Dynasty Basketball Rankings: Top 185 (Dec 2020)

NBA basketball is back after the brief offseason, with that in mind, it was important to get an update out reflecting my most recent changes to my general dynasty rankings after offseason film review and the aid of a couple preseason matches. Use this as a resource for last minute start up drafts or a tool of how to steer possible trade negotiations in the future. Feel free to ask questions in the comments section, or hit me up on Twitter with any comments (@iLoveShawn5000).

Rank	Player	Team	Positions	Age
1	Luka Doncic	DAL	G	21
2	Trae Young	ATL	G	22
3	Steph Curry	GS	G	32
4	James Harden	HOU	G	31
5	Damian Lillard	ATL	G	30
6	Devin Booker	PHX	G	24
7	Bradley Beal	WAS	G	27
8	Donovan Mitchell	UTA	G	24
9	Ja Morant	MEM	G	21
10	Kyrie Irving	BKN	G	28
11	Jamal Murray	DEN	G	23
12	D’angelo Russell	MIN	G	24
13	Zach LaVine	CHI	G	25
14	De’Aaron Fox	SAC	G	22
15	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	OKC	G	22
16	Fred Vanvleet	TOR	G	26
17	Russell Westbrook	HOU	G	32
18	CJ Mccollum	POR	G	29
19	Klay Thompson** (pre injury)	GS	G	30
20	Tyler Herro	MIA	G	20
21	Buddy Hield	SAC	G	27
22	Kemba Walker	BOS	G	30
23	Malcolm Brogdon	IND	G	28
24	Jrue Holiday	MIL	G	30
25	Victor Oladipo	IND	G	27
26	Lamelo Ball	NOP	G	19
27	Anthony Edwards	BK	G	19
28	Spencer Dinwiddie	BK	G	27
29	Coby White	CHI	G	20
30	John Wall	HOU	G	30
31	Collin Sexton	CLE	G	21
32	Markelle Fultz	ORL	G	23
33	Lonzo Ball	NOP	G	23
34	Devonte Graham	MIN	G	25
35	Chris Paul	PHX	G	35
36	Kyle Lowry	TOR	G	34
37	Killian Hayes	DET	G	19
38	Derrick White	SAS	G	26
39	Malik Beasley	MIN	G	23
40	Dejounte Murray	SAS	G	23
41	Luke Kennard	LAC	G	23
42	Kevin Porter Jr	CLE	G	20
43	Norman Powell	TOR	G	27
44	Bogdan Bogdanovic	SAC	G	28
45	Eric Bledsoe	MIL	G	30
46	Marcus Smart	BOS	G	26
47	Evan Fournier	ORL	G	28
48	Bojan Bogdanovic	UTA	G	31
49	Jordan Clarkson	UTA	G	28
50	Darius Garland	CLE	G	20
51	Gary Harris	DEN	G	26
52	Dennis Schröder	LAL	G	27
53	Joe Harris	BKN	G	29
54	Mike Conley	UTA	G	33
55	Donte DiVincenzo	MIL	G	23
56	Kevin Huerter	ATL	G	22
57	Malachi Flynn	TOR	G	21
58	Seth Curry	PHI	G	30
59	Tyrese Haliburton	SAC	G	20
60	Kendrick Nunn	MIA	G	25
61	Malik Monk	TOR	G	22
62	Anfernee Simons	POR	G	21
63	Tyrell Terry	DAL	G	20
64	Aaron Holiday	IND	G	24
65	Lonnie Walker IV	SAS	G	21
66	Derrick Rose	DET	G	32
67	Lou Williams	LAC	G	34
68	Ricky Rubio	PHX	G	30
69	Terrence Davis	TOR	G	23
70	Kira Lewis	NOP	G	19
71	Terry Rozier III	CHA	G	26
72	Grant Riller	GSW	G	23
73	Landry Shamet	LAC	G	23
74	Nickel Alexander-Walker	NOP	G	21
75	Monte Morris	DEN	G	25
76	Goran Dragic	MIA	G	34
77	De’Anthony Melton	MEM	G	22
78	Shake Milton	PHI	G	24
79	Jordan Poole	CHI	G	21
80	Tyus Jones	MEM	G	24
81	JJ Redick	NOP	G	36
82	Dennis Smith JR	NYK	G	22
83	Elfrid Payton	NYK	G	26
84	Kris Dunn	CHI	G	26
85	Delon Wright	DAL	G	28
86			G

Guards (Macro POV)

The elite among primary ball handlers are still led by the leaders of the older generation. Stephen Curry, James Harden, Damian Lillard, Russell Westbrook, all have numerous elite seasons under their resume but are currently 30+ and eventually approaching post prime form heading into the 2021 campaign. Dynasty leagues always shade young meaning the further any of these players drop the likelier possibility of returning short term value during start up drafts. Analyzing future value of the point guard crop leaves me with one major takeaway: If you miss the all star level guards during the first few rounds of drafts the road to acquiring one of these talents may be the largest in terms of opportunity cost.

Early drafts during this current cycle have also highlighted the scarcity of dependable shot creators who provide your roster with stability in the assists category. In redraft leagues you can survive taking fliers on the older point guards with injury concerns and live to tell the story(John Wall, Kyle Lowry, Chris Paul, Mike Conley) however once the top elite young offensive engines are off the board it gets uglier than you would project.

Fred VanVleet

FVV’s journey from undrafted free agent out of Wichita State to crucial cog on a NBA title team is without a doubt one of the best stories spawned over the past few seasons. One of shining products that illuminates why the Raptors player development staff have emerged as one of the best in the business. VanVleet has proven to have a steady and stabilizing nature on the teams offense, if there was a poster child for grit right now, the undersized guard from Illinois has to be one of the first to come to mind.

Success between the two-man chemistry between Kyle Lowry and VanVleet is a testament to each of their non stop work rate on the defensive end, neither of these guys are 6″1 without boots on yet continually find ways to produce winning basketball. The recipient of a sparkling 4 year 85 million dollar contract during free agency, cements his place as a foundational block moving forward for the Raptors back court. VanVleet has been one of the most effective off ball players in the league due to emerging as a lethal shooter, according to CleaningTheGlass he hasn’t fell below the 85th percentile in overall three point efficiency, and last season he shot 43.9 percent on catch and shoot opportunities (90th percentile).

Due to his lack of size it’s unlikely he’ll ever be a strong finisher around the basket (18th percentile on 268 rim attempts last season), which means while building your teams you must be cognizant of stacking around too many other players who could tank your field goal percentage. Toronto’s developmental resume is another reason why Malachi Flynn should be someone you keep a keen eye on as someone who landed in perfect a situation to capitalize on his potential.

Higher than Consensus (outside top 10):

Fred VanVleet (My Rank: 16th)
Zach LaVine (My Rank: 13)
D’angelo Russell (My Rank: 12th)
Tyler Herro (My Rank: 20)
Collin Sexton (My Rank: 33)
Lamelo Ball (My Rank 26)
Coby White (My Rank: 28)
Derrick White (My Rank: 38)
Spencer Dinwiddie (My Rank: 28)
Markelle Fultz (My Rank: 32)
Killian Hayes (My Rank: 46)
Malachi Flynn (My Rank: 57)

Forwards/Centers

Rank	Player	Team	Positions	Age
1	Giannis Antekoumpo	MIL	F/C	25
2	Nikola Jokic	DEN	C	25
3	Anthony Davis	LAL	C	27
4	Karl Anthony Towns	MIN	F/C	24
5	Jayson Tatum	BOS	F	22
6	Zion Williamson	NOP	F/C	20
7	Brandon Ingram	NOP	F	23
8	Ben Simmons	PHI	C	22
9	Bam Adebayo	MIA	C	23
10	Kevin Durant	BK	F	32
11	Deandre Ayton	PHX	C	22
12	Kawhi Leonard	LAC	F	29
13	Lebron James	LAL	F	35
14	Joel Embiid	PHI	C	26
15	Pascal Siakam	TOR	F	26
16	Jaren Jackson Jr	MEM	F/C	21
17	Paul George	LAC	F	30
18	Kristaps Porzingis	DAL	F	25
19	Khris Middleton	MIL	F	30
20	Jimmy Butler	MIA	F	31
21	Michael Porter Jr.	DEN	F	21
22	John Collins	ATL	F	23
23	Rudy Gobert	UTA	F	28
24	Domontas Sabonis	IND	F	23
25	Myles Turner	IND	C	24
26	Jusef Nurkic	POR	C	26
27	Andre Drummond	CLE	C	27
28	Christian Wood	HOU	C	25
29	Jonathan Isaac	ORL	C	23
30	Lauri Markannen	CHI	F/C	24
31	Jonathan Isaac	ORL	C	23
32	Brandon Clarke	CHI	F/C	24
33	Caris Levert	BK	F	26
34	Mikal Bridges	PHX	F	24
35	TJ Warren	IND	F	27
36	Marvin Bagley	SAC	F/C	21
37	James Wiseman	GS	C	19
38	Wendell Carter	CHI	C	21
39	Tobias Harris	PHI	F	28
40	Clint Capela	ATL	C	26
41	Mitchell Robinson	NYK	C	22
42	Nikola Vucevic	ORL	C	30
43	OG Anunoby	TOR	F	23
44	Jarrett Allen	BK	C	22
45	Aaron Gordon	ORL	F	25
46	Jerami Grant	DET	F	26
47	PJ Washington	CHA	F	22
48	Montrezl Harrell	LAL	F/C	26
49	Gordon Hayward	CHA	F	30
50	RJ Barrett	NYK	F	20
51	Kelly Oubre Jr	GS	F	24
52	Otto Porter Jr	CHI	F	27
53	Jonas Valuncianas	MEM	C	28
54	Josh Richardson	DAL	F	26
55	Demar Derozan	SAS	F	31
56	Demarcus Cousins	HOU	C	30
57	Steven Adams	SAC	C	31
58	Danillo Gallinari	ATL	F	32
59	Miles Bridges	CHA	F	22
60	Lamarcus Aldridge	SAS	F	34
61	Evan Fournier	ORL	F	28
62	Deandre Hunter	ATL	F	22
63	Blake Griffin	DET	F	31
64	Hassan Whiteside	SAC	C	31
65	Obi Toppin	NYK	C	22
66	Deni Avdija	WAS	F	19
67	Isaac Okoro	CLE	F	19
68	Jarrett Culver	MIN	F	21
69	Kevin Love	CLE	F/C	32
70	Ivica Zubac	LAC	C	23
71	Patrick Williams	CHI	F	19
72	Gary Trent Jr	POR	F	21
73	Dillon Brooks	MEM	F	24
74	Onyeka Okongwu	ATL	F	19
75	Davis Bertans	WAS	F	28
76	Richaun Holmes	SAC	F	27
77	Darius Bazeley	OKC	F	20
78	Kyle Kuzma	LAL	F	25
79	Cam Johnson	PHX	F	23
80	Mo Bamba	ORL	C	22
81	Dario Saric	PHX	F	26
82	Al Horford	OKC	F/C	34
83	Serge Ibaka	LAC	F/C	31
84	Goga Bitadze	IND	C	21
85	Sekou Doumboya	DET	F	19
86	Will Barton	DEN	F	29
87	Lu Dort	OKC	F	23
88	Justise Winslow	MEM	F	24
89	Jaxson Hayes	NOP	C	20
90	Thomas Bryant	WAS	C	23
91	Joe Ingles	UTA	F	33
92	Marquesse Chriss	GS	F/C	23
93	Naz Reid	MIN	F/C	21
94	Nicolas Clayton	BK	F/C	21
95	Kevin Knox	NYJ	F	21
96	Bol Bol	DEN	C	21
97	Cedi Osman	CLE	F	25
98	Maxi Kleber	DAL	F/C	28
99	Larry Nance Jr	CLE	F/C	27
100	Nasir Little	POR	F	20
101		CLE	F	25