Fantasy Basketball keeper and dynasty rankings, rookie ranks 2023

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With the NBA season right around the corner, we have been locked and loaded with fantasy hoops content for weeks. As our vast Sporting News fantasy hoops cheat sheet shows, we have covered a litany of fantasy content for season-long redraft leagues, including sleepers, breakouts, busts, and a 14-team industry mock draft with expert analysts from all over the world.

But this column is all about keeper and dynasty leagues, two niche formats in fantasy hoops that have skyrocketed in popularity over the years. We will review our top 150 rankings for dynasty startups, as well as our top 30 rookie rankings for dynasty managers whose leagues have yet to hold their rookie drafts.

It only makes sense that millions of hoops-heads have fallen in love with keeper leagues and dynasties. The NBA has been surging in popularity for years now, leaving MLB in its dust in terms of ratings and trailing only the NFL in terms of popularity amongst U.S. citizens. Fans have become personally invested in the NBA product, and fantasy basketball allows them to feel a tangible connection to the game. Keeping players — or with dynasty, keeping an entire team of players — from year to year makes fantasy managers feel like real-life GMs.

MORE: Sporting News 2023 Fantasy Basketball Cheat Sheet, Draft Kit

To most of our wives, this sounds silly. But to us, this is what it's all about. In dynasty leagues, every roster decision carries more weight. Draft busts sting 100 times worse. And being prepared ahead of every new season becomes even more crucial than in standard redraft leagues. 

Even if your dynasty league has already drafted — or your league has already held its rookie draft — these ranking should help you spot some undervalued sleepers to pick up before the season starts. And if you're in a keeper league, this will give you a frame of reference for who should be elevated in your pre-draft rankings and who should be knocked down. 

Let's get to our lists. Here's our top 150 dynasty league rankings for brand new startup dynasty and keeper leagues, our top 150 for dynasty teams in rebuild mode, and our top 30 rookie rankings for the 2023-24 NBA season. Good luck, have fun, and enjoy the season!

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Fantasy Basketball Keeper League, Dynasty Rankings 2023

Top 150 rankings for brand new dynasty leagues startups

Rank Player Team Position Age
1 Nikola Jokic DEN C 29
2 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKL PG,SG 25
3 Tyrese Haliburton IND PG,SG 24
4 Victor Wembanyama SAS PF,C 20
5 Jayson Tatum BOS SF,PF 26
6 LaMelo Ball CHA PG,SG 22
7 Cade Cunningham DET PG,SG 22
8 Luka Doncic DAL PG 25
9 Trae Young ATL PG 25
10 Jaren Jackson Jr. MEM PF,C 24
11 Joel Embiid PHI C 30
12 Donovan Mitchell CLE PG,SG 27
13 Anthony Edwards MIN SG,SF 22
14 Devin Booker PHX SG,SF 27
15 Karl-Anthony Towns MIN PF,C 28
16 Evan Mobley CLE PF,C 22
17 Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL PF,C 29
18 Darius Garland CLE PG 24
19 Mikal Bridges BRO SG,SF 27
20 Domantas Sabonis SAC PF,C 28
21 Bam Adebayo MIA C 26
22 Chet Holmgren OKL PF,C 22
23 Scoot Henderson POR PG 20
24 Paolo Banchero ORL SF,PF 21
25 Jalen Williams OKL SG,SF 23
26 Jamal Murray DEN PG,SG 27
27 Lauri Markkanen UTA SF,PF 26
28 Alperen Sengun HOU C 21
29 Desmond Bane MEM SG,SF 25
30 Jaylen Brown BOS SG,SF 27
31 Anthony Davis LAL PF,C 31
32 Kevin Durant PHX SF,PF 35
33 Zion Williamson NOP PF,C 23
34 Ja Morant MEM PG 24
35 Myles Turner IND C 28
36 Dejounte Murray ATL PG,SG 27
37 Stephen Curry GSW PG 36
38 De'Aaron Fox SAC PG 26
39 Damian Lillard MIL PG 33
40 Jalen Brunson NYK PG 27
41 Walker Kessler UTA C 22
42 Kristaps Porzingis BOS PF,C 28
43 Josh Giddey OKL SG,SF,PF 21
44 OG Anunoby TOR SG,SF 26
45 Brandon Ingram NOP SG,SF,PF 26
46 James Harden PHI PG,SG 34
47 Franz Wagner ORL SG,SF,PF 22
48 Kyrie Irving DAL PG,SG 32
49 Scottie Barnes TOR SF,PF 22
50 Deandre Ayton POR C 25
51 Pascal Siakam TOR PF,C 30
52 Amen Thompson HOU SF 21
53 Tyrese Maxey PHI PG,SG 23
54 Nicolas Claxton BRO C 25
55 Jarrett Allen CLE C 26
56 Devin Vassell SAS SG,SF 23
57 Fred VanVleet HOU PG 30
58 Jordan Poole GSW PG,SG 24
59 Tyler Herro MIA PG,SG 24
60 Zach LaVine CHI SG,SF 29
61 Keegan Murray SAC SF,PF 23
62 Anfernee Simons POR PG,SG 24
63 Mark Williams CHA C 22
64 Jabari Smith Jr HOU PF,C 20
65 Jalen Duren DET C 20
66 Derek Lively II DAL C 20
67 Trey Murphy III NOP SF,PF 23
68 Ausar Thompson DET SG,SF 21
69 Onyeka Okongwu ATL C 23
70 Wendell Carter Jr. ORL C 25
71 Jimmy Butler MIA SF,PF 34
72 DeMar DeRozan CHI SG 34
73 Paul George LAC SG,SF,PF 34
74 Jalen Green HOU PG,SG 22
75 Shaedon Sharpe POR SG,SF 20
76 Brandon Miller CHA SF 21
77 Kyle Kuzma WAS SF,PF 28
78 Julius Randle NYK PF 29
79 Jrue Holiday POR PG,SG 33
80 Jaden Ivey DET PG,SG 22
81 Markelle Fultz ORL PG,SG 25
82 Kawhi Leonard LAC SG,SF 32
83 Cameron Johnson BRO SF,PF 28
84 Bradley Beal WAS PG,SG 30
85 LeBron James LAL SF,PF 39
86 Rudy Gobert MIN C 31
87 John Collins UTA PF 26
88 Austin Reaves LAL SG,SF 25
89 Taylor Hendricks UTA PF 20
90 Jakob Poeltl TOR C 28
91 Daniel Gafford WAS PF 25
92 Michael Porter Jr. DEN SF 25
93 Jarace Walker IND PF 20
94 Cason Wallace OKL SG 20
95 Jerami Grant POR PF 30
96 Keyonte George UTA SG 20
97 Terry Rozier CHA PG,SG 30
98 Anthony Black ORL PG,SG 20
99 Tre Jones SAS PG 24
100 Jeremy Sochan SAS PF 20
101 CJ McCollum NOP PG,SG 32
102 Jaden McDaniels MIN SF,PF 23
103 Mitchell Robinson NYK C 26
104 Robert Williams BOS C 26
105 Bennedict Mathurin IND SG,SF 21
106 Tari Eason HOU SF,PF 22
107 Zach Collins SAS PF,C 26
108 Paul Reed PHI PF,C 24
109 RJ Barrett NYK SG,SF 23
110 Bilal Coulibaly WAS SF 19
111 Kobe Bufkin ATL SG 20
112 Buddy Hield IND SG,SF 31
113 Keldon Johnson SAS SG,SF 24
114 Jonas Valanciunas NOP C 31
115 Cam Whitmore HOU SF 19
116 PJ Washington CHA PF 25
117 Nikola Vucevic CHI C 33
118 Saddiq Bey ATL SF,PF 25
119 Josh Hart NYK SG,SF 29
120 Clint Capela ATL C 29
121 Tyus Jones MEM PG 27
122 Marcus Smart BOS PG 30
123 Khris Middleton MIL SF,PF 32
124 Ben Simmons BRO PG,SG,PF 27
125 Collin Sexton UTA PG,SG 25
126 Jalen Johnson ATL SF,PF 22
127 Andrew Wiggins GSW SF,PF 29
128 Deni Avdija WAS SF,PF 23
129 Spencer Dinwiddie BRO PG 31
130 Cole Anthony ORL PG 23
131 Obi Toppin IND PF 26
132 Derrick White BOS PG,SG 29
133 Tobias Harris PHI SF,PF 31
134 Immanuel Quickley NYK PG,SG 24
135 AJ Griffin ATL SG,SF 20
136 Quentin Grimes NYK SG,SF 23
137 Bruce Brown IND PG,SG,SF 27
138 Jonathan Kuminga GSW PF 21
139 Herbert Jones NOP SF,PF 25
140 Jusuf Nurkic PHX C 29
141 D'Angelo Russell LAL PG,SG 28
142 Gary Trent Jr. TOR PG,SG 25
143 Donte DiVincenzo NYK SG,SF 27
144 Kelly Oubre Jr. PHI SF 28
145 Kevin Huerter SAC SG,SF 25
146 Gradey Dick TOR SG 19
147 De'Anthony Melton PHI PG,SG 25
148 Brook Lopez MIL C 36
149 Patrick Williams CHI PF 22
150 Aaron Gordon DEN PF 28

Rankings for rebuilding teams in existing dynasty leagues

Rank Player Team Position Age
1 Victor Wembanyama SAS PF,C 20
2 Tyrese Haliburton IND PG,SG 24
3 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKL PG,SG 25
4 Jayson Tatum BOS SF,PF 26
5 LaMelo Ball CHA PG,SG 22
6 Luka Doncic DAL PG 25
7 Cade Cunningham DET PG,SG 22
8 Anthony Edwards MIN SG,SF 22
9 Trae Young ATL PG 25
10 Evan Mobley CLE PF,C 22
11 Jaren Jackson Jr. MEM PF,C 24
12 Chet Holmgren OKL PF,C 22
13 Darius Garland CLE PG 24
14 Scoot Henderson POR PG 20
15 Paolo Banchero ORL SF,PF 21
16 Jalen Williams OKL SG,SF 23
17 Bam Adebayo MIA C 26
18 Devin Booker PHX SG,SF 27
19 Zion Williamson NOP PF,C 23
20 Alperen Sengun HOU C 21
21 Lauri Markkanen UTA SF,PF 26
22 Jamal Murray DEN PG,SG 27
23 Ja Morant MEM PG 24
24 Walker Kessler UTA C 22
25 Desmond Bane MEM SG,SF 25
26 Jaylen Brown BOS SG,SF 27
27 De'Aaron Fox SAC PG 26
28 Amen Thompson HOU SF 21
29 Franz Wagner ORL SG,SF,PF 22
30 Scottie Barnes TOR SF,PF 22
31 OG Anunoby TOR SG,SF 26
32 Tyrese Maxey PHI PG,SG 23
33 Devin Vassell SAS SG,SF 23
34 Nicolas Claxton BRO C 25
35 Jordan Poole GSW PG,SG 24
36 Tyler Herro MIA PG,SG 24
37 Jarrett Allen CLE C 26
38 Keegan Murray SAC SF,PF 23
39 Jabari Smith Jr HOU PF,C 20
40 Ausar Thompson DET SG,SF 21
41 Jalen Duren DET C 20
42 Josh Giddey OKL SG,SF,PF 21
43 Deandre Ayton POR C 25
44 Anfernee Simons POR PG,SG 24
45 Austin Reaves LAL SG,SF 25
46 Onyeka Okongwu ATL C 23
47 Brandon Miller CHA SF 21
48 Shaedon Sharpe POR SG,SF 20
49 Mark Williams CHA C 22
50 Trey Murphy III NOP SF,PF 23
51 Brandon Ingram NOP SG,SF,PF 26
52 Wendell Carter Jr. ORL C 25
53 Cason Wallace OKL SG 20
54 Markelle Fultz ORL PG,SG 25
55 Taylor Hendricks UTA PF 20
56 Jalen Green HOU PG,SG 22
57 Michael Porter Jr. DEN SF 25
58 John Collins UTA PF 26
59 Jarace Walker IND PF 20
60 Daniel Gafford WAS PF 25
61 Derek Lively II DAL C 20
62 Bilal Coulibaly WAS SF 19
63 Keyonte George UTA SG 20
64 Tre Jones SAS PG 24
65 Jaden McDaniels MIN SF,PF 23
66 Zach Collins SAS PF,C 26
67 Mitchell Robinson NYK C 26
68 Robert Williams BOS C 26
69 Jeremy Sochan SAS PF 20
70 Tari Eason HOU SF,PF 22
71 Kevin Porter Jr. HOU PG,SG 24
72 Anthony Black ORL PG,SG 20
73 Kobe Bufkin ATL SG 20
74 Bennedict Mathurin IND SG,SF 21
75 Jaden Ivey DET PG,SG 22
76 Paul Reed PHI PF,C 24
77 Gradey Dick TOR SG 20
78 Jalen Johnson ATL SF,PF 22
79 Cam Whitmore HOU SF 19
80 Immanuel Quickley NYK PG,SG 24
81 Collin Sexton UTA PG,SG 25
82 Deni Avdija WAS SF,PF 23
83 Cole Anthony ORL PG 23
84 Saddiq Bey ATL SF,PF 25
85 RJ Barrett NYK SG,SF 23
86 Brandin Podziemski GSW SG 21
87 James Wiseman DET C 23
88 Gary Trent Jr. TOR PG,SG 25
89 Keldon Johnson SAS SG,SF 24
90 Leonard Miller MIN SF 20
91 Obi Toppin IND PF 26
92 Killian Hayes DET PG,SG 22
93 PJ Washington CHA PF 25
94 AJ Griffin ATL SG,SF 20
95 Jonathan Kuminga GSW PF 21
96 Quentin Grimes NYK SG,SF 23
97 Kevin Huerter SAC SG,SF 25
98 De'Anthony Melton PHI PG,SG 25
99 Patrick Williams CHI PF 22
100 Christian Braun DEN SG 23
101 Max Christie LAL SG,SF 21
102 Herbert Jones NOP SF,PF 25
103 Noah Clowney BRO PF 19
104 Donte DiVincenzo NYK SG,SF 27
105 Malaki Branham SAS PG,SG,SF 20
106 Ivica Zubac LAC C 27
107 Dyson Daniels NOP PG,SG 21
108 Matisse Thybulle POR SG,SF 27
109 Jalen Hood-Schifino LAL PG,SG 20
110 Kris Murray POR SF,PF 23
111 Aleksej Pokusevski OKL PF,C 22
112 Olivier-Maxence Prosper DAL PF 21
113 Brice Sensabaugh UTA SF 20
114 Ayo Dosunmu CHI SG 24
115 Jett Howard ORL SG,SF 20
116 Jarred Vanderbilt LAL PF 25
117 Jalen Suggs ORL PG,SG 22
118 Isaiah Hartenstein NYK C 26
119 Naz Reid MIN PF,C 24
120 Isaiah Stewart DET PF,C 22
121 Isaiah Jackson IND PF,C 22
122 Jaden Hardy DAL PG,SG 21
123 Payton Pritchard BOS PG,SG 26
124 Grant Williams DAL PF 25
125 Moses Moody GSW SG,SF 21
126 Marvin Bagley III DET PF,C 25
127 Bones Hyland LAC PG,SG 23
128 Nick Richards CHA C 26
129 De'Andre Hunter ATL SF,PF 26
130 KJ Martin Jr. LAC SF 23
131 Aaron Nesmith IND SF,PF 24
132 Malik Monk SAC SG,SF 26
133 Terance Mann LAC SG,SF 27
134 Jalen McDaniels TOR SF,PF 26
135 Talen Horton-Tucker UTA SG,SF 23
136 Jordan Hawkins NOP SG 22
137 Josh Green DAL SG,SF 23
138 Cameron Thomas BRO SG,SF 22
139 Bol Bol ORL PF,C 24
140 Nassir Little PHX SF,PF 24
141 Jaylin Williams OKL PF,C 21
142 Andrew Nembhard IND PG,SG 24
143 Ousmane Dieng OKL SF,PF 20
144 Precious Achiuwa TOR PF,C 24
145 Dariq Whitehead BRO SG,SF 19
146 Johnny Davis WAS SG,SF 22
147 Jalen Smith IND PF,C 24
148 Isaiah Joe OKL PG,SG 24
149 Jaime Jaquez Jr. MIA SF 23
150 Nikola Jovic MIA PF,C 20

Top 30 rookie rankings for 2023-24

Rank Player Team Position Age
1 Victor Wembanyama PF,C SAS 20
2 Scoot Henderson PG POR 20
3 Ausar Thompson SG,SF DET 21
4 Amen Thompson SF HOU 21
5 Taylor Hendricks PF UTA 20
6 Brandon Miller SF CHA 21
7 Derek Lively II C DAL 20
8 Keyonte George SG UTA 20
9 Cason Wallace SG OKL 20
10 Jarace Walker PF IND 20
11 Kobe Bufkin SG ATL 20
12 Cam Whitmore SF HOU 19
13 Bilal Coulibaly SF WAS 19
14 Gradey Dick SG TOR 20
15 Anthony Black PG,SG ORL 20
16 Leonard Miller SF MIN 20
17 Noah Clowney PF BRO 19
18 Brandin Podziemski SG GSW 21
19 Olivier-Maxence Prosper PF DAL 21
20 Dariq Whitehead SG,SF BRO 19
21 Jalen Hood-Schifino PG,SG LAL 20
22 Kris Murray SF,PF POR 23
23 Brice Sensabaugh SF UTA 20
24 Nick Smith Jr. PG,SG CHA 20
25 Jordan Walsh SF BOS 20
26 Jordan Hawkins SG NOP 22
27 James Nnaji C DET 19
28 Kobe Brown PF LAC 24
29 Jett Howard SG,SF ORL 20
30 Jaime Jaquez Jr. SF MIA 23

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Sloan Piva is a content producer for The Sporting News, primarily focused on betting, fantasy sports, and poker. A lifelong New Englander, Sloan earned his BA and MA in Journalism from the University of Massachusetts and now lives in coastal Rhode Island with his wife and two kids.