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Who to draft at pick 8 in fantasy basketball

At pick 8 of a 12-team draft, our board takes Jalen Johnson in points leagues (48.3 fantasy points a game) and Lauri Markkanen in 9-cat leagues. Your second pick is No. 17, 8 picks later. This is our board's order, not ADP: a player your room likes more will go sooner.

The board around pick 8

Jalen Johnson is No. 8 in points leagues, in tier 3. He is the last of his tier, so the board drops off after him.

  1. 6
    Tyrese Maxey
    PGPHI
    Tier 348.6 FP/G
  2. 7
    Cade Cunningham
    PGDET
    Tier 348.6 FP/G
  3. 8
    Jalen Johnson
    PFATLDTD
    Tier 348.3 FP/G
  4. 9
    Kawhi Leonard
    SFTOR
    Tier 445.7 FP/G
  5. 10
    Jaylen Brown
    SFPHIDTD
    Tier 445.2 FP/G
  6. 11
    Joel Embiid
    CPHIDTD
    Tier 444.5 FP/G

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The roster pick 8 builds

If the room drafts down our board, these are your 13 players. 428.0 fantasy points a game across 13 players.

Pick 8428.0 fantasy points a game across 13 players

  1. 1.08Jalen Johnson PF/SF ATLDTD48.3
  2. 2.05Deni Avdija PF/SF/SG POR42.9
  3. 3.08Cooper Flagg SG/PG/SF DALDTD39.8
  4. 4.05Trey Murphy SG/SF NOP37.8
  5. 5.08Franz Wagner SF/PF ORL33.9
  6. 6.05Rudy Gobert C MIN33.0
  7. 7.08Kon Knueppel SG/SF CHADTD30.8
  8. 8.05Andrew Wiggins SF/PF/SG MIA30.1
  9. 9.08Bennedict Mathurin SF/SG NOP28.6
  10. 10.05Brandin Podziemski PG/SG GSW27.7
  11. 11.08Ajay Mitchell PG/SG OKCDTD26.3
  12. 12.05Draymond Green PF/C GSWDTD25.2
  13. 13.08Cam Spencer SG/PG/SF MEM23.8

The waits from pick 8

Your picks are 8, 17, 32, 41, 56, 65, 80, 89, 104, 113, 128, 137, 152. The longest wait is 14 players. Between picks: 8, 14, 8, 14, 8, 14, 8, 14, 8, 14, 8, 14.

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Common questions

  • Who should I draft at pick 8 in fantasy basketball?

    Jalen Johnson in points leagues and Lauri Markkanen in 9-cat leagues, on Parlae's 2026-27 board. If he is gone, Kawhi Leonard and Jaylen Brown are next on the points board.

  • What are my picks from the 8 spot in a 12-team snake draft?

    8, 17, 32, 41, 56, 65, 80, 89, 104, 113, 128, 137, 152. The longest wait is 14 players, between rounds 2 and 3.

  • What does a pick 8 roster look like?

    Drafting down our board, points leagues: 428.0 fantasy points a game across 13 players. In 9-cat: strong in reb, pts, to; weak in ft%, ast, stl.

By the Parlae deskBoard updated Oct 14, 2026 at 10:51 PM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number