Players to Target for Punts in Fantasy Basketball

Punting is a fairly common category league fantasy basketball strategy of ignoring one or more categories in order to focus resources on other categories. Deciding to punt a category will inherently change players’ values for your team. In fact, you will find a list of players whose values are changed the most by each punt below. For most categories, I’ve also listed out-of-position players since it’s all well and good to say to draft guards if you’re punting blocks but you can’t have a team of only guards. You’ll also notice that the same players keep appearing in different categories. That is because some categories are highly correlated. In fact, it would be pretty difficult to punt, for example, blocks but not rebounds.

Punt Targets for 2023-24 Fantasy Basketball

Punt Turnovers

• Trae Young (Atlanta Hawks)
• Luka Doncic (Dallas Mavericks)
• James Harden (Philadelphia 76ers)
• LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers)
• Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks)
• Nikola Jokic (Denver Nuggets)
• LaMelo Ball (Charlotte Hornets)
• Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers)
• Kevin Durant (Phoenix Suns)
• Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors)

Punt Free Throw Percentage

• Rudy Gobert (Minnesota Timberwolves)
• Steven Adams (Memphis Grizzlies)
• Nic Claxton (Brooklyn Nets)
• Zion Williamson (New Orleans Pelicans)
• Mitchell Robinson (New York Knicks)
• Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks)
• Jakob Poeltl (Toronto Raptors)
• Walker Kessler (Utah Jazz)
• Evan Mobley (Cleveland Cavaliers)
• Luka Doncic (Dallas Mavericks)
• LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers)

Guards:

• Ja Morant (Memphis Grizzlies)
• De’Aaron Fox (Sacramento Kings)
• Jaylen Brown (Boston Celtics)
• Scottie Barnes (Toronto Raptors)
• Anthony Edwards (Minnesota Timberwolves)

Punt Field Goal Percentage

• Fred VanVleet (Houston Rockets)
• Klay Thompson (Golden State Warriors)
• Terry Rozier (Charlotte Hornets)
• LaMelo Ball (Chartlotte Hornets)
• James Harden (Philadelphia 76ers)
• Damian Lillard (Milwaukee Bucks)
• CJ McCollum (New Orleans Pelicans)
• Paul George (Los Angeles Clippers)
• Trae Young (Atlanta Hawks)
• Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors)

Bigs:

• Jerami Grant (Portland Trail Blazers)
• Victor Wembanyama (San Antonio Spurs)
• Pascal Siakam (Toronto Raptors)
• Jaren Jackson Jr. (Memphis Grizzlies)
• Kristaps Porzingis (Boston Celtics)

Punt Assists

• Mark Williams (Charlotte Hornets)
• Mitchell Robinson (New York Knicks)
• Walker Kessler (Utah Jazz)
• Clint Capela (Atlanta Hawks)
• Olyena Okungwu (Atlanta Hawks)
• Rudy Gobert (Minnesota Timberwolves)
• Ivica Zubac (Los Angeles Clippers)
• Brook Lopez (Milwaukee Bucks)
• Jaren Jackson Jr. (Memphis Grizzlies)
• Myles Turner (Indiana Pacers)

Guards:

• Gary Trent Jr. (Toronto Raptors)
• Mikal Bridges (Brooklyn Nets)
• Devin Vassell (San Antonio Spurs)
• Jalen Williams (Oklahoma City Thunder)
• Franz Wagner (Orlando Magic)
• Tyrese Maxey (Philadelphia 76ers)

Punt Steals

• Walker Kessler (Utah Jazz)
• Jonas Valanciunas (New Orleans Pelicans)
• Ivica Zubac (Los Angeles Clippers)
• Brook Lopez (Milwaukee Bucks)
• Deandre Ayton (Portland Trail Blazers)
• John Collins (Utah Jazz)
• Myles Turner (Indiana Pacers)
• Rudy Gobert (Minnesota Timberwolves)
• Michael Porter Jr. (Denver Nuggets)
• Clint Capela (Atlanta Hawks)

Guards:

• Anfernee Simons (Portland Trail Blazers)
• Tyler Herro (Miami Heat)
• Tyrese Maxey (Philadelphia 76ers)
• Zach LaVine (Chicago Bulls)
• Damian Lillard (Milwaukee Bucks)
• Bradley Beal (Phoenix Suns)
• Jalen Brunson (New York Knicks)

Punt Three Pointers Made

• Walker Kessler (Utah Jazz)
• Ivica Zubac (Los Angeles Clippers)
• Rudy Gobert (Minnesota Timberwolves)
• Mitchell Robinson (New York Knicks)
• Jarrett Allen (Cleveland Cavaliers)
• Clint Capela (Atlanta Hawks)
• Olyena Okungwu (Atlanta Hawks)
• Nic Claxton (Brooklyn Nets)
• Jakob Poeltl (Toronto Raptors)
• Deandre Ayton (Portland Trail Blazers)

Guards:

• Markelle Fultz (Orlando Magic)
• Jimmy Butler (Miami Heat)
• Tre Jones (San Antonio Spurs)
• DeMar DeRozan (Chicago Bulls)
• Kris Dunn (Utah Jazz)
• Jalen Williams (Oklahoma City Thunder)

Punt Blocks

• Trae Young (Atlanta Hawks)
• Darius Garland (Cleveland Cavaliers)
• Jalen Brunson (New York Knicks)
• Anfernee Simons (Portland Trail Blazers)
• Damian Lillard (Milwaukee Bucks)
• Dejounte Murray (Atlanta Hawks)
• Tyler Herro (Miami Heat)
• Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors)
• Jamal Murray (Denver Nuggets)
• Gary Trent Jr. (Toronto Raptors)

Bigs:

• Domantas Sabonis (Sacramento Kings)
• Michael Porter Jr. (Denver Nuggets)
• Lauri Markkanen (Utah Jazz)
• Pascal Siakam (Toronto Raptors)
• Tobias Harris (Philadelphia 76ers)
• LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers)

Punt Rebounds

• Gary Trent Jr. (Toronto Raptors)
• Trae Young (Atlanta Hawks)
• Darius Garland (Cleveland Cavaliers)
• D’Angelo Russell (Los Angeles Lakers)
• Trae Young (Atlanta Hawks)
• Tyrese Haliburton (Indiana Pacers)
• Jamal Murray (Denver Nuggets)
• Markelle Fultz (Orlando Magic)
• Klay Thompson (Golden State Warriors)
• Fred VanVleet (Toronto Raptors)

Bigs:

• Trey Murphy (New Orleans Pelicans)
• Cameron Johnson (Brooklyn Nets)
• Jerami Grant (Portland Trail Blazers)
• Brook Lopez (Milwaukee Bucks)
• Tobias Harris (Philadelphia 76ers)
• Kevin Durant (Phoenix Suns)

Punt Points

• Draymond Green (Golden State Warriors)
• Robert Williams (Portland Trail Blazers)
• Walker Kessler (Utah Jazz)
• Onyeka Okongwu (Atlanta Hawks)
• Clint Capela (Atlanta Hawks)
• Nic Claxton (Brooklyn Nets)
• Jarrett Allen (Cleveland Cavaliers)
• Rudy Gobert (Minnesota Timberwolves)
• Brook Lopez (Milwaukee Bucks)
• Myles Turner (Indiana Pacers)

Guards:

• Chris Paul (Golden State Warriors)
• Devin Vassell (San Antonio Spurs)
• Jrue Holiday (Boston Celtics)
• Tyrese Maxey (Philadephia 76ers)
• Fred VanVleet (Houston Rockets)
• Desmond Bane (Memphis Grizzlies)
• Dejounte Murray (Atlanta Hawks)
• Jimmy Butler (Miami Heat)

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