Who wins your fantasy basketball trade?

This fantasy basketball trade analyzer values every player for 9-category and points leagues, from daily NBA projections. Add both sides and see who wins.

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Values updated October 13, 2026. Per-game projections for the 2026-27 season. How values work

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How fantasy basketball trade values work

Basketball values start from per-game projections published by Sleeper: points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, made threes, turnovers, and shooting from the field and the line. What we do with them depends on how your league keeps score.

9-category leagues

In a 9-cat league, a player's job is to push your team ahead in as many categories as possible. We measure that with z-scores. For each category we take the players good enough to be rostered in a 12-team league with 13 players per team, find the average and the spread, and score each player by how many spreads he sits above or below average. Turnovers count against you. Field goal and free throw percentage are scored by impact: makes above what an average shooter would hit on the same attempts, so volume matters.

The nine z-scores are added up. We subtract the total of the first player outside the rostered pool, and the best player is set to 10,000.

Points leagues

Points leagues are simpler. We turn each projection into fantasy points per game with a common head-to-head setup: 1 per point, rebound and made three, 2 per assist, 4 per steal and block, minus 2 per turnover, plus 2 per made field goal and minus 1 per attempt, and 1 per made free throw minus 1 per attempt. Then we measure each player against the same replacement level.

Why rankings differ between the two formats

The same player can be a star in one format and ordinary in the other. Category leagues reward balance and efficiency, like a big man who blocks shots and hits most of his attempts. Points leagues reward volume, so ball-dominant scorers who also turn the ball over do better there. Switch the setting in the analyzer and watch the values move.

Current values: Per-game projections for the 2026-27 season, updated October 13, 2026.

Top fantasy basketball trade values

The 20 most valuable players in 12-team 9-category leagues.

Top 20 fantasy basketball 9-cat trade values
#	Player	Pos	Team	Value
1	Nikola Jokić	C	DEN	10,000
2	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander GTD	PG	OKC	8,796
3	Victor Wembanyama DTD	C	SAS	8,709
4	Luka Dončić	PG	LAL	6,246
5	Tyrese Maxey	PG	PHI	6,003
6	Kawhi Leonard	SF/SG	TOR	5,950
7	Anthony Davis DTD	C/PF	WAS	5,130
8	Donovan Mitchell	PG/SG	CLE	4,913
9	Stephen Curry	PG	GSW	4,811
10	Jalen Johnson DTD	PF/SF	ATL	4,774
11	Jamal Murray	PG	DEN	4,706
12	Tyrese Haliburton GTD	PG/SG	IND	4,692
13	Jayson Tatum	PF/SF	BOS	4,538
14	Trey Murphy	SF/SG	NOP	4,428
15	Lauri Markkanen	PF/SF	UTA	4,212
16	Cooper Flagg	PG/SF	DAL	4,159
17	Chet Holmgren GTD	C/PF	OKC	4,122
18	Austin Reaves	PG/SG	LAL	4,024
19	Anthony Edwards	PG/SG	MIN	4,021
20	Amen Thompson	PG/SF	HOU	3,900

Basketball trade tips

Values are per game. They assume the player plays. A star who misses 25 games gives you less than his value suggests, so check the injury tag and the news.
Punting changes the math. If you have given up on free throws, a poor free throw shooter costs you nothing there. He is worth more to you than his value here.
Watch the schedule late in the season. In head-to-head leagues, games played in your playoff weeks matter as much as per-game value.
Trade before the deadline rush. Contenders pay most in the two weeks before your league's trade deadline.

Other sports

The fantasy baseball trade analyzer uses the same z-score idea for 5x5 roto leagues. For football, use the fantasy football trade analyzer.

Frequently asked questions

How are fantasy basketball trade values calculated?

For 9-category leagues we turn each player's projected per-game points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, threes, turnovers, field goal and free throw percentage into z-scores and add them up. For points leagues we use projected fantasy points per game.

What are the points league settings?

1 per point, rebound and made three, 2 per assist, 4 per steal and block, minus 2 per turnover, plus 2 per made field goal minus 1 per attempt, and 1 per made free throw minus 1 per attempt. That is a common head-to-head points setup.

Why does a player rank higher in 9-cat than in points?

Category leagues reward players who help in many categories, like a center with blocks and a great field goal percentage. Points leagues reward volume, so high-usage scorers with lots of turnovers do better there.

Do the values account for games played?

No. They are per-game values, so they assume a player plays. Check the injury tag next to a player's name, and discount anyone expected to miss a long stretch.

Where do the basketball projections come from?

From Sleeper's public NBA projections, refreshed once a day. We only show our computed values, not the projections themselves.

How should I punt categories in trades?

If you punt a category, like free throws, players who hurt you only there are worth more to you than their value here shows. Use the tool to check the trade's overall value, then add a little for players who fit your build.