Punt AST: fantasy basketball rankings 2026-27
With assists given up, Victor Wembanyama is the top target at +9.8 across the other eight categories, up from 2nd on the standard 9-cat board. The biggest climber in the top 60 is Robert Williams, 105th to 59th. Ranks are our own board order from real box scores, not ADP.
| # | Player | Value | 9-cat | Move | PTS | REB | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO | AST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Victor Wembanyama CSASDTD | +9.8 | #2 | +1 | +1.5 | +2.6 | +0.1 | +5.0 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +0.6 | -0.9 | -0.3 |
| 2 |  Nikola Jokić CDEN | +7.0 | #1 | -1 | +1.9 | +3.3 | +1.1 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +2.2 | +0.7 | -2.6 | +3.5 |
| 3 |  Kawhi Leonard SFTOR | +7.0 | #4 | +1 | +2.0 | +0.3 | +2.4 | -0.6 | +1.0 | +0.5 | +1.9 | -0.4 | -0.0 |
| 4 | +6.7 | #3 | -1 | +2.5 | -0.7 | +1.1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +2.0 | +2.3 | -0.6 | +1.4 | |
| 5 |  Tyrese Maxey PGPHI | +5.2 | #5 | = | +2.0 | -0.8 | +2.3 | +0.2 | +1.5 | -0.9 | +1.7 | -0.9 | +1.4 |
| 6 |  Lauri Markkanen PFUTA | +4.8 | #8 | +2 | +1.8 | +0.5 | -0.0 | -0.4 | +1.1 | -0.4 | +2.0 | +0.3 | -0.8 |
| 7 |  Chet Holmgren COKCDTD | +4.1 | #18 | +11 | +0.2 | +1.4 | -1.1 | +2.5 | -0.4 | +1.2 | -0.1 | +0.3 | -1.0 |
| 8 |  Trey Murphy SGNOP | +3.6 | #11 | +3 | +0.9 | -0.0 | +1.3 | -0.7 | +1.6 | -0.5 | +1.0 | -0.1 | +0.1 |
| 9 |  Luka Dončić PGLALDTD | +3.6 | #6 | -3 | +2.9 | +0.9 | +1.7 | -0.4 | +2.3 | -0.5 | -0.6 | -2.9 | +2.3 |
| 10 |  Anthony Davis CWASDTD | +3.4 | #19 | +9 | +0.7 | +2.4 | +0.2 | +2.0 | -1.1 | +0.5 | -0.9 | -0.4 | -0.4 |
| 11 |  Stephen Curry PGGSW | +3.3 | #10 | -1 | +1.7 | -1.0 | +0.4 | -0.6 | +2.8 | -0.6 | +2.0 | -1.4 | +0.5 |
| 12 |  Anthony Edwards SGMIN | +3.2 | #13 | +1 | +2.1 | -0.4 | +1.0 | +0.2 | +1.7 | +0.0 | -0.1 | -1.4 | +0.0 |
| 13 |  Donovan Mitchell SGCLE | +3.1 | #7 | -6 | +2.0 | -0.6 | +1.3 | -0.9 | +1.6 | -0.2 | +1.3 | -1.4 | +1.0 |
| 14 |  Karl-Anthony Towns CNYKDTD | +2.9 | #21 | +7 | +0.6 | +2.8 | -0.4 | -0.4 | -0.1 | +0.3 | +1.0 | -1.0 | -0.3 |
| 15 |  Jalen Duren CDETDTD | +2.6 | #27 | +12 | +0.6 | +2.2 | -0.5 | +0.3 | -1.6 | +3.0 | -1.0 | -0.1 | -0.8 |
| 16 |  Kevin Durant SFHOUDTD | +2.6 | #15 | -1 | +1.6 | -0.1 | -0.6 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +1.4 | -1.8 | +0.5 |
| 17 |  Scottie Barnes PFTOR | +2.5 | #12 | -5 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +1.1 | +1.6 | -0.8 | +0.4 | +0.2 | -1.1 | +1.1 |
| 18 |  Donovan Clingan CPOR | +2.4 | #30 | +12 | -0.7 | +2.7 | -1.2 | +2.1 | -0.6 | +0.4 | -1.0 | +0.7 | -0.8 |
| 19 |  Joel Embiid CPHIDTD | +2.3 | #22 | +3 | +1.8 | +0.9 | -1.3 | +1.1 | -0.2 | +0.0 | +1.5 | -1.4 | +0.1 |
| 20 |  Jimmy Butler SFGSWOUT | +2.3 | #20 | = | +0.6 | -0.1 | +1.2 | -1.0 | -0.8 | +0.6 | +1.5 | +0.2 | +0.6 |
| 21 |  Michael Porter SFBKN | +2.2 | #25 | +4 | +1.3 | +0.6 | +0.1 | -0.9 | +1.8 | -0.8 | +0.8 | -0.8 | -0.3 |
| 22 |  OG Anunoby PFNYKDTD | +2.1 | #31 | +9 | +0.1 | -0.2 | +1.5 | +0.0 | +0.7 | -0.1 | +0.3 | -0.1 | -0.7 |
| 23 |  Jamal Murray PGDEN | +2.1 | #9 | -14 | +1.5 | -0.6 | -0.4 | -0.7 | +1.6 | -0.2 | +1.4 | -0.7 | +1.7 |
| 24 | +1.9 | #26 | +2 | +0.8 | -1.1 | +0.8 | -0.3 | +1.6 | -0.7 | +1.3 | -0.4 | -0.0 | |
| 25 |  Kel'el Ware CMIL | +1.9 | #52 | +27 | -0.9 | +1.5 | -0.7 | +0.8 | -0.4 | +0.6 | -0.2 | +1.2 | -1.4 |
| 26 |  Bam Adebayo CMIADTD | +1.7 | #32 | +6 | +0.7 | +1.9 | +0.5 | -0.1 | +0.1 | -1.2 | -0.4 | +0.1 | -0.2 |
| 27 |  Jaren Jackson CUTA | +1.5 | #44 | +17 | +0.5 | -0.1 | +0.3 | +1.5 | +0.1 | -0.3 | +0.1 | -0.6 | -0.8 |
| 28 |  Onyeka Okongwu CATLDTD | +1.5 | #34 | +6 | -0.2 | +0.8 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +0.3 | -0.2 | -0.4 | +0.0 | -0.3 |
| 29 |  Paul George SFBOS | +1.4 | #33 | +4 | +0.2 | -0.2 | +1.8 | -0.6 | +1.1 | -1.1 | +0.2 | +0.0 | -0.0 |
| 30 |  Kevin Porter PGMIL | +1.3 | #14 | -16 | +0.2 | -0.3 | +3.2 | -0.4 | -0.4 | -0.5 | +1.0 | -1.5 | +1.8 |
| 31 |  Neemias Queta CBOS | +1.2 | #59 | +28 | -1.0 | +1.2 | -0.6 | +1.3 | -1.6 | +1.7 | -0.7 | +1.0 | -1.0 |
| 32 |  Mark Williams CPHXOUT | +1.2 | #64 | +32 | -0.8 | +1.0 | -0.3 | +0.4 | -1.6 | +1.8 | -0.3 | +0.9 | -1.3 |
| 33 |  Alex Sarr CWAS | +1.2 | #45 | +12 | +0.0 | +0.7 | -0.5 | +2.7 | -0.6 | -0.1 | -1.0 | +0.1 | -0.5 |
| 34 |  Jarrett Allen CCLE | +1.1 | #55 | +21 | -0.1 | +1.2 | -0.1 | +0.3 | -1.6 | +2.3 | -1.3 | +0.5 | -0.9 |
| 35 |  Austin Reaves SGLAL | +1.1 | #24 | -11 | +1.2 | -0.5 | +0.2 | -0.7 | +0.7 | +0.0 | +1.7 | -1.6 | +0.9 |
| 36 |  Mikal Bridges SFNYKDTD | +1.1 | #38 | +2 | -0.3 | -0.9 | +0.8 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.0 | +0.1 | +1.0 | +0.0 |
| 37 |  Jalen Johnson PFATLDTD | +0.9 | #17 | -20 | +1.1 | +2.1 | +0.6 | -0.6 | +0.0 | +0.0 | -0.2 | -2.1 | +2.0 |
| 38 |  Desmond Bane SGORL | +0.9 | #37 | -1 | +0.7 | -0.8 | +0.1 | -0.5 | +0.4 | -0.1 | +1.5 | -0.3 | +0.2 |
| 39 |  Amen Thompson SGHOU | +0.9 | #28 | -11 | +0.3 | +0.9 | +1.4 | -0.2 | -1.3 | +1.0 | -0.3 | -0.8 | +0.8 |
| 40 |  Evan Mobley CCLE | +0.8 | #41 | +1 | +0.3 | +1.5 | -0.7 | +2.2 | -0.7 | +1.2 | -2.8 | -0.2 | -0.0 |
| 41 |  Derrick White SGBOS | +0.7 | #29 | -12 | +0.0 | -0.6 | +0.4 | +1.2 | +1.1 | -2.2 | +0.9 | +0.0 | +0.8 |
| 42 |  Cooper Flagg SGDAL | +0.7 | #35 | -7 | +0.8 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.4 | -0.6 | -0.6 | +0.4 | -0.7 | +0.4 |
| 43 |  Andrew Wiggins SFMIADTD | +0.7 | #58 | +15 | -0.1 | -0.4 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +0.4 | -0.3 | -0.1 | +0.3 | -0.5 |
| 44 |  Nikola Vučević CORLDTD | +0.5 | #57 | +13 | -0.2 | +1.2 | -1.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.5 | -0.2 |
| 45 |  Matas Buzelis PFCHI | +0.5 | #66 | +21 | +0.0 | +0.0 | -0.8 | +1.7 | +0.6 | -0.5 | -0.1 | -0.4 | -0.8 |
| 46 |  Jaden McDaniels SFMIN | +0.4 | #61 | +15 | -0.2 | -0.7 | +0.3 | +0.6 | -0.2 | +0.5 | +0.3 | -0.1 | -0.5 |
| 47 |  Brandon Miller SFCHA | +0.4 | #53 | +6 | +0.7 | -0.4 | +0.0 | -0.1 | +1.5 | -1.4 | +1.0 | -1.0 | -0.2 |
| 48 |  Tyler Herro SGMIL | +0.4 | #48 | = | +0.7 | -0.5 | -0.9 | -0.7 | +0.9 | -0.2 | +1.2 | -0.2 | +0.2 |
| 49 |  Rudy Gobert CMIN | +0.4 | #77 | +28 | -0.9 | +2.6 | -0.7 | +1.9 | -1.6 | +2.0 | -3.4 | +0.5 | -1.0 |
| 50 |  Keegan Murray PFSAC | +0.4 | #82 | +32 | -0.4 | -0.0 | +0.1 | +1.8 | -0.3 | -1.4 | -0.2 | +0.7 | -1.0 |
| 51 |  Deandre Ayton CWAS | +0.3 | #91 | +40 | -0.6 | +1.0 | -1.2 | +0.6 | -1.6 | +2.4 | -1.0 | +0.8 | -1.4 |
| 52 |  Jabari Smith PFHOU | +0.3 | #80 | +28 | -0.1 | +0.5 | -0.8 | +0.5 | +0.7 | -0.8 | -0.2 | +0.5 | -0.9 |
| 53 |  James Harden PGCLE | +0.3 | #23 | -30 | +1.2 | -0.5 | +0.3 | -0.6 | +1.4 | -1.4 | +2.0 | -2.3 | +2.1 |
| 54 |  Myles Turner CMIL | +0.2 | #87 | +33 | -0.7 | -0.2 | -0.8 | +1.9 | +0.4 | -0.7 | -0.5 | +0.8 | -1.1 |
| 55 |  Kristaps Porziņģis CGSWDTD | +0.1 | #73 | +18 | +0.1 | -0.3 | -1.2 | +1.0 | +0.0 | -0.8 | +0.7 | +0.6 | -0.6 |
| 56 |  Kon Knueppel SGCHADTD | +0.1 | #62 | +6 | +0.4 | -0.2 | -0.8 | -1.0 | +1.7 | -0.3 | +0.6 | -0.3 | -0.1 |
| 57 |  Norman Powell SFCHI | +0.0 | #69 | +12 | +0.9 | -1.0 | +0.3 | -1.0 | +1.1 | -0.5 | +0.5 | -0.2 | -0.6 |
| 58 |  Naz Reid CCHA | +0.0 | #85 | +27 | -0.4 | +0.2 | -0.1 | +0.6 | +0.5 | -0.6 | -0.3 | +0.1 | -0.7 |
| 59 |  Robert Williams CPOR | +0.0 | #105 | +46 | -1.6 | +0.6 | -1.1 | +1.6 | -1.5 | +1.5 | -0.6 | +1.2 | -1.3 |
| 60 |  VJ Edgecombe SGPHI | -0.1 | #54 | -6 | -0.0 | -0.1 | +1.1 | -0.4 | +0.3 | -1.1 | +0.1 | -0.1 | +0.3 |
Value is the sum of the eight z-scores shown, each recomputed against the 156 players a punt-AST manager would roster. 9-cat is his rank on the standard board, Move the places gained or lost. The last column is his standard AST z-score: what you give up, not counted.
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Who climbs when you punt assists
- Robert Williams: 105th to 59th, -1.3 in AST no longer counted.
- Deandre Ayton: 91st to 51st, -1.4 in AST no longer counted.
- Myles Turner: 87th to 54th, -1.1 in AST no longer counted.
- Mark Williams: 64th to 32nd, -1.3 in AST no longer counted.
- Keegan Murray: 82nd to 50th, -1.0 in AST no longer counted.
- Neemias Queta: 59th to 31st, -1.0 in AST no longer counted.
- Rudy Gobert: 77th to 49th, -1.0 in AST no longer counted.
- Jabari Smith: 80th to 52nd, -0.9 in AST no longer counted.
Who to pass on in this build
- Josh Giddey: 60th to 180th, because +2.7 in AST was much of his value.
- LeBron James: 43rd to 102nd, because +1.7 in AST was much of his value.
- LaMelo Ball: 40th to 92nd, because +1.7 in AST was much of his value.
- Cade Cunningham: 16th to 64th, because +3.1 in AST was much of his value.
- Jalen Brunson: 49th to 97th, because +1.5 in AST was much of his value.
- Alperen Şengün: 42nd to 75th, because +1.2 in AST was much of his value.
- Immanuel Quickley: 51st to 83rd, because +1.1 in AST was much of his value.
- Giannis Antetokounmpo: 50th to 80th, because +0.9 in AST was much of his value.
Drafting the build
A punt only pays when the whole roster leans into it, so the climbers above are the picks to make earlier than the standard board would, and the fallers are the ones to let another manager take. The full standard order is on the 9-cat rankings, and the player comparisons show every punt for two players side by side.
Common questions
Who are the best players to draft when you punt assists?
Victor Wembanyama (+9.8), Nikola Jokić (+7.0) and Kawhi Leonard (+7.0) lead the board with assists punted, from 2025-26 per-game production.
How is a punt-AST ranking calculated?
Each player's per-game line is turned into z-scores for the eight other categories against a 156-player pool, the pool a 12-team league rosters, and the pool itself is chosen by the same eight-category value, so the players a punting manager rosters set the averages. A player's value is the sum of those eight z-scores. Percentages are weighted by attempts and turnovers count against.
By the Parlae deskBoard updated Oct 13, 2026 at 10:41 PM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number