Last Updated on April 6, 2026 9:05 pm by Keston Paul | Published: April 6, 2026

For the final week of the season, this article is free to read. During the bulk of the season, I also included Buys and Sells, but for the fantasy playoffs, I focused in on Adds and Drops for ESPN, Yahoo and High Score Formats.

I work on this article using an excel sheet that converts stats into fantasy points for the ESPN, Yahoo and High Score default scoring systems. I have averages for the entire season, the past four weeks, the past two weeks and the past week. This allows me to look into trends and provide recommendations.

As always here is a reminder of the differences in the scoring systems for ESPN Standard Points Leagues and Yahoo Standard Points Leagues.

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Of course, we have a new format, which is Yahoo’s “High Score.”

The High Score System is: 
Points = 1 fantasy point each
Rebounds = 1 fantasy point each
Assists = 2 fantasy points each
Steals = 3 fantasy points each
Blocks = 3 fantasy points each

As a general rule: 

ESPN Standard Scoring will give a slight boost to players who are more efficient and get more defensive stats in addition the usual volume stats we want in points leagues.

Yahoo Standard Scoring will give a very slight boost to good rebounders and players who are high-volume offensive engines, even if they are inefficient, but turnovers still come at a cost.

High Score takes leaning into offensive volume at a higher level, meaning players who take a bunch of shots and get a ton of assists are greatly rewarded with absolutely no hits for inefficiency or turnovers.

My Points League Results this Season

12-Team ESPN Points League — Default Scoring
First Place.

10-Team High Score Points League — Default Scoring
Third Place.

16-Team ESPN Points League — Old ESPN Scoring System
Lost in the semifinal. The third-place matchup occurs this week.

20-Team ESPN Points League — Custom Scoring
Qualified for the Final this week.

I have said in the past that I do not like the default Yahoo Points League system, but I also first started playing fantasy via an ESPN Points League. I tried out the High Score format for fun this year because I just like fantasy basketball and it was something new. I have played in Sleeper Leagues before (both Game Pick and Lock-In modes) and I am always willing to try a new type of fantasy. Whether it is a points league, 9-cat, 8-cat, 72-cat (okay, maybe that is extreme), dynasty or anything else.

Exposure to different formats helps fantasy management, in my opinion. Points Leagues are a great example of how scheduling volume can create an advantage. In the league that I already won, my opponents had better higher-end talent, but I worked the waiver wire to perfection in the playoffs to outmatch them with schedule-based pickups. I had the No. 12 pick since I had won the league the prior year, so obviously, I did not have access to the upper echelon of the talent in the draft.

This was actually a bad year for me in terms of my points league performances, as last season, I won all of my points leagues and it is rare that I don’t qualify for the Final in my points leagues. I was a little less invested in them than my 9-cat leagues this season, but obviously, I was still knowledgeable enough to be a contender in every league, so if this is my “floor performance,” I will accept it.

Points League Adds

I have been separating the ESPN and Yahoo Adds from the High Score Adds during the fantasy playoffs, but default High Score (and Yahoo) leagues would have ended last week.

Consider this a quick roundup, as most of the players on this list should have already been rostered.

Obviously, keep an eye on injury updates as well. These positive performers are not worth a pickup if they are sidelined.

Daniss Jenkins

Can someone spell the words L-E-A-G-U-E and W-I-N-N-E-R?

In the past two weeks, his fantasy-point averages are:
38.6 on ESPN, 36.75 for Yahoo and 43 for High Score.

Jenkins has a fantasy-friendly game and while Cade Cunningham (lung) is doubtful for Monday at the time of writing (so, he will be out), if he plays this week, I doubt it would be in every game since missing Monday’s game already disqualifies him from hitting the 65-game threshold. Hold Jenkins!

Kyle Filipowski

Past two weeks: 42.3 on ESPN, 40.66 for Yahoo and 42 for High Score.

Filipowski’s numbers do not really need any elaboration. This is pretty much top-25 level production or close to it.

Neemias Queta

Past two weeks: 41.0 for ESPN, 36.32 for Yahoo and 37 for High Score.

Even with Nikola Vucevic back from injury, we saw that Queta was typically dominating the minutes and production pre-Vuc injury and did the same on Sunday. Maybe Queta slows down a little, but maybe he doesn’t.

Ayo Dosunmu

Past two weeks: 40.3 for ESPN, 37.83 for Yahoo and 41 for High Score.

Dosunmu is starting at SF with Jaden McDaniels (knee) sidelined and if Anthony Edwards (knee) just continues sitting games to “get right” for the real-life playoffs after missing the 65-game threshold, then that means extra touches for Dosunmu as well.

Toumani Camara

Past two weeks: 40.2 on ESPN, 34.05 for Yahoo and 35 for High Score.

Camara is on a hot run and the Blazers will continue being without Shaedon Sharpe (tibia) and Jerami Grant (calf), who are two high-usage players. Camara could continue getting shots and getting it done with a hot hand.

Will Riley

Two-week averages: 37.7 (ESPN), 34.37 (Yahoo), 37 (High Score)

Riley is getting a ton of reps for development and the Wizards are not winning games because of it. That is a superb combination to be a hero in “silly season,” as the numbers suggest.

Tre Jones

Two-week averages: 37.3 (ESPN), 33.75 (Yahoo), 38 (High Score)

One of fantasy’s most underrated souls. He has been must-roster for a while now.

Brice Sensabaugh

Two-week averages: 36.9 (ESPN), 34.51 (Yahoo), 39 (High Score)

Sensabaugh can put up points in a hurry without having a consistent impact on winning when he is one of the lead options. He may impact winning in the future as a microwave scorer off the bench, but that doesn’t matter right now.

Reed Sheppard

Two-week averages: 36.5 (ESPN), 31.96 (Yahoo), 35 (High Score)

He is starting consistently and legitimately does not have a challenger with the way Tari Eason has been playing. Sheppard is a must.

Gui Santos (Out for Tuesday)

Two-week averages: 34.3 (ESPN), 33.53 (Yahoo), 37 (High Score)

Santos was still good on Sunday night when Steph Curry (knee) returned. Santos is one of the few true forwards on the roster and his balanced stat profile translates to all fantasy formats nicely.

Jeremiah Fears

Two-week averages: 34.0 (ESPN), 32.27 (Yahoo), 36 (High Score)

Despite the Pelicans are not tanking, since they don’t own their first-round pick, Fears does need developmental reps and he appears to be getting more of them lately. I would expect them to continue featuring him this week, so he just needs to make use of the minutes and touches.

John Konchar

Two-week averages: 33.1 (ESPN), 29.96 (Yahoo), 31 (High Score)

Konchar is the antithesis of what many view as a points league player. He doesn’t score much, but he does get you enough fantasy points by filling up multiple columns in the box score and he has done so consistently in Utah, when available to play.

Mark Williams

Averages since returning: 32.5 (ESPN), 27.70 (Yahoo), 29 (High Score)

I was shocked that Williams started and played 26 minutes on Sunday. He was only averaging 23.3 MPG in the calendar year of 2026 before the stress reaction in his left foot, so I figured he would stick on a strict 20 MPG diet until the postseason. Williams should sit a leg of the Tuesday-Wednesday back-to-back and maybe he sits out on Sunday as well, so I don’t think he is a must-add given the potential for limited game volume. His one-game spike potential should be useful, however.

Precious Achiuwa & Maxime Raynaud

Achiuwa’s two-week averages: 30.7 (ESPN), 31.47 (Yahoo), 32 (High Score)
Raynaud’s two-week averages: 28.0 (ESPN), 29.61 (Yahoo), 30 (High Score)

These guys have been ticking along since the trade deadline. Nothing has changed. They have slowed down slightly, that is true, but nothing has changed in the outlook of them being roster-worthy for all formats.

Ace Bailey

Two-week averages: 30.4 (ESPN), 30.49 (Yahoo), 33 (High Score)

Bailey is what many envision as the typical points-league player, not John Konchar. Still, what Bailey is doing is enough and if he gets hot, he can put up 50-plus fantasy points on any given night.

Jamal Shead*

Note: Immanuel Quickley is questionable for Tuesday. I typed this up before that dropped. If Quickley remains out, everything below still applies.

Two-week averages: 29.1 (ESPN), 25.40 (Yahoo), 31 (High Score)

I am unsure of whether or not Immanuel Quickley will return from his plantar fasciitis this season. Shead’s main appeal is the high-volume assists and that just helped me win a fantasy points league where I had Quickley on IR for the past couple of weeks. Shead was not a shabby replacement at all.

Players I am Monitoring as Adds

These players may not be must-roster, but they should be on your radar as potential injury-related beneficiaries, locked-up-seeding beneficiaries and “silly-season options” with spike potential.

• Naji Marshall
• Julian Reese
• Jalen Slawson
• Rui Hachimura
• Luke Kennard
• Jake LaRavia
• Dylan Harper
• Cody Williams
• Tristan Vukcevic (if healthy)
• Scoot Henderson
• GG Jackson
• Leonard Miller
• Jaxson Hayes? He is outplaying Deandre Ayton recently, but his floor is very low if the rug is pulled.

Note that Deandre Ayton is still averaging 28.0 (ESPN), 25.68 (Yahoo) and 26 (High Score) over the past two weeks, compared to Hayes’ 33.3 (ESPN), 29.24 (Yahoo) and 30 (High Score). I don’t have Hayes as an outright add because he could be subjected to a random 15-minute game with bad results, but he might be a streamer for the “hot hand” in a weird way.

Also, continue monitoring the Pistons’ statuses. Since they have locked up the No. 1 seed in the East, players like Paul Reed, Kevin Huerter, Javonte Green and company could have chances to start this week, even if it isn’t every game.

Points League Drops

Drops are going to be very subjective at this time of the season. Most likely, you have drops that will address players who may not play again this season.

Some players I don’t think will play despite us not hearing anything on a timeline include:

• Ty Jerome
• Jerami Grant: he heard a pop in his calf when he first strained it
• Alex Sarr
• Bobby Portis

Players I am less certain of, but I still have doubts that they will play:

• Andrew Nembhard
• Pascal Siakam
• Aaron Nesmith
• TJ McConnell
• Elijah Harkless
• Nic Claxton
• Gary Trent Jr.
• Nick Richards

In reality, the list is longer than this, but these are players who come to mind for me that some of you might be uncertain of.

We already know guys like Michael Porter Jr. and Danny Wolf are done for the season and I would assume most of you already view Lauri Markkanen and Keyonte George as out for the season despite the Jazz never formally saying so.

Franz Wagner

Is he a priority drop? Probably not, since the Magic are fighting for seeding. However, I think Wagner is a little too limited at the moment.

Since he returned, his fantasy-point averages are 19.3 for ESPN, 20.83 for Yahoo and 22 for High Score and that isn’t good enough for a default league in any of those formats.

Mikal Bridges

Four-week averages: 22.6 for ESPN, 21.76 for Yahoo and 24 for High Score

The good thing? Bridges will play all the games. The bad thing? The season finale on Sunday might be a one-minute check-in and check-out type of affair, so that doesn’t count.

Nic Claxton

Extra Note: I added him to the list of players I am doubtful to see again this season.

Four-week averages: 20.8 for ESPN, 21.26 for Yahoo and 23 for High Score

Claxton has fizzled out at the end of most seasons since the Nets traded Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and James Harden. This is no exception. Last season, he started poorly on top of it, but at least he gave us a good start this time.

Grayson Allen

Four-week averages: 23.1 for ESPN, 22.76 for Yahoo and 24 for High Score.

Again, Allen is not a high-priority drop, but if you are doing better on the injury front than most people likely are this week, you can consider an alternative. He can easily pop off for a few games, however.

Naz Reid

Four-week averages: 22.5 for ESPN, 24.78 for Yahoo and 26 for High Score.

Reid has been pretty bad in the second half of the season — at least, for his expected standards. I will keep putting the caveat here that you should address injury-related absences before you address performance-related ones this week, however. That means you can hold Reid if you have injured players to replace.

Myles Turner

Four-week averages: 21.7 for ESPN, 21.47 for Yahoo and 22 for High Score.

Turner has been bad for a while as well. If you held him this long, good for you, I suppose. If he is active, you can address more high-priority drops for sidelined players. I do suspect Turner will not play every game this week, however.

Collin Gillespie

Four-week averages: 26.5 for ESPN, 25.00 for Yahoo and 28 for High Score.

Gillespie doesn’t really rest, so he has a chance to continue playing and I think that might be enough to keep him on your roster.

Given the fact that Devin Booker, Jalen Green and company could get a day off on Sunday and perhaps even Friday depending on how locked-in their seeding is as well, Gillespie might get some spike chances this week. If you are in a superb injury-related position somehow, then he might be surplus. Otherwise, hold steady.

I included him here to discuss the pluses and minuses since his production has been squeezed a little lately.

Dropping Advice

Most of your drops this week should be focused on replacing non-playing players. An underperforming-but-available player will obviously give you more value than an overperforming-but-sidelined player. So, no one mentioned above is a priority drop unless they also begin stacking missed games on top of it (aside from Bridges, but you know Mikal might only play one minute in the final game and then check out).