Chet Holmgren Headlines the Slate

The April 8, 2026 slate was led by a ceiling game from Chet Holmgren 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 8, 2026
  • Games: 7
  • Players logged: 159

Slate MVP: Chet Holmgren Owned the Night

No player defined the slate more than Chet Holmgren.

He finished with 30 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, 4 blocks, and 3 made threes, good for a slate-best 70.3 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 Chet Holmgren set the pace, the rest of the fantasy leaderboard was filled with strong all-around production. Evan Mobley finished second with 57.3 fantasy points, and the rest of the top tier was filled with players who contributed across multiple categories.

  1. Chet Holmgren — 70.3 FPTS
  2. Evan Mobley — 57.3 FPTS
  3. Devin Booker — 52.5 FPTS
  4. Nikola Jokić — 52.2 FPTS
  5. De'Aaron Fox — 46.5 FPTS

Scoring Leaders

The scoring leaderboard was topped by Devin Booker at 37 points. The rest of the top scorers mixed volume shot creation with strong supporting stat lines.

  1. Devin Booker — 37
  2. Terrence Shannon Jr. — 33
  3. Donovan Mitchell — 31
  4. Chet Holmgren — 30
  5. Deni Avdija — 29

Rebounding Leaders

The top rebounding performance belonged to Evan Mobley, who pulled down 19 boards. Rebounding remained a major fantasy driver across the slate.

  1. Evan Mobley — 19
  2. Nikola Jokić — 16
  3. Goga Bitadze — 15
  4. Chet Holmgren — 14
  5. Khaman Maluach — 14

Assist Leaders

No one controlled the passing category more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, 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. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander — 11
  2. Cade Cunningham — 10
  3. Jericho Sims — 10
  4. Nikola Jokić — 10
  5. Devin Booker — 9

Defensive Stat Leaders

Defensive stats helped separate elite fantasy lines from merely good box scores. De'Aaron Fox led the slate in steals with 3, while Chet Holmgren paced the rim protection category with 4 blocks.

Steals Leaders

  1. De'Aaron Fox — 3
  2. John Collins — 3
  3. Luguentz Dort — 3
  4. Naz Reid — 3
  5. Scoot Henderson — 3

Block Leaders

  1. Chet Holmgren — 4
  2. Donovan Clingan — 3
  3. Evan Mobley — 3
  4. Khaman Maluach — 3
  5. Anthony Black — 2

Three-Point Leaders

The top perimeter shooting eruption came from Carter Bryant, who knocked down 5 threes. Long-range volume helped shape the slate and boost several already strong fantasy performances.

  1. Carter Bryant — 5
  2. Jamal Murray — 5
  3. John Poulakidas — 5
  4. Taurean Prince — 5
  5. Terrence Shannon Jr. — 5

Free Throw Leaders: Who Got to the Line

No one put more pressure on the rim than Jarrett Allen, who led the slate with 11 free throw attempts. Getting to the line added easy scoring and helped stabilize several fantasy lines.

Free Throw Attempts

  1. Jarrett Allen — 11
  2. Chet Holmgren — 10
  3. Evan Mobley — 10
  4. Devin Booker — 9
  5. Jericho Sims — 8

Free Throws Made

  1. Devin Booker — 9
  2. Jarrett Allen — 8
  3. Chet Holmgren — 7
  4. Daniss Jenkins — 6
  5. Donovan Mitchell — 6

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. Deni Avdija led the slate with 6 turnovers.

  1. Deni Avdija — 6
  2. Bones Hyland — 5
  3. De'Aaron Fox — 4
  4. Desmond Bane — 4
  5. Devin Booker — 4

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.

  • Chet Holmgren — 30 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, 4 blocks
  • Devin Booker — 37 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists
  • Evan Mobley — 22 points, 19 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocks
  • De'Aaron Fox — 25 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals
  • Donovan Mitchell — 31 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 blocks

Double-Double Tracker

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

  • Chet Holmgren — Double-double: 30 points, 14 rebounds
  • Evan Mobley — Double-double: 22 points, 19 rebounds
  • Donovan Clingan — Double-double: 11 points, 11 rebounds
  • Goga Bitadze — Double-double: 14 points, 15 rebounds
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander — Double-double: 20 points, 11 assists
  • Cooper Flagg — Double-double: 11 points, 11 rebounds
  • Cade Cunningham — Double-double: 13 points, 10 assists
  • Jalen Johnson — Double-double: 12 points, 11 rebounds

Triple-Double Watch

  • Nikola Jokić — 14 points, 16 rebounds, 10 assists, 2 steals, 0 blocks
  • Jericho Sims — 11 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists, 2 steals, 0 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.

  • Chet Holmgren — 70.3 FPTS. Season avg 36.3, last 3 32.9, last 7 32.5, last 10 31.9, blended delta 36.4.
  • Terrence Shannon Jr. — 40.9 FPTS. Season avg 7.7, last 3 1.2, last 7 7.1, last 10 7.2, blended delta 35.3.
  • Goga Bitadze — 43 FPTS. Season avg 17.5, last 3 19.7, last 7 14.0, last 10 15.3, blended delta 25.9.
  • Carter Bryant — 31 FPTS. Season avg 8.8, last 3 5.2, last 7 6.6, last 10 8.7, blended delta 23.7.
  • Jericho Sims — 43.2 FPTS. Season avg 13.9, last 3 23.2, last 7 23.4, last 10 22.1, blended delta 23.4.

Underperformers vs Baseline

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

  • Jalen Green — 1.2 FPTS. Season avg 28.0, last 3 35.1, last 7 33.1, last 10 32.8, blended delta -30.7.
  • Pete Nance — 2.4 FPTS. Season avg 11.4, last 3 23.2, last 7 22.4, last 10 21.5, blended delta -16.2.
  • Bones Hyland — 11.2 FPTS. Season avg 16.2, last 3 38.3, last 7 26.3, last 10 26.0, blended delta -15.1.
  • Matisse Thybulle — 6 FPTS. Season avg 16.1, last 3 26.5, last 7 22.4, last 10 19.9, blended delta -15.1.
  • Dennis Schröder — 8.7 FPTS. Season avg 25.2, last 3 25.9, last 7 21.7, last 10 18.0, blended delta -14.9.

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.

  • Terrence Shannon Jr. — 40.9 FPTS on the slate versus a blended baseline of 5.6, beating expectation by 35.3.
  • Goga Bitadze — 43 FPTS on the slate versus a blended baseline of 17.1, beating expectation by 25.9.
  • Carter Bryant — 31 FPTS on the slate versus a blended baseline of 7.3, beating expectation by 23.7.
  • Jericho Sims — 43.2 FPTS on the slate versus a blended baseline of 19.8, beating expectation by 23.4.
  • Khaman Maluach — 29.8 FPTS on the slate versus a blended baseline of 8.0, beating expectation by 21.8.

Final Takeaway

The player side of this slate starts with Chet Holmgren as the clear headline performance. Beyond that, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander drove the assist category, Evan Mobley controlled the glass, Jarrett Allen lived at the line, and Carter Bryant 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.