2025-26 Fantasy Basketball Top 200 Rankings: Nikola Jokić remains on top and Scottie Barnes shines
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The more things change, the more they stay the same in the fantasy basketball world. While there were some significant returns to the court and injuries during Week 6, Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić remains atop this week's Top 200 rankings. The three-time MVP is once again averaging a triple-double, leading the NBA in both rebounds (12.4) and assists (10.9) per game. While he's received ample help from guard Jamal Murray and others, injuries to Aaron Gordon and Christian Braun have made The Joker's production that much more important for the Nuggets.

Another player who has stood out in fantasy basketball and the NBA in general is Toronto Raptors wing Scottie Barnes. The Raptors have surprised many with their start to the season, and the 6-foot-8 talent is a significant reason why they played so well before dropping games to Charlotte and New York to end Week 6. He's averaging career-highs in points, rebounds, steals and blocked shots while shooting 51.3 percent from the field, 41.4 percent from three and 85.9 percent from the foul line.

Even with RJ Barrett being sidelined by a knee injury and Jakob Poeltl's back leading to him getting the occasional night off, Barnes has flourished, providing first-round value in 12-team formats. Based on his perimeter shooting woes to begin his career, there may be some who doubt Barnes' ability to sustain what he's done over the first six weeks of the season. However, there's no denying how well he's played, helping place Toronto among the best teams in the Eastern Conference.

Below is the updated Top 200, with the trio of Jokić, Oklahoma City's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and San Antonio's Victor Wembanyama leading the way.

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Curry should be re-evaluated toward the end of Week 7, but it’s unknown when he’ll be able to return.

Rank
Position(s)
Player
Team
1
C
Nikola Jokić
Denver Nuggets
2
PG
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Oklahoma City Thunder
3
C
Victor Wembanyama
San Antonio Spurs
4
PG, SG
Luka Dončić
Los Angeles Lakers
5
PG
Tyrese Maxey
Philadelphia 76ers
6
SF, PF
Kawhi Leonard
LA Clippers
7
PG, SG
Austin Reaves
Los Angeles Lakers
8
SG, SF, PF
Scottie Barnes
Toronto Raptors
9
PG, SG
Tyler Herro
Miami Heat
10
SF, PF
Mikal Bridges
New York Knicks
11
PG, SG
Donovan Mitchell
Cleveland Cavaliers
12
PG, SG
James Harden
LA Clippers
13
SF, PF
Jalen Johnson
Atlanta Hawks
14
SF, PF
Keegan Murray
Sacramento Kings
15
SF, PF
Lauri Markkanen
Utah Jazz
16
PG
Stephen Curry
Golden State Warriors
17
PG, SG
Anthony Edwards
Minnesota Timberwolves
18
SF, PF
Jimmy Butler III
Golden State Warriors
19
PG, SG
Jamal Murray
Denver Nuggets
20
PF, C
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Milwaukee Bucks
21
SF, PF
Trey Murphy
New Orleans Pelicans
22
PG, SG
Cade Cunningham
Detroit Pistons
23
SG, SF
Norman Powell
Miami Heat
24
PF, C
Karl-Anthony Towns
New York Knicks
25
PF, C
Anthony Davis
Dallas Mavericks
26
C
Kristaps Porziņģis
Atlanta Hawks
27
PG, SG
Derrick White
Boston Celtics
28
PF, C
Kel'El Ware
Miami Heat
29
C
Zach Edey
Memphis Grizzlies
30
PG, SG
De’Aaron Fox
San Antonio Spurs
31
PF, C
Julius Randle
Minnesota Timberwolves
32
PF, C
Chet Holmgren
Oklahoma City Thunder
33
C
Jalen Duren
Detroit Pistons
34
SF, PF
Kevin Durant
Houston Rockets
35
SG, SF
Grayson Allen
Phoenix Suns
36
SF, PF
OG Anunoby
New York Knicks
37
SF, PF
Jalen Wiliams
Oklahoma City Thunder
38
PG, SG
Josh Giddey
Chicago Bulls
39
SF, PF
Michael Porter Jr.
Brooklyn Nets
40
PG
Jalen Brunson
New York Knicks
41
PG, SG
Jrue Holiday
Portland Trail Blazers
42
SF, PF
Miles Bridges
Charlotte Hornets
43
PF, C
Alex Sarr
Washington Wizards
44
PG
Ryan Rollins
Milwaukee Bucks
45
PG, SG
Reed Sheppard
Houston Rockets
46
C
Donovan Clingan
Portland Trail Blazers
47
C
Ivica Zubac
LA Clippers
48
C
Mark Williams
Phoenix Suns
49
SF, PF
Franz Wagner
Orlando Magic
50
C
Alperen Şengün
Houston Rockets
51
C
Myles Turner
Milwaukee Bucks
52
C
Onyeka Okongwu
Atlanta Hawks
53
C
Nikola Vučević
Chicago Bulls
54
SF, PF
Deni Avdija
Portland Trail Blazers
55
C
Isaiah Hartenstein
Oklahoma City Thunder
56
SF
DeMar DeRozan
Sacramento Kings
57
SF, PF
Jaden McDaniels
Minnesota Timberwolves
58
C
Bam Adebayo
Miami Heat
59
SG, SF
Nickeil Alexander-Walker
Atlanta Hawks
60
PF, C
Aaron Gordon
Denver Nuggets
61
PG
Jalen Suggs
Orlando Magic
62
SF
Kon Knueppel
Charlotte Hornets
63
PG, SG
Devin Booker
Phoenix Suns
64
PG, SG
Keyonte George
Utah Jazz
65
SG, SF
Jaylen Brown
Boston Celtics
66
PG, SG
Tre Jones
Chicago Bulls
67
SG, SF, PF
Josh Hart
New York Knicks
68
PG, SG, SF
Dyson Daniels
Atlanta Hawks
69
C
Ryan Kalkbrenner
Charlotte Hornets
70
PF, C
Evan Mobley
Cleveland Cavaliers
71
PG, SG
Immanuel Quickley
Toronto Raptors
72
SG, SF
Donte DiVincenzo
Minnesota Timberwolves
73
PG
Payton Pritchard
Boston Celtics
74
SF, PF
Dillon Brooks
Phoenix Suns
75
SF
Jaylon Tyson
Cleveland Cavaliers
76
PG
Collin Gillespie
Phoenix Suns
77
SF, PF
Andrew Wiggins
Miami Heat
78
SF, PF
Paul George
Philadelphia 76ers
79
SG, SF
Devin Vassell
San Antonio Spurs
80
SF, PF
Royce O’Neale
Phoenix Suns
81
PG, SG
Ajay Mitchell
Oklahoma City Thunder
82
SF, PF
Kelly Oubre Jr.
Philadelphia 76ers
83
PF, C
Jabari Smith Jr.
Houston Rockets
84
PG, SG
Cason Wallace
Oklahoma City Thunder
85
PG, SG, SF
Amen Thompson
Houston Rockets
86
SF
Cooper Flagg
Dallas Mavericks
87
PG, SG
Kevin Porter Jr.
Milwaukee Bucks
88
PF, C
Pascal Siakam
Indiana Pacers
89
PG, SG
LaMelo Ball
Charlotte Hornets
90
C
Deandre Ayton
Los Angeles Lakers
91
C
Joel Embiid
Philadelphia 76ers
92
SG, SF
Kyshawn George
Washington Wizards
93
C
Domantas Sabonis
Sacramento Kings
94
C
Neemias Queta
Boston Celtics
95
PF, C
Santi Aldama
Memphis Grizzlies
96
SG, SF
Matisse Thybulle
Portland Trail Blazers
97
PF, C
Naz Reid
Minnesota Timberwolves
98
C
Jarrett Allen
Cleveland Cavaliers
99
PG, SG
Coby White
Chicago Bulls
100
C
Daniel Gafford
Dallas Mavericks
101
SG, SF
Desmond Bane
Orlando Magic
102
SG, SF, PF
Brandon Ingram
Toronto Raptors
103
SF, PF
Keldon Johnson
San Antonio Spurs
104
SG, SF
Quentin Grimes
Philadelphia 76ers
105
SF, PF
RJ Barrett
Toronto Raptors
106
SG, SF
Sam Merrill
Cleveland Cavaliers
107
PF, C
Jaren Jackson Jr.
Memphis Grizzlies
108
SG, SF
Duncan Robinson
Detroit Pistons
109
SF, PF
Jerami Grant
Portland Trail Blazers
110
PG, SG
Zach LaVine
Sacramento Kings
111
C
Wendell Carter Jr.
Orlando Magic
112
PF
Tobias Harris
Detroit Pistons
113
SF, PF
Harrison Barnes
San Antonio Spurs
114
C
Nicolas Claxton
Brooklyn Nets
115
PF, C
Paolo Banchero
Orlando Magic
116
SG
VJ Edgecombe
Philadelphia 76ers
117
SG, SF
Moses Moody
Golden State Warriors
118
SF, PF
Peyton Watson
Denver Nuggets
119

Moussa Diabaté
Charlotte Hornets
120
SG
Cedric Coward
Memphis Grizzlies
121
C
Andre Drummond
Philadelphia 76ers
122
SF, PF
Ryan Dunn
Phoenix Suns
123
SG, SF
Kevin Huerter
Chicago Bulls
124
PG, SG
Brandin Podziemski
Golden State Warriors
125
SF, PF
De'Andre Hunter
Cleveland Cavaliers
126
PG, SG
CJ McCollum
Washington Wizards
127
SF, PF
Matas Buzelis
Chicago Bulls
128
PG, SG
Stephon Castle
San Antonio Spurs
129
PG
T.J. McConnell
Indiana Pacers
130
PG, SG
Davion Mitchell
Miami Heat
131
SF, PF
Derrick Jones Jr.
LA Clippers
132
SG
Isaiah Joe
Oklahoma City Thunder
133
SF, PF
Tari Eason
Houston Rockets
134
SG, SF
Jaime Jaquez Jr.
Miami Heat
135
SG, SF
Aaron Wiggins
Oklahoma City Thunder
136
C
Luke Kornet
San Antonio Spurs
137
SG, SF
Ayo Dosunmu
Chicago Bulls
138
SF, PF
Naji Marshall
Dallas Mavericks
139
PG, SG
AJ Green
Milwaukee Bucks
140
C
Jakob Poeltl
Toronto Raptors
141
SF, PF
Saddiq Bey
New Orleans Pelicans
142
SF, PF
PJ Washington
Dallas Mavericks
143
C
Goga Bitadze
Orlando Magic
144
C
Isaiah Stewart
Detroit Pistons
145
PG, SG
Russell Westbrook
Sacramento Kings
146
SG, SF
Julian Champagnie
San Antonio Spurs
147
SF, PF
LeBron James
Los Angeles Lakers
148
C
Rudy Gobert
Minnesota Timberwolves
149
SF, PF
Brandon Miller
Charlotte Hornets
150
SF, PF
Rui Hachimura
Los Angeles Lakers
151
SG, SF
Bennedict Mathurin
Indiana Pacers
152
SG
Malik Monk
Sacramento Kings
153
PG, SG
Marcus Smart
Los Angeles Lakers
154
SF, PF
Kyle Kuzma
Milwaukee Bucks
155
SF, PF
Ausar Thompson
Detroit Pistons
156
PF, C
Dominick Barlow
Philadelphia 76ers
157
C
Robert Williams 
Portland Trail Blazers
158
SG, SF
Max Christie
Dallas Mavericks
159
C
Jay Huff
Indiana Pacers
160
SF, PF
Tristan da Silva
Orlando Magic
161
PG, SG
Miles McBride
New York Knicks
162
C
Jusuf Nurkić
Utah Jazz
163
SF
Aaron Nesmith
Indiana Pacers
164
SF, PF
Toumani Camara
Portland Trail Blazers
165
C
Steven Adams
Houston Rockets
166
PG, SG
Andrew Nembhard
Indiana Pacers
167
C
Derik Queen
New Orleans Pelicans
168
PF
Obi Toppin
Indiana Pacers
169
PG, SG
Quenton Jackson
Indiana Pacers
170
PG, SG
Jordan Goodwin
Phoenix Suns
171
SF, PF, C
Zion Williamson
New Orleans Pelicans
172
PG, SG
Collin Sexton
Charlotte Hornets
173
SG
Dylan Harper
San Antonio Spurs
174
SG, SF
Vit Krejčí
Atlanta Hawks
175
SG
Cam Spencer
Memphis Grizzlies
176
PG, SG
Jalen Green
Phoenix Suns
177
PF, C
Sandro Mamukelashvili
Toronto Raptors
178
SF, PF
Josh Minott
Boston Celtics
179
PG, SG
Kris Dunn
LA Clippers
180
SG, SF
Alex Caruso
Oklahoma City Thunder
181
PG, SG
Anthony Black
Orlando Magic
182
C
Isaiah Jackson
Indiana Pacers
183
PG, SG
Dru Smith
Miami Heat
184
PG
Jeremiah Fears
New Orleans Pelicans
185
SF, PF
Cameron Johnson
Denver Nuggets
186
SG, SF
Bilal Coulibaly
Washington Wizards
187
SG, SF
Shaedon Sharpe
Portland Trail Blazers
188
C
Dereck Lively II
Dallas Mavericks
189
SF, PF
Zaccharie Risacher
Atlanta Hawks
190
SG, SF
Tim Hardaway Jr. 
Denver Nuggets
191
C
Paul Reed
Detroit Pistons
192
SF, PF
Jake LaRavia
Los Angeles Lakers
193
PF, C
John Collins
LA Clippers
194
C
Jalen Smith
Chicago Bulls
195
PF, C
Al Horford
Golden State Warriors
196
PG, SG, SF
Vince Williams Jr. 
Memphis Grizzlies
197
SG, SF
Luguentz Dort
Oklahoma City Thunder
198
PG
Trae Young
Atlanta Hawks
199
SG, SF
Christian Braun
Denver Nuggets
200
PG
Dennis Schröder
Sacramento Kings


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