The Best Dunkest NBA Fantasy Basketball Teams for 2025/26
In this article, we present 4 fantasy team ideas to help you build your team for the 2025/26 NBA Fantasy Basketball season
The most beloved NBA Fantasy Basketball in Italy is about to start again, and as every year, Dunkest fantasy coaches are filled with doubts and uncertainties about which players to sign for their teams.
We’ve therefore put together 4 Dunkest team ideas, both for the Rookie account and the Fantasy Pass, which you can use as inspiration to create your perfect roster.
Important
The teams are not set up following the schedule and game rounds but are organized to highlight their strengths and the logic behind their construction. We’ve made temporary choices for the Coach, to be reviewed based on the official schedule.
The 4 Best Dunkest Teams
1. Balanced Rookie Team
- Dunkest Team: Rookie (free)
- Budget: 95 credits
A balanced team across all positions, without stars but with several interesting players ready to deliver solid Fantasy Basketball scores.
The starting five is made up of players with an excellent quality/price ratio. Deandre Ayton, now with the Lakers, has a great opportunity to return to the levels he showed with the Suns, and at 12 credits, he represents a very intriguing choice. The wings have high Dunkest potential in their hands: consistency isn’t their strongest point, but with 10 players capable of generating PDK, they’re perfect for a balanced rookie team.
Sheppard, aided by VanVleet’s injury, could bring early gains already in the first matchdays, while Cam Thomas and Giddey, in different ways, have the potential to become real PDK machines. The bench is built to include players – Ware above all – who could see significant minutes and generate additional value.
2. Star Rookie Team
- Dunkest Team: Rookie (free)
- Budget: 95 credits
A more unbalanced team, built around a star. Luka Doncic needs no introduction and is considered by many the main favorite for MVP. Completing the starting five are Tre Johnson, ready to play an important role with the Wizards, Bobby Portis, always a reliable option, Cam Thomas, often capable of delivering solid Fantasy NBA contributions, and Kel’el Ware, who could finally break out this season.
Having Luka Doncic on the roster inevitably requires taking some risky but sensible choices in the other positions: Plumlee, Sheppard, and Kuzma on the bench are among the most interesting players for the mid-tier range.
3. Balanced Fantasy Pass Team
- Dunkest Team: Fantasy Pass
- Budget: 105 credits
Here’s one of the most successful Dunkest Fantasy Basketball strategies: a balanced and strong roster, without 20-credit stars but with players ready to breakout, like Okongwu and Williamson. The starting five is completed by Johnson and Giddey (among the best value-for-money picks in the game) and Thomas, who is expected to have an All-Star caliber season.
The rest of the team consists of players well-known in Fantasy Basketball circles, such as Holiday and Ayton, along with Jovic and Diabaté, two bench players ready to deliver valuable points.
4. Jokic Fantasy Pass Team
- Dunkest Team: Fantasy Pass
- Budget: 105 credits
The centerpiece of this Dunkest team is, of course, Nikola Jokic. To make room for the Fantasy Basketball GOAT, we had to give up a few mid-tier players from the previous squad, focusing instead on some high-risk bets and a very risky bench.
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