2026-27 NBA Season · 9-Cat

Fantasy Basketball Rankings

Projected 9-cat value, punt-aware rankings, and sortable draft prep data. Ball Ranks ranks 496 NBA players on this board.

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. Changes that failed are kept on the public record next to the ones that worked, so the board is auditable rather than a black box.

Season

Mode


#101	Collin Gillespiemedium	PHX	28	55	27.3	2.98	11.9	4.0	4.4	1.2	0.2	2.6	42.1%	87.9%	1.5
#102	Neemias Quetamedium	BOS	27	57	23.6	2.92	9.3	7.4	1.5	0.7	1.2	0.0	64.9%	69.7%	1.1
#103	Jay Huffmedium	IND	29	59	19.6	2.87	9.5	3.7	1.3	0.5	1.7	1.6	47.5%	81.8%	0.9
#104	Zach LaVinemedium	SAC	32	48	30.4	2.85	18.9	3.2	2.9	0.7	0.2	2.6	48.9%	85.3%	2.1
#105	Ajay Mitchellmedium	OKC	25	48	26.5	2.81	13.1	3.3	3.5	1.2	0.3	1.1	47.9%	88.0%	1.4
#106	Norman Powelllow	CHI	34	57	28.2	2.81	18.9	3.0	2.1	0.9	0.2	2.5	47.4%	81.9%	1.5
#107	Josh Harthigh	NYK	32	70	28.9	2.79	10.4	7.1	4.3	1.0	0.3	1.2	50.1%	76.0%	1.6
#108	Deandre Aytonlow	WAS	28	59	25.8	2.76	11.9	7.8	0.8	0.6	0.9	0.0	63.9%	67.7%	1.1
#109	Paolo Bancherohigh	ORL	24	68	35.0	2.73	23.7	8.3	5.3	0.8	0.6	1.4	45.6%	75.7%	3.2
#110	Kyshawn Georgemedium	WAS	23	58	28.9	2.70	14.2	5.0	4.2	1.0	0.8	2.2	43.4%	78.7%	2.4
#111	DeMar DeRozanlow	TOR	37	71	28.8	2.63	16.3	2.7	3.4	0.8	0.3	0.6	48.6%	86.7%	1.1
#112	Zach Edeymedium	MEM	25	50	20.9	2.62	9.5	8.4	0.9	0.5	1.3	0.3	58.9%	75.2%	1.4
#113	Donte DiVincenzohigh	MIN	30	72	27.2	2.59	11.6	3.8	3.3	1.2	0.4	2.9	41.3%	77.9%	1.4
#114	Jaylon Tysonmedium	CLE	24	60	28.8	2.51	13.9	5.7	2.4	0.9	0.4	2.1	48.4%	75.6%	1.6
#115	Bilal Coulibalyhigh	WAS	22	60	28.2	2.45	12.5	4.6	2.8	1.4	1.0	1.3	42.3%	74.5%	1.5
#116	Ivica Zubachigh	IND	30	61	26.2	2.42	12.3	9.4	1.9	0.4	0.8	0.0	61.6%	69.3%	1.4
#117	Nikola Vučevićlow	ORL	36	63	25.0	2.41	12.7	6.9	2.6	0.5	0.5	1.2	50.3%	80.4%	1.1
#118	Julius Randlemedium	BKN	32	68	30.8	2.39	18.9	6.5	4.5	0.8	0.2	1.4	47.9%	79.2%	2.6
#119	Cedric Cowardmedium	MEM	23	64	27.1	2.38	14.8	6.4	3.0	0.6	0.4	1.6	46.7%	85.2%	1.8
#120	Toumani Camarahigh	POR	27	79	33.1	2.32	12.2	5.4	2.2	1.2	0.5	2.2	44.5%	72.8%	1.5
#121	Jakob Poeltlmedium	TOR	31	50	24.2	2.32	10.5	7.2	1.9	0.8	0.8	0.0	66.3%	63.6%	1.3
#122	Grayson Allenlow	CHA	31	58	27.2	2.27	13.3	3.0	2.9	1.0	0.3	2.7	43.0%	84.5%	1.4
#123	Ace Baileymedium	UTA	20	72	29.9	2.24	15.8	4.6	2.1	0.9	0.8	2.2	44.4%	75.0%	1.6
#124	Christian Braunhigh	DEN	26	63	30.0	2.21	12.1	4.7	2.4	0.8	0.4	1.0	53.7%	78.4%	0.9
#125	Santi Aldamalow	DAL	26	53	27.4	2.19	13.1	6.5	2.9	0.8	0.6	1.7	46.8%	67.6%	1.2
#126	Ayo Dosunmuhigh	MIN	27	65	26.4	2.19	13.3	3.3	3.5	0.8	0.3	1.6	51.1%	82.9%	1.4
#127	Rudy Gobertmedium	MIN	35	68	29.8	2.17	10.2	9.9	1.5	0.6	1.4	0.0	66.8%	59.1%	1.2
#128	Giannis Antetokounmpolow	MIA	32	52	26.7	2.15	23.9	8.9	4.9	0.7	0.7	0.3	61.2%	63.5%	2.7
#129	Maxime Raynaudmedium	SAC	24	72	27.9	2.15	13.6	8.0	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.3	56.9%	78.3%	1.4
#130	Anthony Blackhigh	ORL	23	71	31.6	2.07	15.6	4.0	3.9	1.4	0.7	1.7	44.5%	72.5%	2.2
#131	Herbert Jonesmedium	NOP	28	51	28.4	2.01	9.0	3.4	2.6	1.5	0.6	1.3	42.1%	83.8%	1.2
#132	Justin Champagniemedium	WAS	26	53	21.3	2.00	8.9	5.7	1.1	1.0	0.6	1.0	50.7%	75.8%	0.6
#133	Kyle Filipowskimedium	UTA	23	76	24.9	1.96	12.2	7.7	2.8	0.9	0.5	1.1	49.5%	72.9%	1.7
#134	Sandro Mamukelashvililow	LAL	28	65	21.4	1.94	10.8	5.2	1.7	0.8	0.5	1.4	51.4%	73.9%	0.7
#135	Stephon Castlemedium	SAS	22	75	31.9	1.93	18.1	5.6	7.6	1.2	0.3	1.3	46.8%	73.3%	3.4
#136	Cameron Johnsonmedium	DEN	31	53	27.9	1.92	12.6	3.6	2.4	0.7	0.3	2.1	46.9%	84.8%	1.0
#137	Nic Claxtonmedium	CHI	28	69	27.1	1.91	11.0	7.3	2.9	0.8	1.3	0.0	57.8%	57.1%	1.3
#138	Aaron Nesmithmedium	IND	27	51	28.6	1.84	13.3	4.1	1.7	0.8	0.5	2.2	45.2%	81.8%	1.2
#139	Ryan Kalkbrennerlow	CHA	25	69	20.3	1.80	7.2	5.2	0.8	0.5	1.4	0.0	76.2%	70.6%	0.9
#140	Damian Lillardlow	POR	36	58	28.0	1.77	13.4	2.4	3.8	0.6	0.1	1.8	44.0%	91.8%	1.4
#141	Wendell Carter Jr.high	ORL	28	70	27.7	1.74	10.6	7.1	1.8	0.8	0.6	0.8	50.0%	76.2%	1.1
#142	Shaedon Sharpemedium	POR	24	57	30.7	1.72	21.7	4.5	2.7	1.3	0.2	2.2	44.8%	78.8%	2.9
#143	Collin Murray-Boyleslow	TOR	22	59	23.5	1.71	9.2	5.5	2.0	1.0	1.0	0.3	58.3%	63.2%	1.1
#144	Max Christiehigh	DAL	24	75	30.4	1.71	13.0	3.4	2.2	0.7	0.4	2.4	44.3%	88.4%	1.3
#145	P.J. Washingtonhigh	DAL	28	60	30.9	1.69	14.0	6.8	1.9	1.0	1.0	1.5	44.5%	68.6%	1.7
#146	Dylan Harpermedium	SAS	21	71	24.5	1.69	13.5	3.8	4.4	0.9	0.3	1.0	50.5%	76.5%	1.6
#147	Pascal Siakamhigh	IND	33	65	28.2	1.68	18.1	5.5	3.0	0.8	0.4	1.2	50.3%	70.8%	1.5
#148	Fred VanVleetlow	HOU	33	61	26.4	1.67	10.5	2.6	4.4	1.0	0.4	2.0	39.4%	84.6%	1.0
#149	Julian Champagniehigh	SAS	26	77	25.3	1.66	9.9	4.7	1.3	0.8	0.5	2.2	43.1%	87.8%	0.9
#150	Tobias Harrislow	SAS	34	63	24.9	1.61	10.9	4.3	1.9	0.8	0.5	1.0	47.5%	88.1%	0.9