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- ADP update · 2026-27
ADP risers and fallers: 27 October to 28 October
Who moved up and down draft boards between 27 October and 28 October, against 9cat's total and per-game ranks.
- Week 1 recap · Rookies
Week 1 rookie report: every rookie who played, with minutes and stats against 9cat’s projections
Every rookie who got minutes in the opening week: playing time, per-game stats in all nine categories and his best game.
- Week 1 recap · 2026-27
Week 1 fantasy basketball recap: the best games, who ran hot and cold, and what’s ahead in Week 2
The NBA’s opening week for fantasy players: the best games, unbeaten and winless teams, who ran hot and cold, missed time, the rookies and the Week 2 schedule.
- Waiver wire · Week 1
Week 1 waiver wire pickups: the best players still free in most leagues
Players inside 9cat’s top 150 and on fewer than half of ESPN rosters: the best values still on the wire, new roles from opening-week injuries and deep-league picks.
- Rookies · 2026-27
2026-27 rookie fantasy outlooks: projections and draft value for the rookie class
Every rookie 9cat projects for a fantasy role: projected stats, where he goes in drafts against 9cat’s ranks, and the build he fits best.
- Draft by position · 2026-27
Point guards by round: ADP vs 9cat’s total and per-game ranks
Where the point guards go in a 12-team draft, round 1 to 13, against 9cat's total and per-game ranks.
- Draft by position · 2026-27
Shooting guards by round: ADP vs 9cat’s total and per-game ranks
Where the shooting guards go in a 12-team draft, round 1 to 13, against 9cat's total and per-game ranks.
- Draft by position · 2026-27
Small forwards by round: ADP vs 9cat’s total and per-game ranks
Where the small forwards go in a 12-team draft, round 1 to 13, against 9cat's total and per-game ranks.
- Draft by position · 2026-27
Power forwards by round: ADP vs 9cat’s total and per-game ranks
Where the power forwards go in a 12-team draft, round 1 to 13, against 9cat's total and per-game ranks.
- Draft by position · 2026-27
Centers by round: ADP vs 9cat’s total and per-game ranks
Where the centers go in a 12-team draft, round 1 to 13, against 9cat's total and per-game ranks.
- Sleepers · 2026-27
Sleepers: 12 players 9cat ranks ahead of their ADP, on total and per game production
Players the market is drafting rounds too late, from round 4 to the last pick, plus the sleepers for each punt build.
- Fades · 2026-27
Fades: 14 players 9cat ranks behind their ADP, on total and per game production
Players going earlier in drafts than 9cat ranks them, in rounds 1 to 10, plus the biggest fallers for five punt builds.
- Team previews · 2026-27
All 30 NBA teams through 9cat's 2026-27 projections
Projected starting fives, where each rotation wins and loses in 9-cat, and the sleeper and fade on every roster.