NBA Weekly Player Rankings: Week 2

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Updated on November 1, 2015 1:47PM EST

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 rankings take into account games played Monday through Saturday. We will try to update the meter with any breaking news that happens 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 2: Nov. 2 - Nov. 8

Four Games	ATL, BKN, CLE, GSW, HOU, IND, MEM, MIA, MIL, NYK, OKC, ORL, PHI, PHO, POR, SAC, TOR
Three Games	CHA, CHI, DAL, DEN, DET, LAC, LAL, MIN, NO, SAS, UTA, WAS
Two Games	BOS

Yellow indicates new to the rankings.

Point Guards

Rank	Player	Team	Pos. Eligible	Games	Notes
1	Stephen Curry	PG, SG		4	Pace is not sustainable but averaging 39.3 points, 7.3 assists, 5.7 rebounds, 2.3 steals and 5.7 threes over first three games.
2	Russell Westbrook	PG		4
3	Damian Lillard	PG		4
4	Kyle Lowry	PG		4
5	Eric Bledsoe	PG, SG		4
6	Jeff Teague	PG		4
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Week 2: Nov. 2 - Nov. 8

Four Games	ATL, BKN, CLE, GSW, HOU, IND, MEM, MIA, MIL, NYK, OKC, ORL, PHI, PHO, POR, SAC, TOR
Three Games	CHA, CHI, DAL, DEN, DET, LAC, LAL, MIN, NO, SAS, UTA, WAS
Two Games	BOS

Yellow indicates new to the rankings.

Point Guards

Rank	Player	Team	Pos. Eligible	Games	Notes
1	Stephen Curry	PG, SG		4	Pace is not sustainable but averaging 39.3 points, 7.3 assists, 5.7 rebounds, 2.3 steals and 5.7 threes over first three games.
2	Russell Westbrook	PG		4
3	Damian Lillard	PG		4
4	Kyle Lowry	PG		4
5	Eric Bledsoe	PG, SG		4
6	Jeff Teague	PG		4
7	Mike Conley	PG		4
8	Michael Carter-Williams	PG		4
9	George Hill	PG, SG		4	Averaging 18.7 points, 1.7 steals and 3.7 threes over first three games.
10	Rajon Rondo	PG		4	Off to a good start in Sacramento. Averaging 15.3 points, 6.7 assists, 5.0 rebounds and 1.3 steals in 27 minutes over first three games.
11	Elfrid Payton	PG		4
12	Ty Lawson	PG		4
13	John Wall	PG		3
14	Chris Paul	PG		3
15	Reggie Jackson	PG		3
16	Kemba Walker	PG		3
17	Ricky Rubio	PG		3
18	Jarrett Jack	PG, SG		4
19	Mo Williams	PG, SG		4
20	Goran Dragic	PG, SG		4	Only averaging 9.5 points and 6.0 assists on 41% shooting from the field over first two games.
21	Isaiah Canaan	PG		4	Could be solid play this week with Tony Wroten and Kendall Marshall out. Averaging 14.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.5 threes over first two games.
22	Darren Collison	PG		4
23	Dennis Schroder	PG		4	Averaging 15.7 points, 1.3 steals and 1.0 threes in 26 minutes over first three games.
24	Emmanuel Mudiay	PG		3
25	Derrick Rose	PG		3
26	Jrue Holiday	PG		3
27	Jordan Clarkson	PG		3
28	Raymond Felton	PG		3	Could see bump in production if Deron Williams (ankle) misses time this week.
29	Jeremy Lin	PG, SG		3
30	Tony Parker	PG		3
31	Deron Williams	PG		3	Day-to-day (ankle).
32	Isaiah Thomas	PG		2
33	Jose Calderon	PG		4
34	Jerian Grant	PG		4
35	Trey Burke	PG		3	Coming off the bench behind Raul Neto but averaging 12.5 points, 4.5 assists and 1.5 steals in 24 minutes over last two games.

Shooting Guards

Rank	Player	Team	Pos. Eligible	Games	Notes
1	James Harden	SG, SF		4
2	Victor Oladipo	SG		4	Averaging 19.0 points, 12.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists, 2.5 steals and 2.0 threes over first two games.
3	Brandon Knight	PG, SG		4	Co-existing nicely with Eric Bledsoe in the Suns backcourt. Averaging 20.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 1.7 steals and 2.3 threes over first three games.
4	Dwyane Wade	SG		4
5	Klay Thompson	SG, SF		4
6	C.J. McCollum	PG, SG		4
7	DeMar DeRozan	SG, SF		4
8	Khris Middleton	SG, SF		4
9	Monta Ellis	PG, SG		4
10	Jimmy Butler	SG, SF		3
11	Bradley Beal	SG		3
12	Eric Gordon	SG		3
13	Danny Green	SG, SF		3
14	Kobe Bryant	SG		3
15	Joe Johnson	SG, SF		4
16	J.R. Smith	SG, SF		4
17	C.J. Miles	SG, SF		4
18	J.J. Redick	SG		3
19	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	SG		3
20	Rodney Hood	SG		3
21	Louis Williams	PG, SG		3
22	Langston Galloway	PG, SG		4	Averaging 12.7 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.7 threes in 26 minutes over first three games.
23	Evan Fournier	SG, SF		4	Started last games at small forward and played 45 minutes (22 points, five rebounds, two steals, two 3's)
24	Bojan Bogdanovic	SG, SF		4
25	Rodney Stuckey	PG, SG		4
26	Marco Belinelli	SG		4
27	Dion Waiters	SG		4
28	Ben McLemore	SG		4
29	Will Barton	SG		3	Averaging 12.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.5 steals and 1.0 threes in 25 minutes over first three games.
30	Kevin Martin	SG		3
31	Alec Burks	SG		3
32	Jamal Crawford	PG, SG		3
33	Wesley Matthews	SG, SF		3	Could play in three games this week (no back to backs) but will likely be on minutes restriction.
34	Kyle Korver	SG, SF		4	Day-to-day (ankle). Could only play two games this week if he is held out of both of Atlanta's back-to-backs.
35	Manu Ginobili	SG, SF		3

Small Forwards

Rank	Player	Team	Pos. Eligible	Games	Notes
1	Kevin Durant	SF		4
2	LeBron James	SF,PF		4
3	Carmelo Anthony	SF,PF		4
4	Rudy Gay	SF,PF		4
5	Paul George	SG,SF		4
6	Giannis Antetokounmpo	SF		4
7	DeMarre Carroll	SF		4
8	Tobias Harris	SF,PF		4
9	Kawhi Leonard	SG,SF		3
10	Al-Farouq Aminu	SF		4	Multi-category contributor averaging 13.7 points, 8.3 rebounds, 1.3 blocks and 1.7 threes over first three games.
11	Gordon Hayward	SG,SF		3
12	Nicolas Batum	SG,SF		3
13	Danilo Gallinari	SF		3
14	Marcus Morris	SF,PF		3	Averaging 19.3 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.3 threes in 38 minutes over first three games.
15	Andrew Wiggins	SF		3
16	Trevor Ariza	SF		4
17	Luol Deng	SF		4
18	Harrison Barnes	SF		4
19	Courtney Lee	SG,SF		4
20	Jeff Green	SF,PF		4
21	Kent Bazemore	SG,SF		4
22	Andre Iguodala	SG,SF		4
23	Jerami Grant	SF		4	Decent play while Robert Covington (knee) is out. Averaging 10.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.0 blocks and 1.0 steals in 26 minutes over first two games.
24	Tony Allen	SG,SF		4
25	Derrick Williams	SF,PF		4	Averaging 13.3 points in 18 minutes over first three games.
26	Otto Porter	SG,SF		3
27	Marvin Williams	SF		3	Starting at PF for the Hornets. Averaging 11.5 points, 11.0 rebounds and 1.5 threes in 37 minutes over first two games.
28	Nick Young	SG,SF		3	Averaging 15.5 points, 1.5 steals and 3.5 threes in only 21 minutes over first three games.
29	Chandler Parsons	SF,PF		3	Expected to play this week but will likely be on minutes restriction.
30	P.J. Tucker	[SF,PF]		4
31	T.J. Warren	SF		4
32	Gerald Green	SG,SF		4
33	Tony Snell	SG,SF		3
34	Jae Crowder	SF		2
35	Stanley Johnson	SF		3

Power Forwards

Rank	Player	Team	Pos. Eligible	Games	Notes
1	Kevin Love	PF, C		4	Averaging 19.7 points, 11.7 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 2.7 threes and 1.0 blocks over first three games.
2	Paul Millsap	PF		4
3	Chris Bosh	PF, C		4
4	Draymond Green	SF, PF		4
5	Greg Monroe	PF, C		4
6	Nerlens Noel	PF, C		4
7	Anthony Davis	PF		3
8	Blake Griffin	PF, C		3
9	Nikola Mirotic	PF		3	Averaging 19.7 points, 8.0 rebounds, 1.7 steals and 3.3 threes over first three games.
10	Karl-Anthony Towns	PF		3	Averaging 21.0 points, 13.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocks over first two games.
11	Derrick Favors	PF, C		3
12	Serge Ibaka	PF, C		4
13	Zach Randolph	PF, C		4
14	Markieff Morris	PF		4
15	Ryan Anderson	PF, C		3
16	Tim Duncan	PF, C		3
17	Dirk Nowitzki	PF		3
18	Kenneth Faried	PF		3
19	Thaddeus Young	SF, PF		4
20	Terrence Jones	SF, PF		4	Day-to-day (eye).
21	Kristaps Porzingis	PF		4
22	Mason Plumlee	PF, C		4
23	Aaron Gordon	PF		4
24	Ed Davis	PF, C		4
25	Patrick Patterson	PF		4
26	Luis Scola	PF, C		4
27	Tristan Thompson	PF, C		4
28	Ersan Ilyasova	PF		3
29	Julius Randle	PF		3
30	Marreese Speights	PF, C		4
31	Andrea Bargnani	PF, C		4
32	Montrezl Harrell	PF		4	Could be decent short-term play if Terrence Jones (eye) misses time this week.
33	Amir Johnson	PF, C		2
34	David Lee	PF, C		2
35	Taj Gibson	PF		3

Center

Rank	Player	Team	Pos. Eligible	Games	Notes
1	Nikola Vucevic	PF, C		4
2	Brook Lopez	C		4
3	Marc Gasol	C		4
4	Al Horford	PF, C		4
5	DeMarcus Cousins	PF, C		4	Day-to-day (Achilles). MRI scheduled for Sunday.
6	Andre Drummond	PF, C		3
7	Pau Gasol	PF, C		3
8	DeAndre Jordan	C		3
9	Rudy Gobert	C		3
10	Hassan Whiteside	C		4
11	Jonas Valanciunas	C		4
12	Jahlil Okafor	C		4
13	Al Jefferson	PF, C		3
14	LaMarcus Aldridge	PF, C		3	Only averaging 10.8 points on 39% shooting from the field over first two games.
15	Tyson Chandler	C		4
16	Dwight Howard	C		4
17	Willie Cauley-Stein	C		4	Started last two games at center over Kosta Koufos. Averaging 12.5 points, 9.0 rebounds, 2.0 blocks and 2.0 steals in 27 minutes over last two.
18	Robin Lopez	C		4
19	Enes Kanter	C		4
20	Ian Mahinmi	C		4
21	Timofey Mozgov	C		4
22	Meyers Leonard	C		4
23	Marcin Gortat	C		3
24	Roy Hibbert	C		3
25	Zaza Pachulia	C		3
26	Kosta Koufos	C		4	Could see bump in minutes and production if DeMarcus Cousins (Achilles) misses time this week.
27	Brandan Wright	PF, C		4
28	Tiago Splitter	C		4
29	Steven Adams	C		4
30	Jordan Hill	PF, C		4
31	Kyle O'Quinn	C		4
32	Myles Turner	C		4
33	Gorgui Dieng	C		3	Only averaging 17 minutes a game over first two games.
34	Festus Ezeli	C		4	Could see bump in minutes and production if Andrew Bogut (concussion) misses time this week.
35	Andrew Bogut	C		4	Day-to-day (concussion).