Fantasy Basketball High Score Perfect Lineup: Top 6 scores from the NBA season so far
- - Fantasy Basketball High Score Perfect Lineup: Top 6 scores from the NBA season so far
Ben ZweimanDecember 23, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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We've played two months of the 2025-26 NBA season and the Christmas Day NBA slate is almost upon us, the best time of the year. Of course, in Yahoo's new fantasy basketball format, High Score, the top output for a player in a given week is all that matters. So far we've seen plenty of superstars deliver and have also had a few surprising performances along the way.
If you've been locked into your fantasy football team and haven't been following the NBA as closely, don't worry! Below we'll go over the High Score perfect lineup for the season based off the top-six scores at each position.
The top-six performances overall by position so far this fantasy basketball season. (Amber Matsumoto)More on the top performeances
Cade Cunningham, guard: The Pistons have the best record in the Eastern Conference and Cade has the best High Score of any player all season. Cunningham posted an astonishing 46-12-11 triple-double with 7 stocks in an OT win over the Wizards earlier in early Novenmber. The Pistons All-Star has had a wide range of outcomes this season, ranging from 28 fantasy points back in October in a loss to the Cavaliers to that explosion against Washington. He'll almost always have a high floor given his assist numbers, averaging 9.2 per game on the season, second-best in the League.
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Luka Dončić, guard: The Lakers superstar has been one of the mainstays in our weekly perfect lineup articles all season long. While he's missed time with various injuries and what have you, Dončić is the poster child for High Score. He has arguably the highest ceiling of any player in fantasy basketball thanks to his scoring volume and high usage. Dončić also has the highest score on the list that we've seen recently, putting up 99 points in a win over the Jazz on Dec. 18. He used 45 points, 11 rebounds, 14 assists and 5 steals to get just a one point away from the 100-point mark, only seen by Cunningham.
Jalen Johnson, frontcourt: Perhaps the most surprising name on this list, though we should give the budding star some credit. Johnson had taken over as the No. 1 option in Atlanta in the short-term with Trae Young dealing with a knee injury. Young has since returned to the lineup, but that hasn't slowed Johnson down much. Before Young's return, Johnson posted a 31-18-14 triple-double with 7 steals in a win over the Jazz on Nov. 13, the third-highest fantasy total in High Score on the season. We may not see another performance like that from him the rest of the season.
Nikola Jokić, frontcourt: The three-time MVP has been the best player in the High Score format (and honestly fantasy basketball overall so far this season). He's leading all players in average fantasy points per game (69), two points higher than second place (Dončić). Jokić doesn't have fewer than 42 fantasy points in a game all season and has reached 80+ on six occasions — two High Scores of 89. There's no reason to think he won't be the top fantasy asset the rest of the season.
Alperen Şengün, frontcourt: The Rockets continue to run Şengün like a point-center (remind you of anyone above?) and it's paying off big in fantasy basketball. He finished with 31-14-8 with 7 stocks at Utah back on Dec. 1. Şengün now has 15 games this season with multiple stocks, which will always elevate his floor/ceiling combo.
Tyrese Maxey, utility: Let's be real, the 76ers are Maxey's team. Unfortunately, Joel Embiid isn't the same player and hasn't even been able to play in more than half of Philly's games so far this season. As a result, Maxey has gone full takeover and is chasing his first scoring title in the NBA, averaging 31.7 points per game, third behind Dončić and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. There are few players who can fill it up like Maxey on any given night. He did just that with a career-high 54 points in an OT win over Milwaukee on Nov. 20. Maxey was a fringe first-round asset during draft season and is looking like he should have landed in the top five.
Source: “AOL Sports”
