Fantasy Basketball Top 200 Rankings: Critical injuries and Ty Jerome’s red-hot Week 1

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The first week of the NBA season is a time to celebrate, as basketball is officially back. Unfortunately, the first week of the 2026-27 season was rough, with multiple teams losing key players for extended periods. Dallas dodged a bullet with Cooper Flagg‘s shoulder injury; Detroit will be without Jalen Duren (hamstring) for at least two weeks, and Indiana’s Ivica Zubac (ankle) may also miss time. Oklahoma City and Orlando had even worse luck on the injury front.

The Thunder lost Jalen Williams to a horrific left leg injury during the fourth quarter of Sunday’s win over the Clippers. That came after Cason Wallace (shoulder) and Jaylin Williams (wrist) exited earlier in the contest. At the time of publication, J-Dub hadn’t been officially ruled out for the rest of the season, but that may be the outcome.

As for Orlando, they lost Paolo Banchero to a low-grade high right ankle sprain in Friday’s loss to the Timberwolves, an injury likely to keep him out 4-6 weeks. During Sunday’s win over the Knicks, Anthony Black made his debut after missing the preseason and the first two games with a sprained ankle, and Jalen Suggs hyperextended his right knee while attempting to convert a layup. Suggs will be re-evaluated in two weeks, which is a positive development given the initial fears.

Because of those injuries, players like Oklahoma City’s Ajay Mitchell and Orlando’s Black and Tristan da Silva will take on added importance in fantasy basketball in the coming weeks and months. Below are the updated top-200 fantasy basketball rankings, which will be a bit volatile early in the season.

▶ Who’s Hot

G Ty Jerome, Memphis Grizzlies: Many expected Jerome’s fantasy value to rise this season, but few expected him to be as good as he was in Week 1. In three Grizzlies victories, he averaged 34.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 3.0 three-pointers per game, shooting 56.3 percent from the field and 88.5 percent from the foul line.

G/F Duncan Robinson, Detroit Pistons: Detroit is off to a 3-0 start, and Robinson’s production is one reason why. During Week 1, he averaged 19.7 points, 2.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.0 steals and 5.0 three-pointers per game. Robinson remains primarily a points-and-threes option for fantasy managers, but Duren’s injury should open even more offensive opportunities.

C Domantas Sabonis, Sacramento Kings: After Sabonis’ 2025-26 averages dropped sharply, he appears to have rebounded. Shooting 80.8 percent from the field and 86.7 percent from the foul line, the veteran center averaged 18.7 points, 17.3 rebounds, 7.0 assists and 1.0 steals per game during Week 1.

▶ Who’s Not

G Josh Giddey, Chicago Bulls: Giddey struggled with his shot during the preseason, and unfortunately for fantasy managers, that has carried into the regular season. During Week 1, the Bulls point guard shot 26.9 percent from the field and 50 percent from the foul line, averaging 5.7 points, 6.3 rebounds and 8.3 assists per game. Few expect high-level scoring from Giddey, but he can do more than he did last week.

G/F Mikal Bridges, New York Knicks: Bridges’ six points on 3-of-7 shooting in Sunday’s loss to the Magic was a step in the right direction compared to his first two outings. Through three games, he has totaled 10 points, nine rebounds, six assists, one steal and two blocks, shooting 5-of-23 from the field and 0-of-10 from beyond the arc.

C Rudy Gobert, Minnesota Timberwolves: Gobert’s field-goal attempts per game have decreased each of the last three seasons, and he isn’t going to be an offensive focal point for the Timberwolves. However, he averaged just 4.7 attempts per game in Minnesota’s three Week 1 victories. Hopefully, that number improves as Gobert establishes better chemistry with LaMelo Ball.

Rank	Position(s)	Name	Team	Week 2 Games
1	G	Ty Jerome	Memphis Grizzlies	3
2	F	Paul George	Boston Celtics	4
3	G	Devin Booker	Phoenix Suns	2
4	G	Luka Dončić	Los Angeles Lakers	4
5	C	Domantas Sabonis	Sacramento Kings	3
6	C	Nikola Jokić	Denver Nuggets	3
7	G	Austin Reaves	Los Angeles Lakers	4
8	G	Tyrese Haliburton	Indiana Pacers	4
9	F	Cooper Flagg	Dallas Mavericks	3
10	G	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	Oklahoma City Thunder	3
11	F	Jalen Johnson	Atlanta Hawks	4
12	G	Tyrese Maxey	Philadelphia 76ers	3
13	G	Damian Lillard	Portland Trail Blazers	3
14	G	Dejounte Murray	New Orleans Pelicans	3
15	G/F	Dyson Daniels	Atlanta Hawks	4
16	F/C	Evan Mobley	Cleveland Cavaliers	4
17	G/F	Amen Thompson	Houston Rockets	4
18	C	Walker Kessler	Los Angeles Lakers	4
19	F	Jayson Tatum	Boston Celtics	4
20	F/C	Chet Holmgren	Oklahoma City Thunder	3
21	G	Anthony Edwards	Minnesota Timberwolves	4
22	G	Fred VanVleet	Houston Rockets	4
23	G	Donovan Mitchell	Cleveland Cavaliers	4
24	F/C	Karl-Anthony Towns	New York Knicks	3
25	G/F	Zach LaVine	Sacramento Kings	3
26	C	Victor Wembanyama	San Antonio Spurs	3
27	F	Toumani Camara	Portland Trail Blazers	3
28	F	Kawhi Leonard	Toronto Raptors	3
29	G	De’Aaron Fox	San Antonio Spurs	3
30	F	Jaden McDaniels	Minnesota Timberwolves	4
31	C	Wendell Carter Jr.	Orlando Magic	3
32	G	Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Atlanta Hawks	4
33	F/C	Jabari Smith Jr.	Houston Rockets	4
34	G	Stephen Curry	Golden State Warriors	4
35	G	Trae Young	Washington Wizards	3
36	G/F	Kevin Durant	Houston Rockets	4
37	C	Yves Missi	New Orleans Pelicans	3
38	G	LaMelo Ball	Minnesota Timberwolves	4
39	C	Alperen Şengün	Houston Rockets	4
40	G	Anthony Black	Orlando Magic	3
41	G	Kris Dunn	LA Clippers	3
42	G	Cade Cunningham	Detroit Pistons	3
43	C	Joel Embiid	Philadelphia 76ers	3
44	F	Zion Williamson	New Orleans Pelicans	3
45	F	Michael Porter Jr.	Brooklyn Nets	3
46	G/F	Josh Hart	New York Knicks	3
47	G	Kyrie Irving	Dallas Mavericks	3
48	F	Lauri Markkanen	Utah Jazz	3
49	F/C	Naz Reid	Charlotte Hornets	4
50	C	Brook Lopez	LA Clippers	3
51	F/C	Derik Queen	New Orleans Pelicans	3
52	F	Giannis Antetokounmpo	Miami Heat	3
53	G	VJ Edgecombe	Philadelphia 76ers	3
54	G/F	Alex Caruso	Oklahoma City Thunder	3
55	F	Paolo Banchero	Orlando Magic	3
56	G/F	Duncan Robinson	Detroit Pistons	3
57	F	Julian Champagnie	San Antonio Spurs	3
58	G	Ja Morant	Portland Trail Blazers	3
59	G	Ja’Kobe Walter	Toronto Raptors	3
60	G	Stephon Castle	San Antonio Spurs	3
61	G	Keyonte George	Utah Jazz	3
62	F	Obi Toppin	Indiana Pacers	4
63	F	Cameron Boozer	Memphis Grizzlies	3
64	C	Jalen Duren	Detroit Pistons	3
65	G	Davion Mitchell	Miami Heat	3
66	G	Tyler Herro	Milwaukee Bucks	3
67	G/F	Jaylen Brown	Philadelphia 76ers	3
68	C	Zach Edey	Memphis Grizzlies	3
69	F	Julius Randle	Brooklyn Nets	3
70	G/F	Cedric Coward	Memphis Grizzlies	3
71	F	LeBron James	Philadelphia 76ers	3
72	G/F	Jaylen Wells	Memphis Grizzlies	3
73	C	Donovan Clingan	Portland Trail Blazers	3
74	C	Jarrett Allen	Cleveland Cavaliers	4
75	F/C	Jalen Smith	Chicago Bulls	3
76	F/C	John Collins	Detroit Pistons	3
77	F	Justin Champagnie	Washington Wizards	3
78	G/F	Grayson Allen	Charlotte Hornets	4
79	G	Jamal Murray	Denver Nuggets	3
80	G	Derrick White	Boston Celtics	4
81	G/F	Matisse Thybulle	Los Angeles Lakers	4
82	F	Zaccharie Risacher	Dallas Mavericks	3
83	F	Yaxel Lendeborg	Golden State Warriors	4
84	G/F	Aaron Wiggins	Atlanta Hawks	4
85	G	Andrew Nembhard	Indiana Pacers	4
86	G	De’Anthony Melton	Golden State Warriors	4
87	F	Caleb Wilson	Chicago Bulls	3
88	G	Brandin Podziemski	Golden State Warriors	4
89	G/F	Deni Avdija	Portland Trail Blazers	3
90	F/C	Scottie Barnes	Toronto Raptors	3
91	C	Moussa Diabaté	Charlotte Hornets	4
92	G	Reed Sheppard	Houston Rockets	4
93	F/C	Jaren Jackson Jr.	Utah Jazz	3
94	G	Dylan Harper	San Antonio Spurs	3
95	F	Jonathan Kuminga	Minnesota Timberwolves	4
96	G/F	Ace Bailey	Utah Jazz	3
97	F	Aaron Gordon	Denver Nuggets	3
98	G/F	Luke Kennard	Phoenix Suns	2
99	G/F	Trey Murphy	New Orleans Pelicans	3
100	G	Jrue Holiday	Portland Trail Blazers	3
101	F	Franz Wagner	Orlando Magic	3
102	G	Immanuel Quickley	Toronto Raptors	3
103	G/F	Ziaire Williams	Los Angeles Lakers	4
104	F	Derrick Jones Jr.	LA Clippers	3
105	C	Paul Reed	Detroit Pistons	3
106	C	Bam Adebayo	Miami Heat	3
107	G/F	Jaime Jaquez Jr.	Milwaukee Bucks	3
108	G/F	Bilal Coulibaly	Washington Wizards	3
109	G/F	Norman Powell	Chicago Bulls	3
110	F/C	Anthony Davis	Washington Wizards	3
111	F/C	Bobby Portis	Miami Heat	3
112	C	Daniel Gafford	Dallas Mavericks	3
113	G	Kasparas Jakučionis	Milwaukee Bucks	3
114	G/F	Desmond Bane	Orlando Magic	3
115	F	OG Anunoby	New York Knicks	3
116	G	Ajay Mitchell	Oklahoma City Thunder	3
117	F	Dean Wade	Philadelphia 76ers	3
118	C	Ryan Kalkbrenner	Charlotte Hornets	4
119	G	Keon Ellis	Brooklyn Nets	3
120	F	Tristan da Silva	Orlando Magic	3
121	C	Alex Sarr	Washington Wizards	3
122	C	Jay Huff	Indiana Pacers	4
123	G	Daniss Jenkins	Detroit Pistons	3
124	G	Marcus Sasser	Dallas Mavericks	3
125	G	Keaton Wagler	LA Clippers	3
126	F/C	Isaiah Stewart	Memphis Grizzlies	3
127	G	Jalen Brunson	New York Knicks	3
128	F	Miles Bridges	Phoenix Suns	2
129	G	CJ McCollum	Atlanta Hawks	4
130	F	Kyle Kuzma	Milwaukee Bucks	3
131	F	Saddiq Bey	New Orleans Pelicans	3
132	G/F	Quentin Grimes	Los Angeles Lakers	4
133	F/C	Precious Achiuwa	Sacramento Kings	3
134	G	Ayo Dosunmu	Minnesota Timberwolves	4
135	C	Jaxson Hayes	Utah Jazz	3
136	F	Trevon Brazile	Denver Nuggets	3
137	G/F	Kyshawn George	Washington Wizards	3
138	G/F	Ausar Thompson	Detroit Pistons	3
139	F	Pelle Larsson	Miami Heat	3
140	F	Graham Ike	Golden State Warriors	4
141	G/F	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Philadelphia 76ers	3
142	C	Khaman Maluach	Phoenix Suns	2
143	F	Tari Eason	Houston Rockets	4
144	G	Dennis Schröder	Charlotte Hornets	4
145	G/F	RJ Barrett	Toronto Raptors	3
146	C	DeAndre Jordan	New Orleans Pelicans	3
147	C	Isaiah Jackson	LA Clippers	3
148	G/F	Javonte Green	Detroit Pistons	3
149	G/F	Devin Vassell	San Antonio Spurs	3
150	C	Robert Williams III	Portland Trail Blazers	3
151	G/F	Naji Marshall	Dallas Mavericks	3
152	F	Jake LaRavia	Los Angeles Lakers	4
153	C	Neemias Queta	Boston Celtics	4
154	G	Jordan Poole	New Orleans Pelicans	3
155	F	Pascal Siakam	Indiana Pacers	4
156	F/C	Collin Murray-Boyles	Toronto Raptors	3
157	G	Ryan Rollins	Milwaukee Bucks	3
158	G/F	Christian Braun	Denver Nuggets	3
159	G	Darius Garland	LA Clippers	3
160	G	Jordan Goodwin	Phoenix Suns	2
161	F/C	PJ Washington	Dallas Mavericks	3
162	G	Jalen Suggs	Orlando Magic	3
163	G	Brandon Williams	Golden State Warriors	4
164	G/F	Tre Johnson	Washington Wizards	3
165	C	Kel’el Ware	Milwaukee Bucks	3
166	G	James Harden	Cleveland Cavaliers	4
167	F	Allen Graves	Toronto Raptors	3
168	C	Onyeka Okongwu	Atlanta Hawks	4
169	F	Jerami Grant	Memphis Grizzlies	3
170	G	Cason Wallace	Oklahoma City Thunder	3
171	G	Payton Pritchard	Boston Celtics	4
172	C	Myles Turner	Milwaukee Bucks	3
173	C	Ivica Zubac	Indiana Pacers	4
174	G	Miles McBride	New York Knicks	3
175	G/F	Sam Merrill	Cleveland Cavaliers	4
176	C	Deandre Ayton	Washington Wizards	3
177	F	Keldon Johnson	San Antonio Spurs	3
178	C	Mitchell Robinson	Boston Celtics	4
179	C	Isaiah Hartenstein	Oklahoma City Thunder	3
180	G	Quenton Jackson	Indiana Pacers	4
181	C	Rudy Gobert	Minnesota Timberwolves	4
182	G	Darryn Peterson	Utah Jazz	3
183	C	Day’Ron Sharpe	Brooklyn Nets	3
184	F	Matas Buzelis	Chicago Bulls	3
185	F	Ron Holland II	Detroit Pistons	3
186	G/F	Brandon Miller	Charlotte Hornets	4
187	G	Darius Acuff Jr.	Sacramento Kings	3
188	G	Bub Carrington	Washington Wizards	3
189	G	Egor Dëmin	Brooklyn Nets	3
190	F	Sam Hauser	Boston Celtics	4
191	G/F	Jalen Green	Phoenix Suns	2
192	G/F	Terrence Shannon Jr.	Minnesota Timberwolves	4
193	G/F	Luguentz Dort	Atlanta Hawks	4
194	F	Mario Hezonja	Cleveland Cavaliers	4
195	G	Josh Giddey	Chicago Bulls	3
196	F	Sidy Cissoko	Portland Trail Blazers	3
197	F/C	Sandro Mamukelashvili	Los Angeles Lakers	4
	F	Leonard Miller	Chicago Bulls	3
	G/F	Max Christie	Dallas Mavericks	3
	G/F	Gradey Dick	LA Clippers

▶ Who’s Hot

▶ Who’s Not

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