Nikola Jokić and Luka Dončić set the High Score pace in 2025-26, with the format rewarding peak production rather than punishing missed shots or turnovers. Jokić finished first at 68.7 High Score fantasy points per game, while Dončić followed at 64.3 in his first complete season as a Laker.
That scoring setup changes the board from standard points and category formats. A player can survive a turnover-heavy night or a volume-shooting performance, and one monster box score can decide a weekly result. The leaders from last season reflect that: triple-double engines, high-usage guards and defensive anchors all have room to pile up value.
High Score leaders from 2025-26
| Rank | Player | High Score fantasy points per game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikola Jokić | 68.7 |
| 2 | Luka Dončić | 64.3 |
| 3 | Cade Cunningham | 56.1 |
| 4 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 55.1 |
| 5 | Victor Wembanyama | 55.0 |
| 6 | Tyrese Maxey | 53.5 |
| 7 | Jalen Johnson | 53.5 |
| 8 | Giannis Antetokounmpo | 53.1 |
| 9 | Jaylen Brown | 50.1 |
| 10 | Donovan Mitchell | 49.1 |
Jokić held a 4.4-point edge over Dončić and sat 12.6 points clear of third-place Cunningham. Denver’s center averaged 27.7 points, a league-best 12.9 rebounds and a league-leading 10.7 assists, plus 1.4 steals. He also powered a Nuggets offense that finished No. 1 in offensive rating.
Dončić led the league at 33.5 points per game, adding 7.7 rebounds, 8.3 assists and 1.6 steals across 64 appearances. His four turnovers per game led this top-10 group, but that is not a deduction in High Score. An injury in early April ended his regular season and kept him out for Los Angeles’ playoff run, though he enters Year 9 with a rebuilt roster and a full recovery offseason.
Cunningham’s 23.9 points mattered, but his near double-double playmaking load drove him to No. 3. The 6-foot-6, 220-pound Pistons guard posted 9.9 assists and 5.5 rebounds per night. Detroit will again have Jalen Duren as Cunningham’s primary partner after Duren agreed to a major new contract, while the club added shooting with Isaiah Joe, John Collins and Taurean, players expected to fill roles comparable to Duncan Robinson and Kevin Huerter.
Gilgeous-Alexander remained productive after the 2025 championship push and his second straight MVP season. He put up 31.1 points, 4.3 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 1.4 steals, shooting 55% from the field, 39% from three and 88% at the line. The missed-shot protection in this format is useful, but his efficiency already makes his nightly floor unusually stable.
Wembanyama’s No. 5 slot came largely from his work at the rim and on the glass. He averaged 11.5 rebounds, 3.1 blocks and one steal, alongside 25 points and 3.1 assists. At 22, he has moved into the MVP discussion as San Antonio has climbed into the West’s top tier.
From the locker room
Maxey posted career highs in scoring at 28.3 points per game and steals at 1.9, with 4.1 rebounds and 6.6 assists. The point guard has improved each year since arriving in 2020. His raw numbers could be squeezed by Philadelphia’s collection of talent, including Brown, LeBron James and Joel Embiid, but his ceiling remains high.
Brown used a larger Boston workload while Jayson Tatum missed most of the 2025-26 campaign. He produced 28.7 points, 6.9 rebounds and 5.1 assists, earning All-NBA Second Team and delivering the strongest fantasy season of his 10-year career. His move into a 76ers group featuring Maxey, James and Embiid could reduce some of that usage, though his two-way profile remains intact.
Antetokounmpo played only 36 games with Milwaukee, a smaller concern in a format built around the best score rather than season-long accumulation. He still averaged 27.6 points, 9.8 rebounds and 5.4 assists. His 0.9 steals and 0.7 blocks were below his career norms of 1.1 and 1.2, respectively, but he remained a dominant interior presence. Healthy again and now with Miami, he projects as an even stronger High Score option.
Johnson supplied the most rounded line among the non-superstars near the top of the board: 22.5 points, 10.3 rebounds and 7.9 assists. He missed All-NBA recognition, but Atlanta has a legitimate do-everything forward in him. On Nov. 13, Johnson became the first player in NBA history to reach 30 points, 15 rebounds, 10 assists and five steals in one game.
Mitchell rounded out the list after averaging 27.9 points, 4.5 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 1.5 steals. His average dipped during the 22 regular-season games he shared with James Harden after the blockbuster trade, but the 1.5 steals separated Mitchell from Harden, who finished just outside the top 10. In a format that rewards a single explosive night, Mitchell’s individual eruptions still carry significant weight.
