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We’ve almost put a bow on the inaugural Yahoo High Score fantasy basketball season. The month of March brought us the fantasy playoffs and one of the most memorable performances in basketball (and fantasy) history. This week marks the start of what should be your fantasy basketball league’s championship. Most of the matchups will be decided in April. But let’s take a quick look back to the top scores from March.
Luka Dončić, guard: I’ve written these stories all season long and I don’t think I’ve done one without mentioning the Lakers superstar. It’s a shame he’s unlikely to take home a real-life MVP this season but he’s got a hell of a case for fantasy MVP. Unfortunately, that may not include playoff MVP. Dončić lands himself on the perfect lineup for March thanks to a performance toward the end of the fantasy regular season. Luka managers haven’t been as fruitful in the fantasy postseason, however. Last week in a big spot, the All-Star topped out at 67 fantasy points — one of his lowest high scores all season. Dončić still has plenty of time to rebound in early April with games vs. the Thunder and Mavericks to close the week.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, guard: Believe it or not, SGA doesn’t get to double-digit assists too often. He only has six games with 10+ assists all season long. A season-high 15 dimes helped the reigning MVP get onto the March perfect lineup in a March 9 win over the Nuggets. While Shai is arguably the best scorer in the NBA, he isn’t as valuable in High Score given his lack of consistent category coverage. To wrap March, Gilgeous-Alexander scored 47 points and that only got him to 64 fantasy points thanks to low rebound, assist and steal totals. Keep this in mind when you’re heading into your High Score drafts for 2026-27.
Bam Adebayo, frontcourt: Ahhhh, yes — “The Bam Game.” We’ll be talking about this performance until the end of time. I already talked about it last month … Adebayo’s 83-point game resulted in the highest fantasy output of the season at 110 points. The second-highest score as of this writing belongs to Nikola Jokić at 108 fantasy points. There’s still some time left in the fantasy basketball season for someone to dethrone Bam at the top. Adebayo may not reach that ceiling again ever, but he’s been pretty consistent down the stretch, posting double-doubles in six of his past seven games entering April.
Nikola Jokić, frontcourt: That first sentence I wrote above about Luka I could have repeated here for Joker. Both players have been fantastic all season long and should be selected 1-2 going into 2026-27. You can maybe make a case for another player in this lineup but we’ll save that debate for another time. Prior to the Nuggets’ last game of March, Jokić had a streak of four straight triple-doubles. He’ll only have a two-game week for the fantasy championship, but all it takes is one game in High Score.
Alperen Şengün, frontcourt: We’ve referred to Şengün as a Jokić lite for most of the season. And while he doesn’t quite have the same ceiling/floor combo, the Rockets’ big man looks like a league-winning pick as we approach the end of the season. He had games of 78 and 81 points last week and has four games in Week 23 to try and bring home a ‘ship for his respective managers. Şengün will have trouble going under the radar in drafts next season.
Victor Wembanyama, utility: Wemby is the other player I was referring to above, a player who was selected with a top-2 pick in most fantasy basketball drafts this season. If Wembanyama hadn’t missed time due to injury and had more consistent scoring totals, he would have repaid managers (not that he hasn’t). The Spurs big has been peaking at the right time, averaging close to 70 fantasy points per game over the past week and north of 60 FPPG over the past month.
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