Point Guard
RANK | NAME | Team | # Games | Analysis |
1 | Damian Lillard | POR | 4 | Lillard takes the top spot with the full slate. He's stayed consistent w/ his scoring and he'll provide assist help for fantasy owners. He's not losing out on shots anytime soon. |
2 | Kyrie Irving | BOS | 4 | Irving is ready to return to the court after missing his last two games w/ an eye injury. Before he got hurt, he was seperating himself from the rest of the Celtics scorers as the top option. |
3 | Ben Simmons | PHI | 4 | Simmons will continue playing multiple positions on the court and he'll be a multi-category producer. He's just as committed at crashing the boards as he is getting to the rim. |
4 | Jamal Murray | DEN | 5 | Murray moves up w/ the super-slate this week and even w/ other Nuggets options returning to the court, he'll still get a lot of shots in the Nuggets offense. |
5 | Russell Westbrook | OKC | 3 | Westbrook moves down because of the lack of a full slate, but he continues to dominate and log heavy minutes as the Thunder top scoring option. |
6 | Stephen Curry | GSW | 3 | Curry remains the Warriors 1A option and w/ the Warriors front court getting healthy, he has more options to feed under the basket and that should help his assist total. |
7 | De'Aaron Fox | SAC | 4 | Fox continues to be the top option and main playmaker for the much improved Kings. He keeps the pace quick on offense and the Kings have been able to utilize their speed in transition. |
8 | Eric Bledsoe | MIL | 4 | Bledsoe is one of the best defensive-minded point guards in the league. He'll continue to be the Bucks third scoring option on offense and he'll continue to grab a lot of steals on defense. |
9 | Kemba Walker | CHA | 3 | Walker has had to take more shots because Jeremy Lamb is dealing w/ a Hamstring injury and he may need more time off. The Hornets don't have a lot of consistent scorers. |
10 | Trae Young | ATL | 4 | Young has benefitted by having John Collins back because opposing teams are focusing more on defending the paint. Young will continue to take very long three-pointers. |
11 | Kyle Lowry | TOR | 3 | Lowry's Back is healed and he should be able to handle a full workload after playing 32 minutes in his return to the court on Sunday night. Hopefully he isn't too sore. |
12 | Ricky Rubio | UT | 4 | Rubio is healthy once again and the Jazz guards have been more in sync lately. Donovan Mitchell is starting to cut to the rim a bit more and Rubio has been able to feed him. |
13 | Lonzo Ball | LAL | 4 | Ball will continue to log more minutes until Rajon Rondo returns and even w/ LeBron James out, he should be able to get more shots in the offense. |
14 | Reggie Jackson | DET | 4 | Jackson remains the Pistons third scoring option as other players have been in and out of the lineup all season because of injuries. Jackson will also provide help dishing dimes. |
15 | Mike Conley | MEM | 3 | Conley is the Grizzlies top scoring option and he'll get a lot of shots in each game. Having Justin Holiday as an option will help spread the floor a bit more. |
16 | Emmanuel Mudiay | NY | 4 | Mudiay continues to produce and run the Knicks offense as best as he can. He'll look to attack the rim w/ the ball. He'll also pop out to the arc off the ball and shoot three's. |
17 | D'Angelo Russell | BKN | 3 | Russell remains the top scoring option for the Nets and he's been very balanced this year between driving the lane and setting up from the arc. He'll provide assist help too. |
18 | Tomas Satoransky | WSH | 4 | Satoransky will see a lot more minutes w/ John Wall out for the season. When Wall was hurt last year, Satoransky proved he can fill the void and help w/ points, steals and dimes. |
19 | D.J. Augustin | ORL | 4 | Augustin hasn't been ousted from his position. Jerian Grant isn't much competition when it comes to taking minutes from him. Augustin continues to be a good spot-up shooter. |
20 | Austin Rivers | HOU | 4 | Rivers deserves a spot in these rankings because he not only has a full slate of games, but he's been a consistent double-digit scorer since joining the Rockets and CP3 and Eric Gordon are hurt. |
Shooting Guard
RANK | NAME | Team | # Games | Analysis |
1 | James Harden | HOU | 4 | When Harden has a full slate, he'll always be the top SG option. W/ Paul and Gordon still hurt, Harden's usage will continue to be through the roof. |
2 | Bradley Beal | WSH | 4 | Beal's usage will continue to go up as the Wizards new top scoring option. The Wizards will also be showcasing him in case other teams have interest prior to the trade deadline. |
3 | DeMar DeRozan | SAS | 4 | DeRozan leads the Spurs in scoring, assists and steals and made a statement last week when he out-played Kawhi Leonard (who he was traded for). He'll also provide help on the glass. |
4 | Gary Harris | DEN | 5 | Harris is healthy and he's playing full minutes and is already back to his consistent double-figure scoring ways. He shouldn't have any limitations for the super-slate this week. |
5 | Khris Middleton | MIL | 4 | Middleton continues to be the second option for the Bucks He'll work from the outside in and he'll help push the ball inside to the cutter. |
6 | Buddy Hield | SAC | 4 | Hield is tough to keep out of the paint once the shot goes up. He's been crashing the boards a ton this season and his stats reflect it. He's a priority scorer in the Kings offense. |
7 | Donovan Mitchell | UT | 4 | Mitchell is starting to learn that there's more to his role than just shooting. He's been running in and out of the paint more and he's driving the lane more. He needs to continue to drive. |
8 | Jrue Holiday | NO | 3 | Holiday's usage may drop a tad w/ Elfrid Payton back, but w/ Nikola Mirotic still out, he'll still be the Pelicans second scoring option. His assists may tail off a small amount. |
9 | CJ McCollum | POR | 4 | McCollum is the Blazers secind scoring option and he'll get steals and help grab long boards on the defensive end. He's good at reading screens and has a lot of quickness. |
10 | Tim Hardaway Jr. | NY | 4 | Hardaway remains the Knicks top option and he'll get a ton of shots from long-range but just when you think he's in a groove from the arc, he'll start driving on opponents. |
11 | Victor Oladipo | IND | 3 | Oladipo will provide help at both guard spots. He'll spend a decent amount of games being a facilitator of the Pacers offense and he'll continue to be the Pacers top scoring option. |
12 | Malcolm Brogdon | MIL | 4 | Brogdon can rotate between both guard spots and he'll have a good amount of games in which he scores in double-digits and plays heavy minutes. He's a priority scorer w/ the second unit. |
13 | JJ Redick | PHI | 4 | Different Sixers have battled an illness over the last week and Redick has not only been able to stay heallthy, but he's being fed more. He'll continue helping push the ball in the lane. |
14 | Evan Fournier | ORL | 4 | Fournier has been making a bit more of an overall impact. He'll always have a lot of shots in the Magic's offense and he has been stepping inside the arc a bit more. |
15 | Jordan Clarkson | CLE | 4 | Clarkson will rotate evenly between both guard spots and he'll keep the Cavs on the run when he has the ball. He'll fight to get to the rim and rotate around the arc until he gets open. |
16 | Zach LaVine | CHI | 3 | LaVine is healthy and he'll continue to shoot a high volume of shots. He'll get some time acting as the Bulls PG and that will help his assists. He'll help out w/ steals on defense. |
17 | Wesley Matthews | DAL | 4 | Matthews is once again healthy but you never know when that Hamstring will start acting up. He'll hit a lot of long-range jumpers and he'll grab long boards on both sides of the ball. |
18 | Klay Thompson | GSW | 3 | Thompson will be the ultimate bailout option because he'll frequently wait to be fed at the arc. He will take advantage of the open lane and he'll grab steals on defense. |
19 | Kevin Huerter | ATL | 4 | Huerter continues to benefit from Kent Bazemore and Taurean Prince being out and his hustle on the court is excellent and he should have rotation security when the others are healthy again. |
20 | Devin Booker | PHX | 3 | INJ: Booker left Sunday's game w/ Back spasms and his status for the week is currently up in the air. |
Small Forward
RANK | NAME | Team | # Games | Analysis |
1 | Giannis Antetokounmpo | MIL | 4 | The Greek Freak takes the top spot w/ the full slate and he continues to be a dominant producer in every category except for three-point shooting. |
2 | Kevin Durant | GSW | 3 | Durant continues to serve as the Warriors 1A option and he'll be a multi-category producer and he'll even hit the cutter from the elbow and that will help w/ his assist numbers. |
3 | Paul George | OKC | 3 | George is the Thunder's second option and he's clearly comfortable in the rotation and he's getting in the lane even easier because Westbrook commands so much attention when driving. |
4 | Luka Doncic | DAL | 4 | Doncic can play just about every position on the floor and w/ players in and out of the Mavs lineup, Doncic has gotten a ton of experience and he even leads the team in scoring. |
5 | Kawhi Leonard | TOR | 3 | Leonard will get a little relief w/ Kyle Lowry back in the lineup, but owners should expect him to still be the priority player in the offense. Leonard will provide a lot of help w/ boards and steals. |
6 | Jimmy Butler | PHI | 4 | INJ: Butler has been sick and he's missed his last two games. There is speculation whether or not there is trouble in paradise between Butler and Sixers management. |
7 | Juancho Hernangomez | DEN | 5 | Hernangomez is fighting to keep his spot in the Nuggets rotation as the team's health is rapidly improving. Harris is already back and Will Barton is close. The super-slate will be a good indicator. |
8 | Rudy Gay | SAS | 4 | Gay continues to be the Spurs third option and he is able to have his way in the post and spot-up shooting from mid-range. He'll crash the boards and fight for rebounds. |
9 | Otto Porter Jr. | WSH | 4 | Porter is healthy again and shouldn't have any limitations this week. John Wall being out opens up more time for Porter to have the ball and produce points, boards and steals. |
10 | Bogdan Bogdanovic | SAC | 4 | Bogdanovic has been able to stay healthy and he's been a priority scorer w/ the Kings. He can ball-handle and serve as a second PG option if needed. |
11 | Joe Ingles | UT | 4 | Ingles has been productive on both sides of the ball and while a lot of people see him as just a bailout option, he fights through screens and for steals and long boards on defense. |
12 | Trevor Ariza | WSH | 4 | Ariza will still play a major role for the Wizards for the rest of the way w/ all of the injuries they are currently facing. He'll provide a ton of long-range scoring and steals. |
13 | Gordon Hayward | BOS | 4 | Hayward has been playing a bit better, but, it will be interesting seeing how his shot totals are impacted w/ Irving back in the mix. He's been a priority scorer w/ the Celtics second unit. |
14 | Brandon Ingram | LAL | 4 | Ingram will continue to benefit from LeBron James being out. They are too similar and it looked like Ingram was out the door a month ago. Expect full minutes and usage until LBJ returns. |
15 | Kevin Knox | NY | 4 | Knox has been on a tear in the last month and he's made more of an offensive impact lately because he's driving the lane more instead of settling for three's. He'll also help grab boards. |
16 | Danilo Gallinari | LAC | 3 | Gallinari continues to be the second scoring option for the Clippers and he'll always see a handful of shots and he'll help grab boards from the top of the paint. |
17 | Cedi Osman | CLE | 4 | As the Cavs health continues to improve, Osman will be used as more of a bailout option. He'll wait to be fed at the arc a lot, but he will step inside the arc to grab long rebounds. |
18 | Terrence Ross | ORL | 4 | Ross has carved himself out a nice role for him and he can rotate between multiple positions on the court. He'll see a lot of high-percentage jumpers and he'll even feed the cutter. |
19 | Josh Hart | LAL | 4 | Hart will also continue to benefit from Rondo and James being out. He can also rotate between multiple positions and he's a good change of pace option that will keep the speed up. |
20 | Josh Richardson | MIA | 3 | Richardson will see a lot of PG minutes w/ Goran Dragic still hurt. Expect his assists to continue to improve and he'll get a handful of shots as well in the offense. He'll crash the boards regularly. |
Power Forward
RANK | NAME | Team | # Games | Analysis |
1 | Blake Griffin | DET | 4 | The Blake Show continues to be the top selling attraction in Detroit and he'll continue to shoot a high volume of shots as the team's top scoring weapon and he'll help out on the glass. |
2 | Paul Millsap | DEN | 5 | Millsap shouldn't see any limitations this week as he's shown that he's over his injury and w/ the super slate, expect a lot of points and boards. He's also grabbed a steal per game this season. |
3 | John Collins | ATL | 4 | Collins leads the Hawks in scoring and rebounding and he's completely taken over the offense since returning from injury and he'll be needed to produce more w/ other starters out. |
4 | LaMarcus Aldridge | SAS | 4 | Aldridge has been getting a little more help from other Spurs big men. He won't lose minutes and he'll get to focus more on his natural PF position and he'll produce in multiple categories. |
5 | Aaron Gordon | ORL | 4 | Gordon is the Magic's second leading scorer and rebounder and he'll continue to get a lot of time w/ the ball and he'll balance his offense between driving and taking three's. |
6 | Jayson Tatum | BOS | 4 | Tatum will continue to be a priority scorer for the Celtics and Irving being back shouldn't impact his shots too much. He has his way in the lane and he'll help grab a good amount of boards. |
7 | Larry Nance Jr. | CLE | 4 | Nance has more help w/ Tristan Thompson back in the lineup and less pressure will be put on him. Expect him to log a good amount of minutes and help w/ inside scoring and rebounding. |
8 | Harrison Barnes | DAL | 4 | Barnes is the Mavs second leading scorer and he continues to be a strong perimeter defender and he'll grab consistent boards and steals. Barnes has been logging around 32 minutes per game. |
9 | Noah Vonleh | NY | 4 | Vonleh is the Knicks best defender and he fights for rebounds and also drives the lane w/ force. He's shown his toughness throughout the season and the Knicks will continue to extend his PT. |
10 | Marcus Morris | BOS | 4 | INJ: Even though Morris missed his previous game w/ a sore Neck, he should be good to go for the Celtics full slate of games. |
11 | Julius Randle | NO | 3 | Randle will continue to benefit from Nikola Mirotic being out. He's been one of the most productive PF's this season and he'll help out by producing a lot of points and boards under the rim. |
12 | Tobias Harris | LAC | 3 | Harris is the Clippers top scoring option and he'll attack the rim and draw a lot of contact. He'll fight for boards to keep plays alive and he'll even step back and hit three's. |
13 | Nemanja Bjelica | SAC | 4 | Bjelica has been given more minutes w/ Marvin Bagley III still hurt and he'll continue to grab long boards and shoot mid and long-range jumpers. |
14 | Al-Farouq Aminu | POR | 4 | Aminu continues to hover around that 10 point per game mark and he'll continue to see heavy minutes because of the Blazers lack of inside depth. He's grabbed 8.2 boards per game. |
15 | Derrick Favors | UT | 4 | Favors gets feed in the high post a good amount and he'll hit mid-range jumpers and grab rebounds on both sides of the ball. He's a diciplined defender in the post and he'll block shots. |
16 | Jae Crowder | UT | 4 | Crowder has been able to hang on to his spot in the Jazz rotation and even though he puts up inconsistent numbers when it comes to scoring, he'll help out enough in other areas to be trusted. |
17 | Jeff Green | WSH | 4 | Markieff Morris is out for the next five to six week and Green will completely benefit by seeing a lot more minutes and usage. He can hit long-range jumpers and drive to draw contact. |
18 | Lauri Markkanen | CHI | 3 | Markkanen is the Bulls leading rebounder and second leading scorer and even w/ Bobby Portis back in the mix, it shouldn't impact his minutes and he'll see a high volume of plays. |
19 | Draymond Green | GSW | 3 | Green has been able to stay healthy and he still makes compiling boards and assists look easy. Scoring is a bit harder for Green to do as he continues to call for the ball at the arc. |
20 | Kyle Kuzma | LAL | 4 | INJ: Kuzma has missed his last two games w/ a Back injury. His status for his first game of the week is uncertain. |
Center
RANK | NAME | Team | # Games | Analysis |
1 | Nikola Jokic | DEN | 5 | Jokic is the Nuggets top option and he has the super-slate. He should be the top fantasy producer for the week and he'll continue to be a multi-category producer on both sides of the ball. |
2 | Joel Embiid | PHI | 4 | Embiid has been able to stay healthy while other members of the Sixers have been sick. Embiid is the Sixers top scoring option and he'll grab a ton of boards. |
3 | Anthony Davis | NO | 3 | Davis moves down to the third spot because he doesn't have the full slate of games, but he'll continue to be heavily prioritzed as the Pelicans top scoring option. |
4 | Nikola Vucevic | ORL | 4 | Vucevic is the Magic's leading scorer and rebounder and he's improved his shooting throughout the season and he'll hit long-range jumpers regularly. He has great footwork in the post. |
5 | Andre Drummond | DET | 4 | Drummond is limited offensively, but he is one of the best at grabbing a high volume of boards and he'll score a good amount of his points off of put backs. |
6 | Clint Capela | HOU | 4 | Capela's usage will be higher w/ other shooters and ball-handler out of action for the Rockets. The Rockets lack depth in their front court and Capela will continue to see a ton of minutes. |
7 | Rudy Gobert | UT | 4 | Gobert continues to be a double-double machine as it's hard to keep him from getting to the rim when he has the ball. He'll also provide help w/ blocks. |
8 | Karl-Anthony Towns | MIN | 3 | Towns remains the Timberwovles top scoring option and he's been banging in the apint more rather than just waiting to be fed at the arc. Towns needs to keep spending more time in the paint. |
9 | DeAndre Jordan | DAL | 4 | Jordan is limited on the offensive side of the ball as he lacks the ability to make moves in the post. Jordan will score a lot of points right under the basket and help a ton w/ boards and blocks. |
10 | Jusuf Nurkic | POR | 4 | Nurkic continues to be the Blazers third scoring option and because they lack consistent offensive weapons in their mid-court and under the basket, he'll continue to see a lot of PT and plays. |
11 | Tristan Thompson | CLE | 4 | Thompson is back on the court and he's played over 20 minutes in all three of his games since returning and he's been a strong inside scorer and rebounder this season and shouldn't be limited. |
12 | Willie Cauley-Stein | SAC | 4 | Cauley-Stein will continue to benefit from Bagley being out. He'll get more plays called for him as the Kings main big man and he'll help a lot w/ boards. He's also grabbed 1.2 steals per game. |
13 | Mason Plumlee | DEN | 5 | Plumlee has been able to stick in the Nuggets rotation and he'll provide enough scoring and boards in the paint to be considered a legit option since he has the super-slate. |
14 | Enes Kanter | NY | 4 | The Knicks continue to want to phase Kanter out of the rotation, but they will spend the next month trying to trade him. Kanter doesn't need a lot of minutes to put up double-digit points & boards. |
15 | Al Horford | BOS | 4 | Horford's Knee is healthy again and he'll provide a lot of help w/ boards and blocks. He's slown down when it's come to his scoring, but he'll still hit double-figures. He's been playing more inside. |
16 | Marc Gasol | MEM | 3 | Gasol is the Grizzlies second scoring option and even when he's having his way in the post, he'll still pop out and drain three-pointers. Expect him to grab a good amount of boards, steals and blocks. |
17 | Deandre Ayton | PHX | 3 | Ayton continues to average a double-double and he's been able to see more usage w/ Devin Booker in and out of the lineup. He's a priority scorer and he'll hit a lot of mid-range jumpers. |
18 | JaVale McGee | LAL | 4 | McGee is healthy again and he's seeing enough minutes to be trusted. His scoring will be more consistent when James and Rondo are back on the court. He'll provide help w/ blocks too. |
19 | Hassan Whiteside | MIA | 3 | Whiteside averages nearly 13 points and 13 boards, but his minutes continue to be limited. The Heat's rotation is big and Whiteside doesn't need a lot of playing time to produce a lot of boards. |
20 | Dewayne Dedmon | ATL | 4 | Dedmon will see more shots w/ Bazemore and Prince still out. He'll hit three's and attack the rim to grab boards. Dedmon will see consistent minutes in the 20's if he can stay healthy. |