Nikola Jokić opens the 2026-27 High Score draft board at No. 1, with Luka Dončić and Victor Wembanyama immediately behind him. The first-round picture is heavy on high-usage creators and bigs who can stack points across the box score, while several players are listed with new team assignments and broad multi-position eligibility.
| Rank | Player | Eligibility | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikola Jokić | C | DEN |
| 2 | Luka Dončić | PG, SG | LAL |
| 3 | Victor Wembanyama | C | SAS |
| 4 | Giannis Antetokounmpo | PF, C | MIA |
| 5 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | PG | OKC |
| 6 | Cade Cunningham | PG, SG | DET |
| 7 | Jayson Tatum | SF, PF | BOS |
| 8 | Jalen Johnson | PF, SF | ATL |
| 9 | Anthony Edwards | PG, SF, SG | MIN |
| 10 | Tyrese Maxey | PG, SG | PHI |
| 11 | Tyrese Haliburton | PG, SG | IND |
| 12 | Cooper Flagg | PF, SF, SG | DAL |
| 13 | Trae Young | PG | WAS |
| 14 | LaMelo Ball | PG | MIN |
| 15 | Alperen Sengun | C, PF | HOU |
| 16 | Donovan Mitchell | PG, SG | CLE |
| 17 | Anthony Davis | PF, C | WAS |
| 18 | Scottie Barnes | C, PF, SF, SG | TOR |
| 19 | Jamal Murray | PG | DEN |
| 20 | Stephen Curry | PG | GSW |
| 21 | Josh Giddey | PG, SG, SF | CHI |
| 22 | Karl-Anthony Towns | PF, C | NYK |
| 23 | Paolo Banchero | PF, SF | ORL |
| 24 | LeBron James | SF, PF | PHI |
| 25 | Austin Reaves | PG, SF, SG | LAL |
| 26 | Kevin Durant | PF, SF, SG | HOU |
| 27 | Amen Thompson | PG, SF, SG | HOU |
| 28 | Jalen Brunson | PG | NYK |
| 29 | Kawhi Leonard | PF, SF, SG | TOR |
| 30 | Devin Booker | PG, SG | PHX |
Jokić remains the preferred High Score foundation piece, followed by Dončić and Wembanyama. Cunningham at No. 6, Jalen Johnson at No. 8 and Flagg at No. 12 give the upper tier a younger look, while Curry, James, Durant and Leonard remain inside the first 30.
There is plenty of positional flexibility in that opening group. Edwards can be used at guard or wing, Barnes carries eligibility at all four non-point-guard spots, and Reaves, Thompson and Flagg each bring three-position coverage. That matters when the draft room starts filling the center and guard slots early.
Ranks 31-50
Bam Adebayo begins the next group at No. 31, followed by James Harden, Deni Avdija, Domantas Sabonis, Jaylen Brown, Kyrie Irving, Keyonte George, Joel Embiid, Jalen Duren and Evan Mobley. Lauri Markkanen is No. 41, with Trey Murphy III, Darius Garland, Brandon Miller, Chet Holmgren, Stephon Castle, Jalen Williams, Walker Kessler, Jaren Jackson Jr. and Pascal Siakam completing the top 50.
The center pool remains active in this section. Embiid, Duren, Mobley, Holmgren, Kessler and Jackson all land before the board reaches No. 50, while Avdija, Brown, Murphy and Jalen Williams provide wing options with more than one eligible spot.
Ranks 51-100
Ja Morant is No. 51, ahead of Michael Porter Jr., Dejounte Murray, Zion Williamson, Julius Randle, Tyler Herro, Desmond Bane, De’Aaron Fox, Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Franz Wagner. Damian Lillard checks in at No. 61, followed by Dyson Daniels, Ryan Rollins, Matas Buzelis, Derrick White, Onyeka Okongwu, Ausar Thompson, Cameron Boozer, Brandon Ingram and Naz Reid.
The run from No. 71 through No. 80 features Kel’el Ware, Alex Sarr, Coby White, Paul George, Kon Knueppel, Payton Pritchard, Zach Edey, AJ Dybantsa, Derik Queen and Ivica Zubac. RJ Barrett, Immanuel Quickley, Darius Acuff Jr., Caleb Wilson, Donovan Clingan, Norman Powell, Cedric Coward, Jarrett Allen, Rudy Gobert and OG Anunoby occupy Nos. 81-90.
VJ Edgecombe starts the final ten of the first 100. Dylan Harper, Day’Ron Sharpe, Josh Hart, Miles Bridges, Jalen Suggs, Jaden McDaniels, Andrew Wiggins and Nic Claxton follow, with Keegan Murray positioned immediately after the top-99 cutoff.
The remaining draft board
Jusuf Nurkić, Zach LaVine, Jalen Green, CJ McCollum, Darryn Peterson, Ty Jerome, John Collins, Myles Turner, Collin Murray-Boyles and Davion Mitchell make up the next group. Jabari Smith Jr., Mikal Bridges, Kyshawn George, Kevin Porter Jr., Khaman Maluach, Jonathan Kuminga, Andrew Nembhard, Jimmy Butler III, Isaiah Hartenstein and Brandin Podziemski come next.
Collin Gillespie, Fred VanVleet, Peyton Watson, Ajay Mitchell, Egor Dëmin, Ayo Dosunmu, Draymond Green, Quentin Grimes, Jaime Jaquez Jr. and Anthony Black sit in the following tier. Tre Jones, Neemias Queta, Mikel Brown Jr., Aaron Gordon, Gui Santos, Isaiah Collier, Jakob Poeltl, Jrue Holiday, Jeremiah Fears and Kristaps Porziņģis follow.
Yaxel Lendeborg, Wendell Carter Jr., Ace Bailey, DeMar DeRozan, Moussa Diabaté, Sandro Mamukelashvili, Jordan Poole, Maxime Raynaud, Dillon Brooks and Pelle Larsson lead the next ten. Bennedict Mathurin, Kyle Kuzma, Tari Eason, Jaylen Wells, Scotty Pippen Jr., Jerami Grant, Jared McCain, Cameron Johnson, Bobby Portis Jr. and Cason Wallace follow behind them.
Reed Sheppard, Yves Missi, Nique Clifford, Tobias Harris, Naji Marshall, Scoot Henderson, Toumani Camara, Nikola Vučević, Herbert Jones and Devin Vassell remain on the board in the later middle rounds. Keaton Wagler, Kelly Oubre Jr., P.J. Washington, Saddiq Bey, Joan Beringer, Aaron Nesmith, Grayson Allen, Christian Braun, Jake LaRavia and Anfernee Simons come next.
Daniss Jenkins, Will Riley, Derrick Jones Jr., Isaiah Stewart, GG Jackson II, Brook Lopez, Julian Champagnie, De’Andre Hunter, Collin Sexton and Bilal Coulibaly are included in the closing stretch. Deandre Ayton, Duncan Robinson, Santi Aldama, Klay Thompson, Dereck Lively II, Kyle Filipowski, Tre Johnson, Dylan Cardwell, Malik Monk and Paul Reed round out the 200-player board.
The practical draft-room takeaway is clear: elite centers and high-volume lead guards dominate the early picks, but the board keeps supplying roster flexibility well into the later rounds. Managers who miss on the top names still have access to multi-position wings, starting-caliber bigs and guards with clear ball-handling paths deep into the player pool.
