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As part of NBC Sports’ preseason fantasy basketball coverage, we unveil the first edition of the Top 200 rankings that will be updated weekly throughout the regular season. While the names at the top aren’t a surprise, this season could mark the dawn of a new era in fantasy basketball. Denver’s Nikola Jokić has led the way for multiple seasons, but San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama could take the crown in 2026-27. And one can’t forget about Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who has also been a mainstay at the top of the rankings in recent seasons. While the rankings can be a useful tool for fantasy draft preparation, remember they don’t reflect where a player should be selected. Washington’s Anthony Davis is a prime example. He has certainly shown in previous seasons the ability to provide elite fantasy value. However, given his availability history, selecting him where he sits in these rankings carries significant risk. Lastly, these rankings take into consideration the categories in nine-cat formats (points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, turnovers, three-pointers, field-goal percentage and free-throw percentage).

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Initial reactions and ObservationsBayern played a near perfect match today, and preserved enough players for the big game against Arsenal. Maarten Vandevoordt produced 11 saves today, the highest number of saves in a single match so far in the Bundesliga. Luis Diaz was electric today. He got the hat-trick his performance deserved. Kane and Olise were potent up front as well. That’s all, folks. Thanks a bunch for staying with us. The big one is up next: a home match against Arsenal. Bayern did beat them 1-0 before but that was under much different circumstances. Can the Bavarians win it? Maybe, but we’ll have to find out in a few days. Speak to you all in a bit.90+4’ — Full time!90+3’ — Urbig saves twice to deny Leipzig.90+2’ — Goal. Bayern somehow lets one in.90’ — Boey shoots weakly at Vandevoordt. Three minutes of stoppage time added on.86’ — Brajan Gruda fires wide. It’s not Leipzig’s night.82’ — Seiwald’s shot is a weak one, straight at Urbig again.78’ — Leipzig register their first shot on target in the entire match. Urbig saved it easily.77’ — Sacha Boey replaces Kim Min-jae.75’ — Olise and Gnabry miss sitters one after another.69’ — TOR!