Fantasy Basketball Rankings (9-cat leagues): Early risers and fallers of the 2026-27 NBA season

We’re into Week 4, and below is my 9-cat riser and faller list through Week 3, featuring five risers and five fallers. Ranks are my rest-of-season 9-cat projections, not a summary of who’s performed best so far. Stats are through Nov. 9 (about 8–11 games played per player), so sample sizes are still small.

📈 Risers

Davion Mitchell – PG, Miami Heat

Mitchell has become one of the NBA’s top playmakers. Not bad for a guy who went around pick 120 during draft season. His 8.5 assists a night rank fifth in the league, with a potential 14.8 assists per game. That’s just the passing. His shot volume has almost doubled, boosting his scoring to over 16 points per game, along with 2.2 3s. And he’s still getting steals, averaging over 1 per outing. The only knock to his game is his free-throw shooting. Playing high minutes on a team with little creation outside of Giannis Antetokounmpo and sometimes Pelle Larsson, Mitchell has real staying power as a PG anchor. He ranks near the top-50 in both points and 9-cat through three weeks.

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Ayo Dosunmu – PG/SG, Minnesota Timberwolves

It’s a luxury for the Timberwolves to have a player of Ayo’s caliber to step in for Anthony Edwards. He’s been a model of efficiency for years and has been impactful whenever he saw an increase in minutes and opportunity. That tracks with what we’ve seen from Dosunmu this season. Dosunmu is shooting 52% from the field and 89% at the line, scoring 18.1 points, grabbing 4.9 rebounds, and adding 4.1 assists, while still tacking on 1.9 3s and 1.3 steals in 31 minutes. As long as Edwards is out, Ayo is a top-40 player in 9-cat and top-60 in High Score, averaging over 36 fantasy points per night.

Zion Williamson – PF/C, New Orleans Pelicans

Health is wealth. So far, Zion is pacing to last season’s numbers — similar shot volume, but excelling in the paint. Zion is fourth in the league in points in the paint, averaging 14.1 per game.  Zion is shooting 63% while getting to the line 7.2 times a game. Bully ball. Also, his steal rate is pacing to a career high, with over 2 per game. That number is bound to regress, but the combination of his high FG…

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Author : Dan Titus

Publish date : 2026-11-11 20:06:00

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