Top 100 Dynasty Rankings - #41-60
This next tier of players features three surefire Hall of Famers, as well as six 20 year olds...
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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Click here for players #61-80.
Top 100 Dynasty Rankings - #41-60
60. Miles Bridges - Hornets (26 - player ages shown are as of 2/1/2025)
In terms of pure production, Bridges has been remarkably consistent over the past three seasons that he’s played (remembering that he sat out the 2022-23 season entirely). He’s been a lock for 20-21 points, 7-8 rebounds, 3-4 assists, 1.5+ stocks and 2+ threes per game, which is what you want from a well-rounded forward.
His declining FG% in recent years (49% to 46% to 44%) is cause for concern, but it coincides with LaMelo Ball being on the floor less and less to create quality looks for Bridges (when Bridges shot 49% FG, Ball played in a shocking 75 games). So his fantasy value is also loosely tied to Ball’s health and durability.
59. Ivica Zubac - Clippers (27)
If you were to ask Zubac, he’d probably tell you that he’s been capable of putting up numbers like this season’s (16.2 points, 12.5 boards and 2.6 assists per game) for quite some time, and that the Clippers finally game him the minutes and shot attempts needed to make it happen. His touch around the basket is excellent, as he’s shot over 62% FG for five straight seasons.
And a very underrated aspect of Zoo’s game has been his durability, as he’s missed a mere 28 games total over his past six seasons combined. After pointing that out, I realize I dropped the ball in ranking him so low (95), but thankfully he still lands in the Top 60 thanks to Son and Jenike.
58. Dereck Lively - Mavericks (20)
It’s definitely become a theme: Stan is dissing young players over and over again. Lively made huge strides this past season in several key areas: his free throw shooting went from 50.6% to 63.8%, his per minute assists more than doubled, and he improved his rebounding and shot-blocking. The serious ankle injury that he suffered shouldn’t be hard to bounce back from, and he’s still very young. The Luka Doncic effect will hurt Lively some, but he’s still scratching the surface of his potential.
57. Jaden McDaniels - Timberwolves (24)
It’s common for fantasy owners to get impatient with players who rarely score 20 points, and such has been the case with McDaniels throughout his career. He entered this season with a career scoring average of just 9.8 ppg, despite playing 27.6 mpg. And he started off this season struggling to score the rock, but he’s quietly averaged 16.2 points on 52% FG shooting over his last 33 games.
But look closer, and you’ll see that he’s also doubled his rebounds per game this year, and is going to blow away his previous career-highs in assists, steals and FT% as well. As he enters his prime years, he’s gaining confidence and rounding out his game.
56. Scoot Henderson - Trail Blazers (20)
This wasn’t a major breakout season for Scoot, but right now it’s all about baby steps. After being a terribly inefficient scorer as a rookie, he’s shooting a somewhat respectable 43% FG and 36% 3P this season. His 1.88 assist-to-turnover ratio this season is also a huge improvement over last year’s 1.58 mark, and he’s shown some promise defensively, with 1.5 steals per 36 minutes. Head coach Chauncey Billups has been making him earn his minutes, and perhaps that will bode well for his future. Jenike is all in (48), but Son isn’t very impressed (80). Use those hops more Scoot!
55. Bilal Coulibaly - Wizards (20)
Coulibaly was kind of all over the place this season, especially in the scoring department (18 games with 17+ points scored, and 22 games scoring 9 points or less). His 3-point shot took a step backwards (just 28% 3P), but he doubled his assists per game, was a reliable source of steals, and showed dedication to his free throw shooting (from 70% as a rookie to nearly 75% FT). I won’t pretend to know what his future is going to look like, but the physical tools are there, and the Wizards will try their hardest to turn him into a star.
54. Stephon Castle - Spurs (20)
The numbers suggest that Castle is a terrible shooter (sub-43% FG, sub-29% 3P, sub-72% FT), but he’s an excellent example of why the eye test matters a lot more when you’re trying to evaluate a player’s future prospects. Castle’s strong frame, elite athleticism, poise under pressure, and natural shiftiness are things that stand out to me, and he’s a fun player to watch. It might take a few years for his fantasy stats to catch up to his natural talents and abilities, but I’m bullish on his NBA future.