Fantasy basketball punt builds, 2026-27

Punting means giving up one 9-cat category on purpose to win the other eight. Each build below re-ranks all 406 players with that category left out, against the 156 players a punting manager would roster. Punt 3PM moves the most players: 46 of the top 60 change places by five or more.

Punt 3PM
Give up threes. 46 of the top 60 move five or more places.
1. 1. Nikola Jokić+10.3 (was #1)
2. 2. Victor Wembanyama+9.2 (was #2)
3. 3. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander+8.0 (was #3)
Punt FT%
Give up free throw percentage. 42 of the top 60 move five or more places.
1. 1. Nikola Jokić+9.8 (was #1)
2. 2. Victor Wembanyama+8.9 (was #2)
3. 3. Luka Dončić+6.5 (was #6)
Punt PTS
Give up points. 41 of the top 60 move five or more places.
1. 1. Nikola Jokić+8.6 (was #1)
2. 2. Victor Wembanyama+8.0 (was #2)
3. 3. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander+5.8 (was #3)
Punt REB
Give up rebounds. 41 of the top 60 move five or more places.
1. 1. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander+9.2 (was #3)
2. 2. Tyrese Maxey+7.8 (was #5)
3. 3. Nikola Jokić+7.5 (was #1)
Punt AST
Give up assists. 40 of the top 60 move five or more places.
1. 1. Victor Wembanyama+9.8 (was #2)
2. 2. Nikola Jokić+7.0 (was #1)
3. 3. Kawhi Leonard+7.0 (was #4)
Punt FG%
Give up field goal percentage. 37 of the top 60 move five or more places.
1. 1. Victor Wembanyama+9.1 (was #2)
2. 2. Nikola Jokić+8.4 (was #1)
3. 3. Tyrese Maxey+8.3 (was #5)
Punt TO
Give up turnovers. 37 of the top 60 move five or more places.
1. 1. Nikola Jokić+13.1 (was #1)
2. 2. Victor Wembanyama+10.3 (was #2)
3. 3. Luka Dončić+9.1 (was #6)
Punt STL
Give up steals. 36 of the top 60 move five or more places.
1. 1. Nikola Jokić+9.5 (was #1)
2. 2. Victor Wembanyama+9.5 (was #2)
3. 3. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander+7.2 (was #3)
Punt BLK
Give up blocks. 35 of the top 60 move five or more places.
1. 1. Nikola Jokić+10.4 (was #1)
2. 2. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander+8.4 (was #3)
3. 3. Kawhi Leonard+7.9 (was #4)

The usual punts pair a player type with the category it costs: big men who shoot free throws badly (punt FT%), high-volume guards who miss shots and turn the ball over (punt FG% or TO), and bigs who do not pass (punt AST). The standard order is on the 9-cat rankings.

By the Parlae deskBoard updated Oct 13, 2026 at 8:41 PM ETHow this is built Report a wrong number