NBA Fantasy: Small forward rankings for points leagues

Jayson Tatum is ranked as the No. 1 small forward in fantasy points leagues heading into the 2026-27 season.

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The 2026-27 fantasy basketball draft season is here. Soon enough, the points and categories won will start to count. It’s the perfect time to review our points league small forward rankings, courtesy of Yahoo Fantasy Basketball analyst Dan Titus.

Small Forward Draft Rankings (Points Leagues)

Rank

Player

Position

Team

1

Jayson Tatum

SF,PF

BOS

2

Jalen Johnson

PF,SF

ATL

3

Anthony Edwards

PG,SF,SG

MIN

4

Cooper Flagg

PF,SF,SG

DAL

5

Paolo Banchero

ORL

6

Scottie Barnes

C,PF,SF,SG

TOR

7

Josh Giddey

PG,SG,SF

CHI

8

LeBron James

PHI

9

Kevin Durant

HOU

10

Amen Thompson

11

Deni Avdija

POR

12

Kawhi Leonard

13

Jaylen Brown

14

Trey Murphy III

NOP

15

Austin Reaves

LAL

16

Pascal Siakam

C,PF,SF

IND

17

Brandon Miller

CHA

18

Jalen Williams

OKC

19

Desmond Bane

SG,SF

20

Lauri Markkanen

UTA

21

Franz Wagner

22

Michael Porter Jr.

BKN

23

Matas Buzelis

24

Dyson Daniels

25

Brandon Ingram

SG,SF,PF

LAC

26

Caleb Wilson

27

Paul George

28

Kon Knueppel

SF,SG

29

Ausar Thompson

DET

30

Norman Powell

31

RJ Barrett

32

Josh Hart

NYK

33

Cedric Coward

MEM

34

Jaden McDaniels

35

Jalen Green

PHX

36

OG Anunoby

37

Andrew Wiggins

MIA

38

AJ Dybantsa

SF

WAS

39

Zach LaVine

SAC

40

Miles Bridges

41

Peyton Watson

CLE

42

Keegan Murray

43

Mikal Bridges

44

Rui Hachimura

45

Kyshawn George

46

DeMar DeRozan

DEN

47

Quentin Grimes

48

Jonathan Kuminga

49

Ayo Dosunmu

50

Bennedict Mathurin

Click here to see Dan Titus’ full SF list.