This article is part of our Category Strategy series.
This is our weekly cheat sheet based on a 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 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.
Five Games: GSW
Four Games: BOS, CHA, CLE, DAL, DEN, DET, HOU, IND, MIA, MIL, NYK, SAC, SAS, TOR, UTA, WAS
Three Games: ATL, CHI, LAC, LAL, MEM, MIN, NOR, OKC, PHI, PHO, POR
Two Games: BKN, ORL
POINT GUARD | |||||
Rank | Player | Eligible | Team | Gm | Comment |
1 | Stephen Curry | [PG,SG] | GSW | 5 | |
2 | Kyrie Irving | [PG,SG] | BOS | 4 | |
3 | Kemba Walker | [PG] | CHA | 4 | |
4 | Chris Paul | [PG] | HOU | 4 | |
5 | De'Aaron Fox | [PG] | SAC | 4 | |
6 | Jamal Murray | [PG,SG] | DEN | 4 | |
7 | Eric Bledsoe | [PG,SG] | MIL | 4 | |
8 | Collin Sexton | [PG] | CLE | 4 | Averaging 26.4 points, 3.8 assists and 3.4 threes in 37 minutes over last five games. |
9 | Luka Doncic * | [PG] | DAL | 4 | Day-to-day (knee). |
10 | Darren Collison | [PG,SG] | IND | 4 | Averaging 14.6 points, 6.2 assists and 2.2 steals over last five games. |
11 | Derrick White | [PG] | SAS | 4 | |
12 | Kyle Lowry * | [PG] | TOR | 4 | Day-to-day (ankle). |
13 | Damian Lillard | [PG] | POR | 3 | |
14 | Mike Conley | [PG] | MEM | 3 | Averaging 28.4 points, 8.4 assists, 3.8 rebounds and 2.8 threes over last five games. |
15 | Elfrid Payton | [PG] | NO | 3 | Has posted four straight triple-doubles. Averaging 14.4 points, 11.8 assists, 11.2 rebounds and 1.8 threes over last five games. |
16 | Ben Simmons | [PG] | PHI | 3 | |
17 | Trae Young | [PG] | ATL | 3 | |
18 | Jalen Brunson | [PG] | DAL | 4 | Averaging 21.2 points, 5.6 assists, 4.2 rebound and 2.0 threes in 33 minutes over last five games. |
19 | Ricky Rubio | [PG] | UTA | 4 | |
20 | Marcus Smart | [PG,SG] | BOS | 4 | |
21 | Reggie Jackson | [PG,SG] | DET | 4 | |
22 | Tomas Satoransky | [PG] | WAS | 4 | |
23 | Russell Westbrook * | [PG] | OKC | 3 | Will only play in two games this week if suspension (16th tech) is upheld. |
24 | Emmanuel Mudiay | [PG] | NYK | 4 | Short-term play if Dennis Smith Jr. is out this week. Averaging 17.5 points and 2.5 threes in 34 minutes over last two games. |
25 | Monte Morris | [PG] | DEN | 4 | |
26 | Goran Dragic | [PG,SG] | MIA | 4 | |
27 | Brandon Knight | [PG] | CLE | 4 | Averaging 11.0 points, 1.4 steals and 1.6 threes in 24 minutes over last five games. |
28 | Dennis Smith Jr. * | [PG,SG] | NYK | 4 | Day-to-day (back). |
29 | Rajon Rondo | [PG] | LAL | 3 | |
30 | Patrick Beverley | [PG,SG] | LAC | 3 | |
31 | Kris Dunn | [PG,SG] | CHI | 3 | |
32 | Frank Jackson | [PG] | NO | 3 | Averaging 17.4 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.4 threes in 35 minutes over last five games. |
33 | Tyus Jones | [PG] | MIN | 3 | Short-term play if Jeff Teague and Derrick Rose are out this week. Averaging 13.7 points, 4.7 assists, 1.7 threes and 1.7 steals in 25 minutes over last three games. |
34 | Dennis Schroeder | [PG] | OKC | 3 | |
35 | D'Angelo Russell | [PG,SG] | BKN | 2 |
SHOOTING GUARD | |||||
Rank | Player | Eligible | Team | Gm | Comment |
1 | James Harden | [PG,SG] | HOU | 4 | |
2 | Klay Thompson | [SG,SF] | GSW | 5 | |
3 | Bradley Beal | [SG] | WAS | 4 | |
4 | Donovan Mitchell | [PG,SG] | UTA | 4 | |
5 | Buddy Hield | [SG] | SAC | 4 | |
6 | Khris Middleton | [SG,SF] | MIL | 4 | |
7 | DeMar DeRozan | [SG,SF] | SAS | 4 | |
8 | Eric Gordon | [SG] | HOU | 4 | |
9 | Damyean Dotson | [SG] | NYK | 4 | Averaging 17.0 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.0 steals and 2.6 threes in 36 minutes over last five games. |
10 | Tim Hardaway Jr. | [SG,SF] | DAL | 4 | Averaging 19.5 points and 3.5 threes in 36 minutes over last two games. |
11 | Josh Richardson | [PG,SG] | MIA | 4 | |
12 | Devin Booker | [PG,SG] | PHO | 3 | |
13 | Lou Williams | [PG,SG] | LAC | 3 | Averaging 26.8 points, 4.0 assists, 3.6 rebounds, 1.4 steals and 1.4 threes over last five games. |
14 | Zach Lavine | [PG,SG] | CHI | 3 | |
15 | Jordan Clarkson | [PG,SG] | CLE | 4 | |
16 | Jeremy Lamb | [SG,SF] | CHA | 4 | |
17 | Dion Waiters | [SG] | MIA | 4 | Averaging 13.0 points and 3.0 threes in 26 minutes over last three games. |
18 | Wesley Matthews | [SG,SF] | IND | 4 | |
19 | Langston Galloway | [PG,SG] | DET | 4 | Averaging 14.2 points and 3.4 threes in 26 minutes over last five games. |
20 | Jimmy Butler | [SG,SF] | PHI | 3 | |
21 | Gary Harris | [SG,SF] | DEN | 4 | |
22 | Malik Beasley | [SG] | DEN | 4 | |
23 | Allonzo Trier | [SG] | NYK | 4 | |
24 | Wayne Ellington | [SG,SF] | DET | 4 | |
25 | Luke Kennard | [SG,SF] | DET | 4 | |
26 | Dwyane Wade | [PG,SG] | MIA | 4 | |
27 | Kyle Korver | [SG,SF] | UTA | 4 | |
28 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | [PG,SG] | LAC | 3 | Averaging 13.4 points, 1.4 steals and 1.0 threes in 26 minutes over last five games. |
29 | J.J. Redick | [SG] | PHI | 3 | |
30 | Avery Bradley | [PG,SG] | MEM | 3 | |
31 | Kevin Huerter | [SG] | ATL | 3 | |
32 | Kent Bazemore | [SG,SF] | ATL | 3 | |
33 | Landry Shamet | [PG,SG] | LAC | 3 | |
34 | Rodney Hood | [SG,SF] | POR | 3 | Could see bump in minutes and production if C.J. McCollum (knee) misses time this week. |
35 | C.J. McCollum * | [PG,SG] | POR | 3 | Day-to-day (knee). |
SMALL FORWARD | |||||
Rank | Player | Eligible | Team | Gm | Comment |
1 | Kevin Durant * | [SF,PF] | GSW | 5 | Day-to-day (ankle). |
2 | Giannis Antetokoumpo | [SF,PF] | MIL | 4 | |
3 | Nicolas Batum | [SG,SF] | CHA | 4 | Averaging 12.3 points, 7.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 1.0 steals and 2.5 threes over last five games. |
4 | Paul George | [SG,SF] | OKC | 3 | |
5 | Kawhi Leonard | [SG,SF] | TOR | 4 | Back-to-back this week so might only play in three games. |
6 | Joe Ingles | [SG,SF] | UTA | 4 | |
7 | Trevor Ariza | [SG,SF] | WAS | 4 | |
8 | Cedi Osman | [SF,PF] | CLE | 4 | |
9 | Will Barton | [SG,SF] | DEN | 4 | |
10 | Jayson Tatum | [SF,PF] | BOS | 4 | |
11 | Bojan Bogdanovic | [SG,SF] | IND | 4 | |
12 | Danny Green | [SG,SF] | TOR | 4 | |
13 | Jae Crowder | [SF,PF] | UTA | 4 | |
14 | Rudy Gay | [SF,PF] | SAS | 4 | |
15 | Gordon Hayward | [SG,SF] | BOS | 4 | |
16 | Jaylen Brown | [SG,SF] | BOS | 4 | |
17 | Kevin Knox | [SF,PF] | NYK | 4 | |
18 | Bogdan Bogdanovic | [SG,SF] | SAC | 4 | |
19 | Marco Belinelli | [SG,SF] | SAS | 4 | |
20 | P.J. Tucker | [SF] | HOU | 4 | |
21 | Andre Iguodala | [SG,SF] | GSW | 5 | |
22 | Danilo Gallinari | [SF,PF] | LAC | 3 | Averaging 27.3 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.3 threes over last four games played. |
23 | Kelly Oubre Jr. | [SF] | PHO | 3 | Averaging 22.2 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.2 steals and 1.8 threes in 34 minutes over last five games. |
24 | Otto Porter Jr. | [SF,PF] | CHI | 3 | |
25 | Tobias Harris | [SF,PF] | PHI | 3 | |
26 | Taurean Prince | [SF] | ATL | 3 | Averaging 13.4 points and 2.4 threes in 27 minutes over last five games. |
27 | Andrew Wiggins | [SG,SF] | MIN | 3 | |
28 | Aaron Gordon | [SF,PF] | ORL | 2 | Averaging 17.8 points, 7.4 rebounds 4.0 assists, 1.0 blocks and 2.0 threes over last five games. |
29 | Kenrich Williams | [SF] | NO | 3 | |
30 | Mikal Bridges | [SF] | PHO | 3 | |
31 | Darius Miller | [SF] | NO | 3 | Averaging 11.4 points and 2.6 threes in 28 minutes over last five games. |
32 | Josh Jackson | [SG,SF] | PHO | 3 | Averaging 16.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.5 steals and 2.0 threes in 31 minutes over last two games. |
33 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | [SG,SF] | LAL | 3 | Averaging 16.7 points, 1.3 steals and 2.7 threes in 28 minutes over last three games. |
34 | Daniel House Jr. | [SF] | HOU | 4 | |
35 | Justice Winslow * | [SF,PF] | MIA | 4 | Day-to-day (hip). |
POWER FORWARD | |||||
Rank | Player | Eligible | Team | Gm | Comment |
1 | Blake Griffin | [PF,C] | DET | 4 | |
2 | Draymond Green | [PF,C] | GSW | 5 | |
3 | LaMarcus Aldridge | [PF,C] | SAS | 4 | |
4 | Kevin Love | [PF,C] | CLE | 4 | |
5 | Paul Millsap | [PF,C] | DEN | 4 | Averaging 19.2 points, 7.6 rebounds and 1.2 threes in 32 minutes over last five games. |
6 | Derrick Favors | [PF,C] | UTA | 4 | |
7 | Pascal Siakam | [PF] | TOR | 4 | |
8 | Jabari Parker | [SF,PF] | WAS | 4 | Averaging 17.8 points, 8.6 rebounds and 1.6 threes in 29 minutes over last five games. |
9 | Thaddeus Young | [SF,PF] | IND | 4 | |
10 | Marcus Morris | [SF,PF] | BOS | 4 | |
11 | LeBron James | [SF,PF] | LAL | 3 | |
12 | Harrison Barnes | [SF,PF] | SAC | 4 | |
13 | Nikola Mirotic | [SF,PF] | MIL | 4 | |
14 | Kelly Olynyk | [PF,C] | MIA | 4 | |
15 | Marvin Williams | [SF,PF] | CHA | 4 | |
16 | Dwight Powell | [PF,C] | DAL | 4 | |
17 | Maximilian Kleber | [PF] | DAL | 4 | Averaging 14.5 points, 11.5 rebounds and 2.0 threes in 27 minutes over last two games. |
18 | Domantas Sabonis | [PF,C] | IND | 4 | Averaging 21.0 points and 7.0 rebounds in 26 minutes over last two games. |
19 | Marvin Bagley III * | [PF] | SAC | 4 | Back in action. |
20 | Julius Randle | [PF,C] | NO | 3 | Averaging 26.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 1.0 steals and 1.4 threes over last five games. |
21 | Lauri Markkanen | [PF] | CHI | 3 | |
22 | Anthony Davis | [PF,C] | NO | 3 | |
23 | John Collins | [PF,C] | ATL | 3 | |
24 | Jeff Green | [SF,PF] | WAS | 4 | |
25 | Frank Kaminsky | [PF,C] | CHA | 4 | |
26 | Ersan Ilyasova | [SF,PF] | MIL | 4 | |
27 | Nemanja Bjelica | [PF] | SAC | 4 | |
28 | Kyle Kuzma | [SF,PF] | LAL | 3 | |
29 | Montrezl Harrell | [PF,C] | LAC | 3 | |
30 | Jerami Grant | [SF,PF] | OKC | 3 | |
31 | Serge Ibaka * | [PF,C] | TOR | 4 | Will miss one game this week due to suspension. |
32 | Al-Farouq Aminu | [SF,PF] | POR | 3 | |
33 | Taj Gibson | [PF,C] | MIN | 3 | |
34 | Dario Saric | [PF,C] | MIN | 3 | |
35 | Enes Kanter | [PF,C] | POR | 3 |
CENTER | |||||
Rank | Player | Eligible | Team | Gm | Comment |
1 | DeMarcus Cousins | [PF,C] | GSW | 5 | |
2 | Nikola Jokic | [PF,C] | DEN | 4 | |
3 | Andre Drummond | [PF,C] | DET | 4 | |
4 | Rudy Gobert | [C] | UTA | 4 | |
5 | Clint Capela | [PF,C] | HOU | 4 | |
6 | Brook Lopez | [C] | MIL | 4 | |
7 | Al Horford | [PF,C] | BOS | 4 | |
8 | Myles Turner | [PF,C] | IND | 4 | |
9 | Willie Cauley-Stein | [PF,C] | SAC | 4 | |
10 | DeAndre Jordan | [C] | NYK | 4 | |
11 | Bobby Portis | [PF,C] | WAS | 4 | |
12 | Bam Adebayo | [PF,C] | MIA | 4 | |
13 | Mitchell Robinson | [C] | NYK | 4 | |
14 | Hassan Whiteside | [C] | MIA | 4 | |
15 | Karl-Anthony Towns | [C] | MIN | 3 | |
16 | Joel Embiid | [PF,C] | PHI | 3 | Averaging 23.7 points, 16.0 rebounds, 2.7 blocks and 1.3 steals over last three games. |
17 | Jusuf Nurkic | [C] | POR | 3 | |
18 | Jakob Poeltl | [C] | SAS | 4 | Averaging 10.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.0 steals and 5.0 blocks in 26 minutes over last two games. |
19 | Marc Gasol | [C] | TOR | 4 | |
20 | Mason Plumlee | [PF,C] | DEN | 4 | |
21 | Ante Zizic | [C] | CLE | 4 | |
22 | Deandre Ayton | [C] | PHO | 3 | |
23 | Steven Adams | [C] | OKC | 3 | |
24 | Robin Lopez | [C] | CHI | 3 | |
25 | JaVale McGee | [C] | LAL | 3 | Getting more minutes with Tyson Chandler out. Averaging 12.6 points, 8.8 rebounds, 1.6 blocks and 1.0 steals in 24 minutes over last five games. |
26 | Dewayne Dedmon | [C] | ATL | 3 | |
27 | Jonas Valanciunas | [C] | MEM | 3 | |
28 | Nikola Vucevic | [PF,C] | ORL | 2 | |
29 | Harry Giles | [PF,C] | SAC | 4 | |
30 | Thomas Bryant | [C] | WAS | 4 | |
31 | Ivica Zubac | [C] | LAC | 3 | |
32 | Alex Len | [PF,C] | ATL | 3 | |
33 | Cheick Diallo | [PF,C] | NO | 3 | |
34 | Joakim Noah | [C] | MEM | 3 | |
35 | Cody Zeller * | [PF,C] | CHA | 4 | Day-to-day (knee). |