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Rest of Season Top 200 Rankings - Week 7 (Dec. 5 - Dec. 11)

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Every Monday, I'll be publishing my rest-of-season player rankings for the top 200 players in fantasy basketball.

These rankings will reflect standard scoring formats, taking into account each player's ability to produce in the following categories: points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, 3-point shots made, field goal percentage, free throw percentage and turnovers.

Tier 1: Fantasy Superstars

Antetokounmpo has reached another level in his fantasy production. His absurd physicality allows him to do things that few others can. His profile is similar to that of Harden and Westbrook in that he doesn't have a ton of incredible talent around him. All that's missing is a reliable 3-point shot; if the Greek Freak adds that to his game, the sky's the limit.

George was downgraded slightly as a result of his recent injury woes. He's back now but his owners have to feel a little anxious about how his body will hold up. You wouldn't be blamed for trying to trade George for Lillard, a safer option in terms of current health.

Tier 2: The Rest of the Best

RANK PLAYER TEAM TREND
17 John Wall WAS
18 Kemba Walker CHO
19 Kyle Lowry TOR
20 Blake Griffin LAC
21 DeMar DeRozan TOR
22 Al Horford BOS
23 Kyrie Irving CLE
24 Isaiah Thomas BOS
25 Gordon Hayward UTH
26 C.J. McCollum POR
27 Paul Millsap ATL
28 Kevin Love CLE
29 Kristaps Porzingis NYK
30 Eric Bledsoe PHO
31 LaMarcus Aldridge SA
32 Carmelo Anthony NYK
33 Andre Drummond DET
34 Andrew Wiggins MIN
35 Klay Thompson GS
36 Nicolas Batum CHO
37 Marc Gasol MEM
38 Dwight Howard ATL
39 Rudy Gobert UTH
40 Myles Turner IND
41 Jrue Holiday NOP
42 Brook Lopez BKN
43 Goran Dragic MIA
44 Victor Oladipo OKC
45 Jeff Teague IND
46 Jabari Parker MIL
47 DeAndre Jordan LAC
48 Nikola Vucevic ORL
49 Zach LaVine MIN
50 Gorgui Dieng MIN
51 Julius Randle LAL
52 Serge Ibaka ORL
53 Rudy Gay SAC
54 Tobias Harris DET

Fantasy owners expected Kyle Lowry to be the top dog in Toronto, but the two-time All-Star got off to a quiet start, in part because of DeMar DeRozan's high-usage. Both Lowry's atypical lull and DeRozan hot hand have regressed slightly, allowing Lowry to pull back ahead due to his better 3-point shooting and steals.

LaMarcus Aldridge's stats are down across the board to 17.6 points, 6.7 rebounds and a block per game. After 18 games, it's clear that this is more than just a scheduling quirk.

Tier 3: Secondary Guards, Forwards and UTIL Depth

RANK PLAYER TEAM TREND
55 Reggie Jackson DET
56 Dwyane Wade MIA
57 Jae Crowder BOS
58 Steven Adams OKC
59 Harrison Barnes DAL
60 Avery Bradley BOS
61 Devin Booker PHO
62 Jonas Valanciunas TOR
63 Danilo Gallinari DEN
64 Bradley Beal WAS
65 Dennis Schroder ATL
66 Otto Porter WAS
67 Marcin Gortat WAS
68 Wilson Chandler DEN
69 Joel Embiid PHI
70 Evan Fournier ORL
71 Ryan Anderson HOU
72 Pau Gasol SA
73 George Hill UTH
74 Trevor Ariza HOU
75 Eric Gordon HOU
76 Rodney Hood UTH
77 J.J. Redick LAC
78 Jordan Clarkson LAL
79 Derrick Favors UTH
80 Trevor Booker BKN
81 D'Angelo Russell LAL
82 Nerlens Noel PHI
83 Nikola Jokic DEN
84 Emmanuel Mudiay DEN
85 T.J. Warren PHO
86 Thaddeus Young IND
87 Clint Capela HOU
88 Chandler Parsons MEM
89 Derrick Rose NYK
90 Rajon Rondo CHI
91 Elfrid Payton ORL
92 Monta Ellis IND
93 Darren Collison SAC
94 Michael Kidd-Gilchrist CHO
95 Lou Williams LAL
96 Moe Harkless POR
97 Taj Gibson CHI

On a per-game basis, there are few as electric as Joel Embiid. The team has slowly increased his minutes limit - he has averaged 25.6 MPG over his last four games - but he's still sitting out the second half of back-to-backs. If your bench is large enough to accommodate his dead weight when the 76ers are playing but he's sitting out, then he's an incredibly value tool.

Rondo continues to be painfully enigmatic. His assists have dropped from 11.7 per game last season with the Kings to 7.2 with the Bulls. He's still a non-factor as a scorer and can single-handedly kill your free-throw percentage, but there aren't too many players out there that can give you 8.2 points, 7.2 assists and 6.7 rebounds per game. He's still a viable PG2.

Lou Williams is on the short list for Sixth Man of the Year candidacy, helping keep the Lakers' backcourt afloat despite injuries to D'Angelo Russell, Nick Young and now, Jose Calderon. With 17.5 points, 3.4 assists and 1.9 3-pointers per game, he's absolutely more than a streaming option, and could perform like a top-75 until the team gets healthy.

Tier 4: Streaming Options

RANK PLAYER TEAM TREND
98 Jeremy Lin BKN
99 Ricky Rubio MIN
100 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope DET
101 Tyler Johnson MIA
102 Wesley Matthews DAL
103 Terrence Jones NO
104 Jusuf Nurkic DEN
105 Tyreke Evans NO
106 Jahlil Okafor PHI
107 Marcus Morris DET
108 Kent Bazemore ATL
109 Kenneth Faried DEN
110 Tristan Thompson CLE
111 Zach Randolph MEM
112 Robert Covington PHI
113 Markieff Morris WAS
114 Mason Plumlee POR
115 Robin Lopez CHI
116 Bojan Bogdanovic BKN
117 Brandon Knight PHO
118 Mike Conley MEM
119 Justise Winslow MIA
120 Marvin Williams CHO
121 Jerryd Bayless PHI
122 Deron Williams DAL
123 Enes Kanter OKC
124 Greg Monroe MIL
125 Aaron Gordon ORL
126 Danny Green SA
127 C.J. Miles IND
128 Sean Kilpatrick BKN
129 Kyle Korver ATL
130 Joakim Noah NYK
131 Patty Mills SA
132 Larry Nance Jr. LAL
133 Trey Lyles UTH
134 Alex Len PHO
135 Channing Frye CLE
136 Tyson Chandler PHO
137 Andrew Bogut DAL
138 Will Barton DEN
139 Nikola Mirotic CHI
140 Marcus Smart BOS
141 Thabo Sefolosha ATL
142 Bismack Biyombo ORL
143 Jamal Murray DEN
144 Jamal Crawford LAC
145 Matthew Dellavedova MIL
146 Ish Smith DET
147 Jon Leuer DET
148 Al-Farouq Aminu POR
149 J.R. Smith CLE
150 Ersan Ilyasova PHI
151 Patrick Beverley HOU
152 Mike Muscala ATL
153 Seth Curry DAL
154 JaMychal Green MEM
155 Brandon Jennings NYK
156 Cody Zeller CHO
157 Zaza Pachulia GS
158 DeMarre Carroll TOR
159 Brandon Ingram LAL
160 Dirk Nowitzki DAL
161 Andre Iguodala GS
162 E'Twaun Moore NO
163 Gerald Henderson PHI
164 Luol Deng LAL
165 Tim Frazier NO
166 Timofey Mozgov LAL
167 Nik Stauskas PHI
168 Arron Afflalo SAC
169 Allen Crabbe POR
170 Gary Harris DEN
171 Andre Roberson OKC
172 James Ennis MEM
173 Sam Dekker HOU
174 Alec Burks UTH
175 Marco Belinelli CHO
176 Ty Lawson SAC
177 Jeff Green ORL
178 Jameer Nelson DEN
179 Wayne Ellington MIA
180 Terrence Ross TOR
181 Josh Richardson MIA
182 Wade Baldwin MEM
183 Tim Hardaway Jr. ATL
184 Patrick Patterson TOR
185 James Johnson MIA
186 Sergio Rodriguez PHI
187 Isaiah Whitehead BKN

The delayed returns of Jeremy Lin and Tyreke Evans breathes an air of uncertainty into injury-stash situations. They're too risky to trade for but they should both be retained in INJ slots if possible. Both have produced within the range of a top-75-to-100 player when healthy.

Nik Stauskas is one to watch, as it appears that his much-ballyhooed perimeter shooting has finally arrived. He's only taking 4.1 threes per game but he's hitting 41.5 percent of them. If he can keep improving on the defensive end, there's an opportunity in Philadelphia to carve out nearly 30 MPG. As it stands, he has averaged 27.7 MPG over his past 11 games.

Tier 5: Fantasy Fringe

RANK PLAYER TEAM TREND
188 Dario Saric PHI
189 Frank Kaminsky CHO
190 Nick Young LAL
191 Rondae Hollis-Jefferson BKN
192 Ian Mahinmi WAS
193 Malcolm Brogdon MIL
194 Lucas Nogueira TOR
195 Joe Johnson UTH
196 Jeremy Lamb CHO
197 Buddy Hield NO
198 Courtney Lee NYK
199 Evan Turner POR
200 Ben Simmons PHI

Dario Saric has to compete with Embiid, Jahlil Okafor, Ersan Ilyasova and Robert Covington in the frontcourt rotation. He dropped 21-and-12 against Boston in his last game but was invisible prior to that against Orlando. If the rookie can stabilize one area of his game - playing time, scoring, rebounding, etc. - he can start being taken seriously as more than a daily fantasy option.

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