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Who to draft at pick 9 in fantasy basketball

At pick 9 of a 12-team draft, our board takes Kawhi Leonard in points leagues (45.7 fantasy points a game) and Jamal Murray in 9-cat leagues. Your second pick is No. 16, 6 picks later. This is our board's order, not ADP: a player your room likes more will go sooner.

The board around pick 9

Kawhi Leonard is No. 9 in points leagues, in tier 4. 3 more players sit in the same tier right behind him, so a different name from this group costs you little.

  1. 7
    Cade Cunningham
    PGDET
    Tier 348.6 FP/G
  2. 8
    Jalen Johnson
    PFATLDTD
    Tier 348.3 FP/G
  3. 9
    Kawhi Leonard
    SFTOR
    Tier 445.7 FP/G
  4. 10
    Jaylen Brown
    SFPHIDTD
    Tier 445.2 FP/G
  5. 11
    Joel Embiid
    CPHIDTD
    Tier 444.5 FP/G
  6. 12
    Donovan Mitchell
    SGCLE
    Tier 444.3 FP/G

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The roster pick 9 builds

If the room drafts down our board, these are your 13 players. 425.6 fantasy points a game across 13 players.

Pick 9425.6 fantasy points a game across 13 players

  1. 1.09Kawhi Leonard SF/SG TOR45.7
  2. 2.04Jamal Murray PG DEN42.9
  3. 3.09Stephen Curry PG GSW39.7
  4. 4.04Julius Randle PF/C BKN37.9
  5. 5.09Onyeka Okongwu C ATLDTD33.8
  6. 6.04VJ Edgecombe SG/PG PHI33.1
  7. 7.09Payton Pritchard PG BOS30.7
  8. 8.04Josh Hart SG/SF NYKDTD30.3
  9. 9.09Jaden McDaniels SF/PF MIN28.6
  10. 10.04Kel'el Ware C/PF MIL27.7
  11. 11.09Ayo Dosunmu SG/PG MIN26.3
  12. 12.04Devin Vassell SF/SG SAS25.2
  13. 13.09Christian Braun SG/SF DEN23.7

The waits from pick 9

Your picks are 9, 16, 33, 40, 57, 64, 81, 88, 105, 112, 129, 136, 153. The longest wait is 16 players. Between picks: 6, 16, 6, 16, 6, 16, 6, 16, 6, 16, 6, 16.

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Common questions

  • Who should I draft at pick 9 in fantasy basketball?

    Kawhi Leonard in points leagues and Jamal Murray in 9-cat leagues, on Parlae's 2026-27 board. If he is gone, Jaylen Brown and Joel Embiid are next on the points board.

  • What are my picks from the 9 spot in a 12-team snake draft?

    9, 16, 33, 40, 57, 64, 81, 88, 105, 112, 129, 136, 153. The longest wait is 16 players, between rounds 2 and 3.

  • What does a pick 9 roster look like?

    Drafting down our board, points leagues: 425.6 fantasy points a game across 13 players. In 9-cat: strong in to, 3pm, ft%; weak in pts, fg%, ast.

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