Top 100 Dynasty Rankings - #81-100

Zen Hoops fantasy basketball dynasty rankings are here!!!

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 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!

To not be influenced by each other’s rankings, I asked them to separately come up with their own Top 100 dynasty rankings, and we’ve spent the past week tinkering with our rankings.

Since my scoring preference is 8-cat Roto leagues, I told them to use that scoring system as the basis for our rankings. But for my own ranking methodology, I didn’t spend a single second looking at stats or player raters.

For my own rankings, I simply asked myself how I would want to draft if I were joining a dynasty league that started from scratch tomorrow.

After we input all of our rankings in a spreadsheet, I calculated the average ranking for every player (if a player didn’t make the Top 100 for any of our rankings, they were given a default rank of 101).

For paid Zen Hoops subscribers, you will see all of our rankings for all 100 players. For free Zen Hoops subscribers, you will get a sneak peak of what this looks like below, for players #81-100.

I did throw one curveball into these dynasty rankings…

For fun, we decided to include Cooper Flagg into our rankings, but no one else from the 2025 draft class. Because… why not?!?

As you start reading, you will notice that there are very few instances where all three of us are on the same page, but that’s part of the fun.

So let the countdown begin!

100. Keyonte George (21 - player ages shown are as of 2/1/2025)

Both Son and Jenike had George in their Top 100, but he missed the cut for me. I’m skeptical for a few reasons: his shooting efficiency has barely improved in year two, he hasn’t shown much steals or blocks potential, and it didn’t take long for Utah to move Isaiah Collier ahead of him in their starting lineup. That’s not quite three strikes and you’re out, but he better improve his shooting percentages soon, or else he’s Fred VanVleet without the elite defensive stats (I don’t want that player).

99. John Collins (27)

Neither Jenike nor I had Collins in our Top 100, but he made the cut because Son is quite bullish on him being able to replicate what he did this past season: 19 pts, 8 rebs, 2 ast, 1 stl, 1 blk, 1.5 threes on 53% FG and 85% FT. I think his improved shooting is real, but his usage rate will likely come down in future seasons, and it will be interesting to see if he can remain an above average NBA athlete as he approaches the age of 30.

98. Keegan Murray (24)

It’s pretty rare for a player to come out guns blazing as a rookie (41% 3P on 501 attempts), then to drop off significantly for the next two seasons (36% 3P last year, 33% 3P this year). Perhaps it’s because he’s had to shoulder more and more defensive responsibilities on the Kings, but whatever the case, it’s not very encouraging. The positive from this season is that he pulled down a career-best 6.7 rebounds per game, ranking him 35th in that cat among qualified players.

97. Zaccharie Risacher (19)

Given that both Son and Jenike left him out of their Top 100, my high ranking of Risacher looks way too aggressive. That said, he was the #1 overall pick in this past draft and he doesn’t turn 20 years old until April, meaning we’re in the infant stages of his career. It’s also worth noting that he shot just 40% FG and 28% 3P over his first 40 games, but has shot 52% FG and 46% 3P over his last 20 games. My ranking might be too high, but I think my cohorts dropped the ball in leaving him out of their Top 100.

96. Toumani Camara (24)

Camara’s breakout season landed him a Top 100 spot for both Jenike and myself, as his combo of 1.5 steals and 1.5 triples per game seems very repeatable over future seasons. To increase his value, he simply needs to become a more efficient scorer, or start pumping up some of his other stats. He’ll continue to play major minutes thanks to his elite defensive abilities.

95. Isaiah Collier (20)

Much like with Risacher, I got aggressive with Collier’s dynasty ranking. While his shooting ability is very suspect, his ability to create offense for others this season has been excellent for a 20 year old rookie: 8.1 assists to 3.4 turnovers per game over his last 35 games, despite playing with different teammates every night. I’m also a fan of his strong frame, which should help him carve out a niche as a bulldog point guard (even if he never becomes an above average 3-point shooter). Am I being too optimistic, or are Son and Jenike just hating/underrating rookies?

94. Nikola Vucevic (34)

Vucevic bounced back in a big way this past season, and he’s now posted 17+ points and 10+ boards in SEVEN straight seasons, which is pretty impressive given that he’s never been an All-NBA player. Still, I wouldn’t draft him in the Top 100 if I were starting a dynasty league today. I think Jenike was a little overzealous with this one.

93. Ausar Thompson (22)

No Ausar love from Son, but both Jenike and I have him in our Top 85. His terrible shooting stats (25% 3P and 59% FT) are major concerns, but he’s been a super-thief this season, grabbing 2.9 steals per 36 minutes. I’m sure he’ll be locked in the gym all summer long working on his outside shot, and being able to grow alongside Cade Cunningham is definitely a plus.

92. Brandon Ingram (27)

For these rankings, Son seemed to favor players who are currently in their primes, rather than players who are in the early stages of their careers. Ingram is one of just a few guys who have averaged 20-5-5 in each of the past three seasons, but he’s also averaged just 42.3 games played over the past three years.

91. RJ Barrett (24)

I may have gotten too bullish on the idea that Barrett should be able to improve his free throw shooting, given that it’s his 6th season in the league and he still hasn’t shot over 75% FT. Still, he can’t be this bad (65% FT) every single year. I think the key takeaways since joining the Raptors are that he’s learned how to score efficiently and effectively, while also improving at making the right reads to set up his teammates.