Nikola Jokić, Kawhi Leonard among the fantasy basketball MVPs

Regarding fantasy basketball, the most valuable players aren’t always the ones who go off the board early. An elite player making good on their expected value is great, but the ability to land players in the later rounds who do much more than expected is what can truly make the difference in fantasy leagues. Below are some of the most valuable players in fantasy basketball this season.

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Some of the players on this list may have sabotaged your fantasy teams this season.

C Nikola Jokić, Denver Nuggets

This was a season in which the three players with the highest ADPs all lived up to the hype. Unsurprisingly, Jokić (Yahoo! ADP: 2.4), San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama (3.4) and Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (4.5) are all in the mix for the actual Most Valuable Player award.

Regarding the Nuggets’ star center, he ended the regular season leading the league in rebounds and assists, the first time in league history that this has happened. Add in averages of 27.7 points, 1.4 steals, 0.8 blocks and 1.7 three-pointers with excellent percentages, and those who drafted Jokić were likely well-positioned to win their leagues, even with the knee injury that sidelined him for most of January.

F Kawhi Leonard, Los Angeles Clippers

Having appeared in just 37 games in 2024-25, Leonard’s ADP took a hit, as many would expect. The ADP of 47.7 meant that he was coming off the board in the fourth round of 12-team leagues, and those who selected the Clippers star would receive elite fantasy value.

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Leonard appeared in 65 games, averaging 27.9 points, 6.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1.9 steals and 2.6 three-pointers while shooting 50.5 percent from the field and 89.2 percent from the foul line. The scoring and three-point averages were career-highs, and Leonard finished the regular season as a top-5 player in fantasy.

G Jamal Murray, Denver Nuggets

The Nuggets finished the season with two top-10 fantasy players, with Murray enjoying the most productive season of his NBA career to date….

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