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Hi Electronic Ballers,
While it's obviously still early, here are my initial Top 100 Rankings. Things will change as the season evolves, but for now, it's a good starting point...
Here are a few players I have ranked higher/lower than other major sites (Yahoo, ESPN, etc):
1. Kevin Love. ESPN rank: 5, Yahoo rank: 7. My rank: 20. Perhaps they didn't update their rankings post-trade, but K-Love had a usage rate (USG) of 27.7 for the crappy T-Wolves last year. That was #9 in the NBA. Guess who #8 was? Kyrie Irving at 27.8. (The King was at #5 with a 29.1 rating.) There simply aren't going to be enough touches to go around. Remember how Bosh's Fantasy value crashed after he joined the Big 3? You can count on that happening to K-Love.
2. Chris Bosh. ESPN rank: 39, Yahoo rank: 25. My rank: 17. Let's call this the Reverse K-Love. Bosh was a Fantasy Beast before he joined forces with his 2003 draft class elite. With LeBron taking his talents back to his hometown, Bosh could approach top 10 in USG. Look for the efficiency to go down, but the counting stats to go up. With D-Wade's health always a question mark these days, Bosh is very undervalued.
3. Kobe Bryant. ESPN rank: 30, Yahoo rank: 34. My rank: 22. Do you really want to bet against Kobe Bryant? Health is obviously the X-factor here, but a healthy Kobe could literally lead the league in USG (as he has done in the past). With Pau Gasol off to Chicago, my ranking might even be too low...
4. Brook Lopez. ESPN rank: 44, Yahoo rank: 22. My rank: 33. Brook Lopez is extremely difficult to rank. He is the one of the most efficient big men in the NBA (career 51.1% FG, 78.9% FT), but has also averaged 32/games a year the last 3 seasons. Are you feeling lucky?
5. Nerlens Noel. ESPN rank: 108, Yahoo rank: 47. My rank: 70. Completely enigmatic, nobody knows if he's Anthony Davis 2.0 or Bismack Biyombo? I think he'll be a good source of steals/blocks right out of the gate, but I'm not expecting solid offensive numbers for 2/3 years. Guys are gonna reach for him in 1-year leagues, but I think that's a mistake. Still, if you can get him anywhere after round 6, there's value there...
6. Michael Carter-Williams. ESPN rank: 33, Yahoo rank: 78. My rank: 64. At a 25.3 USG, Michael's usage was conservatively #25 in the league. While 40.5% from the field and 26.4% from 3 are Brandon Jennings territory (not a good thing), who else is gonna score on this team? While his 70.3% FT rate is pretty embarrassing coming from a guard, his counting stats are impressive - and could even increase. There are always opportunities in Fantasy from rebuilding teams...
7. Larry Sanders. ESPN rank: 153, Yahoo rank: 74. My rank: 71. Larry Sanders could lead the NBA in blocks (finished 2nd at 2.8/game 1 year ago), or flame out of the league entirely. Still only 25, there is upside here. While John Henson is the safer play, Sanders is worth keeping an eye on. A trade could really boost his Fantasy value, and if he can stay healthy (both physically and mentally), Larry Sanders could be one of the most underrated players in the Fantasy game.
Bobman
|
PLAYER |
RK |
TM |
POS |
PPG |
FG% |
FT% |
3P |
REB |
AST |
STL |
BK |
TO |
|
|
Kevin Durant |
1 |
OKC |
SF/PF |
32.0 |
.503 |
.873 |
2.4 |
7.4 |
5.5 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
3.5 |
|
|
LeBron James |
2 |
CLE |
SF/PF |
27.1 |
.567 |
.750 |
1.5 |
6.9 |
6.4 |
1.6 |
0.3 |
3.5 |
|
|
Anthony Davis |
3 |
NO |
PF/C |
20.8 |
.519 |
.791 |
0.0 |
10.0 |
1.6 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
1.6 |
|
|
Chris Paul |
4 |
LAC |
PG |
19.1 |
.467 |
.855 |
1.3 |
4.3 |
10.7 |
2.5 |
0.1 |
2.3 |
|
|
Steph Curry |
5 |
GS |
PG/SG |
24.0 |
.471 |
.885 |
3.3 |
4.3 |
8.5 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
3.8 |
|
|
James Harden |
6 |
HOU |
SG/SF |
25.4 |
.456 |
.866 |
2.4 |
4.7 |
6.1 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
3.6 |
|
|
Carmelo Anthony |
7 |
NY |
SF/PF |
27.4 |
.452 |
.848 |
2.2 |
8.1 |
3.1 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
2.6 |
|
|
Russell Westbrook |
8 |
OKC |
PG |
21.8 |
.437 |
.826 |
1.5 |
5.7 |
6.9 |
1.9 |
0.2 |
3.8 |
|
|
LaMarcus Aldridge |
9 |
POR |
PF/C |
23.2 |
.458 |
.822 |
0.0 |
11.1 |
2.6 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
|
|
John Wall |
10 |
WAS |
PG |
19.3 |
.433 |
.805 |
1.3 |
4.1 |
8.8 |
1.8 |
0.5 |
3.6 |
|
|
DeMarcus Cousins |
11 |
SAC |
PF/C |
22.7 |
.496 |
.726 |
0.0 |
11.7 |
2.9 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
3.5 |
|
|
Al Jefferson |
12 |
CHA |
PF/C |
21.8 |
.509 |
.690 |
0.0 |
10.8 |
2.1 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
1.7 |
|
|
Serge Ibaka |
13 |
OKC |
PF/C |
15.1 |
.536 |
.784 |
0.3 |
8.8 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
2.7 |
1.5 |
|
|
Kyle Lowry |
14 |
TOR |
PG |
17.9 |
.423 |
.813 |
2.4 |
4.7 |
7.4 |
1.5 |
0.2 |
2.5 |
|
|
Damian Lillard |
15 |
POR |
PG |
20.7 |
.424 |
.871 |
2.7 |
3.5 |
5.6 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
2.4 |
|
|
Dirk Nowitzi |
16 |
DAL |
PF/C |
21.7 |
.497 |
.899 |
1.6 |
6.2 |
2.7 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
|
|
Chris Bosh |
17 |
MIA |
PF/C |
16.2 |
.516 |
.820 |
0.9 |
6.6 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
|
|
Kyrie Irving |
18 |
CLE |
PG/SG |
20.8 |
.430 |
.861 |
1.7 |
3.6 |
6.1 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
2.7 |
|
|
Blake Griffin |
19 |
LAC |
PF/C |
24.1 |
.528 |
.715 |
0.2 |
9.5 |
3.9 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
2.8 |
|
|
Kevin Love |
20 |
CLE |
PF/C |
26.1 |
.457 |
.821 |
2.5 |
12.5 |
4.4 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
|
|
Dwyane Wade |
21 |
MIA |
PG/SG |
19.0 |
.545 |
.733 |
0.2 |
4.5 |
4.7 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
3.0 |
|
|
Kobe Bryant |
22 |
LAL |
SG |
13.8 |
.425 |
.857 |
0.5 |
4.3 |
6.3 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
5.7 |
|
|
Al Horford |
23 |
ATL |
PF/C |
18.6 |
.567 |
.682 |
0.1 |
8.4 |
2.6 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
2.2 |
|
|
Goran Dragic |
24 |
PHX |
PG/SG |
20.3 |
.505 |
.760 |
1.6 |
3.2 |
5.9 |
1.4 |
0.3 |
2.8 |
|
|
Nicolas Batum |
25 |
POR |
SG/SF |
13.0 |
.465 |
.803 |
1.8 |
7.5 |
5.1 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
2.5 |
|
|
Paul Millsap |
26 |
ATL |
PF/C |
17.9 |
.461 |
.731 |
1.0 |
8.5 |
3.1 |
1.7 |
1.1 |
2.5 |
|
|
Derrick Rose |
27 |
CHI |
PG |
15.9 |
.354 |
.844 |
1.6 |
3.2 |
4.3 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
3.4 |
|
|
Kawhi Leonard |
28 |
SA |
SG/SF |
12.8 |
.522 |
.802 |
1.0 |
6.2 |
2.0 |
1.7 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
|
|
Joakim Noah |
29 |
CHI |
PF/C |
12.6 |
.475 |
.737 |
0.0 |
11.3 |
5.4 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
2.4 |
|
|
Dwight Howard |
30 |
HOU |
PF/C |
18.3 |
.591 |
.547 |
0.0 |
12.2 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
3.2 |
|
|
Andre Drummond |
31 |
DET |
PF/C |
13.5 |
.623 |
.418 |
0.0 |
13.2 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
|
|
Rajon Rondo |
32 |
BOS |
PG |
11.7 |
.403 |
.627 |
0.9 |
5.5 |
9.8 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
3.3 |
|
|
Brook Lopez |
33 |
BRK |
C |
20.7 |
.563 |
.817 |
0.0 |
6.0 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
|
|
Ty Lawson |
34 |
DEN |
PG |
17.6 |
.431 |
.798 |
1.2 |
3.5 |
8.8 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
3.2 |
|
|
Mike Conley |
35 |
MEM |
PG |
17.2 |
.450 |
.815 |
1.4 |
2.9 |
6.0 |
1.5 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
|
|
Deron Williams |
36 |
BRK |
PG |
14.3 |
.450 |
.801 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
6.1 |
1.5 |
0.2 |
2.2 |
|
|
Rudy Gay |
37 |
SAC |
SF/PF |
20.0 |
.455 |
.822 |
0.9 |
6.0 |
2.9 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
3.1 |
|
|
Ryan Anderson |
38 |
NO |
PF/C |
19.8 |
.438 |
.952 |
3.0 |
6.5 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
|
|
Marc Gasol |
39 |
MEM |
C |
14.6 |
.473 |
.768 |
0.0 |
7.2 |
3.6 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
|
|
Deandre Jordan |
40 |
LAC |
C |
10.4 |
.676 |
.428 |
0.0 |
13.6 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
1.5 |
|
|
Tim Duncan |
41 |
SA |
PF/C |
15.1 |
.490 |
.731 |
0.0 |
9.7 |
3.0 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
|
|
Klay Thompson |
42 |
GS |
SG/SF |
18.4 |
.444 |
.795 |
2.8 |
3.1 |
2.2 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
|
|
Jrue Holiday |
43 |
NO |
PG |
14.3 |
.447 |
.810 |
0.9 |
4.2 |
7.9 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
3.1 |
|
|
Eric Bledsoe |
44 |
?? |
PG/SG |
17.7 |
.477 |
.772 |
1.2 |
4.7 |
5.5 |
1.6 |
0.3 |
3.3 |
|
|
Nikola Vucevic |
45 |
ORL |
PF/C |
14.2 |
.507 |
.766 |
0.0 |
11.0 |
1.8 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
|
|
Monta Ellis |
46 |
DAL |
PG/SG |
19.0 |
.451 |
.788 |
0.8 |
3.6 |
5.7 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
3.2 |
|
|
Kemba Walker |
47 |
CHA |
PG |
17.7 |
.393 |
.837 |
1.5 |
4.2 |
6.1 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
2.3 |
|
|
Bradley Beal |
48 |
WAS |
SG |
17.1 |
.419 |
.788 |
1.9 |
3.7 |
3.3 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
1.8 |
|
|
Ricky Rubio |
49 |
MIN |
PG |
9.5 |
.381 |
.802 |
0.5 |
4.2 |
8.6 |
2.3 |
0.1 |
2.7 |
|
|
Thaddeus Young |
50 |
MIN |
SF/PF |
17.9 |
.454 |
.712 |
1.1 |
6.0 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
|
|
Chandler Parsons |
51 |
DAL |
SF/PF |
16.6 |
.472 |
.742 |
1.8 |
5.5 |
4.0 |
1.2 |
9.4 |
1.9 |
|
|
Jabari Parker |
52 |
MIL |
SF |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
|
Andrew Wiggins |
53 |
MIN |
SF |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
|
Wes Matthews |
54 |
POR |
SG/SF |
16.4 |
.441 |
.837 |
2.5 |
3.5 |
2.4 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
|
|
Victor Oladipo |
55 |
ORL |
PG/SG |
13.8 |
.419 |
.780 |
0.9 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
1.6 |
0.5 |
3.2 |
|
|
Tony Parker |
56 |
SA |
PG |
16.7 |
.499 |
.811 |
0.4 |
2.3 |
5.7 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
2.2 |
|
|
Jeff Teague |
57 |
ATL |
PG |
16.5 |
.438 |
.846 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
6.7 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
2.9 |
|
|
Demar DeRozan |
58 |
TOR |
SG/SF |
22.7 |
.429 |
.824 |
0.8 |
4.3 |
4.0 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
|
|
Pau Gasol |
59 |
CHI |
PF/C |
17.4 |
.480 |
.736 |
0.1 |
9.7 |
3.4 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
2.4 |
|
|
David Lee |
60 |
GS |
PF/C |
18.2 |
.523 |
.780 |
0.0 |
9.3 |
2.1 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
|
|
Gordon Hayward |
61 |
UTA |
SG/SF |
16.2 |
.413 |
.816 |
1.1 |
5.1 |
5.2 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
2.8 |
|
|
Jimmy Butler |
62 |
CHI |
SG/SF |
13.1 |
.397 |
.769 |
1.0 |
4.9 |
2.6 |
1.9 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
|
|
David West |
63 |
IND |
PF |
14.0 |
.488 |
.789 |
0.1 |
6.8 |
2.8 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
|
|
Michael Carter-Williams |
64 |
PHI |
PG |
16.7 |
.405 |
.703 |
0.8 |
6.2 |
6.3 |
1.9 |
0.6 |
3.5 |
|
|
Isaiah Thomas |
65 |
PHX |
PG |
20.3 |
.453 |
.850 |
1.8 |
2.9 |
6.3 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
3.0 |
|
|
Trevor Ariza |
66 |
HOU |
SG/SF |
14.4 |
.456 |
.772 |
2.3 |
6.2 |
2.5 |
1.6 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
|
|
Derrick Favors |
67 |
UTA |
PF/C |
13.3 |
.522 |
.669 |
0.0 |
8.7 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
|
|
Kenneth Faried |
68 |
DEN |
PF |
13.7 |
.545 |
.650 |
0.0 |
8.6 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
|
|
Marcin Gortat |
69 |
WAS |
C |
13.2 |
.542 |
.686 |
0.0 |
9.5 |
1.7 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
|
|
Nerlens Noel |
70 |
PHI |
PF/C |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
|
Larry Sanders |
71 |
MIL |
PF/C |
7.7 |
.469 |
.473 |
0.0 |
7.2 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
1.7 |
1.1 |
|
|
Josh Smith |
72 |
DET |
SF/PF |
16.4 |
.419 |
.532 |
0.9 |
6.8 |
3.3 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
|
|
Kevin Martin |
73 |
MIN |
SG/SF |
19.1 |
.430 |
.891 |
1.7 |
3.0 |
1.8 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
1.6 |
|
|
Luol Deng |
74 |
MIA |
SF/PF |
16.0 |
.431 |
.791 |
0.9 |
5.7 |
2.9 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
1.8 |
|
|
Lance Stephenson |
75 |
CHA |
SG/SF |
13.8 |
.491 |
.711 |
1.1 |
7.2 |
4.6 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
2.7 |
|
|
Zach Randolph |
76 |
MEM |
PF/C |
17.4 |
.467 |
.742 |
0.0 |
10.1 |
2.5 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
|
|
Tyreke Evans |
77 |
NO |
SG/SF |
14.5 |
.436 |
.771 |
0.3 |
4.7 |
5.0 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
2.4 |
|
|
Nikola Pekovic |
78 |
MIN |
C |
17.4 |
.540 |
.747 |
0.0 |
8.7 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
|
|
Kyle Korver |
79 |
ATL |
SG/SF |
12.0 |
.475 |
.926 |
2.6 |
4.0 |
2.9 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
|
|
Robin Lopez |
80 |
POR |
C |
11.1 |
.551 |
.818 |
0.0 |
8.5 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
|
|
Jose Calderon |
81 |
NY |
PG |
11.4 |
.456 |
.825 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
4.7 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
|
|
Brandon Jennings |
82 |
DET |
PG |
15.5 |
.373 |
.751 |
1.9 |
3.1 |
7.6 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
2.7 |
|
|
Paul Pierce |
83 |
WAS |
SF/PF |
13.5 |
.451 |
.826 |
1.5 |
4.6 |
2.4 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
|
|
Joe Johnson |
84 |
BRK |
SG/SF |
15.8 |
.454 |
.815 |
2.1 |
3.4 |
2.7 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
1.5 |
|
|
Jamal Crawford |
85 |
LAC |
PG/SG |
18.6 |
.416 |
.866 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
3.2 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
2.0 |
|
|
Andre Iguodala |
86 |
GS |
SG/SF |
9.3 |
.480 |
.652 |
1.0 |
4.7 |
4.2 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
|
|
Anderson Varejao |
87 |
CLE |
PF/C |
8.4 |
.495 |
.681 |
0.0 |
9.7 |
2.2 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
|
|
Trey Burke |
88 |
UTA |
PG |
12.8 |
.380 |
.903 |
1.6 |
3.0 |
5.7 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
1.9 |
|
|
George Hill |
89 |
IND |
PG/SG |
10.3 |
.442 |
.807 |
1.3 |
3.7 |
3.5 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
|
|
Darren Collison |
90 |
SAC |
PG |
11.4 |
.467 |
.857 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
3.7 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
1.7 |
|
|
Eric Gordon |
91 |
NO |
SG |
15.4 |
.436 |
.785 |
1.6 |
2.6 |
3.3 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
|
|
Manu Ginobili |
92 |
SA |
SG/SF |
12.3 |
.469 |
.851 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
4.3 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
|
|
Greg Monroe |
93 |
DET |
PF/C |
15.2 |
.497 |
.657 |
0.0 |
9.3 |
2.1 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
|
|
Jonas Valanciunas |
94 |
TOR |
C |
11.3 |
.531 |
.762 |
0.0 |
8.8 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
|
|
Patrick Beverley |
95 |
HOU |
PG/SG |
10.2 |
.414 |
.814 |
1.6 |
3.5 |
2.7 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
|
|
Terrence Jones |
96 |
HOU |
SF/PF |
12.1 |
.542 |
.605 |
0.4 |
6.9 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
|
|
John Henson |
97 |
MIL |
PF/C |
11.1 |
.538 |
.514 |
0.0 |
7.1 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
|
|
Roy Hibbert |
98 |
IND |
C |
10.8 |
.439 |
.770 |
0.0 |
6.6 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
1.8 |
|
|
Arron Afflalo |
99 |
DEN |
SG/SF |
18.2 |
.459 |
.815 |
1.8 |
3.6 |
3.4 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
|
|
Channing Frye |
100 |
ORL |
PF/C |
11.1 |
.432 |
.821 |
2.0 |
5.1 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
|