Fantasy Basketball 2025 Position Rankings, Team Names for Upcoming NBA Season

With NBA training camps in full swing, it's officially fantasy basketball season.

Or, we're in the preparation part of the proceedings, at least.

Before long, you'll be crunching all of the categorical numbers, drafting your rosters and, ideally, crafting the kind of team name sure to elicit a polite chuckle or maybe even a sly grin from your leaguemates. We're here to help with all of that by building our positional rankings for points leagues and laying out some of our favorite team names for the upcoming campaign.

Position Rankings

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Point Guard

1. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, OKC
2. Luka Dončić, LAL
3. Cade Cunningham, DET
4. Trae Young, ATL
5. Devin Booker, PHO
6. Tyrese Maxey, PHI
7. James Harden, LAC
8. Stephen Curry, GSW
9. Josh Giddey, CHI
10. Jalen Brunson, NYK
11. Donovan Mitchell, CLE
12. Ja Morant, MEM
13. Derrick White, BOS
14. Amen Thompson, HOU
15. LaMelo Ball, CHO

Shooting Guard

1. Anthony Edwards, DET
2. Cade Cunningham, DET
3. Devin Booker, PHO
4. James Harden, LAC
5. Jaylen Brown, BOS
6. Donovan Mitchell, CLE
7. Derrick White, BOS
8. Amen Thompson, HOU
9. LaMelo Ball, CHO
10. Scottie Barnes, TOR
11. De'Aaron Fox, SAS
12. Desmond Bane, ORL
13. Tyler Herro, MIA
14. Zach LaVine, SAC
15. Coby White, CHI

Small Forward

1. Anthony Edwards, MIN
2. LeBron James, LAL
3. Jaylen Brown, BOS
4. Josh Giddey, CHI
5. Jalen Williams, OKC
6. Franz Wagner, ORL
7. Paolo Banchero, ORL
8. Amen Thompson, HOU
9. Scottie Barnes, TOR
10. Jalen Johnson, ATL
11. Kawhi Leonard, LAC
12. Jimmy Butler, GSW
13. Trey Murphy III, NOP
14. Lauri Markkanen, UTA
15. Miles Bridges, CHO

Power Forward

1. Giannis Antetokounmpo, MIL
2. Anthony Davis, DAL
3. Domantas Sabonis, SAC
4. Karl-Anthony Towns, NYK
5. LeBron James, LAL
6. Pascal Siakam, IND
7. Jalen Williams, OKC
8. Bam Adebayo, MIA
9. Kevin Durant, PHO
10. Zion Williamson, NOP
11. Scottie Barnes, TOR
12. Evan Mobley, CLE
13. Jalen Johnson, ATL
14. Jaren Jackson Jr., MEM
15. Chet Holmgren, OKC

Center

1. Nikola Jokić, DEN
2. Victor Wembanyama, SA
3. Giannis Antetokounmpo, MIL
4. Anthony Davis, DAL
5. Domantas Sabonis, SAC
6. Karl-Anthony Towns, NYK
7. Ivica Zubac, LAC
8. Bam Adebayo, MIA
9. Alperen Şengün, HOU
10. Evan Mobley, CLE
11. Jaren Jackson Jr., MEM
12. Chet Holmgren, OKC
13. Joel Embiid, PHI
14. Myles Turner, MIL
15. Jalen Duren, CHI

Funny Team Names

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Capture The Flagg

Wish Upon Ausar

KATegories

The Butler Did It

Ace In The Hole

Randle In The Wind

Klayman's Terms

Herro Ball

Kyrie On My Wayward Son

The Zion King

WebEmbiid

Kawhi Bother

Everybody Loves Draymond

Do You Even Lift, Brow?

Double Lebrontondre

Dončić Kong

The Gobert Report

Jrue Light Special

ChetGPT

Beal Good Inc.