Every player below is rostered in under 65% of Yahoo leagues, and every pick is made for 9-cat leagues. Yahoo % rostered as of October 22, 2026.
The picks are organized into five tiers by league size — the shallower your league, the higher the tier you should be shopping in.
30 minutes in the first game is a good sign after playing less than 20 MPG last year.
| GP | MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | BBM Per-Game Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 1 | 30.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 83.3% | 75% | — |
| 2025-26 | 66 | 19.7 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 54.4% | 55.9% | #278 |
If he plays close to 30 MPG, he’ll easily average 10+ rebounds — he played 34 in the first game.
| GP | MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | BBM Per-Game Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 1 | 34.0 | 17.0 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 63.6% | 100% | — |
| 2025-26 | 73 | 26.0 | 7.9 | 8.7 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 63.1% | 65.9% | #132 |
Let’s see what happens — the opportunity is there.
| GP | MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | BBM Per-Game Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 1 | 29.0 | 15.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 50% | 100% | — |
| 2025-26 | — | — | |||||||||
As long as Coby White and Kon Knueppel are out, he’s a must-play. He should still get decent minutes in 12–14-team leagues once they’re back.
| GP | MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | BBM Per-Game Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 1 | 29.0 | 21.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 66.7% | 100% | — |
| 2025-26 | 51 | 28.8 | 16.5 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 40.3% | 85.7% | #82 |
Should play a significant role for the Nuggets.
| GP | MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | BBM Per-Game Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | — | — | |||||||||
| 2025-26 | 77 | 31.2 | 18.4 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 49.7% | 86.8% | #76 |
Boring, but he gets it done.
| GP | MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | BBM Per-Game Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 1 | 31.0 | 22.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 80% | 100% | — |
| 2025-26 | 78 | 29.3 | 11.8 | 7.4 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 51.2% | 79.2% | #117 |
Even at 20 MPG, he should be able to contribute well in fantasy.
| GP | MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | BBM Per-Game Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 1 | 22.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 50% | — |
| 2025-26 | 55 | 21.7 | 9.5 | 6.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 65.5% | 68.3% | #139 |
Doesn’t need a ton of minutes to help in rebounds.
| GP | MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | BBM Per-Game Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 1 | 24.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 38.5% | 50% | — |
| 2025-26 | 63 | 19.5 | 6.4 | 8.4 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 47.2% | 63.1% | #227 |
| GP | MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | BBM Per-Game Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 1 | 28.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 40% | — | — |
| 2025-26 | 50 | 31.5 | 14.1 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 46.7% | 76.6% | #113 |
Someone to at least keep an eye on.
| GP | MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | BBM Per-Game Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 1 | 26.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 22.2% | — | — |
| 2025-26 | 46 | 15.6 | 7.8 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 55.3% | 73.6% | #330 |
Big minutes, and he should get decent defensive stats.
| GP | MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | BBM Per-Game Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 1 | 34.0 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 42.9% | — | — |
| 2025-26 | 72 | 20.5 | 6.7 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 44% | 72.9% | #241 |
A stash for now.
| GP | MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | BBM Per-Game Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | — | — | |||||||||
| 2025-26 | 38 | 33.2 | 17.4 | 5.2 | 7.4 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 46.5% | 87.8% | #16 |
Worth an add while Knueppel and White are out.
| GP | MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | BBM Per-Game Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 1 | 35.0 | 19.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 53.8% | 100% | — |
| 2025-26 | 70 | 24.2 | 10.8 | 2.7 | 4.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 40.5% | 83.4% | #293 |
| GP | MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | BBM Per-Game Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 1 | 29.0 | 16.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 53.8% | — | — |
| 2025-26 | 74 | 29.5 | 15.2 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 51% | 76% | #171 |
A starter, and someone to keep an eye on in 12-team leagues in case he makes a third-year leap.
| GP | MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | BBM Per-Game Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 1 | 28.0 | 12.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 50% | 33.3% | — |
| 2025-26 | 69 | 26.4 | 12.5 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 43.1% | 78.4% | #262 |
There’s a lot of depth on the team, but he can at least get defensive stats in a 25-minute role.
| GP | MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | BBM Per-Game Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 1 | 29.0 | 11.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 66.7% | 66.7% | — |
| 2025-26 | 56 | 26.2 | 11.7 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 42.5% | 74.6% | #142 |
A starter who should play more than 20 minutes on most nights.
| GP | MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | BBM Per-Game Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 1 | 20.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 40% | 0% | — |
| 2025-26 | 45 | 26.1 | 13.7 | 4.1 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 41.5% | 86.7% | #275 |
A stash in 14-team leagues or deeper.
| GP | MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | BBM Per-Game Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 1 | 20.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 25% | 100% | — |
| 2025-26 | — | — | |||||||||
Roster percentages are Yahoo figures as of October 22, 2026, and will move quickly. New editions are published weekly in the Waiver Wire section.