Alperen Sengun Headlines the Night

The March 29, 2026 slate delivered a true ceiling performance from Alperen Sengun, 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: March 29, 2026
  • Games: 9
  • Players logged: 205

Slate MVP: Alperen Sengun Owned the NBA

No player defined the slate more than Alperen Sengun.

He finished with 36 points, 13 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals, 3 blocks, and 5 made threes, good for a slate-best 80.1 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 Alperen Sengun's monster outing, the rest of the fantasy leaderboard was filled with strong all-around performances. Scottie Barnes finished second with 58.5 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. Alperen Sengun — 80.1 FPTS
  2. Scottie Barnes — 58.5 FPTS
  3. Nikola Jokić — 56 FPTS
  4. Jayson Tatum — 53 FPTS
  5. Pascal Siakam — 51.2 FPTS

Scoring Leaders: Who Carried the Bucket Load

The scoring leaderboard was topped by Alperen Sengun at 36 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. Alperen Sengun — 36
  2. Gary Trent Jr. — 36
  3. Jalen Brunson — 32
  4. Jayson Tatum — 32
  5. Tyler Herro — 31

Rebounding Leaders: Who Controlled the Glass

The top rebounding performance belonged to Karl-Anthony Towns, who pulled down 18 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. Karl-Anthony Towns — 18
  2. Nikola Jokić — 15
  3. Clint Capela — 14
  4. Alperen Sengun — 13
  5. Isaiah Hartenstein — 13

Assist Leaders: Playmakers Who Ran the Slate

No one controlled the passing category more than Scottie Barnes, 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. Scottie Barnes — 15
  2. Darius Garland — 11
  3. Andrew Nembhard — 10
  4. Jamal Shead — 10
  5. T.J. McConnell — 9

Defensive Stat Leaders: Stocks Still Move Slates

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

Steals Leaders

  1. Brook Lopez — 4
  2. Mikal Bridges — 4
  3. A.J. Lawson — 3
  4. Alperen Sengun — 3
  5. Amen Thompson — 3

Block Leaders

  1. Donovan Clingan — 5
  2. Yves Missi — 4
  3. Alperen Sengun — 3
  4. Andrew Wiggins — 2
  5. Brook Lopez — 2

Three-Point Leaders: Who Caught Fire From Deep

The top perimeter shooting eruption came from Gary Trent Jr., who knocked down 9 threes. Long-range volume helped shape the slate, and several of the top scorers also climbed the board with big three-point production.

  1. Gary Trent Jr. — 9
  2. Alperen Sengun — 5
  3. Brandin Podziemski — 5
  4. Jayson Tatum — 5
  5. Josh Hart — 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.

  • Alperen Sengun — 36 points, 13 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals, 3 blocks
  • Nikola Jokić — 25 points, 15 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steals
  • Pascal Siakam — 30 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steals
  • Gary Trent Jr. — 36 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals
  • Scottie Barnes — 23 points, 5 rebounds, 15 assists, 3 steals

Double-Double Tracker

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

  • Alperen Sengun — Double-double: 36 points, 13 rebounds
  • Scottie Barnes — Double-double: 23 points, 15 assists
  • Nikola Jokić — Double-double: 25 points, 15 rebounds
  • Pascal Siakam — Double-double: 30 points, 11 rebounds
  • Karl-Anthony Towns — Double-double: 15 points, 18 rebounds
  • Jamal Shead — Double-double: 12 points, 10 assists
  • Bam Adebayo — Double-double: 15 points, 12 rebounds
  • Darius Garland — Double-double: 15 points, 11 assists

Final Takeaway

The player side of this slate starts with Alperen Sengun as the clear headline performance. Beyond that, Scottie Barnes drove the assist category, Karl-Anthony Towns controlled the glass, and Gary Trent Jr. 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.