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Luka Don\u010di\u0107 has a clear runway for massive fantasy production with LeBron James in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n
Guards drive most fantasy basketball drafts, and the 2026-27 class runs deep at every price point. These rankings sort the position from elite anchors to late-round sleepers, with notes on how each player fits standard nine-category leagues and Yahoo\u2019s High Score format.<\/p>\n
Tier 1<\/p>\n
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder
\nLuka Don\u010di\u0107, Los Angeles Lakers<\/p>\n
Gilgeous-Alexander is one of two active guards with an MVP on his resume, and he has won them in back-to-back years. He averaged 31.1 points, 4.3 rebounds and 6.6 assists in 2025-26, and has cleared 31 points per game in three of his last four seasons. He belongs in the top three of any format alongside Victor Wembanyama and Nikola Joki\u0107.<\/p>\n
Don\u010di\u0107 takes over as the centerpiece in Los Angeles following LeBron James\u2019 free-agent move to Philadelphia. His triple-double ceiling is what High Score rewards because only his best night each week counts; a 65-to-70-game season costs you far less there than in a standard league.<\/p>\n
Tier 2<\/p>\n
Anthony Edwards, Minnesota Timberwolves
\nCade Cunningham, Detroit Pistons<\/p>\n
Edwards has raised his scoring average in each of his six seasons, posting 28.8 points, 5 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.4 steals in 2025-26. Thirty per game is well within reach, and pairing him with LaMelo Ball gives Minnesota one of the league\u2019s most explosive backcourts. Take him in the first round anywhere.<\/p>\n
Cunningham built a career year around Detroit\u2019s offense and finished fifth in MVP voting, averaging 23.9 points, 5.5 rebounds, 9.9 assists, 1.4 steals and 0.8 blocks on 46.1 percent shooting across 64 games. His assist volume is especially valuable in High Score, where each dime is worth two points and a 15-assist night can swing a matchup on its own.<\/p>\n
Tier 3<\/p>\n
Tyrese Maxey, Philadelphia 76ers
\nJalen Brunson, New York Knicks
\nDonovan Mitchell, Cleveland Cavaliers
\nDevin Booker, Phoenix Suns
\nJamal Murray, Denver Nuggets
\nAustin Reaves, Los Angeles Lakers
\nTyrese Haliburton, Indiana Pacers
\nTrae Young, Washington Wizards<\/p>\n
These are second- and third-round targets. Maxey and Brunson carry big scoring loads and could push into the group above. Mitchell shares playmaking duties with James Harden, Murray operates alongside Joki\u0107, and Reaves works next to Don\u010di\u0107, all three remain excellent producers with clearly defined roles.<\/p>\n
Haliburton returns from the Achilles injury that cost him the 2025-26 season, and his elite assist rate makes him a strong bet to reclaim value quickly. Young is in a similar spot after appearing in 15 games last season, averaging 17.9 points and 8 assists on 45.8 percent shooting. Both are appealing in High Score, where one big night per week is all you need and field-goal percentage never enters the equation.<\/p>\n
Tier 4<\/p>\n
LaMelo Ball, Minnesota Timberwolves
\nStephen Curry, Golden State Warriors
\nJames Harden, Cleveland Cavaliers
\nJosh Giddey, Chicago Bulls
\nBrandon Miller, Charlotte Hornets
\nDerrick White, Boston Celtics
\nStephon Castle, San Antonio Spurs
\nDarius Garland, LA Clippers
\nTyler Herro, Milwaukee Bucks
\nKeyonte George, Utah Jazz
\nJalen Green, Phoenix Suns<\/p>\n
Most of this group plays 30-plus minutes nightly. Curry remains highly productive, averaging 26.6 points, 3.6 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.1 steals in 30.9 minutes across 43 games at age 38. Harden has settled into more of a complementary role rather than a heliocentric one.<\/p>\n
Miller, Garland, Herro, Giddey and Green all hold prominent roles and can approach 20 points per game with useful secondary production. Target them in the early-to-middle rounds. White and Castle deserve an extra look in High Score, where their steals and blocks pay three points apiece.<\/p>\n
Tier 5<\/p>\n
Dyson Daniels, Atlanta Hawks
\nDe\u2019Aaron Fox, San Antonio Spurs
\nDamian Lillard, Portland Trail Blazers
\nDejounte Murray, New Orleans Pelicans
\nNickeil Alexander-Walker, Atlanta Hawks
\nPayton Pritchard, Boston Celtics
\nDylan Harper, San Antonio Spurs
\nRyan Rollins, Milwaukee Bucks
\nFred VanVleet, Houston Rockets<\/p>\n
Daniels is the headliner here for category leagues due to his steals upside, and his ability to flirt with triple-doubles makes him plenty valuable in High Score as well. Alexander-Walker brings a similar defensive profile in the same backcourt, with more scoring punch.<\/p>\n
Lillard and VanVleet return from Achilles and knee injuries respectively, and Murray is back after a pair of shortened seasons. Each needs only one strong game a week to pay off a mid-round High Score pick. Fox has the inside track alongside Dylan Harper in San Antonio. Pritchard, the 2024-25 Kia NBA Sixth Man of the Year, started regularly last season and should see heavy minutes in either role. Rollins is part of a revamped Milwaukee backcourt.<\/p>\n
Tier 6<\/p>\n
Mikal Bridges, New York Knicks
\nCoby White, Charlotte Hornets
\nJa Morant, Portland Trail Blazers
\nCedric Coward, Memphis Grizzlies
\nTy Jerome, Memphis Grizzlies
\nDarius Acuff, Sacramento Kings
\nCJ McCollum, Atlanta Hawks
\nAyo Dosunmu, Minnesota Timberwolves
\nImmanuel Quickley, Toronto Raptors<\/p>\n
A mix of rookies, second-year risers and seasoned veterans, all projected for consistent minutes and worth rostering all season in a 12-team league. Take them in the middle rounds as complements to your top picks. Morant\u2019s single-game ceiling makes him a particularly strong High Score fit, and Acuff is the rookie to watch in this range as Sacramento\u2019s backcourt sorts itself out.<\/p>\n
Tier 7<\/p>\n
Brandin Podziemski, Golden State Warriors
\nAjay Mitchell, Oklahoma City Thunder
\nDeMar DeRozan, Denver Nuggets
\nJalen Suggs, Orlando Magic
\nJeremiah Fears, New Orleans Pelicans
\nDavion Mitchell, Miami Heat<\/p>\n
All are worth drafting from the eighth or ninth round on. DeRozan brings proven scoring to Denver and will push Christian Braun and Cameron Johnson for starter minutes. Suggs and Davion Mitchell are defense-first guards who play floor-general roles offensively.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Luka Don\u010di\u0107 has a clear runway for massive fantasy production with LeBron James in Philadelphia. Guards drive most…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":619292,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[85,46,279966,105],"class_list":["post-619291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-nba-fantasy-guard-tiers-rankings-for-2026-27","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/619291","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=619291"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/619291\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/619292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=619291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=619291"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=619291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}