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Top 200 fantasy basketball rankings for head-to-head 9 category (9-cat) league formats and the 2020-2021 NBA season. Use these rankings for your fantasy drafts.
Welcome back, RotoBallers! The NBA season is rapidly approaching, and here at RotoBaller HQ our awesome team of writers is cranking out lots of great preseason fantasy basketball analysis articles to get you ready for the season, including our 2020-2021 fantasy basketball rankings.
For those of you getting ready to draft your teams, below you'll find our top 200 overall tiered rankings for head-to-head 9-category leagues. If you're new to fantasy basketball, this league type matches owners up in head-to-head matchups every week, with owners attempting to win in as many of the nine categories as possible. These categories usually are points, rebounds, assists, steals, rebounds, three-pointers made, field goal percentage, free throw percentage, and turnovers.
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2020-21 Fantasy Basketball: H2H 9-Cat Rankings
These fantasy basketball rankings are a consensus from three of our lead fantasy basketball analysts - Justin Carter, Dicky Fung and Kev Mahserejian - who have all analyzed the off-season moves to get you ready for the 2020-2021 NBA season.
| Tier | Rank | Player | Team | Positions |
| 1 | 1 | James Harden | HOU | PG,SG |
| 1 | 2 | Karl-Anthony Towns | MIN | C |
| 1 | 3 | Luka Doncic | DAL | PG,SG |
| 1 | 4 | Anthony Davis | LAL | PF,C |
| 1 | 5 | Giannis Antetokounmpo | MIL | SF,PF |
| 1 | 6 | Nikola Jokic | DEN | PF,C |
| 1 | 7 | Damian Lillard | POR | PG |
| 1 | 8 | Stephen Curry | GSW | PG,SG |
| 1 | 9 | Trae Young | ATL | PG |
| 1 | 10 | Jayson Tatum | BOS | SF,PF |
| 2 | 11 | Kawhi Leonard | LAC | SG,SF |
| 2 | 12 | LeBron James | LAL | SF,PF |
| 2 | 13 | Bradley Beal | WAS | SG |
| 2 | 14 | Devin Booker | PHO | PG,SG |
| 2 | 15 | Joel Embiid | PHI | PF,C |
| 2 | 16 | Kevin Durant | BKN | SF,PF |
| 2 | 17 | Deandre Ayton | PHO | C,PF |
| 2 | 18 | Bam Adebayo | MIA | PF,C |
| 2 | 19 | Jimmy Butler | MIA | SG,SF |
| 2 | 20 | Paul George | LAC | SG,SF |
| 3 | 21 | Donovan Mitchell | UTH | PG,SG |
| 3 | 22 | Kyrie Irving | BKN | PG,SG |
| 3 | 23 | Ben Simmons | PHI | PG,SF |
| 3 | 24 | John Collins | ATL | PF,C |
| 3 | 25 | Russell Westbrook | HOU | PG |
| 3 | 26 | Pascal Siakam | TOR | PF |
| 3 | 27 | Nikola Vucevic | ORL | PF,C |
| 3 | 28 | Jamal Murray | DEN | PG,SG |
| 3 | 29 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | OKC | PG |
| 3 | 30 | Rudy Gobert | UTH | C |
| 3 | 31 | Ja Morant | MEM | PG |
| 3 | 32 | Brandon Ingram | NOP | SG,SF |
| 4 | 33 | De'Aaron Fox | SAC | PG |
| 4 | 34 | Zion Williamson | NOP | PF |
| 4 | 35 | Jrue Holiday | MIL | PG,SG |
| 4 | 36 | Zach LaVine | CHI | PG,SG |
| 4 | 37 | Chris Paul | PHO | PG |
| 4 | 38 | Khris Middleton | MIL | SG,SF |
| 4 | 39 | Andre Drummond | CLE | PF,C |
| 4 | 40 | Fred Vanvleet | TOR | PG |
| 4 | 41 | Jusuf Nurkic | POR | C |
| 4 | 42 | Christian Wood | HOU | PF |
| 4 | 43 | Domantas Sabonis | IND | PF,C |
| 4 | 44 | Kyle Lowry | TOR | PG |
| 4 | 45 | Mitchell Robinson | NYK | C |
| 4 | 46 | D'Angelo Russell | MIN | PG,SG |
| 4 | 47 | Gordon Hayward | CHA | SG,SF |
| 4 | 48 | Jaylen Brown | BOS | SG,SF |
| 4 | 49 | Jonas Valanciunas | MEM | C |
| 5 | 50 | LaMarcus Aldridge | SAS | PF,C |
| 5 | 51 | Tobias Harris | PHI | SF,PF |
| 5 | 52 | CJ McCollum | POR | PG, SG |
| 5 | 53 | Clint Capela | ATL | PF,C |
| 5 | 54 | DeMar DeRozan | SAS | SG,SF |
| 5 | 55 | Hassan Whiteside | SAC | C |
| 5 | 56 | Myles Turner | IND | PF,C |
| 5 | 57 | Lonzo Ball | NOP | PG |
| 5 | 58 | Buddy Hield | SAC | SG |
| 5 | 59 | Kelly Oubre Jr. | GSW | SF |
| 5 | 60 | Kristaps Porzingis | DAL | PF,C |
| 5 | 61 | Kevin Love | CLE | PF,C |
| 6 | 62 | Robert Covington | POR | SF,PF |
| 6 | 63 | TJ Warren | IND | SF, PF |
| 6 | 64 | Jaren Jackson Jr. | MEM | PF |
| 6 | 65 | Draymond Green | GSW | PF,C |
| 6 | 66 | Kemba Walker | BOS | PG |
| 6 | 67 | Danilo Gallinari | ATL | SF,PF |
| 6 | 68 | Dejounte Murray | SAS | PG |
| 6 | 69 | Marcus Smart | BOS | PG,SG |
| 6 | 70 | Devonte' Graham | CHA | PG |
| 6 | 71 | Malcolm Brogdon | IND | PG,SG |
| 6 | 72 | Thomas Bryant | WAS | C |
| 6 | 73 | Victor Oladipo | IND | PG,SG |
| 6 | 74 | Brandon Clarke | MEM | PF |
| 6 | 75 | Lauri Markkanen | CHI | PF,SG |
| 6 | 76 | Wendell Carter Jr. | CHI | C |
| 6 | 77 | Ricky Rubio | MIN | PG |
| 6 | 78 | Michael Porter Jr. | DEN | SF |
| 6 | 79 | Richaun Holmes | SAC | C,PF |
| 6 | 80 | Mikal Bridges | PHO | SF |
| 6 | 81 | Davis Bertans | WAS | PF,C |
| 7 | 82 | Julius Randle | NYK | PF,C |
| 7 | 83 | Blake Griffin | DET | PF,C |
| 7 | 84 | Brook Lopez | MIL | C |
| 7 | 85 | Al Horford | OKC | PF,C |
| 7 | 86 | Josh Richardson | DAL | PG,SG,SF |
| 7 | 87 | Steven Adams | NOP | C |
| 7 | 88 | John Wall | WAS | PG |
| 7 | 89 | Aaron Gordon | ORL | SF,PF |
| 7 | 90 | Eric Bledsoe | NOP | PG,SG |
| 7 | 91 | Andrew Wiggins | GSW | SG,SF |
| 7 | 92 | Mike Conley | UTH | PG |
| 7 | 93 | Collin Sexton | CLE | PG |
| 7 | 94 | Otto Porter Jr. | CHI | SF, PF |
| 7 | 95 | Bojan Bogdanovic | UTH | SG,SF |
| 8 | 96 | Jarrett Allen | BKN | PF,C |
| 8 | 97 | Serge Ibaka | LAC | PF,C |
| 8 | 98 | James Wiseman | GSW | C |
| 8 | 99 | OG Anunoby | TOR | SF,PF |
| 8 | 100 | Derrick White | SAS | PG |
| 8 | 101 | Caris Levert | BKN | SF,SG |
| 8 | 102 | Montrezl Harrell | LAL | PF,C |
| 8 | 103 | Dennis Schroder | LAL | PG |
| 8 | 104 | Coby White | CHI | PG |
| 8 | 105 | PJ Washington | CHA | PF |
| 8 | 106 | Bogdan Bogdanovic | ATL | SG,SF |
| 8 | 107 | LaMelo Ball | CHA | PG,SG |
| 8 | 108 | Duncan Robinson | MIA | SG,SF |
| 8 | 109 | Evan Fournier | ORL | SG,SF |
| 8 | 110 | Markelle Fultz | ORL | PG,SG |
| 8 | 111 | Tyler Herro | MIA | SG |
| 8 | 112 | Anthony Edwards | MIN | PG,SG |
| 8 | 113 | Jerami Grant | DET | SF,PF |
| 8 | 114 | Larry Nance Jr. | CLE | PF,C |
| 8 | 115 | Joe Harris | BKN | SG,SF |
| 9 | 116 | Ivica Zubac | LAC | C |
| 9 | 117 | Marvin Bagley III | SAC | PF |
| 9 | 118 | Goran Dragic | MIA | PG,SG |
| 9 | 119 | Norman Powell | TOR | SG, SF |
| 9 | 120 | Seth Curry | PHI | PG, SG |
| 9 | 121 | Terry Rozier | CHA | PG,SG |
| 9 | 122 | Donte Divincenzo | MIL | SG |
| 9 | 123 | Spencer Dinwiddie | BKN | PG |
| 9 | 124 | DeAndre Jordan | BKN | C |
| 9 | 125 | Chris Boucher | TOR | PF,C |
| 9 | 126 | Derrick Favors | UTH | PF,C |
| 9 | 127 | Obi Toppin | NYK | SF,PF |
| 9 | 128 | Daniel Theis | BOS | C |
| 9 | 129 | Rui Hachimura | WAS | PF |
| 9 | 130 | Miles Bridges | CHA | SF |
| 9 | 131 | Delon Wright | DAL | PG,SG |
| 9 | 132 | Darius Bazley | OKC | PF |
| 9 | 133 | Lou Williams | LAC | PG,SG |
| 9 | 134 | Will Barton | DEN | SG,SF |
| 9 | 135 | Luke Kennard | LAC | SG |
| 9 | 136 | Kevin Huerter | ATL | SG |
| 9 | 137 | Joe Ingles | UTH | SG,SF |
| 9 | 138 | Maxi Kleber | DAL | PF |
| 9 | 139 | Aron Baynes | TOR | PF,C |
| 9 | 140 | Malik Beasley | MIN | PG, SG |
| 9 | 141 | Derrick Rose | DET | PG |
| 10 | 142 | Jordan Clarkson | UTH | PG,SG |
| 10 | 143 | RJ Barrett | NYK | SF |
| 10 | 144 | Jakob Poeltl | SAS | C,PF |
| 10 | 145 | Tyrese Haliburton | SAC | PG,SG |
| 10 | 146 | Gary Trent Jr. | POR | SG,SF |
| 10 | 147 | DeMarcus Cousins | HOU | PF,C |
| 10 | 148 | Nerlens Noel | NYK | PF,C |
| 10 | 149 | Josh Hart | NOP | SG,SF |
| 10 | 150 | Kevin Porter Jr. | CLE | SF |
| 10 | 151 | Zach Collins | POR | PF, C |
| 10 | 152 | Cam Reddish | ATL | PG |
| 10 | 153 | Troy Brown Jr. | WAS | SF |
| 10 | 154 | Jeremy Lamb | IND | SG,SF |
| 10 | 155 | Luguentz Dort | OKC | SF |
| 10 | 156 | Harrison Barnes | SAC | SF,PF |
| 10 | 157 | Terrence Ross | ORL | SG,SF |
| 10 | 158 | Tim Hardaway Jr. | DAL | SG,SF |
| 11 | 159 | Kendrick Nunn | MIA | PG |
| 11 | 160 | Nemanja Bjelica | SAC | PF |
| 11 | 161 | Jaxson Hayes | NOP | C |
| 11 | 162 | Tristan Thompson | BOS | PF,C |
| 11 | 163 | Cameron Johnson | PHO | PF |
| 11 | 164 | De'Anthony Melton | MEM | PG |
| 11 | 165 | Gary Harris | DEN | SG,SF |
| 11 | 166 | Darius Garland | CLE | PG |
| 11 | 167 | Marcus Morris | LAC | SF,PF |
| 11 | 168 | Dillon Brooks | MEM | SF |
| 11 | 169 | Marquese Chriss | GSW | PF |
| 11 | 170 | Elfrid Payton | NYK | PG |
| 11 | 171 | Mason Plumlee | DET | PF,C |
| 11 | 172 | Danuel House | HOU | SF,SF |
| 11 | 173 | Onyeka Okongwu | ATL | SF,PF |
| 11 | 174 | Kyle Kuzma | LAL | SF,PF |
| 11 | 175 | Carmelo Anthony | POR | SF,PF |
| 11 | 176 | Killian Hayes | DET | PG,SG |
| 11 | 177 | Paul Millsap | DEN | PF,C |
| 11 | 178 | Robert Williams | BOS | PF |
| 11 | 179 | Matisse Thybulle | PHI | SG |
| 11 | 180 | Eric Gordon | HOU | SG |
| 11 | 181 | P.J. Tucker | HOU | SF, PF |
| 11 | 182 | Patrick Beverley | LAC | PG,SG |
| 12 | 183 | Royce O'Neale | UTH | SF |
| 12 | 184 | Marc Gasol | LAL | C |
| 12 | 185 | Moritz Wagner | WAS | PF |
| 12 | 186 | Jae Crowder | PHO | SF,PF |
| 12 | 187 | De'Andre Hunter | ATL | SF |
| 12 | 188 | Dario Saric | PHO | PF,C,SF |
| 12 | 189 | Jeff Teague | BOS | PG |
| 12 | 190 | Justise Winslow | MEM | SF,PF |
| 12 | 191 | Dewayne Dedmon | N/A | C |
| 12 | 192 | Thaddeus Young | CHI | SF,PF |
| 12 | 193 | Cole Anthony | ORL | PG,SG |
| 12 | 194 | JJ Redick | NOP | SG |
| 12 | 195 | Kris Dunn | ATL | PG,SG |
| 12 | 196 | Malik Monk | CHA | SG,SF |
| 12 | 197 | Tomas Satoransky | CHI | PG, SG |
| 12 | 198 | Jarrett Culver | MIN | SF |
| 12 | 199 | Justin Holiday | IND | SF,SG |
| 12 | 200 | Juan Hernangomez | MIN | PF |
| 12 | 201 | Dwight Powell | DAL | PF,C |
| 12 | 202 | Trevor Ariza | OKC | SG,SF |
| 12 | 203 | Enes Kanter | POR | C |
| 12 | 204 | Rudy Gay | SAS | SF,PF |
| 13 | 205 | Cody Zeller | CHA | PF,C |
| 13 | 206 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | LAL | SG,SF |
| 13 | 207 | Cedi Osman | CLE | SF,PF |
| 13 | 208 | Mohamed Bamba | ORL | C |
| 13 | 209 | Deni Avdija | WAS | SG, SF |
| 13 | 210 | Derrick Jones Jr. | POR | SF |
| 13 | 211 | Sekou Doumbouya | DET | PF |
| 13 | 212 | Terence Davis | TOR | SG |
| 13 | 213 | Eric Paschall | GSW | PF |
| 13 | 214 | JaVale McGee | CLE | C |
| 13 | 215 | Kent Bazemore | GSW | SG,SF |
| 13 | 216 | Willie Cauley-Stein | N/A | PF,C |
| 13 | 217 | Danny Green | PHI | SG,SF |
| 13 | 218 | Dwight Howard | PHI | PF,C |
| 13 | 219 | Bobby Portis | MIL | PF,C |
| 13 | 220 | Josh Okogie | MIN | SG |
| 13 | 221 | Dorian Finney-Smith | DAL | SF,PF |
| 13 | 222 | Taurean Prince | BKN | SF |
| 13 | 223 | Gorgui Dieng | MEM | PF,C |
| 13 | 224 | Monte Morris | DEN | PG |
| 13 | 225 | Patrick Williams | CHI | F |
| 13 | 226 | JaMychal Green | DEN | PF,C |
| 13 | 227 | Rajon Rondo | ATL | PG |
| 13 | 228 | Lonnie Walker IV | SAS | SG |
| 13 | 229 | Shake Milton | PHI | SG |
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