Top 100 Dynasty Rankings - #21-40
Long-term, would you rather have Desmond Bane or Ja Morant? Donovan Mitchell or Darius Garland?? Franz Wagner or Paolo Banchero???
As we enter the home stretch of the 2024-25 NBA regular season, I wanted to create a multi-part series highlighting the Top 100 fantasy basketball players for dynasty leagues.
Even if you don’t play in a long-term dynasty league, this should make for a fun, thought-provoking read. Because if you’re not thinking about the future, then you’re already one step behind.
For this exercise, I enlisted the help from a couple of fantasy hoops homies: Stan Son and Eric Jenike. Thanks guys!
For fun, we decided to include Cooper Flagg into our rankings, but no one else from the 2025 draft class. Because… why not?!?
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Top 100 Dynasty Rankings - #21-40
40. Damian Lillard - Bucks (34)
Both Lillard and Giannis will have two more seasons together in Milwaukee if they choose to stay together, which is a definite plus for Dame. Lillard has had a strong bounce back season, improving his efficiency and his on-court chemistry with Giannis. After thinking about it some more, I would likely move Lillard into my Top 50 if we were to adjust our lists, so I’m glad Son and Jenike ranked him higher.
39. Jamal Murray - Nuggets (27)
He had a shaky start to the season, but Murray has come on strong as the season’s worn on. Since Jan. 25th, Murray is averaging a strong 23.8 points, 6.0 assists, 1.3 steals and 2.7 threes on 51% FG, 43% 3P and 93% FT shooting. Given that he’s still in the prime of his career, it makes sense for him to rank so high. But I still have concerns about his long-term health outlook, as he has more wear and tear on his body than most players his age.
38. Dyson Daniels - Hawks (21)
Daniels continues to push the limits in the steals department, as his current 3.03 steals per game average ranks as the 10th best season all-time (and the highest since Alvin Robertson’s 3.04 in 1990-91). In addition to the elite steals, Daniels has also pumped up his scoring, rebounding and assists since Jalen Johnson got hurt, as he’s posting 15.6 points, 6.5 boards and 5.1 assists since Jan. 15th (Johnson’s last game was Jan. 23rd).
He just turned 22 on March 17th, meaning Daniels should provide strong fantasy numbers for the next decade plus. And there’s plenty of room for improvement, since his 3-point shooting and free throw accuracy are solid bets to improve.
37. Desmond Bane - Grizzlies (26)
An oblique injury sidetracked Bane early in the season, but he’s been excellent in recent months, especially as an improved playmaker. In 42 games since Dec. 13th, Bane is posting 20.7 points, 6.4 rebounds, 6.0 assists, 1.3 steals and 2.5 threes per game, on an elite 50% FG, 42% 3P and 90% FT shooting.
For his five year career, Bane is now up to 47% FG, 41% 3P and 88% FT. Compare that to Anthony Edwards’ five year career marks of 44.5% FG, 36.5% 3P and 80.4% FT, and it’s fair to say that Bane is still undervalued and underappreciated.
36. Bam Adebayo - Heat (27)
Perhaps Bam is better off as a power forward than center. After struggling to find his way early in the season, Bam started to surge once Kel’el Ware was inserted into their starting lineup. His thoughts on playing with Ware:
“We have somebody 7-feet at the rim, it allows me to be a versatile big. Obviously, we've seen in the Olympics that it’ll work. So for me, let's keep this line-up going.”
Ware’s 1st start came on Jan. 21st. In his 28 games since then, Adebayo has averaged 20.3 points, 9.9 boards, 4.0 assists, 1.5 stocks and 1.1 threes on 53% FG, 37% 3P and 82% FT shooting. Compare that to his first 40 games, when he scored just 15.7 ppg on 45% shooting. As a highly skilled big, Bam’s strong play should continue into his 30’s.