Fantasy Basketball: Here's the perfect lineup for High Score in November

The calendar has flipped to December and we've played a quarter of the 2025-26 NBA season. We're also just over three weeks away from the Christmas Day NBA slate, the best time of the year. Of course, in Yahoo's new fantasy basketball format, High Score, the top output for a player in a given week is all that matters. So far we've seen plenty of superstars top out and even have a few surprising performances. Below we'll go over the perfect lineup based off the top-six scores from November.

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Cade Cunningham, guard: The Pistons have the best record in the Eastern Conference and Cade has the best High Score of any player all season. Cunningham posted an astonishing 46-12-11 triple-double with seven stocks, good for 101 fantasy points, in an OT win over the Wizards on Nov. 10. The Pistons All-Star has had a wide range of outcomes this season, ranging from 28 fantasy points back in October in a loss to the Cavaliers to that explosion against Washington. He'll almost always have a high floor given his assist numbers, averaging 9.4 per game on the season, second-best in the League.

Tyrese Maxey, guard: Let's be real, the 76ers are Maxey's team. Unfortunately, Joel Embiid isn't the same player and hasn't even been able to play in half of Philly's games so far this season. As a result, Maxey has gone full takeover and is chasing his first scoring title in the NBA, averaging 32.2 points per game, third behind Luka Dončić and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. There are few players who can fill it up like Maxey on any given night. He did just that with a career-high 54 points in an OT win over Milwaukee on Nov. 20, propelling him to 95 fantasy points. Maxey was a fringe first-round asset during draft season and is looking like he should have landed in the top five.

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Jalen Johnson, frontcourt: Perhaps the most surprising name on this list, though we should give the budding star some credit. Johnson has taken over as the No. 1 option in Atlanta in the short-term with Trae Young dealing with a knee injury. Johnson posted a 31-18-14 triple-double with seven steals for 98 fantasy points in a win over the Jazz on Nov. 13, the second-highest fantasy total in High Score on the young season. We may not see another performance like that from him the rest of the season.

Nikola Jokić, frontcourt: Real quick, we'd have Jokić on this list multiple times but we aren't going to repeat players. The three-time MVP has been the best player in the High Score format (and honestly fantasy basketball overall so far this season). He's leading all players in average fantasy points per game (70). Jokić doesn't have fewer than 55 fantasy points in a game all season and has reached 80+ on four occasions — two High Scores of 89. There's no reason to think he won't be the top fantasy asset the rest of the season.

Giannis Antetokounmpo, frontcourt: The Greek Freak recently returned from a groin strain. While the Bucks have struggled so far this season, Giannis has still worked in a few ceiling games above 80 fantasy points. His ability to score at will and rack up plenty of rebounds, assists and stocks give him one of the best floors in High Score. He topped out with a near 41-point, 15-rebound triple-double for 86 fantasy points against Chicago, a team he generally dominates, on Nov. 7.

Luka Dončić, utility: Of course it isn't a High Score list without Luka on there. After starting the season injured, missing three of the first five games, Dončić is back and producing at a high level. His gem of the season was a 35-8-13 line with seven stocks for 91 fantasy points in a two-point win over the Spurs on Nov. 5 — far from the easiest matchup. Even with LeBron James back in the lineup, this is Dončić's Lake Show to run.