2026-27 NBA Season · 9-Cat
Fantasy Basketball Rankings
Current 9-cat stats for 279 of 322 NBA players.
How this board is built
Ball Ranks' projection model is built by AI: frontier AI models propose changes to how players are projected, each one is replayed against 15 completed NBA seasons, and only the changes that hold up are kept. The results include both wins and losses.
Season
Position
Points
Stats
| #1 |  Victor Wembanyama | SAS | 22 | 6 | 32.4 | 13.21 | 28.0 | 10.7 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 4.2 | 1.8 | 48.5% | 74.4% | 1.8 |
| #2 |  Luka Dončić | LAL | 27 | 5 | 35.9 | 11.81 | 36.2 | 6.8 | 7.6 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 5.4 | 47.5% | 87.5% | 5.2 |
| #3 |  Stephen Curry | GSW | 38 | 5 | 28.0 | 11.42 | 29.2 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 4.4 | 47.7% | 100.0% | 1.8 |
| #4 |  Cooper Flagg | DAL | 19 | 5 | 32.3 | 11.41 | 26.8 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 55.7% | 85.3% | 3.0 |
| #5 |  Tyrese Haliburton | IND | 26 | 4 | 33.0 | 8.79 | 21.8 | 4.5 | 9.5 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 51.6% | 86.7% | 2.3 |
| #6 |  Nikola Jokić | DEN | 31 | 5 | 37.2 | 8.35 | 21.2 | 9.8 | 9.2 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 47.7% | 86.4% | 4.2 |
| #7 |  Anthony Edwards | MIN | 25 | 4 | 33.7 | 7.99 | 33.3 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 4.5 | 48.1% | 75.0% | 3.5 |
| #8 |  Tyrese Maxey | PHI | 25 | 7 | 37.6 | 7.68 | 29.6 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 48.6% | 83.0% | 2.3 |
| #9 |  Domantas Sabonis | SAC | 30 | 6 | 37.0 | 7.43 | 16.0 | 15.8 | 7.3 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 69.1% | 82.6% | 3.7 |
| #10 |  Jamal Murray | DEN | 29 | 5 | 38.2 | 7.05 | 25.8 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 4.6 | 47.7% | 75.0% | 3.0 |
| #11 |  Kyrie Irving | DAL | 34 | 5 | 28.6 | 6.99 | 21.4 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 52.7% | 100.0% | 2.2 |
| #12 |  Chet Holmgren | OKC | 24 | 3 | 29.9 | 6.75 | 12.0 | 9.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 40.7% | 100.0% | 1.7 |
| #13 |  Paul George | BOS | 36 | 5 | 30.5 | 6.69 | 21.4 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 46.9% | 88.2% | 2.6 |
| #14 |  Kawhi Leonard | TOR | 35 | 2 | 25.8 | 6.58 | 19.5 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 32.4% | 100.0% | 2.0 |
| #15 |  Jabari Smith Jr. | HOU | 23 | 7 | 34.3 | 6.35 | 19.0 | 5.9 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 48.9% | 88.0% | 1.1 |
| #16 |  Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | OKC | 28 | 6 | 32.7 | 5.98 | 26.0 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 46.5% | 85.7% | 1.8 |
| #17 |  Yves Missi | NOP | 22 | 2 | 19.6 | 5.96 | 9.5 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 88.9% | 75.0% | 0.5 |
| #18 |  Alperen Sengun | HOU | 24 | 5 | 33.7 | 5.96 | 22.8 | 9.0 | 7.4 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 53.2% | 75.0% | 3.6 |
| #19 |  Scottie Barnes | TOR | 25 | 5 | 32.2 | 5.87 | 24.0 | 6.8 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 46.3% | 94.4% | 3.6 |
| #20 |  Ty Jerome | MEM | 29 | 5 | 29.9 | 5.79 | 25.8 | 3.2 | 5.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 47.3% | 88.9% | 2.0 |
| #21 |  Karl-Anthony Towns | NYK | 30 | 6 | 31.7 | 5.78 | 21.8 | 13.5 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 57.5% | 79.2% | 4.2 |
| #22 |  Michael Porter Jr. | BKN | 28 | 5 | 30.9 | 5.76 | 20.8 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 46.8% | 83.3% | 2.0 |
| #23 |  Zion Williamson | NOP | 26 | 6 | 31.7 | 5.59 | 20.7 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 64.4% | 73.0% | 2.5 |
| #24 |  Jayson Tatum | BOS | 28 | 5 | 35.8 | 5.58 | 27.6 | 6.4 | 7.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 43.4% | 84.1% | 2.4 |
| #25 |  Dejounte Murray | NOP | 30 | 4 | 32.3 | 5.43 | 17.8 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 46.8% | 90.9% | 2.8 |
| #26 |  Donovan Mitchell | CLE | 30 | 6 | 32.9 | 5.27 | 22.7 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 48.9% | 88.2% | 3.2 |
| #27 |  Evan Mobley | CLE | 25 | 6 | 32.8 | 5.24 | 19.7 | 8.2 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 58.1% | 63.0% | 1.2 |
| #28 |  Giannis Antetokounmpo | MIA | 31 | 6 | 31.4 | 5.10 | 28.2 | 12.3 | 5.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 58.6% | 60.4% | 2.8 |
| #29 |  Austin Reaves | LAL | 28 | 6 | 35.6 | 5.09 | 23.8 | 3.5 | 5.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 54.8% | 88.1% | 4.8 |
| #30 |  Kevin Durant | HOU | 38 | 7 | 33.7 | 5.07 | 22.0 | 5.6 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 51.1% | 84.5% | 2.9 |
| #31 |  Toumani Camara | POR | 26 | 5 | 26.2 | 4.92 | 15.2 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 4.0 | 57.8% | 100.0% | 0.8 |
| #32 |  Walker Kessler | LAL | 25 | 6 | 30.5 | 4.88 | 14.0 | 9.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 72.5% | 47.6% | 1.5 |
| #33 |  Jarrett Allen | CLE | 28 | 6 | 27.8 | 4.78 | 15.3 | 9.2 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 65.5% | 69.2% | 1.2 |
| #34 |  Wendell Carter Jr. | ORL | 27 | 5 | 31.6 | 4.74 | 14.8 | 8.6 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 65.0% | 85.0% | 1.6 |
| #35 |  Trae Young | WAS | 28 | 6 | 36.4 | 4.65 | 20.7 | 3.7 | 10.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 39.0% | 86.0% | 2.8 |
| #36 |  Cameron Boozer | MEM | 19 | 6 | 31.1 | 4.56 | 17.3 | 10.5 | 5.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 36.5% | 96.6% | 3.0 |
| #37 |  Anthony Davis | WAS | 33 | 6 | 33.4 | 4.50 | 22.3 | 9.2 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 44.5% | 81.1% | 1.8 |
| #38 |  Devin Booker | PHX | 30 | 4 | 34.7 | 4.40 | 22.3 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 50.0% | 90.9% | 2.5 |
| #39 |  Jaden McDaniels | MIN | 26 | 7 | 33.3 | 4.36 | 17.3 | 6.0 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 55.3% | 77.8% | 1.7 |
| #40 |  Cedric Coward | MEM | 23 | 5 | 28.2 | 4.34 | 13.4 | 8.6 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 49.1% | 100.0% | 1.4 |
| #41 |  Julian Champagnie | SAS | 25 | 6 | 28.3 | 4.31 | 11.7 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 48.9% | 100.0% | 0.3 |
| #42 |  De'Aaron Fox | SAS | 28 | 6 | 32.0 | 4.21 | 16.5 | 4.8 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 57.6% | 80.0% | 3.2 |
| #43 |  Cade Cunningham | DET | 25 | 6 | 33.5 | 4.18 | 22.2 | 5.5 | 7.2 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 45.0% | 76.9% | 4.0 |
| #44 |  Jalen Johnson | ATL | 24 | 7 | 32.6 | 4.12 | 18.1 | 9.0 | 7.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 42.1% | 82.9% | 3.1 |
| #45 |  Christian Braun | DEN | 25 | 5 | 36.1 | 3.99 | 15.4 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 52.5% | 75.0% | 1.8 |
| #46 |  Bam Adebayo | MIA | 29 | 6 | 31.5 | 3.96 | 16.3 | 7.8 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 49.3% | 77.8% | 2.2 |
| #47 |  Paolo Banchero | ORL | 23 | 2 | 33.8 | 3.83 | 24.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 69.6% | 70.0% | 4.0 |
| #48 |  Fred VanVleet | HOU | 32 | 5 | 30.4 | 3.81 | 13.0 | 4.0 | 6.4 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 37.5% | 84.6% | 1.0 |
| #49 |  Jalen Duren | DET | 22 | 2 | 19.1 | 3.69 | 13.0 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 58.8% | 85.7% | 1.0 |
| #50 |  Duncan Robinson | DET | 32 | 6 | 29.7 | 3.58 | 16.8 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 3.7 | 40.3% | 87.5% | 1.3 |