Why Victor Wembanyama sits atop every dynasty fantasy basketball board
Robbin Marx walks the top 50 dynasty players, the June value swings, and who you should be circling for startups.
Robbin used Dynatyze’s live dynasty tracker to rank the top 50 dynasty players and call out the movers you should care about. Two things matter here: the rookies with long-term ceilings, and the veterans whose values already show clear decline signals.
The five names that anchor every dynasty board
Victor Wembanyama at 1, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander at 2, Luka Doncic at 3, Nikola Jokic at 4, and Cade Cunningham at 5. Robbin’s read on Jokic is precise: because his game isn’t athleticism-dependent, he should age well — but you should still consider selling before a major decline, and only for top-tier upside.
Cade is a clear riser: Dynatyze shows a 65% dynasty-value spike for him around late June, which is the kind of data that changes draft strategy fast.
“If he wants to play, he’ll still be productive.” — Robbin Marx on why Jokic ages differently than most stars
Rookies and near-rookies you should be holding (or circling)
Robbin leans into high-ceiling youngsters you can roster and wait on: Cooper Flagg (ranked 6) — “hold him even if something goes wrong” — and AJ Dybantsa. Caleb Wilson chatter, and Cameron Boozer. Specific calls:
Cooper Flagg (6): viewed as a potential second-year leap, keep him.
AJ Dybantsa (19 here, but Robbin would draft him ahead of Boozer): high upside, worth the gamble.
Cameron Boozer (11): Robbin calls him the safest rookie floor in the class for fantasy.
Caleb Wilson (30): summer-league play bumped his stock; Robbin quoted Dan Titus saying Wilson might be the best in this draft class.
Robbin also flagged Dylan Harper at 18 — an aggressive placement but justified by dynasty thinking: five-year projections matter more than immediate polish.
Veterans slipping on the tracker (watch the drops)
The Dynatyze value tracker shows concrete declines you can act on. Robbin reads the chart and names names:
Evan Mobley: a steep drop on June 29, down roughly 222 points — Robbin calls his dynasty stock “decreasing and falling.”
Devin Booker: a June 29 drop of 324 points, significant enough to change where Robbin would roster him in a startup.
LaMelo Ball and Darius Garland also show downward movement across late June.
Robbin uses those numbers as Sell/Wait signals: veterans with measurable point drops are easier to move in dynasty if you time it right.
Practical startup advice from the rankings
If you’re doing a startup draft this year, Robbin’s checklist is short and actionable:
Consider Wembanyama as the undisputed anchor for dynasty builds.
Draft upside rookies (AJ, Cooper Flagg, Caleb Wilson) early in dynasty startups, because five-year ceilings matter.
Watch late-June value swings on Dynatyze — a 65% spike or a 300-point drop is the kind of data that should change your pick order.
Treat aging superstars like Jokic as hold-unless-you-get-elite value; they age well but become harder to trade later.
The residual thought
Robbin closes by reminding listeners that dynasty is a long game: pick stars with staying power and rookies with true long-term ceilings, and let short-term noise sort itself out. If you want the full draft board and the play-by-play reads, Robbin points to the Bleav in Fantasy Basketball playlist for mock drafts and deeper takes.
If one line sticks, take this: Victor Wembanyama is the safe dynasty foundation; the real edge comes from buying or holding the right rookies right now.
-BLEAV IN FANTASY TEAM
This Recap was written with AI assistance.