Cooper Flagg Headlines the Night

The April 5, 2026 slate delivered a true ceiling performance from Cooper Flagg, who finished as the clear fantasy king of the night. The slate also featured strong all-around production from the top stars, a massive playmaking game at the guard-forward level, and several category leaders who helped shape the DFS landscape.

Slate Snapshot

  • Date: April 5, 2026
  • Games: 11
  • Players logged: 234

Slate MVP: Cooper Flagg Owned the NBA

No player defined the slate more than Cooper Flagg.

He finished with 45 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists, 2 steals, 1 blocks, and 2 made threes, good for a slate-best 75.1 fantasy points.

That was the clear slate-breaking performance from the player pool. The combination of scoring, peripherals, and defensive stats separated him from the field and made him the headline performance of the night.

Fantasy Leaders: The Top Overall Performers

After Cooper Flagg's monster outing, the rest of the fantasy leaderboard was filled with strong all-around performances. Rayan Rupert finished second with 71 fantasy points, while the rest of the top five featured players who produced across multiple categories rather than relying on one isolated stat spike.

  1. Cooper Flagg — 75.1 FPTS
  2. Rayan Rupert — 71 FPTS
  3. LeBron James — 62.3 FPTS
  4. Kevin Durant — 58.6 FPTS
  5. Paolo Banchero — 55.2 FPTS

Scoring Leaders: Who Carried the Bucket Load

The scoring leaderboard was topped by Cooper Flagg at 45 points. The rest of the slate’s top scorers were a mix of star shot creators and high-usage scorers who kept the pressure on throughout the night.

  1. Cooper Flagg — 45
  2. Donovan Mitchell — 38
  3. LaMelo Ball — 35
  4. Brice Sensabaugh — 34
  5. Rayan Rupert — 33

Rebounding Leaders: Who Controlled the Glass

The top rebounding performance belonged to Julian Reese, who pulled down 16 boards. Rebounding volume was still a major fantasy driver on this slate, especially for the players who paired it with real scoring or assist production.

  1. Julian Reese — 16
  2. Luke Kennard — 16
  3. Paolo Banchero — 16
  4. Maxime Raynaud — 15
  5. Kyle Filipowski — 14

Assist Leaders: Playmakers Who Ran the Slate

No one controlled the passing category more than LeBron James, who finished with 15 assists. This slate had several players who pushed into high-end creation territory, and those assist totals mattered in a big way for both fantasy output and lineup stability.

  1. LeBron James — 15
  2. Draymond Green — 12
  3. Luke Kennard — 11
  4. Rayan Rupert — 10
  5. Cooper Flagg — 9

Defensive Stat Leaders: Stocks Still Move Slates

Defensive stats helped separate several elite fantasy lines from merely good box scores. Cormac Ryan led the slate in steals with 5, while Chet Holmgren paced the rim protection category with 4 blocks.

Steals Leaders

  1. Cormac Ryan — 5
  2. John Konchar — 5
  3. Leaky Black — 5
  4. Kobe Sanders — 4
  5. Rayan Rupert — 4

Block Leaders

  1. Chet Holmgren — 4
  2. Dylan Cardwell — 4
  3. Yves Missi — 4
  4. Josh Minott — 3
  5. Kevin Durant — 3

Three-Point Leaders: Who Caught Fire From Deep

The top perimeter shooting eruption came from LaMelo Ball, who knocked down 7 threes. Long-range volume helped shape the slate, and several of the top scorers also climbed the board with big three-point production.

  1. LaMelo Ball — 7
  2. Brice Sensabaugh — 6
  3. Bones Hyland — 5
  4. Jabari Smith Jr. — 5
  5. Jalen Slawson — 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 DFS scoring and gave lineups real ceiling.

  • Cooper Flagg — 45 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists, 2 steals, 1 blocks
  • Rayan Rupert — 33 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, 4 steals, 1 blocks
  • LeBron James — 30 points, 9 rebounds, 15 assists, 1 steals
  • Kevin Durant — 31 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 blocks
  • Donovan Mitchell — 38 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steals

Double-Double Tracker

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

  • Rayan Rupert — Triple-double: 33 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists
  • Luke Kennard — Triple-double: 15 points, 16 rebounds, 11 assists
  • LeBron James — Double-double: 30 points, 15 assists
  • Paolo Banchero — Double-double: 23 points, 16 rebounds
  • Jayson Tatum — Double-double: 23 points, 13 rebounds
  • Yves Missi — Double-double: 18 points, 13 rebounds
  • Kyle Filipowski — Double-double: 20 points, 14 rebounds
  • Myles Turner — Double-double: 19 points, 11 rebounds

Triple-Double Watch

  • Rayan Rupert — 33 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, 4 steals, 1 blocks
  • Luke Kennard — 15 points, 16 rebounds, 11 assists, 1 steals, 0 blocks

Final Takeaway

The player side of this slate starts with Cooper Flagg as the clear headline performance. Beyond that, LeBron James drove the assist category, Julian Reese controlled the glass, and LaMelo Ball delivered the biggest shooting eruption from deep.

This is the kind of slate where the winning builds were likely built around one or two of the top all-around producers, with the slate-breaker carrying the ceiling. The next step is to layer in the team recap, Vegas results, and prop hits/busts to complete the full slate story.