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Adam Koffler's Updated 2021-22 Fantasy Basketball Rankings

With the preseason underway and NBA storylines setting in, it's time to refresh our fantasy basketball draft rankings.

Below you'll find my updated 2021-2022 fantasy basketball rankings, compared to my original rankings prior to the start of the preseason. The nine categories include FG%, FT%, 3PM, Points, Rebounds, Assists, Steals, Blocks, and Turnovers.

I'll highlight a few of the biggest risers and fallers and explain why my stance on them has shifted. Let's get right into it!

Editor's Note: Our incredible team of writers received five total writing awards and 13 award nominations by the Fantasy Sports Writers Association, tops in the industry! Congrats to all the award winners and nominees including NBA Writer of the Year, Best NFL Series, MLB Series, PGA Writer and Player Notes writer of the year. Be sure to follow their analysis, rankings and advice all year long, and win big with RotoBaller! Read More!

 

9-Category Head-to-Head Rankings

Rankings updated on 10/11/2021

Tier Adam's Ranking Player Team Positions Change
1 1 Nikola Jokic DEN C 0
1 2 Stephen Curry GSW PG 0
1 3 James Harden BKN PG,SG 2
1 4 Karl-Anthony Towns MIN C 0
1 5 Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL SF,PF -2
1 6 Damian Lillard POR PG 0
1 7 Luka Doncic DAL PG,SG 0
2 8 Kevin Durant BKN SF,PF 3
2 9 Joel Embiid PHI C -1
2 10 Jayson Tatum BOS SF,PF -1
2 11 Paul George LAC SG,SF -1
2 12 Bradley Beal WAS SG 0
2 13 Fred VanVleet TOR PG,SG 0
2 14 Anthony Davis LAL PF,C 0
2 15 Michael Porter Jr. DEN SF 0
2 16 Jimmy Butler MIA SG,SF 0
3 17 Bam Adebayo MIA PF,C 0
3 18 Domantas Sabonis IND PF,C 0
3 19 LaMelo Ball CHA PG,SG 3
3 20 Jaylen Brown BOS SG,SF 0
3 21 Nikola Vucevic CHI C 0
3 22 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKC PG -3
3 23 Zach LaVine CHI PG,SG 3
3 24 Chris Paul PHO PG -1
3 25 Trae Young ATL PG 0
3 26 Jrue Holiday MIL PG,SG 3
3 27 Rudy Gobert UTH C 0
3 28 OG Anunoby TOR SF 0
3 29 Kristaps Porzingis DAL PF,C 5
3 30 Deandre Ayton PHO C 2
3 31 Donovan Mitchell UTH PG,SG 0
4 32 Richaun Holmes SAC C,PF 1
4 33 Khris Middleton MIL SG,SF -3
4 34 Tobias Harris PHI SF,PF 1
4 35 Zion Williamson NOR PF 1
4 36 Christian Wood HOU PF 1
4 37 Brandon Ingram NOR SG,SF 1
4 38 Jaren Jackson Jr. MEM PF 4
4 39 Devin Booker PHO SG 1
4 40 De'Aaron Fox SAC PG 6
4 41 Dejounte Murray SAS PG 8
4 42 Julius Randle NYK PF,C -3
4 43 Myles Turner IND C 0
4 44 Clint Capela ATL C 0
4 45 Malcolm Brogdon IND PG,SG 0
4 46 Derrick White SAS PG 4
4 47 John Collins ATL PF,C 1
4 48 LeBron James LAL SF -7
5 49 Robert Williams III BOS C -2
5 50 Tyrese Haliburton SAC PG,SG 5
5 51 Jusuf Nurkic POR C 0
5 52 Kyrie Irving BKN PG,SG -28
5 53 Lonzo Ball CHI PG 0
5 54 CJ McCollum POR PG, SG 2
5 55 Anthony Edwards MIN SG,SF 3
5 56 Mikal Bridges PHO SF -4
5 57 Pascal Siakam TOR PF 0
5 58 Kyle Lowry MIA PG 7
5 59 Marcus Smart BOS PG,SG 0
5 60 Terry Rozier CHA PG,SG 0
5 61 Jonas Valanciunas NOR C 1
5 62 Jakob Poeltl SAS C -1
6 63 Caris LeVert IND SF,SG 0
6 64 Isaiah Stewart DET PF,C 9
6 65 Mike Conley UTH PG 2
6 66 Bogdan Bogdanovic ATL SG,SF 3
6 67 Darius Garland CLE PG 1
6 68 Ben Simmons PHI PG,SF 2
6 69 Jarrett Allen CLE C -5
6 70 Ja Morant MEM PG 1
6 71 Russell Westbrook III LAL PG -17
6 72 Gordon Hayward CHA SG,SF 0
6 73 DeMar DeRozan CHI SG,SF 1
6 74 Jerami Grant DET SF,PF 3
6 75 D'Angelo Russell MIN PG,SG 0
6 76 Spencer Dinwiddie WAS PG 0
6 77 Draymond Green GSW PF,C 1
6 78 Robert Covington POR SF,PF 1
6 79 Chris Boucher TOR PF,C -13
6 80 Cade Cunningham DET SF 0
6 81 Collin Sexton CLE PG,SG 0
7 82 Nickeil Alexander-Walker NOR SG,SF 0
7 83 P.J. Washington CHA PF 0
7 84 Buddy Hield SAC SG 0
7 85 De'Anthony Melton MEM PG 46
7 86 Devonte' Graham NOR PG 0
7 87 Andrew Wiggins GSW SG,SF 0
7 88 Norman Powell POR SG, SF 0
7 89 Evan Mobley CLE PF,C 7
7 90 Kemba Walker NYK PG 0
7 91 Kyle Anderson MEM SG,SF,PF 0
7 92 Miles Bridges CHA SF 0
7 93 Harrison Barnes SAC SF,PF 0
7 94 Jordan Clarkson UTH PG,SG 0
7 95 Kevin Porter Jr. HOU PG,SF 0
8 96 Brook Lopez MIL C -7
8 97 Jalen Green HOU SG 0
8 98 Daniel Gafford WAS SF 1
8 99 Al Horford BOS PF,C 22
8 100 Thaddeus Young SAS SF,PF 3
8 101 Jordan Poole GSW PG,SG 77
8 102 Evan Fournier NYK SG,SF 0
8 103 Keldon Johnson SAS SF 5
8 104 Mitchell Robinson NYK C 0
8 105 RJ Barrett NYK SF 2
8 106 T.J. McConnell IND PG 9
8 107 Jalen Suggs ORL SG -6
8 108 Jonathan Isaac ORL PF,SF -8
8 109 Kelly Olynyk DET PF,C 1
8 110 Mo Bamba ORL C -1
8 111 Ivica Zubac LAC C 5
8 112 Duncan Robinson MIA SG,SF 7
8 113 Saddiq Bey DET SF,PF 0
8 114 Jae'Sean Tate HOU SF,PF 0
8 115 Josh Giddey OKC PG,SG 59
9 116 Nerlens Noel NYK C -5
9 117 Seth Curry PHI PG, SG 5
9 118 Jaden McDaniels MIN PF -20
9 119 Nicolas Claxton BKN PF,C -1
9 120 Aleksej Pokusevski OKC SG,SF 14
9 121 De'Andre Hunter ATL SF -1
9 122 Scottie Barnes TOR SF,PF NR
9 123 Isaiah Roby OKC PF,C 0
9 124 Khem Birch TOR PF,C 0
9 125 Tyrese Maxey PHI SG 8
9 126 Wendell Carter Jr. ORL C 0
9 127 Tyler Herro MIA SG 57
9 128 Steven Adams MEM C 0
9 129 Mason Plumlee CHA PF,C -4
9 130 Desmond Bane MEM SG 6
9 131 Kelly Oubre Jr. CHA SF 6
9 132 Bojan Bogdanovic UTH SG,SF -3
9 133 Joe Ingles UTH SG,SF 8
9 134 Marvin Bagley III SAC PF 43
9 135 Will Barton DEN SG,SF 4
9 136 Dillon Brooks MEM SF -6
9 137 Kevin Huerter ATL SG -20
9 138 Daniel Theis HOU PF,C 35
9 139 Donte DiVincenzo MIL SG 9
9 140 Royce O'Neale UTH SF -8
9 141 Chuma Okeke ORL PF -3
10 142 Cole Anthony ORL PG,SG 14
10 143 Andre Drummond PHI C 0
10 144 Darius Bazley OKC PF 0
10 145 Aaron Gordon DEN SF,PF 1
10 146 Matisse Thybulle PHI SG 3
10 147 James Wiseman GSW C 14
10 148 Eric Bledsoe LAC PG,SG -1
10 149 Reggie Jackson LAC PG,SG -37
10 150 Bobby Portis Jr. MIL PF,C -5
10 151 Lauri Markkanen CLE PF -16
10 152 Klay Thompson GSW SG,SF -47
10 153 Larry Nance Jr. POR PF,C -13
10 154 Joe Harris BKN SG,SF -1
10 155 Isaac Okoro CLE SG,SF 24
10 156 Victor Oladipo MIA PG,SG -2
10 157 Luguentz Dort OKC SF -2
10 158 Killian Hayes DET PG,SG -31
11 159 Kyle Kuzma WAS SF,PF -9
11 160 John Wall HOU PG -75
11 161 Danilo Gallinari ATL SF,PF -10
11 162 Thomas Bryant WAS C 0
11 163 Montrezl Harrell WAS PF,C -11
11 164 Gary Trent Jr. TOR SG,SF -6
11 165 Enes Kanter BOS C 0
11 166 Dennis Schroder BOS PG -9
11 167 Moses Brown DAL C 0
11 168 Malachi Flynn TOR PG -9
11 169 Immanuel Quickley NYK PG,SG -1
11 170 Facundo Campazzo DEN PG -1
11 171 Precious Achiuwa TOR PF,C NR
11 172 Marcus Morris Sr. LAC SF,PF -12
11 173 Patrick Williams CHI F -10
11 174 Danny Green PHI SG,SF -10
11 175 Tim Hardaway Jr. DAL SG,SF 0
11 176 Derrick Rose NYK PG -6
11 177 Rui Hachimura WAS PF -11
11 178 Monte Morris DEN PG -2
11 179 Malik Beasley MIN PG, SG 2
11 180 Xavier Tillman MEM PF -9
11 181 Ricky Rubio CLE PG 2
11 182 Davis Bertans WAS PF,C -10
11 183 Kendrick Nunn LAL PG,SG NR
11 184 Markelle Fultz ORL PG,SG 1
11 185 Luke Kennard LAC SG 1
11 186 Goran Dragic TOR PG,SG 1
11 187 Kawhi Leonard LAC SG,SF -81
11 188 Coby White CHI PG 0
11 189 Juan Toscano-Anderson GSW SF,PF -9
11 190 Derrick Favors OKC PF,C -8
11 191 Josh Richardson BOS SG,SF 0
11 192 Brandon Clarke MEM PF -3
11 193 Alec Burks NYK SG 0
11 194 T.J. Warren IND SF, PF -4
11 195 Hassan Whiteside UTH C -3
11 196 Dorian Finney-Smith DAL SF,PF -2
11 197 Jamal Murray DEN PG -55
11 198 Otto Porter Jr. GSW SF, PF -3
11 199 Jae Crowder PHO SF,PF -3
11 200 Kevin Love CLE PF,C -2

 

Biggest Risers

James Harden (Updated Rank: 3, Change: +2) and Kevin Durant (Updated Rank: 8, Change: +3)

Nets head coach Steve Nash admitted recently that Kyrie Irving would not be able to play in home games in Brooklyn. That means at maximum, Irving plays in 41 games this season. Because of that, I'm bumping both James Harden and Kevin Durant up in my rankings, even if ever-so-slightly. Both guys sport a usage rate north of 33% when Kyrie is off the floor.

Kristaps Porzingis (Updated Rank: 29, Change: +5)

He's finished 17th and 22nd on a per-game basis the last two seasons. Granted, he's also missed a number of games, but he looks completely healthy coming into this season. I'll chalk the missed games the last two seasons up to the shortened and condensed schedule. In his first two preseason games, Porzingis is averaging 11 points (50% FG), 4.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, one steal, 2.5 blocks, and just one turnover in 17.5 minutes per game. Another big season is in store for Kristaps playing alongside Luka Doncic.

Dejounte Murray (Updated Rank: 41, Change: +8)

Murray heads into the season as the heart and soul of this Spurs team now that DeMar DeRozan is in Chicago. He and Derrick White will be called upon to lead this offense on a nightly basis. After just two preseason games, I'm sold on his ability to fill up the box score in all facets. Through two games, Murray is averaging 15 points (48% FG, 100% FT), five rebounds, 4.5 assists, two steals, and just 1.5 turnovers in 24.5 minutes per game. I'm bullish on both Murray and White this season.

De'Anthony Melton (Updated Rank: 85, Change: +46)

All we've ever wanted for Melton was more minutes. In two seasons with the Grizzlies, he's averaged just 19.7 minutes per game. But he's always performed admirably when on the court. Now, we've seen Melton start all three preseason games. Maybe the Grizzlies are just testing things out with Melton and Desmond Bane in the starting lineup, but at a minimum, Melton's minutes should certainly creep into the mid 20's. In those three preseason games, he's averaging 10.7 points, 2.7 3PM, 2.7 rebounds, two assists, two steals, and just 0.7 turnovers per game. He fills the stat sheet and rarely turns the ball over. Count me in even if it means I have to reach for the Memphis guard this season.

Evan Mobley (Updated Rank: 89, Change: +7)

I wasn't sure how Mobley would play alongside Jarrett Allen, but he seems to be doing just fine through four preseason games. In those four games, the 3rd overall pick out of USC is averaging 9.8 points, 8.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists, one steal, and two blocks in 28.5 minutes per game. He looks like the real deal, especially on the defensive end of the floor and on the glass.

Jordan Poole (Updated Rank: 101, Change: +77)

Poole has started all three preseason games and is taking full advantage of the opportunity while Klay Thompson is out. In those three games, he has averaged 25 points, 4.7 3PM, three rebounds, 3.3 assists, and 1.3 steals per game. He's only turned the ball over once per game on average. He's going to be awesome at least until Thompson returns, which might not be until the new year.

Josh Giddey (Updated Rank: 115, Change: +59)

Giddey, the 6th overall pick out of Australia, started in each of the Thunder's first two preseason games. It's just two games, but he's averaging 13.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 4.5 assists in 27 minutes per game. The Thunder could lean on the rookie as soon as the first game of the regular season as they crave another playmaker alongside Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.

Scottie Barnes (Updated Rank: 122, Change: not previously ranked)

Another rookie, 4th overall pick out of Florida State, has more than seized his opportunity in the preseason. With Pascal Siakam recovering from labrum surgery, Barnes has opened the preseason as a starter. Through three games, he's averaging 10 points, 5.7 rebounds, 6.3 assists, one steal, and 1.3 blocks per game. His well-rounded game is gold in 9-category head-to-head leagues. He should capitalize on starter minutes from the jump.

Tyler Herro (Updated Rank: 127, Change: +57)

This one's interesting. Herro hasn't played alongside Jimmy Butler very often this preseason, but his performances are noteworthy nonetheless. Through three games, Herro is averaging 25.3 points, five rebounds, and 3.3 assists per game. He won't continue this torrid pace playing alongside Jimmy Buckets and Kyle Lowry, but maybe he carves out a bigger role in the offense this season than he did last season.

 

Biggest Fallers

LeBron James (Updated Rank: 48, Change: -7)

LeBron and his newest teammate Russell Westbrook played one preseason game together. In that game, James scored just nine points and had just three rebounds and two assists. Granted, he played just 17 minutes and it's the preseason, but I'm concerned about those assist numbers this season. Last season, he averaged 7.8 assists per game, but with Westbrook now in town, LeBron probably won't come anywhere near that number this season. Add that to the fact that he probably won't score as much either, and I'm just generally out on the King this season from a fantasy basketball perspective.

Kyrie Irving (Updated Rank: 52, Change: -28)

See James Harden and Kevin Durant's write-ups in the Biggest Risers section above. Kyrie may only play half the games this season since he can't play in Brooklyn due to local COVID-19 regulations for unvaccinated individuals. I'd have a hard time taking a guy in the 2nd or 3rd round that may only play 41 total games this season (or even less).

Russell Westbrook (Updated Rank: 71, Change: -17)

For the same reason I'm off LeBron, I'm also off Russell Westbrook. He finished 77th overall on a per-game basis in 9-category head-to-head leagues, and that was with averaging a triple-double. His poor shooting and tendency to turn the ball over are going to hurt you more than the other stats are going to help you. I don't think he finishes inside the top-80 players this season playing alongside LeBron James in Los Angeles.

Jaden McDaniels (Updated Rank: 118, Change: -20)

I've been on Jaden McDaniels all offseason. While two preseason games shouldn't change that, I'm knocking him down just a bit in my rankings. In two games, he's scored just two total points on 1-of-7 shooting. He's also averaged just two rebounds, 0.5 assists, 0.5 steals, and two turnovers per game in 17.5 minutes per game. He's got a ton of "potential," I'm just worried it doesn't translate to fantasy value with all the other pieces on the Minnesota roster.



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