Rest of Season Top 200 Rankings - Week 13 (Jan. 16 - Jan. 22)
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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
RANK | PLAYER | TEAM | TREND |
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1 | James Harden | HOU | ▲ |
2 | Russell Westbrook | OKC | |
3 | Kevin Durant | GS | |
4 | Giannis Antetokounmpo | MIL | |
5 | Anthony Davis | NO | |
6 | Stephen Curry | GS | |
7 | LeBron James | CLE | |
8 | Kawhi Leonard | SA | |
9 | DeMarcus Cousins | SAC | |
10 | Karl-Anthony Towns | MIN | |
11 | Chris Paul | LAC | |
12 | Paul George | IND | |
13 | Kyle Lowry | TOR | |
14 | John Wall | WAS | |
15 | Jimmy Butler | CHI | |
16 | Draymond Green | GS | |
17 | Damian Lillard | POR |
Harden has bounced back to the top of the rankings. In a points format that completely ignores shooting percentages, Westbrook is still your man, but Harden's shooting edge form both the floor and the charity stripe as well as his assist numbers make up for the slight downgrade in points and rebounds per game. Still, if you own either player, you really can't complain.
Paul George moves up to 11. Statistically, there will be stretches where the multi-faceted play of Lowry and Wall bests the Pacers' star, but the positional advantage of being able to roster George at either shooting guard or small forward (and thus, guard and forward slots as well) is undeniable.
Tier 2: The Rest of the Best
RANK | PLAYER | TEAM | TREND |
---|---|---|---|
18 | Kemba Walker | CHA | |
19 | Al Horford | BOS | |
20 | Isaiah Thomas | BOS | ▲ |
21 | Hassan Whiteside | MIA | ▼ |
22 | Kyrie Irving | CLE | |
23 | Gordon Hayward | UTH | |
24 | DeMar DeRozan | TOR | |
25 | Kevin Love | CLE | |
26 | C.J. McCollum | POR | |
27 | Kristaps Porzingis | NYK | |
28 | Paul Millsap | ATL | |
29 | Marc Gasol | MEM | |
30 | Eric Bledsoe | PHO | |
31 | Rudy Gobert | UTH | |
32 | Blake Griffin | LAC | |
33 | Myles Turner | IND | |
34 | Klay Thompson | GS | |
35 | Andre Drummond | DET | |
36 | Nicolas Batum | CHA | |
37 | LaMarcus Aldridge | SA | |
38 | Nikola Jokic | DEN | ▲ |
39 | Dwight Howard | ATL | |
40 | Mike Conley | MEM | |
41 | Jeff Teague | IND | |
42 | Carmelo Anthony | NYK | |
43 | Jabari Parker | MIL | |
44 | Brook Lopez | BKN | ▼ |
45 | DeAndre Jordan | LAC | |
46 | Serge Ibaka | ORL | |
47 | Andrew Wiggins | MIN | |
48 | Joel Embiid | PHI | |
49 | Avery Bradley | BOS | |
50 | Otto Porter | WAS | |
51 | Bradley Beal | WAS | |
52 | Zach LaVine | MIN | ▼ |
53 | Trevor Ariza | HOU | |
54 | Julius Randle | LAL | ▲ |
54 | Goran Dragic | MIA |
Whiteside and Lopez are still contributing top-50 statlines for their prospective teams, but with neither the Heat or Nets anywhere near the postseason conversation, look for their usage to be scaled back a bit.
Miami will continue to be cautious to a fault when it comes to player injuries (ensuring a top draft pick). Boston has the right to swap their pick for Brooklyn's, erasing any reason to tank, but giving Lopez - who has a history of foot injuries - plenty of DNPs down the stretch will help minimize the risk of re-injury to one of their lone assets.
Jokic, Parker and Randle have each taken a massive step forward as one of the top two cornerstones of their young teams. Jokic and Randle are showing advanced pedigree as passers beyond their years in addition to scoring and rebounding. Parker may live in the shadow of Giannis Antetokounmpo but all that means is that he isn't the top priority of the opposing defense.
Tier 3: Secondary Guards, Forwards and UTIL Depth
RANK | PLAYER | TEAM | TREND |
---|---|---|---|
56 | Rudy Gay | SAC | |
57 | Nikola Vucevic | ORL | |
58 | Dennis Schroder | ATL | |
59 | Gorgui Dieng | MIN | |
60 | Tobias Harris | DET | |
61 | Jrue Holiday | NO | |
62 | Eric Gordon | HOU | |
63 | Dwyane Wade | MIA | |
64 | Victor Oladipo | OKC | |
65 | Jae Crowder | BOS | |
66 | Reggie Jackson | DET | |
67 | Harrison Barnes | DAL | |
68 | Trevor Booker | BKN | |
69 | Steven Adams | OKC | |
70 | D'Angelo Russell | LAL | |
71 | Danilo Gallinari | DEN | |
72 | Marcin Gortat | WAS | |
73 | Thaddeus Young | IND | |
74 | George Hill | UTH | |
75 | Pau Gasol | SA | |
76 | Wilson Chandler | DEN | |
77 | Evan Fournier | ORL | |
78 | Wesley Matthews | DAL | |
79 | Lou Williams | LAL | |
80 | Jonas Valanciunas | TOR | |
81 | Tyler Johnson | MIA | ▲ |
82 | Devin Booker | PHO | |
83 | Ersan Ilyasova | PHI | |
84 | J.J. Redick | LAC | |
85 | Robert Covington | PHI | ▲ |
86 | Moe Harkless | POR | ▼ |
87 | Ryan Anderson | HOU | |
88 | Elfrid Payton | ORL | |
89 | Derrick Favors | UTH | |
90 | Deron Williams | DAL | |
91 | Mason Plumlee | POR | |
92 | Derrick Rose | NYK | ▼ |
Derrick Rose's callous behavior of late is an affront to the Knicks' organization and fans. After going largely unpunished in any outward-facing way, he has taken to calling out his coach's decisions in front of the media. A different player might have been shipped out of town but no one is jumping to the front of the line to listen to Rose's demands for a max contract in the summer.
Whether the edict for Rose's continued involvement with the team's on-court product comes from the coaches (nope), team leader Carmelo Anthony (unlikely) or upper management (ahem), someone with a backbone should have told Rose to clear out his locker and head back to Chicago for good. On the off-chance that does happen, you don't want to be the fantasy owner left holding the hot potato when the music finally turns off.
Tier 4: Streaming Options
The Jeremy Lin injury saga has been frustrating for his owners, though many will have simply bumped him to an injured player slot and forgotten about him. When active, he's brought owners top-100 value by virtue of 13.9 points, 5.8 assists, 3.3 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game but there's still no set date for his full return.
Some will balk at the notion of Dirk Nowitzki coming in at 123 but the fact is that he simply isn't the consistent high-end player he once was. The peaks are still there (26 point against the T-Wolves; nine rebounds against the Wizards) but he's averaging just 15-6-2 over his past six games and short-term health will always be a concern.
Tier 5: Fantasy Fringe
RANK | PLAYER | TEAM | TREND |
---|---|---|---|
186 | Jodie Meeks | ORL | |
187 | Dario Saric | PHI | ▼ |
188 | Ty Lawson | SAC | |
189 | Gerald Henderson | PHI | |
190 | Manu Ginobili | SA | |
191 | Kyle O'Quinn | NYK | |
192 | Tony Snell | MIL | |
193 | Patrick Patterson | TOR | |
194 | Frank Kaminsky | CHA | |
195 | Jamal Murray | DEN | |
196 | Shelvin Mack | UTH | |
197 | Andrew Harrison | MEM | |
198 | Dewayne Dedmon | SA | |
199 | Kosta Koufos | SAC | |
200 | Ben Simmons | PHI |