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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 2021-2022 fantasy basketball rankings.
For those of you getting ready to draft your teams, below you'll find our top 250 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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2021-22 Fantasy Basketball: H2H 9-Cat Rankings
These fantasy basketball rankings are a consensus from four of our lead fantasy basketball analysts - Dan Palyo, Adam Koffler, Alex Burns and Kev Mahserejian - who have all analyzed the off-season moves to get you ready for the 2021-2022 NBA season.
| Tier | Rank | Player | Team | Positions |
| 1 | 1 | Nikola Jokic | DEN | C |
| 1 | 2 | Stephen Curry | GSW | PG |
| 1 | 3 | James Harden | BKN | PG,SG |
| 1 | 4 | Karl-Anthony Towns | MIN | C |
| 1 | 5 | Giannis Antetokounmpo | MIL | SF,PF |
| 1 | 6 | Damian Lillard | POR | PG |
| 1 | 7 | Luka Doncic | DAL | PG,SG |
| 1 | 8 | Kevin Durant | BKN | SF,PF |
| 1 | 9 | Joel Embiid | PHI | C |
| 1 | 10 | Jayson Tatum | BOS | SF,PF |
| 2 | 11 | Bradley Beal | WAS | SG |
| 2 | 12 | Paul George | LAC | SG,SF |
| 2 | 13 | Jimmy Butler | MIA | SG,SF |
| 2 | 14 | Anthony Davis | LAL | PF,C |
| 2 | 15 | Trae Young | ATL | PG |
| 2 | 16 | Zach LaVine | CHI | PG,SG |
| 2 | 17 | Bam Adebayo | MIA | PF,C |
| 2 | 18 | Domantas Sabonis | IND | PF,C |
| 2 | 19 | Nikola Vucevic | CHI | C |
| 2 | 20 | Fred VanVleet | TOR | PG,SG |
| 3 | 21 | LaMelo Ball | CHA | PG,SG |
| 3 | 22 | Michael Porter Jr. | DEN | SF |
| 3 | 23 | Rudy Gobert | UTH | C |
| 3 | 24 | Devin Booker | PHO | SG |
| 3 | 25 | Jrue Holiday | MIL | PG,SG |
| 3 | 26 | Donovan Mitchell | UTH | PG,SG |
| 3 | 27 | Chris Paul | PHO | PG |
| 3 | 28 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | OKC | PG |
| 3 | 29 | Deandre Ayton | PHO | C |
| 3 | 30 | Kyrie Irving | BKN | PG,SG |
| 3 | 31 | Jaylen Brown | BOS | SG,SF |
| 3 | 32 | Julius Randle | NYK | PF,C |
| 4 | 33 | Zion Williamson | NOR | PF |
| 4 | 34 | LeBron James | LAL | SF |
| 4 | 35 | Khris Middleton | MIL | SG,SF |
| 4 | 36 | Brandon Ingram | NOR | SG,SF |
| 4 | 37 | Myles Turner | IND | C |
| 4 | 38 | Tobias Harris | PHI | SF,PF |
| 4 | 39 | Christian Wood | HOU | PF |
| 4 | 40 | Clint Capela | ATL | C |
| 4 | 41 | De'Aaron Fox | SAC | PG |
| 4 | 42 | Kristaps Porzingis | DAL | PF,C |
| 4 | 43 | OG Anunoby | TOR | SF |
| 4 | 44 | Russell Westbrook III | LAL | PG |
| 4 | 45 | Richaun Holmes | SAC | C,PF |
| 4 | 46 | John Collins | ATL | PF,C |
| 4 | 47 | Jaren Jackson Jr. | MEM | PF |
| 4 | 48 | Dejounte Murray | SAS | PG |
| 4 | 49 | Malcolm Brogdon | IND | PG,SG |
| 5 | 50 | Lonzo Ball | CHI | PG |
| 5 | 51 | CJ McCollum | POR | PG, SG |
| 5 | 52 | Jusuf Nurkic | POR | C |
| 5 | 53 | Anthony Edwards | MIN | SG,SF |
| 5 | 54 | Tyrese Haliburton | SAC | PG,SG |
| 5 | 55 | Mikal Bridges | PHO | SF |
| 5 | 56 | Pascal Siakam | TOR | PF |
| 5 | 57 | Robert Williams III | BOS | C |
| 5 | 58 | Ja Morant | MEM | PG |
| 5 | 59 | Derrick White | SAS | PG |
| 5 | 60 | Jarrett Allen | CLE | C |
| 5 | 61 | Terry Rozier | CHA | PG,SG |
| 6 | 62 | Kyle Lowry | MIA | PG |
| 6 | 63 | Ben Simmons | PHI | PG,SF |
| 6 | 64 | Caris LeVert | IND | SF,SG |
| 6 | 65 | Gordon Hayward | CHA | SG,SF |
| 6 | 66 | Jonas Valanciunas | NOR | C |
| 6 | 67 | DeMar DeRozan | CHI | SG,SF |
| 6 | 68 | Darius Garland | CLE | PG |
| 6 | 69 | Spencer Dinwiddie | WAS | PG |
| 6 | 70 | Marcus Smart | BOS | PG,SG |
| 6 | 71 | Jerami Grant | DET | SF,PF |
| 6 | 72 | Isaiah Stewart | DET | PF,C |
| 6 | 73 | Bogdan Bogdanovic | ATL | SG,SF |
| 6 | 74 | Collin Sexton | CLE | PG,SG |
| 6 | 75 | Cade Cunningham | DET | SF |
| 6 | 76 | Draymond Green | GSW | PF,C |
| 6 | 77 | Chris Boucher | TOR | PF,C |
| 6 | 78 | Mike Conley | UTH | PG |
| 6 | 79 | P.J. Washington | CHA | PF |
| 6 | 80 | Devonte' Graham | NOR | PG |
| 6 | 81 | Mitchell Robinson | NYK | C |
| 7 | 82 | Robert Covington | POR | SF,PF |
| 7 | 83 | Buddy Hield | SAC | SG |
| 7 | 84 | Kemba Walker | NYK | PG |
| 7 | 85 | D'Angelo Russell | MIN | PG,SG |
| 7 | 86 | Kevin Porter Jr. | HOU | PG,SF |
| 7 | 87 | Norman Powell | POR | SG, SF |
| 7 | 88 | Jakob Poeltl | SAS | C |
| 7 | 89 | Brook Lopez | MIL | C |
| 7 | 90 | Miles Bridges | CHA | SF |
| 7 | 91 | Harrison Barnes | SAC | SF,PF |
| 7 | 92 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker | NOR | SG,SF |
| 7 | 93 | Jordan Clarkson | UTH | PG,SG |
| 7 | 94 | Kyle Anderson | MEM | SG,SF,PF |
| 7 | 95 | Jalen Green | HOU | SG |
| 8 | 96 | Keldon Johnson | SAS | SF |
| 8 | 97 | RJ Barrett | NYK | SF |
| 8 | 98 | Jalen Suggs | ORL | SG |
| 8 | 99 | Andrew Wiggins | GSW | SG,SF |
| 8 | 100 | Evan Fournier | NYK | SG,SF |
| 8 | 101 | Daniel Gafford | WAS | SF |
| 8 | 102 | Evan Mobley | CLE | PF,C |
| 8 | 103 | T.J. McConnell | IND | PG |
| 8 | 104 | Reggie Jackson | LAC | PG,SG |
| 8 | 105 | Kelly Olynyk | DET | PF,C |
| 8 | 106 | Thaddeus Young | SAS | SF,PF |
| 8 | 107 | Wendell Carter Jr. | ORL | C |
| 8 | 108 | Mo Bamba | ORL | C |
| 8 | 109 | Jonathan Isaac | ORL | PF,SF |
| 8 | 110 | Nerlens Noel | NYK | C |
| 8 | 111 | Saddiq Bey | DET | SF,PF |
| 8 | 112 | Khem Birch | TOR | PF,C |
| 8 | 113 | Jaden McDaniels | MIN | PF |
| 8 | 114 | Bojan Bogdanovic | UTH | SG,SF |
| 8 | 115 | Jae'Sean Tate | HOU | SF,PF |
| 9 | 116 | Duncan Robinson | MIA | SG,SF |
| 9 | 117 | De'Anthony Melton | MEM | PG |
| 9 | 118 | Mason Plumlee | CHA | PF,C |
| 9 | 119 | Ivica Zubac | LAC | C |
| 9 | 120 | Joe Ingles | UTH | SG,SF |
| 9 | 121 | Al Horford | BOS | PF,C |
| 9 | 122 | Malik Beasley | MIN | PG, SG |
| 9 | 123 | Nicolas Claxton | BKN | PF,C |
| 9 | 124 | Montrezl Harrell | WAS | PF,C |
| 9 | 125 | Larry Nance Jr. | POR | PF,C |
| 9 | 126 | Dennis Schroder | BOS | PG |
| 9 | 127 | Marcus Morris Sr. | LAC | SF,PF |
| 9 | 128 | De'Andre Hunter | ATL | SF |
| 9 | 129 | Kevin Huerter | ATL | SG |
| 9 | 130 | Klay Thompson | GSW | SG,SF |
| 9 | 131 | Dillon Brooks | MEM | SF |
| 9 | 132 | Lauri Markkanen | CLE | PF |
| 9 | 133 | Will Barton | DEN | SG,SF |
| 9 | 134 | Seth Curry | PHI | PG, SG |
| 9 | 135 | Josh Giddey | OKC | PG,SG |
| 9 | 136 | Kelly Oubre Jr. | CHA | SF |
| 9 | 137 | Scottie Barnes | TOR | SG,SF |
| 9 | 138 | Bobby Portis Jr. | MIL | PF,C |
| 9 | 139 | Aaron Gordon | DEN | SF,PF |
| 9 | 140 | Isaiah Roby | OKC | PF,C |
| 9 | 141 | Aleksej Pokusevski | OKC | SG,SF |
| 10 | 142 | Chuma Okeke | ORL | PF |
| 10 | 143 | Andre Drummond | PHI | C |
| 10 | 144 | Steven Adams | MEM | C |
| 10 | 145 | Killian Hayes | DET | PG,SG |
| 10 | 146 | Kyle Kuzma | WAS | SF,PF |
| 10 | 147 | Tyler Herro | MIA | SG |
| 10 | 148 | Desmond Bane | MEM | SG |
| 10 | 149 | Royce O'Neale | UTH | SF |
| 10 | 150 | Patrick Williams | CHI | F |
| 10 | 151 | Tyrese Maxey | PHI | SG |
| 10 | 152 | Eric Bledsoe | LAC | PG,SG |
| 10 | 153 | Derrick Favors | OKC | PF,C |
| 10 | 154 | James Wiseman | GSW | C |
| 10 | 155 | Joe Harris | BKN | SG,SF |
| 10 | 156 | Rui Hachimura | WAS | PF |
| 10 | 157 | Danilo Gallinari | ATL | SF,PF |
| 10 | 158 | Tim Hardaway Jr. | DAL | SG,SF |
| 11 | 159 | Darius Bazley | OKC | PF |
| 11 | 160 | Marvin Bagley III | SAC | PF |
| 11 | 161 | Donte DiVincenzo | MIL | SG |
| 11 | 162 | Kawhi Leonard | LAC | SG,SF |
| 11 | 163 | Gary Trent Jr. | TOR | SG,SF |
| 11 | 164 | Monte Morris | DEN | PG |
| 11 | 165 | Derrick Rose | NYK | PG |
| 11 | 166 | Matisse Thybulle | PHI | SG |
| 11 | 167 | Jordan Poole | GSW | PG,SG |
| 11 | 168 | Franz Wagner | ORL | SG,SF |
| 11 | 169 | Enes Kanter | BOS | C |
| 11 | 170 | Cole Anthony | ORL | PG,SG |
| 11 | 171 | Isaac Okoro | CLE | SG,SF |
| 11 | 172 | Terrence Ross | ORL | SG,SF |
| 11 | 173 | Dorian Finney-Smith | DAL | SF,PF |
| 11 | 174 | Brandon Clarke | MEM | PF |
| 11 | 175 | Facundo Campazzo | DEN | PG |
| 11 | 176 | Daniel Theis | HOU | PF,C |
| 11 | 177 | Luguentz Dort | OKC | SF |
| 11 | 178 | Moses Brown | DAL | C |
| 11 | 179 | Jalen Brunson | DAL | PG |
| 11 | 180 | John Wall | HOU | PG |
| 11 | 181 | Josh Hart | NOP | SG,SF |
| 11 | 182 | Davis Bertans | WAS | PF,C |
| 12 | 183 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | LAL | SG,SF |
| 12 | 184 | Delon Wright | DAL | PG,SG |
| 12 | 185 | Danny Green | PHI | SG,SF |
| 12 | 186 | Immanuel Quickley | NYK | PG,SG |
| 12 | 187 | Victor Oladipo | MIA | PG,SG |
| 12 | 188 | Kenyon Martin Jr. | HOU | SF |
| 12 | 189 | Serge Ibaka | LAC | PF,C |
| 12 | 190 | Jae Crowder | PHO | SF,PF |
| 12 | 191 | Terance Mann | LAC | SG,SF |
| 12 | 192 | Xavier Tillman | MEM | PF |
| 12 | 193 | Cam Reddish | ATL | PG |
| 12 | 194 | Coby White | CHI | PG |
| 12 | 195 | Nicolas Batum | CHA | SG,SF |
| 12 | 196 | Hassan Whiteside | UTH | C |
| 12 | 197 | Ricky Rubio | CLE | PG |
| 12 | 198 | Markelle Fultz | ORL | PG,SG |
| 12 | 199 | Lonnie Walker IV | SAS | SG |
| 13 | 200 | Jamal Murray | DEN | PG |
| 13 | 201 | Cameron Johnson | PHO | PF |
| 13 | 202 | Jalen McDaniels | CHA | SF |
| 13 | 203 | Kevin Love | CLE | PF,C |
| 13 | 204 | Josh Richardson | BOS | SG,SF |
| 13 | 205 | Malachi Flynn | TOR | PG |
| 13 | 206 | Alec Burks | NYK | SG |
| 13 | 207 | Goran Dragic | TOR | PG,SG |
| 13 | 208 | Reggie Bullock | NYK | SG,SF |
| 13 | 209 | Blake Griffin | DET | PF,C |
| 13 | 210 | Precious Achiuwa | TOR | PF |
| 13 | 211 | Juan Toscano-Anderson | GSW | SF,PF |
| 13 | 212 | Kendrick Nunn | MIA | PG |
| 13 | 213 | Thomas Bryant | WAS | C |
| 13 | 214 | Justin Holiday | IND | SF,SG |
| 13 | 215 | Doug McDermott | SAS | SF,PF |
| 13 | 216 | Josh Jackson | DET | SG,SF |
| 13 | 217 | Otto Porter Jr. | GSW | SF, PF |
| 13 | 218 | Naz Reid | MIN | C |
| 13 | 219 | Tomas Satoransky | NOR | PG, SG |
| 13 | 220 | Luke Kennard | LAC | SG |
| 13 | 221 | Goga Bitadze | IND | C |
| 13 | 222 | Lou Williams | LAC | PG,SG |
| 13 | 223 | Theo Maledon | OKC | PG |
| 13 | 224 | Paul Millsap | DEN | PF,C |
| 13 | 225 | Carmelo Anthony | POR | SF,PF |
| 13 | 226 | LaMarcus Aldridge | SAS | PF,C |
| 13 | 227 | T.J. Warren | IND | SF, PF |
| 13 | 228 | Dario Saric | PHO | PF,C,SF |
| 13 | 229 | Dewayne Dedmon | N/A | C |
| 13 | 230 | Dwight Howard | PHI | PF,C |
| 13 | 231 | Maxi Kleber | DAL | PF |
| 13 | 232 | Cody Zeller | CHA | PF,C |
| 13 | 233 | Hamidou Diallo | DET | SG,SF |
| 13 | 234 | Dwight Powell | DAL | PF,C |
| 13 | 235 | DeAndre Jordan | BKN | C |
| 13 | 236 | Rudy Gay | SAS | SF,PF |
| 13 | 237 | Derrick Jones Jr. | POR | SF |
| 13 | 238 | Elfrid Payton | NYK | PG |
| 13 | 239 | Nemanja Bjelica | SAC | PF |
| 13 | 240 | Marc Gasol | LAL | C |
| 13 | 241 | Moses Moody | GSW | PG,SG |
| 13 | 242 | Jonathan Kuminga | GSW | SF,PF |
| 13 | 243 | Ty Jerome | OKC | SG |
| 13 | 244 | Obi Toppin | NYK | SF,PF |
| 13 | 245 | Marquese Chriss | GSW | PF |
| 13 | 246 | Tristan Thompson | BOS | PF,C |
| 13 | 247 | Jeremy Lamb | IND | SG,SF |
| 13 | 248 | Troy Brown Jr. | WAS | SF |
| 13 | 249 | P.J. Tucker | HOU | SF, PF |
| 13 | 250 | Eric Gordon | HOU | SG |
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