
23. Scottie Barnes, Tor, SF3 & SG
24. Nikola Vucevic, Chi, C7
25. Dyson Daniels, Atl, SG5 & PG
26. Trae Young, Atl, PG9
27. Kevin Durant, Hou, PF3
28. Evan Mobley, Cle, PF4 & C
29. Desmond Bane, Orl, SG6 & SF
30. Cooper Flagg, Dal, SF4 & PF
31. Jamal Murray, Den, PG10
32. Alex Sarr, Wsh, C8
33. Alperen Sengun, Hou, C9
34. Jalen Johnson, Atl, PF5
35. Jordan Poole, NO, SG7 & PG
36. Trey Murphy III, NO, SF5 & SG
37. Franz Wagner, Orl, SF6 & PF
38. Miles Bridges, Cha, SF7 & PF
39. Deni Avdija, Por, SF8 & PF
40. Bam Adebayo, Mia, C10 & PF
41. Julius Randle, Min, PF6
42. Lauri Markkanen, Utah, PF7 & SF
43. Michael Porter Jr., Bkn, SF9 & PF
44. Myles Turner, Mil, C11
45. Jaren Jackson Jr., Mem, C12 & PF
46. Jalen Brunson, NY, PG11
47. Kyshawn George, Wsh, SG8 & SF
48. Austin Reaves, LAL, SG9 & PG/SF
49. Mikal Bridges, NY, SF10 & SG
50. Joel Embiid, Phi, C13
51. Andrew Wiggins, Mia, SF11 & PF
52. OG Anunoby, NY, SF12 & PF
53. Kristaps Porzingis, Atl, C14 & PF
54. De’Aaron Fox, SA, PG12
55. Ja Morant, Mem, PG13
56. Zach LaVine, Sac, SG10 & SF
57. DeMar DeRozan, Sac, SF13 & PF
58. LeBron James, LAL, SF14 & PF
59. Naz Reid, Min, C15 & PF
60. Paolo Banchero, Orl, PF8 & SF
61. Matas Buzelis, Chi, SF15 & PF
62. Jarrett Allen, Cle, C16
63. Jalen Suggs, Orl, PG14 & SG
64. Russell Westbrook, Sac, PG15
65. Brandon Miller, Cha, SF16 & SG
66. Jaden McDaniels, Min, SF17
67. Ivica Zubac, LAC, C17
68. Paul George, Phi, SF18 & PF
69. Anfernee Simons, Bos, SG11 & PG
70. Jalen Williams, OKC, PF9 & SF/C
71. Payton Pritchard, Bos, PG16
72. CJ McCollum, Wsh, SG12 & PG
73. Onyeka Okongwu, Atl, C18
74. Norman Powell, Mia, SG13 & SF
75. Brandon Ingram, Tor, SF19
76. Jalen Duren, Det, C19
77. Jakob Poeltl, Tor, C20
78. Donovan Clingan, Por, C21
79. Rudy Gobert, Min, C22
80. Jusuf Nurkic, Utah, C23
81. D’Angelo Russell, Dal, PG17 & SG
82. Toumani Camara, Por, PF10 & SF
83. Malik Monk, Sac, SG14 & PG/SF
84. Darius Garland, Cle, PG18
85. Draymond Green, GS, PF11 & C
86. Donte DiVincenzo, Min, SG15 & PG
87. John Collins, LAC, PF12 & C
88. Coby White, Chi, PG19 & SG
89. Jimmy Butler III, GS, SF20 & SG
90. Kawhi Leonard, LAC, SF21 & PF
91. Keyonte George, Utah, PG20 & SG
92. Tari Eason, Hou, SF22 & PF
93. Jrue Holiday, Por, PG21 & SG
94. Nic Claxton, Bkn, C24
95. Tobias Harris, Det, PF13 & SF
96. Aaron Gordon, Den, PF14
97. RJ Barrett, Tor, SF23 & SG
98. Shaedon Sharpe, Por, SG16 & SF
99. Zion Williamson, NO, PF15
100. Santi Aldama, Mem, PF16 & SF/C
101. Reed Sheppard, Hou, SG17
102. Isaiah Hartenstein, OKC, C25
103. Keon Ellis, Sac, SG18
104. Immanuel Quickley, Tor, PG22 & SG
105. Bub Carrington, Wsh, PG23 & SG
106. Devin Vassell, SA, SG19 & SF
107. Kel’el Ware, Mia, C26
108. Mark Williams, Phx, C27
109. Ausar Thompson, Det, SF24 & PF
110. Royce O’Neale, Phx, SF25
111. Cam Thomas, Bkn, SG20 & SF
112. Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Atl, SG21
113. Stephon Castle, SA, PG24 & SG
114. Andrew Nembhard, Ind, PG25 & SG
115. VJ Edgecombe, Phi, SG22
116. Herbert Jones, NO, SF26 & PF
117. Deandre Ayton, LAL, C28
118. Egor Demin, Bkn, PG26
119. Luguentz Dort, OKC, SG23 & SF
120. Jerami Grant, Por, PF17
121. Daniel Gafford, Dal, C29
122. Bilal Coulibaly, Wsh, SF27 & SG
123. Jabari Smith Jr., Hou, PF18 & C
124. P.J. Washington, Dal, PF19
125. Isaiah Collier, Utah, PG27
126. Ryan Rollins, Mil, SG24 & PG
127. Aaron Nesmith, Ind, SF28
128. Kelly Oubre Jr., Phi, SF29 & SG
129. Bobby Portis, Mil, PF20
130. Quentin Grimes, Phi, SG25
131. De’Andre Hunter, Cle, SF30 & PF
132. Dennis Schroder, Sac, PG28
133. Kyle Kuzma, Mil, PF21 & SF
134. Zaccharie Risacher, Atl, SF31
135. Yves Missi, NO, C30
136. Brandin Podziemski, GS, SG26 & PG
137. De’Anthony Melton, GS, PG29 & SG
138. Jonathan Kuminga, GS, PF22
139. Kevin Porter Jr., Mil, SG27 & PG
140. Neemias Queta, Bos, C31
141. Josh Hart, NY, SF32 & SG
142. Caris LeVert, Det, SG28 & SF
143. Cason Wallace, OKC, SG29
144. Jalen Green, Phx, SG30
145. Bennedict Mathurin, Ind, SF33 & SG
146. Kyle Filipowski, Utah, PF23
147. Zach Edey, Mem, C32
148. Alex Caruso, OKC, SG31 & PG
149. Kevin Huerter, Chi, SG32 & SF
150. Dillon Brooks, Phx, SF34 & SG