Punt STL: fantasy basketball rankings 2026-27
With steals given up, Nikola Jokić is the top target at +9.5 across the other eight categories. The biggest climber in the top 60 is Ivica Zubac, 94th to 43rd. Ranks are our own board order from real box scores, not ADP.
| # | Player | Value | 9-cat | Move | PTS | REB | AST | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nikola Jokić CDEN | +9.5 | #1 | = | +1.9 | +3.2 | +3.5 | +0.3 | +0.0 | +2.3 | +0.7 | -2.4 | +1.1 |
| 2 |  Victor Wembanyama CSASDTD | +9.5 | #2 | = | +1.5 | +2.6 | -0.2 | +4.9 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +0.5 | -0.8 | +0.0 |
| 3 | +7.2 | #3 | = | +2.5 | -0.7 | +1.5 | +0.2 | +0.0 | +2.0 | +2.2 | -0.5 | +1.1 | |
| 4 |  Kawhi Leonard SFTOR | +4.7 | #4 | = | +2.0 | +0.3 | +0.0 | -0.5 | +1.0 | +0.5 | +1.8 | -0.3 | +2.4 |
| 5 |  Tyrese Maxey PGPHI | +4.4 | #5 | = | +2.0 | -0.8 | +1.5 | +0.2 | +1.5 | -0.9 | +1.7 | -0.8 | +2.4 |
| 6 |  Jamal Murray PGDEN | +4.3 | #9 | +3 | +1.5 | -0.6 | +1.7 | -0.6 | +1.6 | -0.2 | +1.4 | -0.6 | -0.4 |
| 7 |  Luka Dončić PGLALDTD | +4.3 | #6 | -1 | +3.0 | +0.9 | +2.3 | -0.3 | +2.3 | -0.5 | -0.7 | -2.7 | +1.8 |
| 8 |  Lauri Markkanen PFUTA | +4.2 | #8 | = | +1.8 | +0.5 | -0.7 | -0.4 | +1.1 | -0.3 | +1.9 | +0.4 | -0.1 |
| 9 |  Chet Holmgren COKCDTD | +4.1 | #18 | +9 | +0.1 | +1.4 | -0.9 | +2.5 | -0.4 | +1.3 | -0.1 | +0.3 | -1.1 |
| 10 |  Kevin Durant SFHOUDTD | +3.8 | #15 | +5 | +1.6 | -0.2 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +1.4 | -1.7 | -0.6 |
| 11 |  Joel Embiid CPHIDTD | +3.8 | #22 | +11 | +1.8 | +0.9 | +0.2 | +1.1 | -0.3 | +0.0 | +1.4 | -1.3 | -1.3 |
| 12 |  Stephen Curry PGGSW | +3.6 | #10 | -2 | +1.7 | -1.0 | +0.6 | -0.6 | +2.8 | -0.6 | +2.0 | -1.2 | +0.3 |
| 13 |  Karl-Anthony Towns CNYKDTD | +3.0 | #21 | +8 | +0.6 | +2.8 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -0.2 | +0.3 | +1.0 | -0.8 | -0.4 |
| 14 |  Donovan Mitchell SGCLE | +2.9 | #7 | -7 | +2.0 | -0.6 | +1.0 | -0.8 | +1.5 | -0.2 | +1.2 | -1.3 | +1.3 |
| 15 |  Donovan Clingan CPOR | +2.8 | #30 | +15 | -0.8 | +2.6 | -0.7 | +2.1 | -0.6 | +0.5 | -1.0 | +0.7 | -1.3 |
| 16 |  Anthony Davis CWASDTD | +2.7 | #19 | +3 | +0.7 | +2.4 | -0.4 | +2.0 | -1.2 | +0.5 | -1.0 | -0.3 | +0.2 |
| 17 |  Scottie Barnes PFTOR | +2.5 | #12 | -5 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +1.1 | +1.6 | -0.8 | +0.4 | +0.1 | -1.0 | +1.1 |
| 18 |  Jalen Johnson PFATLDTD | +2.5 | #17 | -1 | +1.0 | +2.0 | +2.1 | -0.5 | -0.0 | +0.0 | -0.2 | -2.0 | +0.6 |
| 19 |  Jalen Duren CDETDTD | +2.4 | #27 | +8 | +0.5 | +2.2 | -0.8 | +0.3 | -1.7 | +3.0 | -1.1 | -0.1 | -0.6 |
| 20 |  Trey Murphy SGNOP | +2.4 | #11 | -9 | +0.9 | -0.0 | +0.1 | -0.7 | +1.6 | -0.5 | +1.0 | -0.0 | +1.4 |
| 21 |  Anthony Edwards SGMIN | +2.3 | #13 | -8 | +2.1 | -0.4 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +1.7 | +0.0 | -0.2 | -1.3 | +1.0 |
| 22 |  James Harden PGCLE | +2.2 | #23 | +1 | +1.2 | -0.5 | +2.1 | -0.6 | +1.4 | -1.4 | +1.9 | -2.1 | +0.3 |
| 23 |  Cade Cunningham PGDETDTD | +1.9 | #16 | -7 | +1.3 | -0.1 | +3.1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | -0.8 | +0.2 | -2.3 | +1.2 |
| 24 |  Michael Porter SFBKN | +1.9 | #25 | +1 | +1.3 | +0.6 | -0.3 | -0.9 | +1.7 | -0.8 | +0.8 | -0.7 | +0.1 |
| 25 |  Austin Reaves SGLAL | +1.8 | #24 | -1 | +1.2 | -0.5 | +0.9 | -0.6 | +0.6 | +0.0 | +1.6 | -1.4 | +0.2 |
| 26 |  Jimmy Butler SFGSWOUT | +1.7 | #20 | -6 | +0.6 | -0.1 | +0.6 | -1.0 | -0.8 | +0.6 | +1.5 | +0.3 | +1.2 |
| 27 |  Tyler Herro SGMIL | +1.5 | #48 | +21 | +0.7 | -0.5 | +0.3 | -0.7 | +0.9 | -0.2 | +1.2 | -0.2 | -0.9 |
| 28 |  Evan Mobley CCLE | +1.5 | #41 | +13 | +0.3 | +1.5 | +0.0 | +2.2 | -0.7 | +1.2 | -2.9 | -0.1 | -0.8 |
| 29 |  Nikola Vučević CORLDTD | +1.4 | #57 | +28 | -0.3 | +1.2 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.6 | -1.2 |
| 30 |  Derrick White SGBOS | +1.2 | #29 | -1 | -0.0 | -0.6 | +0.9 | +1.2 | +1.0 | -2.2 | +0.8 | +0.1 | +0.3 |
| 31 |  Alex Sarr CWAS | +1.2 | #45 | +14 | -0.0 | +0.7 | -0.4 | +2.7 | -0.6 | -0.1 | -1.1 | +0.1 | -0.6 |
| 32 |  Jalen Brunson PGNYKDTD | +1.2 | #49 | +17 | +1.7 | -1.1 | +1.6 | -1.2 | +1.0 | -0.7 | +0.7 | -0.7 | -0.7 |
| 33 | +1.2 | #26 | -7 | +0.7 | -1.1 | +0.0 | -0.3 | +1.6 | -0.7 | +1.2 | -0.3 | +0.8 | |
| 34 |  Desmond Bane SGORL | +1.1 | #37 | +3 | +0.6 | -0.8 | +0.3 | -0.5 | +0.4 | -0.1 | +1.4 | -0.2 | +0.1 |
| 35 |  Kel'el Ware CMIL | +1.0 | #52 | +17 | -1.0 | +1.5 | -1.4 | +0.8 | -0.5 | +0.6 | -0.2 | +1.2 | -0.7 |
| 36 |  Keyonte George PGUTA | +1.0 | #36 | = | +1.2 | -1.0 | +1.2 | -0.9 | +0.8 | -0.8 | +2.0 | -1.6 | +0.2 |
| 37 |  Onyeka Okongwu CATLDTD | +1.0 | #34 | -3 | -0.2 | +0.8 | -0.2 | +0.8 | +0.3 | -0.2 | -0.4 | +0.1 | +0.2 |
| 38 |  Bam Adebayo CMIADTD | +1.0 | #32 | -6 | +0.6 | +1.9 | -0.2 | -0.0 | +0.1 | -1.2 | -0.5 | +0.2 | +0.4 |
| 39 |  Kon Knueppel SGCHADTD | +0.8 | #62 | +23 | +0.3 | -0.2 | -0.1 | -0.9 | +1.7 | -0.3 | +0.5 | -0.2 | -0.9 |
| 40 |  Neemias Queta CBOS | +0.8 | #59 | +19 | -1.1 | +1.2 | -0.9 | +1.3 | -1.7 | +1.7 | -0.7 | +1.0 | -0.7 |
| 41 |  Kristaps Porziņģis CGSWDTD | +0.7 | #73 | +32 | +0.0 | -0.3 | -0.5 | +1.0 | +0.0 | -0.8 | +0.6 | +0.7 | -1.3 |
| 42 |  Cooper Flagg SGDAL | +0.7 | #35 | -7 | +0.8 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.5 | -0.7 | -0.6 | +0.4 | -0.6 | +0.5 |
| 43 |  Ivica Zubac CIND | +0.6 | #94 | +51 | -0.4 | +2.2 | -0.7 | +0.3 | -1.7 | +1.8 | -0.9 | +0.0 | -1.8 |
| 44 |  Devin Booker SGPHXDTD | +0.6 | #63 | +19 | +1.7 | -0.9 | +1.2 | -0.8 | +0.2 | -1.0 | +1.8 | -1.6 | -0.6 |
| 45 |  Matas Buzelis PFCHI | +0.5 | #66 | +21 | -0.1 | +0.0 | -0.7 | +1.7 | +0.6 | -0.5 | -0.2 | -0.3 | -0.9 |
| 46 |  Jaren Jackson CUTA | +0.5 | #44 | -2 | +0.5 | -0.1 | -0.8 | +1.6 | +0.1 | -0.3 | +0.0 | -0.5 | +0.2 |
| 47 |  Giannis Antetokounmpo PFMIADTD | +0.5 | #50 | +3 | +1.9 | +1.8 | +0.9 | -0.0 | -1.3 | +3.6 | -4.8 | -1.7 | -0.2 |
| 48 |  Amen Thompson SGHOU | +0.4 | #28 | -20 | +0.3 | +0.9 | +0.8 | -0.1 | -1.4 | +1.0 | -0.4 | -0.7 | +1.4 |
| 49 |  LaMelo Ball PGMIN | +0.4 | #40 | -9 | +0.6 | -0.5 | +1.7 | -0.9 | +2.1 | -2.3 | +0.8 | -1.2 | +0.5 |
| 50 |  Payton Pritchard PGBOS | +0.3 | #70 | +20 | +0.1 | -0.9 | +0.8 | -1.1 | +1.0 | -0.5 | +0.5 | +0.5 | -0.8 |
| 51 |  Brandon Miller SFCHA | +0.3 | #53 | +2 | +0.6 | -0.4 | -0.1 | -0.0 | +1.5 | -1.4 | +1.0 | -0.9 | -0.0 |
| 52 |  Jarrett Allen CCLE | +0.3 | #55 | +3 | -0.2 | +1.2 | -0.9 | +0.3 | -1.7 | +2.3 | -1.4 | +0.6 | -0.1 |
| 53 |  Mikal Bridges SFNYKDTD | +0.3 | #38 | -15 | -0.4 | -0.9 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.0 | +0.1 | +1.0 | +0.8 |
| 54 |  Alperen Şengün CHOUDTD | +0.3 | #42 | -12 | +0.7 | +1.4 | +1.3 | +0.8 | -1.1 | +0.8 | -1.9 | -1.7 | +0.5 |
| 55 |  Deni Avdija PFPOR | +0.2 | #67 | +12 | +1.3 | +0.5 | +1.5 | -0.1 | +0.2 | -0.7 | -0.0 | -2.5 | -0.7 |
| 56 |  Jaylen Brown SFPHIDTD | +0.2 | #56 | = | +2.1 | +0.5 | +0.7 | -0.6 | +0.3 | -0.4 | -0.2 | -2.3 | -0.0 |
| 57 |  Jabari Smith PFHOU | +0.2 | #80 | +23 | -0.1 | +0.5 | -0.8 | +0.5 | +0.6 | -0.8 | -0.2 | +0.6 | -0.8 |
| 58 |  Jay Huff CIND | +0.2 | #95 | +37 | -1.2 | -0.9 | -1.0 | +2.4 | -0.2 | -0.1 | +0.1 | +1.1 | -1.5 |
| 59 |  LeBron James PFPHIDTD | +0.1 | #43 | -16 | +0.8 | +0.1 | +1.8 | -0.2 | -0.4 | +0.7 | -1.1 | -1.5 | +0.5 |
| 60 |  Josh Giddey PGCHI | +0.1 | #60 | = | +0.1 | +1.1 | +2.7 | -0.4 | +0.2 | -0.9 | -0.5 | -2.3 | -0.0 |
Value is the sum of the eight z-scores shown, each recomputed against the 156 players a punt-STL manager would roster. 9-cat is his rank on the standard board, Move the places gained or lost. The last column is his standard STL z-score: what you give up, not counted.
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Who climbs when you punt steals
- Ivica Zubac: 94th to 43rd, -1.8 in STL no longer counted.
- Jay Huff: 95th to 58th, -1.5 in STL no longer counted.
- Kristaps Porziņģis: 73rd to 41st, -1.3 in STL no longer counted.
- Nikola Vučević: 57th to 29th, -1.2 in STL no longer counted.
- Kon Knueppel: 62nd to 39th, -0.9 in STL no longer counted.
- Jabari Smith: 80th to 57th, -0.8 in STL no longer counted.
- Tyler Herro: 48th to 27th, -0.9 in STL no longer counted.
- Matas Buzelis: 66th to 45th, -0.9 in STL no longer counted.
Who to pass on in this build
- Dyson Daniels: 39th to 126th, because +2.7 in STL was much of his value.
- Jalen Suggs: 46th to 127th, because +2.3 in STL was much of his value.
- Kevin Porter: 14th to 64th, because +3.3 in STL was much of his value.
- Paul George: 33rd to 73rd, because +1.9 in STL was much of his value.
- VJ Edgecombe: 54th to 90th, because +1.2 in STL was much of his value.
- OG Anunoby: 31st to 66th, because +1.5 in STL was much of his value.
- Ryan Rollins: 47th to 81st, because +1.3 in STL was much of his value.
- Immanuel Quickley: 51st to 74th, because +0.8 in STL 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 steals?
Nikola Jokić (+9.5), Victor Wembanyama (+9.5) and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (+7.2) lead the board with steals punted, from 2025-26 per-game production.
How is a punt-STL 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