Week 12 Fantasy Basketball Player Rankings

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Published on January 11, 2015

This is our weekly cheat sheet based on our player's projected output and number of games. It assumes an eight-category league with the following categories: points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, three-pointers made, free-throw percentage, and field-goal percentage.

These are my rankings. They do not necessarily correspond with the RotoWire cheat sheet or our projections for the season. I use both as a rough guide, but I primarily factor in number of games played for the week, current player trends and pertinent information about the team (injuries, time share situations, etc.). The weekly player rankings are written up following Saturday's games. We will try to update the meter with any breaking news that happens on Sunday, but in most cases, any injuries, lineup changes, etc. that happen on Sunday won't be accounted for in the rankings until the following week.

Week 12:	January 12th - January 18th
Four Games:	ATL, BKN, CHI, DET, GSW, HOU, NO, ORL, PHI, SAS, TOR, WAS
Three Games:	BOS, CLE, DAL, DEN, IND, LAC, LAL, MEM, MIA, MIN, OKC, POR, SAC, UTA
Two Games:	CHA, PHO
One Game:	MIL, NYK

Point Guard

Rank	Player	Eligible	Team	Games	Comment
1	Stephen Curry	[PG,SG]	GSW	4
2	Kyle Lowry	[PG]	TOR	4
3	John Wall	[PG]	WAS	4
4	Jeff Teague	[PG]	ATL	4	Averaging career highs in points (17.5), assists (7.2), steals (1.7), 3's (1.1) and field goal percentage (49%).
5	Jrue Holiday	[PG]	NO	4	Averaging 14.4 points, 7.4 assists, 4.4 rebounds, 2.4 stelas and 2.0 threes over last five games.
6	Brandon Jennings	[PG]	DET	4
7	Michael Carter-Williams	[PG]	PHI	4
8	Jarrett Jack	[PG,SG]	BKN	4	Should see as many minutes as he can handle with Deron Williams out indefinitely. Averaging 14.3 points, 5.9 assists and 1.3 steals as a starter this year.
9	Kyrie Ivring	[PG]	CLE	3	Averaging 30.5 points, 4.0 assists, 4.0 rebounds, 2.0 steals and 3.0 threes over last two games.
10	Chris Paul	[PG]	LAC	3
11	Russell Westbrook	[PG]	OKC	3
12	Damian Lillard	[PG]	POR	3
13	Ty Lawson	[PG]	DEN	3	Averaging 19.6 points, 8.6 assists, 4.2 rebounds, 1.2 steals and 1.6 threes over last five games.
14	Mike Conley	[PG]	MEM	3
15	Darren Collison	[PG]	SAC	3
16	Rajon Rondo	[PG]	DAL	3
17	Trey Burke	[PG]	UTA	3	Averaging 20.3 points, 4.5 assists, 4.8 rebounds and 2.3 threes over last five games.
18	Kemba Walker	[PG]	CHA	2	Averaging 30.2 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 1.4 steals and 2.4 threes over last five games.
19	Tony Parker *	[PG]	SAS	4	Back in action.
20	Patrick Beverley	[PG]	HOU	4
21	Goran Dragic	[PG,SG]	PHO	2	Averaging 17.2 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1.0 steals and 1.2 threes over last five games.
22	Elfrid Payton	[PG]	ORL	4
23	Greivis Vasquez	[PG,SG]	TOR	4
24	Kirk Hinrich	[PG,SG]	CHI	4	Could see bump in minutes and production if Derrick Rose (knee) misses time this week.
25	Aaron Brooks	[PG]	CHI	4
26	D.J. Augustin	[PG]	DET	4
27	Jeremy Lin	[PG]	LAL	3	Averaging 14.8 points, 1.8 steals and 1.6 threes in 25 minutes over last five games.
28	Reggie Jackson	[PG]	OKC	3
29	C.J. Watson	[PG,SG]	IND	3
30	Isaiah Thomas	[PG]	PHO	2	Averaging 15.4 points, 2.2 steals and 1.8 threes in 27 minutes over last five games.
31	Mo Williams	[PG,SG]	MIN	3
32	Mario Chalmers	[PG,SG]	MIA	3
33	Zach Levine	[PG]	MIN	3
34	Marcus Smart	[PG,SG]	BOS	3
35	Derrick Rose *	[PG]	CHI	4	Day-to-day (knee).

Shooting Guard

Rank	Player	Eligible	Team	Games	Comment
1	James Harden	[SG,SF]	HOU	4
2	Klay Thompson	[SG,SF]	GSW	4	Averaging 23.4 points, 3.8 threes, 1.2 blocks and 1.4 steals over last five games.
3	Jimmy Butler	[SG,SF]	CHI	4
4	Victor Oladipo	[SG]	ORL	4	Averaging 18.0 points, 4.2 assists and 2.4 steals over last five games.
5	Danny Green	[SG,SF]	SAS	4
6	Bradley Beal	[SG]	WAS	4
7	Joe Johnson	[SG,SF]	BKN	4
8	Monta Ellis	[PG,SG]	DAL	3
9	Dwyane Wade	[PG,SG]	MIA	3
10	Kobe Bryant	[SG]	LAL	3
11	Wesley Matthews	[SG,SF]	POR	3
12	Tony Wroten	[PG,SG]	PHI	4	Averaging 18.2 points, 5.8 assists and 1.2 steals in 29 minutes over last five games.
13	Kyle Korver	[SG,SF]	ATL	4
14	Eric Bledsoe	[PG,SG]	PHO	2	Averaging 16.6 points, 7.4 assists, 5.0 rebounds, 2,2 steals and 1.4 threes over last five games.
15	Aaron Afflalo	[SG,SF]	DEN	3	Averaging 23.0 points and 1.6 threes over last five games.
16	J.J. Redick	[SG]	LAC	3
17	Jamal Crawford	[PG,SG]	LAC	3
18	Lou Williams	[PG,SG]	TOR	4
19	Terrence Ross	[SG]	TOR	4
20	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	[SG]	DET	4
21	Jodie Meeks	[SG]	DET	4
22	Eric Gordon	[SG]	NO	4	Back in action. Averaging 13.5 points and 3.0 threes in 33 minutes over last two games.
23	Rasual Butler	[SG]	WAS	4	Averaging 13.5 points and 2.5 threes in 23 minutes over last two games.
24	Patty Mills	[PG,SG]	SAS	4	Averaging 17.0 points and 2.5 threes in 27 minutes over last two games.
25	Corey Brewer	[SG,SF]	HOU	4
26	J.R. Smith	[SG,SF]	CLE	3
27	Avery Bradley	[PG,SG]	BOS	3
28	Rodney Stuckey	[PG,SG]	IND	3
29	Ben McLemore	[SG]	SAC	3
30	Bojan Bogdanovic	[SG,SF]	BKN	4
31	Dion Waiters	[SG]	OKC	3
32	Gerald Green	[SG,SF]	PHO	2
33	Gerald Henderson	[SG,SF]	CHA	2
34	CJ Miles *	[SG,SF]	IND	3	Day-to-day (eye).
35	Manu Ginobili *	[SG,SF]	SAS	4	Day-to-day (back).

Small Forward

Rank	Player	Eligible	Team	Games	Comment
1	Kevin Durant	[SF]	OKC	3
2	Trevor Ariza	[SF]	HOU	4	Averaging 13.7 points, 3.0 threes and 3.3 steals over last five games.
3	Tyreke Evans	[SG,SF]	NO	4
4	Robert Covington	[SF]	PHI	4	Averaging 16.6 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.0 steals and 3.2 threes over last five games.
5	Rudy Gay	[SF,PF]	SAC	3
6	DeMarre Carroll	[SF]	ATL	4	\
7	Tobias Harris *	[SF,PF]	ORL	4	Day-to-day (ankle).
8	Gordon Hayward	[SG,SF]	UTA	3
9	Andrew Wiggins	[SF]	MIN	3	Averaging 20.6 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.4 steals and 1.2 threes in 39 minutes over last five games.
10	Nicolas Batum	[SG,SF]	POR	3	Averaging 10.4 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.4 steals, 1.0 blocks and 1.4 threes over last five games.
11	Chandler Parsons	[SF,PF]	DAL	3
12	James Johnson	[SF,PF]	TOR	4	Averaging 13.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.3 blocks in 28 minutes over last three games.
13	Evan Turner	[SG,SF]	BOS	3	Averaging 10.6 points, 7.2 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.2 steals in 30 minutes over last five games.
14	Matt Barnes	[SF]	LAC	3	Averaging 16.3 points and 3.0 threes over last five games.
15	Jeff Green	[SF,PF]	MEM	3	Production could go down as 3rd or 4th option in Memphis.
16	Luol Deng	[SF]	MIA	3
17	LeBron James *	[SF,PF]	CLE	3	Could return this week.
18	K.J. McDaniels	[SG,SF]	PHI	4
19	Harrison Barnes	[SF]	GSW	4
20	Paul Pierce	[SF]	WAS	4
21	Kyle Singler	[SG,SF]	DET	4	Averaging 13.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 3.0 threes in 27 minutes over last two games.
22	Nick Young	[SG,SF]	LAL	3
23	Tony Allen	[SG,SF]	MEM	3	Averaging 8.4 points and 3.2 steals over last three games.
24	Solomon Hill	[SG,SF]	IND	3
25	Courtney Lee	[SG,SF]	MEM	3
26	Andre Iguodala	[SG,SF]	GSW	4
27	Jonas Jerebko	[SF]	DET	4
28	Michael Kidd-Gilchrist	[SF]	CHA	2
29	P.J. Tucker	[SF,PF]	PHO	2
30	Carmelo Anthony *	[SF,PF]	NYK	1	Day-to-day (knee).
31	Chase Budinger	[SG,SF]	MIN	3
32	Shabazz Muhammed *	[SF]	MIN	3	Day-to-day (abdominal).
33	Wesley Johnson *	[SG,SF]	LAL	3	Day-to-day (back).
34	Wilson Chandler *	[SG,SF]	DEN	3	Day-to-day (knee).
35	DeMar DeRozan *	[SG,SF]	TOR	4	Could return this week.

Power Forward

Rank	Player	Eligible	Team	Games	Comment
1	Anthony Davis	[PF]	NO	4
2	Draymond Green	[SF,PF]	GSW	4	Averaging 10.8 points, 10.8 rebounds, 6.4 assists, 2.6 blocks, 2.2 steals and 1.4 threes over last five games.
3	Pau Gasol	[PF,C]	CHI	4
4	Paul Millsap	[PF]	ATL	4
5	Tim Duncan	[PF,C]	SAS	4
6	Greg Monroe	[PF,C]	DET	4
7	Ryan Anderson	[PF,C]	NO	4
8	LaMarcus Aldridge	[PF,C]	POR	3
9	Kevin Love	[PF,C]	CLE	3	Averaging 23.8 points, 12.8 rebounds and 1.6 threes over last five games.
10	Blake Griffin	[PF,C]	LAC	3
11	Serge Ibaka	[PF,C]	OKC	3
12	Derrick Favors	[PF,C]	UTA	3
13	Dirk Nowitzki	[PF]	DAL	3
14	Jared Sullinger	[PF,C]	BOS	3
15	Kenneth Faried	[PF]	DEN	3	Averaging 12.0 points, 12.8 rebounds and 1.0 blocks over last five games.
16	David West	[PF]	IND	3
17	Donates Motiejunas	[PF]	HOU	4	Averaging 13.8 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.0 steals in 31 minutes over last five games.
18	Nene	[PF,C]	WAS	4	Averaging 17.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks in 27 minutes over last two games.
19	Nerlens Noel	[PF,C]	PHI	4
20	Marreese Speights	[PF,C]	GSW	4	Averaging 17.0 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.2 blocks in 24 minutes over last five games but minutes could decrease with Andrew Bogut back.
21	Luc Richard Mbah a Moute	[PF]	PHI	4
22	Tristan Thompson	[PF,C]	CLE	3	Averaging 12.4 points, 9.8 rebounds, 1.4 steals and 1.0 blocks over last five games but production could go down if Timofey Mozgov starts at center.
23	Zach Randolph	[PF,C]	MEM	3	Back in action.
24	Josh Smith	[SF,PF]	HOU	4
25	Taj Gibson	[PF]	CHI	4
26	Amir Johnson	[PF,C]	TOR	4
27	Patrick Patterson	[PF]	TOR	4
28	Thaddeus Young	[SF,PF]	MIN	3
29	Nikola Mirotic	[PF]	CHI	4
30	Kris Humphries	[PF]	WAS	4
31	Boris Diaw	[PF,C]	SAS	4
32	Channing Frye	[PF]	ORL	4
33	Markieff Morris	[PF]	PHO	2
34	Ed Davis	[PF,C]	LAL	3
35	Carlos Boozer	[PF,C]	LAL	3

Center

Rank	Player	Eligible	Team	Games	Comment
1	Andre Drummond	[PF,C]	DET	4
2	Nikola Vucevic	[PF,C]	ORL	4
3	Al Horford	[PF,C]	ATL	4
4	Dwight Howard	[C]	HOU	4	Only averaging 0.8 blocks over last five games.
5	Joakim Noah	[PF,C]	CHI	4
6	DeMarcus Cousins	[PF,C]	SAC	3
7	DeAndre Jordan	[C]	LAC	3
8	Marc Gasol	[C]	MEM	3
9	Chris Bosh	[PF,C]	MIA	3
10	Tyson Chandler	[C]	DAL	3
11	Rudy Gobert	[C]	UTA	3	Averaging 8.6 points, 8.2 rebounds, 4.8 blocks and 1.4 steals in 34 minutes over last five games.
12	Gorgui Dieng	[C]	MIN	3	Averaging 12.4 points, 8.8 rebounds, 2.6 blocks and 1.2 steals over last five games.
13	Marcin Gortat	[C]	WAS	4
14	Jonas Valanciunas	[C]	TOR	4
15	Mason Plumlee	[PF,C]	BKN	4
16	Brook Lopez	[C]	BKN	4
17	Omer Asik	[C]	NO	4
18	Andrew Bogut	[C]	GSW	4	Back in action.
19	Henry Sims	[C]	PHI	4
20	Tiago Splitter	[C]	SAS	4
21	Roy Hibbert	[C]	IND	3
22	Jusuf Nurkic	[C]	DEN	3	Value goes up with Timofey Mozgov traded to Cleveland. Averaging 11.8 points, 7.6 rebounds, 3.4 blocks and 1.2 steals in only 22 minutes over last five games.
23	Kelly Olynyk	[C]	BOS	3	Averaging 18.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.5 steals and 1.5 threes in 30 minutes over last two games.
24	Jordan Hill	[PF,C]	LAL	3
25	Steven Adams	[C]	OKC	3
26	Tyler Zeller	[PF,C]	BOS	3
27	Timofey Mozgov	[C]	CLE	3
28	J.J. Hickson	[PF,C]	DEN	3	Averaging 14.3 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.7 steals in 28 minutes over last five games.
29	Chris Kaman	[PF,C]	POR	3
30	Kyle O'Quinn	[C]	ORL	4
31	Chris Andersen	[C]	MIA	3
32	Enes Kanter*	[C]	UTA	3	Back in action.
33	Alex Len	[C]	PHO	2	Averaging 6.4 points, 7.4 rebounds and 3.6 blocks in 22 minutes over last five games.
34	Cody Zeller	[PF,C]	CHA	2
35	Bismack Biyombo	[PF,C]	CHA	2