NBA Weekly Player Rankings: Week 11

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Updated on January 3, 2016 12:18PM 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 10: Jan. 4 - Jan. 10

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

Yellow indicates new to the rankings.

Point Guards

Rank	Player	Team	Pos. Eligible	Games	Notes
1	Russell Westbrook		[PG]	4
2	Kemba Walker		[PG]	4
3	Kyle Lowry		[PG]	4	Averaging 27.8 points, 5.6 assists, 4.6 rebounds, 2.8 steals and 2.4 threes over last five games.
4	Isaiah Thomas		[PG]	4
5	Rajon Rondo		[PG]	4
6	Ricky Rubio		[PG]	4
7	Mike Conley		[PG]	4
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Week 10: Jan. 4 - Jan. 10

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

Yellow indicates new to the rankings.

Point Guards

Rank	Player	Team	Pos. Eligible	Games	Notes
1	Russell Westbrook		[PG]	4
2	Kemba Walker		[PG]	4
3	Kyle Lowry		[PG]	4	Averaging 27.8 points, 5.6 assists, 4.6 rebounds, 2.8 steals and 2.4 threes over last five games.
4	Isaiah Thomas		[PG]	4
5	Rajon Rondo		[PG]	4
6	Ricky Rubio		[PG]	4
7	Mike Conley		[PG]	4
8	Goran Dragic		[PG]	4
9	Elfrid Payton		[PG]	4
10	George Hill		[PG]	4
11	Jordan Clarkson		[PG]	4
12	Michael Carter-Williams		[PG]	4
13	Ish Smith		[PG]	4
14	John Wall		[PG]	3
15	Chris Paul		[PG]	3
16	Jeff Teague		[PG]	3	Averaging 18.6 points, 6.6 assists and 2.4 steals over last five games.
17	Reggie Jackson		[PG]	3
18	Stephen Curry		[PG]	4	Day-to-day (leg).
19	Damian Lillard		[PG]	4	Day-to-day (foot).
20	Trey Burke		[PG]	5	Averaging 19.7 points, 1.0 steals and 1.7 threes in 33 minutes over last three games.
21	Jose Calderon		[PG]	4	Averaging 16.5 points, 4.0 assists and 3.0 threes in 34 minutes over last two games.
22	Darren Collison		[PG]	4
23	Kyrie Irving		[PG]	4
24	Raymond Felton		[PG]	4
25	D'Angelo Russell		[PG]	4
26	J.J. Barea		[PG,SG]	4
27	Jameer Nelson		[PG]	3
28	Jrue Holiday		[PG]	3
29	Norris Cole		[PG]	3	Averaging 16.0 points, 8.3 rebounds, 2.0 steals and 1.0 threes in 34 minutes over last three games.
30	Zach LaVine		[PG,SG]	4
31	Aaron Brooks		[PG]	3	Decent short-term play if Derrick Rose misses time this week. Averaging 17.7 points, 4.0 assists and 2.0 threes in 27 minutes over last three games.
32	Tony Parker		[PG]	3
33	Patrick Beverley		[PG]	3
34	Jarrett Jack		[PG]	4	Day-to-day (knee).
35	Derrick Rose		[PG]	3	Day-to-day (hamstring).

Shooting Guards

Rank	Player	Team	Pos. Eligible	Games	Notes
1	C.J. McCollum		[PG,SG]	4	Blowing up with Damian Lillard out. Averaging 32.0 points, 6.3 assists, 7.0 rebounds, 1.7 steals and 4.0 threes over last three games.
2	DeMar DeRozan		[SG,SF]	4	Averaging 25.2 points, 5.2 assists, 4.2 rebounds, 1.0 steals and 1.2 threes over last five games.
3	Khris Middleton		[SG,SF]	4	Averaging 23.4 points, 4.8 assists and 3.6 threes over last five games.
4	Klay Thompson		[SG,SF]	4
5	Monta Ellis		[PG,SG]	4
6	Dwyane Wade		[SG]	4
7	James Harden		[SG,SF]	3
8	Jimmy Butler		[SG,SF]	3
9	Rodney Hood		[SG]	5	Averaging 25.0 points, 7.5 rebounds and 4.5 threes in 37 minutes over last two games.
10	Will Barton		[SG]	3	Averaging 23.2 points, 7.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.2 threes in 37 minutes over last five games.
11	Lou Williams		[SG]	4
12	Wesley Matthews		[SG,SF]	4
13	Evan Fournier		[SG,SF]	4
14	Jeremy Lin		[PG,SG]	4
15	Bojan Bogdanovic		[SG,SF]	4	Averaging 14.6 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.0 threes in 32 minutes over last five games.
16	Marco Belinelli		[SG]	4	Averaging 23.5 points and 2.5 threes in 28 minutes over last two games.
17	Jerryd Bayless		[PG,SG]	4	Back in action. Averaging 13.5 points and 1.8 threes in 26 minutes over last four games.
18	Kobe Bryant		[SG]	4	Day-to-day (shoulder).
19	Avery Bradley		[PG,SG]	4	Day-to-day (hip).
20	J.R. Smith		[SG,SF]	4
21	Victor Oladipo		[SG]	4
22	Courtney Lee		[SG,SF]	4
23	Joe Johnson		[SG,SF]	4
24	Arron Afflalo		[SG,SF]	4
25	J.J. Redick		[SG]	3	Averaging 20.0 points and 3.8 threes over last five games.
26	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope		[SG]	3
27	Eric Gordon		[SG]	3
28	Gary Harris		[SG]	3	Averaging 13.6 points, 1.6 steals and 1.6 threes in 36 minutes over last five games.
29	Brandon Knight		[PG,SG]	2
30	Jamal Crawford		[SG]	3
31	Isaiah Canaan		[PG,SG]	4
32	Rodney Stuckey		[PG,SG]	4
33	Jeremy Lamb		[SG]	4
34	Danny Green		[SG,SF]	3
35	Ramon Sessions		[PG,SG]	3

Small Forwards

Rank	Player	Team	Pos. Eligible	Games	Notes
1	Gordon Hayward		[SG,SF]	5
2	Kevin Durant		[SF]	4
3	LeBron James		[SF,PF]	4
4	Paul George		[SG,SF]	4
5	Carmelo Anthony		[SF,PF]	4
6	Rudy Gay		[SF,PF]	4
7	Giannis Antetokounmpo		[SF]	4
8	Jae Crowder		[SF]	4
9	Kawhi Leonard		[SG,SF]	3
10	Omri Casspi		[SF]	4
11	Nicolas Batum		[SG,SF]	4	Day-to-day (toe).
12	Andrew Wiggins		[SF]	4
13	Tobias Harris		[SF,PF]	4
14	DeMarre Carroll		[SF]	4
15	Allen Crabbe		[SF]	4	Averaging 16.6 points and 2.8 threes in 32 minutes over last five games.
16	Chandler Parsons		[SF,PF]	4
17	Otto Porter		[SG,SF]	3	Averaging 20.3 points, 9.3 rebounds, 2.0 steals and 2.7 threes over last three games.
18	Danilo Gallinari		[SF]	3	Back in action.
19	Tyreke Evans		[SG,SF]	3	Day-to-day (knee).
20	Evan Turner		[SG,SF]	4	Averaging 16.0 points, 4.0 assists and 5.3 rebounds in 29 minutes over last four games.
21	Al-Farouq Aminu		[SF]	4
22	Andre Iguodala		[SG,SF]	4
23	C.J. Miles		[SG,SF]	4
24	Gerald Green		[SG,SF]	4
25	Luol Deng		[SF]	4
26	Jerami Grant		[SF]	4
27	Matt Barnes		[SF]	4
28	Trevor Ariza		[SF]	3
29	Kent Bazemore		[SG,SF]	3
30	Marcus Morris		[SF,PF]	3
31	Terrence Ross		[SG,SF]	4
32	Lance Thomas		[SF]	4
33	Jeff Green		[SF,PF]	4
34	Robert Covington		[SF]	4	Only averaging 5.8 points in 21 minutes over last five games.
35	Jared Dudley		[SG,SF]	3

Power Forwards

Rank	Player	Team	Pos. Eligible	Games	Notes
1	Draymond Green		[SF,PF]	4
2	Chris Bosh		[PF,C]	4
3	Nerlens Noel		[PF,C]	4	Averaging 16.0 points, 9.2 rebounds, 2.2 blocks and 2.4 steals over last five games.
4	Greg Monroe		[PF,C]	4
5	Karl-Anthony Towns		[PF,C]	4
6	Kevin Love		[PF,C]	4
7	Thaddeus Young		[SF,PF]	4
8	Serge Ibaka		[PF,C]	4
9	Dirk Nowitzki		[PF]	4
10	Anthony Davis		[PF]	3
11	Paul Millsap		[PF]	3
12	Derrick Favors		[PF,C]	5	Day-to-day (back).
13	Kristaps Porzingis		[PF]	4
14	Mason Plumlee		[PF,C]	4
15	Marvin Williams		[SF,PF]	4
16	Jared Sullinger		[PF,C]	4
17	Zach Randolph		[PF,C]	4
18	Julius Randle		[PF]	4
19	Ryan Anderson		[PF,C]	3
20	Nikola Mirotic		[PF]	3
21	Bobby Portis		[PF]	3	Averaging 14.7 points and 8.7 rebounds in 28 minutes over last three games.
22	Taj Gibson		[PF,C]	3
23	Ersan Ilyasova		[PF]	3
24	Trevor Booker		[PF]	5
25	Frank Kaminsky		[PF]	4
26	Amir Johnson		[PF,C]	4
27	Larry Nance		[PF]	4	Averaging 10.8 points and 9.5 rebounds in 23 minutes over last four games.
28	Lavoy Allen		[PF]	4	Averaging 8.7 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.0 steals in 28 minutes over last three games.
29	Luis Scola		[PF]	4
30	Trey Lyles		[PF]	5
31	Jabari Parker		[PF]	4
32	Tim Duncan		[PF,C]	3
33	Aaron Gordon		[PF]	4
34	Darrell Arthur		[PF]	3	Could move into starting lineup if Kenneth Faried (neck) is out this week. Averaging 12.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.3 steals and 1.0 threes in six starts this season.
35	Kenneth Faried		[PF]	3	Day-to-day (neck).

Centers

Rank	Player	Team	Pos. Eligible	Games	Notes
1	Hassan Whiteside		[C]	4	Averaging 16.0 points, 13.7 rebounds and 3.7 blocks over last three games.
2	DeMarcus Cousins		[PF,C]	4
3	Marc Gasol		[C]	4
4	Brook Lopez		[C]	4
5	Nikola Vucevic		[PF,C]	4
6	Zaza Pachulia		[C]	4
7	Pau Gasol		[PF,C]	3
8	Andre Drummond		[C]	3
9	DeAndre Jordan		[C]	3
10	Al Horford		[PF,C]	3
11	LaMarcus Aldridge		[PF,C]	3
12	Dwight Howard		[C]	3
13	Meyers Leonard		[C]	4	Averaging 14.4 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.2 threes in 27 minutes over last five games.
14	Jahlil Okafor		[C]	4
15	Cody Zeller		[PF,C]	4
16	Robin Lopez		[C]	4	Averaging 7.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 4.0 blocks in 29 minutes over last two games.
17	Bismack Biyombo		[PF,C]	4	Value goes down with Jonas Valanciunas back but still averaging 9.0 points, 11.5 rebounds and 3.0 blocks in 26 minutes over last two games.
18	Enes Kanter		[C]	4
19	Andrew Bogut		[C]	4
20	Tristan Thompson		[PF,C]	4	Started last three games at center over Timofey Mozgov.
21	Jonas Valanciunas		[C]	4	Back in action.
22	Gorgui Dieng		[C]	4
23	Jeff Withey		[C]	5	Decent play this week if Derrick Favors is out. Averaging 10.4 points, 8.2 rebounds, 2.8 blocks and 1.2 steals in 28 minutes over last five games.
24	Marcin Gortat		[C]	3	Averaging 14.2 points, 11.8 rebounds and 1.0 blocks over last five games.
25	Roy Hibbert		[C]	4
26	John Henson		[PF,C]	4
27	Ian Mahinmi		[C]	4
28	Kelly Olynyk		[C]	4
29	Steven Adams		[C]	4
30	Timofey Mozgov		[C]	4
31	Myles Turner		[C]	4
32	Nikola Jokic		[C]	3
33	Clint Capela		[C]	3
34	Jordan Hill		[PF,C]	4	Day-to-day (mouth).
35	Festus Ezeli		[C]	4	Day-to-day (toe).