Victor Wembanyama Headlines the Slate

The April 26, 2026 slate was led by a ceiling game from Victor Wembanyama and a handful of category leaders who shaped the night. This recap breaks down who led the slate in fantasy production, raw stats, free-throw pressure, turnovers, and who landed far above or below expectation.

Slate Snapshot

  • Date: April 26, 2026
  • Games: 4
  • Players logged: 98

Slate MVP: Victor Wembanyama Owned the Night

No player defined the slate more than Victor Wembanyama.

He finished with 27 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals, 7 blocks, and 1 made threes, good for a slate-best 74.9 fantasy points.

That was the clear slate-breaking performance. The scoring, peripherals, and defensive stats all hit at once, and no one else matched the total package.

Fantasy Leaders

After Victor Wembanyama set the pace, the rest of the fantasy leaderboard was filled with strong all-around production. De'Aaron Fox finished second with 51.7 fantasy points, and the rest of the top tier was filled with players who contributed across multiple categories.

  1. Victor Wembanyama — 74.9 FPTS
  2. De'Aaron Fox — 51.7 FPTS
  3. Scottie Barnes — 50.8 FPTS
  4. Joel Embiid — 50 FPTS
  5. Jayson Tatum — 49.9 FPTS

Scoring Leaders

The scoring leaderboard was topped by Payton Pritchard at 32 points. The rest of the top scorers mixed volume shot creation with strong supporting stat lines.

  1. Payton Pritchard — 32
  2. Jayson Tatum — 30
  3. De'Aaron Fox — 28
  4. Victor Wembanyama — 27
  5. Deni Avdija — 26

Rebounding Leaders

The top rebounding performance belonged to Jarrett Allen, who pulled down 15 boards. Rebounding remained a major fantasy driver across the slate.

  1. Jarrett Allen — 15
  2. Victor Wembanyama — 12
  3. Collin Murray-Boyles — 10
  4. Deandre Ayton — 10
  5. Joel Embiid — 10

Assist Leaders

No one controlled the passing category more than Jayson Tatum, who finished with 11 assists. Several players pushed into high-end creation territory, and those assist totals mattered in a big way for overall fantasy output.

  1. Jayson Tatum — 11
  2. LeBron James — 9
  3. James Harden — 8
  4. Stephon Castle — 8
  5. Amen Thompson — 7

Defensive Stat Leaders

Defensive stats helped separate elite fantasy lines from merely good box scores. Tari Eason led the slate in steals with 5, while Victor Wembanyama paced the rim protection category with 7 blocks.

Steals Leaders

  1. Tari Eason — 5
  2. Victor Wembanyama — 4
  3. Ja'Kobe Walter — 3
  4. Jabari Smith Jr. — 3
  5. Josh Okogie — 3

Block Leaders

  1. Victor Wembanyama — 7
  2. Marcus Smart — 3
  3. Scottie Barnes — 3
  4. Brandon Ingram — 2
  5. De'Aaron Fox — 2

Three-Point Leaders

The top perimeter shooting eruption came from Payton Pritchard, who knocked down 6 threes. Long-range volume helped shape the slate and boost several already strong fantasy performances.

  1. Payton Pritchard — 6
  2. Jayson Tatum — 5
  3. De'Aaron Fox — 4
  4. Donovan Mitchell — 4
  5. Reed Sheppard — 4

Free Throw Leaders: Who Got to the Line

No one put more pressure on the rim than Scottie Barnes, who led the slate with 14 free throw attempts. Getting to the line added easy scoring and helped stabilize several fantasy lines.

Free Throw Attempts

  1. Scottie Barnes — 14
  2. Alperen Sengun — 13
  3. Brandon Ingram — 9
  4. Deni Avdija — 9
  5. Jaylen Brown — 9

Free Throws Made

  1. Scottie Barnes — 11
  2. Jayson Tatum — 9
  3. Brandon Ingram — 8
  4. Deni Avdija — 8
  5. Victor Wembanyama — 8

Turnover Leaders: Who Was Loose With the Ball

Turnovers do not erase a big fantasy night on their own, but they can drag down otherwise strong box scores. LeBron James led the slate with 8 turnovers.

  1. LeBron James — 8
  2. James Harden — 7
  3. Jrue Holiday — 6
  4. Deni Avdija — 5
  5. Jayson Tatum — 5

Best All-Around Lines of the Slate

The strongest overall fantasy lines came from players who filled up multiple categories instead of relying on pure scoring. These were the stat lines that translated best to fantasy scoring and gave lineups real ceiling.

  • Victor Wembanyama — 27 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals, 7 blocks
  • Jayson Tatum — 30 points, 7 rebounds, 11 assists
  • De'Aaron Fox — 28 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steals, 2 blocks
  • Joel Embiid — 26 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steals, 1 blocks
  • Scottie Barnes — 23 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steals, 3 blocks

Double-Double Tracker

Several players hit double-double territory, and those performances helped define the slate's fantasy leaderboard.

  • Victor Wembanyama — Double-double: 27 points, 12 rebounds
  • Joel Embiid — Double-double: 26 points, 10 rebounds
  • Jayson Tatum — Double-double: 30 points, 11 assists
  • Collin Murray-Boyles — Double-double: 15 points, 10 rebounds
  • Deandre Ayton — Double-double: 19 points, 10 rebounds

Triple-Double Watch

No players recorded a triple-double on this slate.

Overperformers vs Baseline

These players beat both their season baseline and recent form the most. The blended comparison uses season average plus the player's prior last 3, last 7, and last 10 fantasy-point averages.

  • Victor Wembanyama — 74.9 FPTS. Season avg 43.9, last 3 43.9, last 7 43.9, last 10 43.9, blended delta 31.
  • Payton Pritchard — 47.3 FPTS. Season avg 27.8, last 3 27.8, last 7 27.8, last 10 27.8, blended delta 19.5.
  • Tari Eason — 48.6 FPTS. Season avg 33.6, last 3 33.6, last 7 33.6, last 10 33.6, blended delta 15.0.
  • De'Aaron Fox — 51.7 FPTS. Season avg 37.0, last 3 37.0, last 7 37.0, last 10 37.0, blended delta 14.7.
  • Quentin Grimes — 29.4 FPTS. Season avg 16.6, last 3 16.6, last 7 16.6, last 10 16.6, blended delta 12.8.

Underperformers vs Baseline

These players finished well below their normal level relative to season average and recent form.

  • LeBron James — 20.3 FPTS. Season avg 45.3, last 3 45.3, last 7 45.3, last 10 45.3, blended delta -25.0.
  • Scoot Henderson — 5 FPTS. Season avg 23.3, last 3 23.3, last 7 23.3, last 10 23.3, blended delta -18.3.
  • Alperen Sengun — 33.2 FPTS. Season avg 50.4, last 3 50.4, last 7 50.4, last 10 50.4, blended delta -17.2.
  • Luke Kennard — 11.6 FPTS. Season avg 28.1, last 3 28.1, last 7 28.1, last 10 28.1, blended delta -16.5.
  • VJ Edgecombe — 14.3 FPTS. Season avg 30.5, last 3 30.5, last 7 30.5, last 10 30.5, blended delta -16.2.

Top Slate Surprises

These were the players who beat expectation the most without simply restating the obvious star outcomes. The goal here is to surface the night’s biggest unexpected jumps.

  • Payton Pritchard — 47.3 FPTS on the slate versus a blended baseline of 27.8, beating expectation by 19.5.
  • Quentin Grimes — 29.4 FPTS on the slate versus a blended baseline of 16.6, beating expectation by 12.8.
  • Jerami Grant — 26.5 FPTS on the slate versus a blended baseline of 15.0, beating expectation by 11.5.
  • Aaron Holiday — 15.5 FPTS on the slate versus a blended baseline of 4.4, beating expectation by 11.1.
  • Brandon Ingram — 35.2 FPTS on the slate versus a blended baseline of 24.9, beating expectation by 10.3.

Final Takeaway

The player side of this slate starts with Victor Wembanyama as the clear headline performance. Beyond that, Jayson Tatum drove the assist category, Jarrett Allen controlled the glass, Scottie Barnes lived at the line, and Payton Pritchard delivered the biggest perimeter shooting burst.

The added baseline sections help separate who simply had a good raw box score from who actually crushed expectation — and who fell well short of it.