Jayson Tatum is ranked as the No. 1 small forward in fantasy points leagues heading into the 2026-27 season.
The 2026-27 fantasy basketball draft season is here. Soon enough, the points and categories won will start to count. It’s the perfect time to review our points league small forward rankings, courtesy of Yahoo Fantasy Basketball analyst Dan Titus.
Small Forward Draft Rankings (Points Leagues)
Rank
Player
Position
Team
1
Jayson Tatum
SF,PF
BOS
2
Jalen Johnson
PF,SF
ATL
3
Anthony Edwards
PG,SF,SG
MIN
4
Cooper Flagg
PF,SF,SG
DAL
5
Paolo Banchero
PF,SF
ORL
6
Scottie Barnes
C,PF,SF,SG
TOR
7
Josh Giddey
PG,SG,SF
CHI
8
LeBron James
SF,PF
PHI
9
Kevin Durant
PF,SF,SG
HOU
10
Amen Thompson
PG,SF,SG
HOU
11
Deni Avdija
PF,SF,SG
POR
12
Kawhi Leonard
PF,SF,SG
TOR
13
Jaylen Brown
PF,SF,SG
PHI
14
Trey Murphy III
PF,SF,SG
NOP
15
Austin Reaves
PG,SF,SG
LAL
16
Pascal Siakam
C,PF,SF
IND
17
Brandon Miller
PF,SF,SG
CHA
18
Jalen Williams
PF,SF,SG
OKC
19
Desmond Bane
SG,SF
ORL
20
Lauri Markkanen
SF,PF
UTA
21
Franz Wagner
PF,SF
ORL
22
Michael Porter Jr.
SF,PF
BKN
23
Matas Buzelis
SF,PF
CHI
24
Dyson Daniels
PG,SF,SG
ATL
25
Brandon Ingram
SG,SF,PF
LAC
26
Caleb Wilson
PF,SF
CHI
27
Paul George
PF,SF
BOS
28
Kon Knueppel
SF,SG
CHA
29
Ausar Thompson
PF,SF,SG
DET
30
Norman Powell
SG,SF
CHI
31
RJ Barrett
PF,SF,SG
TOR
32
Josh Hart
SF,SG
NYK
33
Cedric Coward
SF,SG
MEM
34
Jaden McDaniels
PF,SF
MIN
35
Jalen Green
SF,SG
PHX
36
OG Anunoby
SF,PF
NYK
37
Andrew Wiggins
PF,SF,SG
MIA
38
AJ Dybantsa
SF
WAS
39
Zach LaVine
PG,SF,SG
SAC
40
Miles Bridges
SF,PF
PHX
41
Peyton Watson
SF,PF
CLE
42
Keegan Murray
SF,PF
SAC
43
Mikal Bridges
PF,SF,SG
NYK
44
Rui Hachimura
SF,PF
LAC
45
Kyshawn George
PF,SF,SG
WAS
46
DeMar DeRozan
PF,SF
DEN
47
Quentin Grimes
SG,SF
LAL
48
Jonathan Kuminga
PF,SF
MIN
49
Ayo Dosunmu
PG,SF,SG
MIN
50
Bennedict Mathurin
SG,SF
NOP