Jeremiah Fears Headlines the Slate

The April 7, 2026 slate was led by a ceiling game from Jeremiah Fears 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 7, 2026
  • Games: 10
  • Players logged: 217

Slate MVP: Jeremiah Fears Owned the Night

No player defined the slate more than Jeremiah Fears.

He finished with 40 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, 0 blocks, and 1 made threes, good for a slate-best 62 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 Jeremiah Fears set the pace, the rest of the fantasy leaderboard was filled with strong all-around production. Amen Thompson finished second with 55.2 fantasy points, and the rest of the top tier was filled with players who contributed across multiple categories.

  1. Jeremiah Fears — 62 FPTS
  2. Amen Thompson — 55.2 FPTS
  3. Kennedy Chandler — 54.4 FPTS
  4. Jaylen Brown — 51.3 FPTS
  5. LaMelo Ball — 50 FPTS

Scoring Leaders

The scoring leaderboard was topped by Jeremiah Fears at 40 points. The rest of the top scorers mixed volume shot creation with strong supporting stat lines.

  1. Jeremiah Fears — 40
  2. LaMelo Ball — 36
  3. Jaylen Brown — 35
  4. Jordan Poole — 34
  5. Kawhi Leonard — 34

Rebounding Leaders

The top rebounding performance belonged to Alperen Sengun, who pulled down 14 boards. Rebounding remained a major fantasy driver across the slate.

  1. Alperen Sengun — 14
  2. Charles Bassey — 12
  3. Derik Queen — 12
  4. Kevon Looney — 12
  5. Miles Bridges — 12

Assist Leaders

No one controlled the passing category more than Jamal Shead, 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. Jamal Shead — 11
  2. John Konchar — 10
  3. Luke Kennard — 9
  4. Tre Jones — 9
  5. Amen Thompson — 8

Defensive Stat Leaders

Defensive stats helped separate elite fantasy lines from merely good box scores. Bez Mbeng led the slate in steals with 5, while Brook Lopez paced the rim protection category with 4 blocks.

Steals Leaders

  1. Bez Mbeng — 5
  2. Collin Sexton — 4
  3. Jaylen Clark — 4
  4. Killian Hayes — 4
  5. Luguentz Dort — 4

Block Leaders

  1. Brook Lopez — 4
  2. Jalen Green — 4
  3. Dylan Cardwell — 3
  4. Klay Thompson — 3
  5. Lachlan Olbrich — 3

Three-Point Leaders

The top perimeter shooting eruption came from Jordan Poole, who knocked down 7 threes. Long-range volume helped shape the slate and boost several already strong fantasy performances.

  1. Jordan Poole — 7
  2. AJ Green — 6
  3. Isaiah Joe — 6
  4. Kawhi Leonard — 6
  5. LaMelo Ball — 6

Free Throw Leaders: Who Got to the Line

No one put more pressure on the rim than Devin Booker, who led the slate with 16 free throw attempts. Getting to the line added easy scoring and helped stabilize several fantasy lines.

Free Throw Attempts

  1. Devin Booker — 16
  2. Adou Thiero — 10
  3. Ben Saraf — 10
  4. Ethan Thompson — 10
  5. Max Christie — 10

Free Throws Made

  1. Devin Booker — 15
  2. Max Christie — 10
  3. Ben Saraf — 9
  4. Ethan Thompson — 8
  5. Bennedict Mathurin — 7

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. Derik Queen led the slate with 7 turnovers.

  1. Derik Queen — 7
  2. Ousmane Dieng — 7
  3. Alperen Sengun — 6
  4. Ayo Dosunmu — 5
  5. Bub Carrington — 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.

  • Jeremiah Fears — 40 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals
  • Jaylen Brown — 35 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steals, 1 blocks
  • LaMelo Ball — 36 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steals
  • Kennedy Chandler — 31 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals
  • Amen Thompson — 22 points, 11 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals, 1 blocks

Double-Double Tracker

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

  • Amen Thompson — Double-double: 22 points, 11 rebounds
  • Derik Queen — Double-double: 17 points, 12 rebounds
  • Julian Reese — Double-double: 17 points, 11 rebounds
  • Charles Bassey — Double-double: 14 points, 12 rebounds
  • Chet Holmgren — Double-double: 15 points, 10 rebounds
  • Taurean Prince — Double-double: 16 points, 11 rebounds
  • Miles Bridges — Double-double: 13 points, 12 rebounds
  • Alperen Sengun — Double-double: 12 points, 14 rebounds

Triple-Double Watch

  • John Konchar — 12 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, 2 steals, 1 blocks

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.

  • Jordan Hawkins — 49.2 FPTS. Season avg 8.3, last 3 8.2, last 7 8.8, last 10 6.3, blended delta 41.1.
  • Patrick Williams — 46.4 FPTS. Season avg 14.3, last 3 10.2, last 7 11.5, last 10 11.0, blended delta 34.4.
  • Jeremiah Fears — 62 FPTS. Season avg 25.4, last 3 39.9, last 7 32.3, last 10 27.0, blended delta 30.7.
  • Jordan Poole — 46.4 FPTS. Season avg 21.6, last 3 10.3, last 7 13.8, last 10 16.1, blended delta 30.6.
  • Kennedy Chandler — 54.4 FPTS. Season avg 28.7, last 3 18.9, last 7 22.8, last 10 25.9, blended delta 30.2.

Underperformers vs Baseline

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

  • Pelle Larsson — 9.1 FPTS. Season avg 21.9, last 3 36.2, last 7 27.8, last 10 25.2, blended delta -18.8.
  • Collin Gillespie — 5.2 FPTS. Season avg 27.4, last 3 19.4, last 7 21.7, last 10 25.3, blended delta -18.3.
  • Isaiah Hartenstein — 11 FPTS. Season avg 29.6, last 3 26.5, last 7 31.9, last 10 27.7, blended delta -17.8.
  • Bam Adebayo — 25.3 FPTS. Season avg 40.3, last 3 45.2, last 7 41.2, last 10 44.8, blended delta -17.3.
  • Ryan Dunn — 0 FPTS. Season avg 15.9, last 3 16.4, last 7 20.8, last 10 16.4, blended delta -17.1.

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.

  • Jordan Hawkins — 49.2 FPTS on the slate versus a blended baseline of 8.1, beating expectation by 41.1.
  • Patrick Williams — 46.4 FPTS on the slate versus a blended baseline of 12.0, beating expectation by 34.4.
  • Jeremiah Fears — 62 FPTS on the slate versus a blended baseline of 31.3, beating expectation by 30.7.
  • Jordan Poole — 46.4 FPTS on the slate versus a blended baseline of 15.8, beating expectation by 30.6.
  • Bez Mbeng — 47.1 FPTS on the slate versus a blended baseline of 18.6, beating expectation by 28.5.

Final Takeaway

The player side of this slate starts with Jeremiah Fears as the clear headline performance. Beyond that, Jamal Shead drove the assist category, Alperen Sengun controlled the glass, Devin Booker lived at the line, and Jordan Poole 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.