Giannis Antetokounmpo enters the 2026-27 NBA season as the Miami Heat’s newest star, ready to remain one of the top fantasy basketball power forwards.
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 study our 9-category power forward rankings, courtesy of Yahoo Fantasy Basketball analyst Dan Titus.
Power forward is one of two big-men positions necessary to be filled in your Yahoo lineup, and not only can a lot of these guys do traditional big-men work, but they can also fill up the scoreboard with guard work, too. Dan’s overall power forward list is in the table below, and be sure to save and bookmark this page as it’ll be the living, breathing, updating hub for Dan’s PF rankings for 9-category drafts.
Power Forward Draft Rankings (9-Category)
Rank
Player
Position
Team
1
Jayson Tatum
SF, PF
BOS
2
Giannis Antetokounmpo
PF, C
MIA
3
Cooper Flagg
PF, SF, SG
DAL
4
Jalen Johnson
PF, SF
ATL
5
Kevin Durant
PF, SF, SG
HOU
6
Karl-Anthony Towns
PF, C
NYK
7
Scottie Barnes
C, PF, SF, SG
TOR
8
Trey Murphy III
PF, SF, SG
NOP
9
Alperen Sengun
C, PF
HOU
10
Evan Mobley
PF, C
CLE
11
Chet Holmgren
PF, C
OKC
12
Brandon Miller
PF, SF, SG
CHA
13
Lauri Markkanen
SF, PF
UTA
14
Kawhi Leonard
PF, SF, SG
TOR
15
Jalen Williams
PF, SF, SG
OKC
16
Domantas Sabonis
C, PF
SAC
17
Bam Adebayo
C, PF
MIA
18
Anthony Davis
PF, C
WAS
19
LeBron James
SF, PF
PHI
20
Jaylen Brown
PF, SF, SG
PHI
21
Jaren Jackson Jr.
PF, C
UTA
22
Deni Avdija
PF, SF, SG
POR
23
Michael Porter Jr.
SF, PF
BKN
24
OG Anunoby
SF, PF
NYK
25
Franz Wagner
PF, SF
ORL
26
Pascal Siakam
C, PF, SF
IND
27
Paolo Banchero
PF, SF
ORL
28
Mikal Bridges
PF, SF, SG
NYK
29
Cameron Boozer
PF
MEM
30
Brandon Ingram
SG, SF, PF
LAC
31
Paul George
PF, SF
BOS
32
Alex Sarr
C, PF
WAS
33
Julius Randle
PF
BKN
34
Ausar Thompson
PF, SF, SG
DET
35
Zion Williamson
C, PF
NOP
36
Jaden McDaniels
PF, SF
MIN
37
Naz Reid
PF, C
CHA
38
Matas Buzelis
SF, PF
CHI
39
Andrew Wiggins
PF, SF, SG
MIA
40
Caleb Wilson
PF, SF
CHI
41
Miles Bridges
SF, PF
PHX
42
John Collins
PF, C
DET
43
Peyton Watson
SF, PF
CLE
44
Jabari Smith Jr.
C, PF
HOU
45
Keegan Murray
SF, PF
SAC
46
Collin Murray-Boyles
C, PF
TOR
47
Derik Queen
C, PF
NOP
48
Rui Hachimura
SF, PF
LAC
49
Herbert Jones
PF, SF, SG
NOP
50
DeMar DeRozan
PF, SF
DEN