Fantasy Basketball Week 6 Player Rankings

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Published on November 30, 2014

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 6:	December 1st-December 7th
Four Games:	ATL, BOS, DAL, DEN, DET, LAL, MIA, MIL, MIN, NO, NYK, ORL, PHI, SAS, WAS
Three Games:	BKN, CHI, CLE, GSW, HOU, IND, LAC, MEM, OKC, PHO, POR, SAC, TOR, UTA
Two Games:	CHA

Point Guard

Rank	Player	Eligible	Team	Games	Comment
1	John Wall	[PG]	WAS	4
2	Ty Lawson	[PG]	DEN	4	Averaging 15.4 points and 11.8 assists and 1.6 steals over last five games.
3	Jeff Teague	[PG]	ATL	4	Averaging 22.4 points, 7.6 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.4 threes over last five games.
4	Rajon Rondo	[PG]	BOS	4
5	Jrue Holiday	[PG]	NO	4
6	Mo Williams	[PG,SG]	MIN	4	Solid play while Ricky Rubio (ankle) is out. Averaging 16.3 points, 10.0 assists and 2.8 threes over last four games.
7	Stephen Curry	[PG,SG]	GSW	3	Averaging 31.3 points, 7.0 assists and 5.0 threes over last three games.
8	Tony Parker	[PG]	SAS	4
9	Michael Carter-Williams	[PG]	PHI	4
10	Jeremy Lin	[PG]	LAL	4	Averaging 14.0 points, 6.0 assists, 1.8 steals and 1.4 threes over last five games.
11	Chris Paul	[PG]	LAC	3
12	Russell Westbrook *	[PG]	OKC	3	Back in action (hand).
13	Kyle Lowry	[PG]	TOR	3
14	Damian Lillard	[PG]	POR	3
15	Mike Conley	[PG]	MEM	3	Averaging 16.2 points, 7.2 assists, 5.8 rebounds and 1.2 threes over last five games.
16	Kyrie Ivring	[PG]	CLE	3
17	Derrick Rose	[PG]	CHI	3
18	Deron Williams	[PG]	BKN	3
19	Darren Collison	[PG]	SAC	3
20	Goran Dragic	[PG,SG]	PHO	3
21	Reggie Jackson	[PG]	OKC	3	Averaging 18.2 points, 7.4 assists and 6.4 rebounds over last five games but value goes down with Russell Westbrook back.
22	Trey Burke	[PG]	UTA	3
23	Brandon Jennings *	[PG]	DET	4	Day-to-day (thumb).
24	Devin Harris	[PG,SG]	DAL	4	Starting at PG with Jameer Nelson out. Averaging 10.6 points, 6.0 assists, 1.0 threes, 1.0 steals and 1.3 blocks in 35 minutes over last three games.
25	D.J. Augustin	[PG]	DET	4	Decent short-term play if Brandon Jennings (thumb) misses time this week. Averaging 13.3 points, 6.3 assists and 1.3 threes over last three games.
26	Jose Calderon	[PG]	NYK	4
27	Kemba Walker	[PG]	CHA	2
28	Zach Levine	[PG]	MIN	4
29	Elfrid Payton	[PG]	ORL	4
30	Jason Terry	[PG,SG]	HOU	3	Could start at PG this week if Patrick Beverley and Isaiah Cannon are out. Put up 18 points (four 3's) and five assists in 35 minutes in last game.
31	Donald Sloan	[PG]	IND	3	Minutes and production could decrease with C.J. Watson back.
32	Greivis Vasquez	[PG,SG]	TOR	3	Could see bump in minutes with DeMar DeRozan out.
33	Jarrett Jack	[PG,SG]	BKN	3
34	Aaron Brooks	[PG]	CHI	3
35	Isaiah Thomas *	[PG]	PHO	3	Day-to-day (ankle).

Shooting Guard

Rank	Player	Eligible	Team	Games	Comment
1	Kobe Bryant	[SG]	LAL	4
2	Monta Ellis	[PG,SG]	DAL	4
3	Brandon Knight	[PG,SG]	MIL	4
4	James Harden	[SG,SF]	HOU	3
5	Mario Chalmers	[PG,SG]	MIA	4	Averaging 18.6 points, 6.0 assists, 2.2 steals and 1.4 threes over last five games but production could go down with Dwayne Wade expected back this week.
6	Victor Oladipo	[SG]	ORL	4
7	Corey Brewer	[SG,SF]	MIN	4	Averaging 13.6 points, 4.2 assists, 4.0 rebounds and 2.8 steals in 32 minutes over last five games.
8	Danny Green	[SG,SF]	SAS	4	Averaging 12.0 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.4 blocks, 1.0 steals and 2.8 threes in 29 minutes over last five games.
9	Jimmy Butler	[SG,SF]	CHI	3
10	Wesley Matthews	[SG,SF]	POR	3	Averaging 27.0 points and 6.5 threes over last two games.
11	Eric Bledsoe	[PG,SG]	PHO	3
12	Klay Thompson	[SG,SF]	GSW	3
13	Kyle Korver	[SG,SF]	ATL	4
14	Dwyane Wade *	[PG,SG]	MIA	4	Day-to-day (hamstring).
15	Bradley Beal	[SG]	WAS	4
16	Aaron Afflalo	[SG,SF]	DEN	4
17	Avery Bradley	[PG,SG]	BOS	4
18	Lou Williams	[PG,SG]	TOR	3	Could see bump if minutes and production with DeMar Derozan out. Averaging 22.6 points, 3.2 threes and 2.2 steals in 26 minutes over last five games.
19	Jamal Crawford	[PG,SG]	LAC	3
20	Gerald Green	[SG,SF]	PHO	3
21	J.J. Redick	[SG]	LAC	3
22	O.J. Mayo	[SG]	MIL	4
23	Manu Ginobili	[SG,SF]	SAS	4
24	Iman Shumpert	[PG,SG]	NYK	4
25	Evan Fournier	[SG]	ORL	4
26	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	[SG]	DET	4
27	J.R. Smith	[SG,SF]	NYK	4
28	Joe Johnson	[SG,SF]	BKN	3
29	Alec Burks	[SG]	UTA	3
30	Bojan Bogdanovic	[SG,SF]	BKN	3
31	Jeremy Lamb	[SG]	OKC	3	Averaging 17.0 points, 3.0 threes and 2.0 steals in 23 minutes over last two games.
32	Terrence Ross	[SG]	TOR	3
33	Ben McLemore	[SG]	SAC	3
34	Rodney Stuckey	[PG,SG]	IND	3	Averaging 16.2 points in 28 minutes over last five games.
35	Hollis Thompson	[SG,SF]	PHI	4	Could see bump in minutes and production with Tony Wroten (knee) out this week.

Small Forward

Rank	Player	Eligible	Team	Games	Comment
1	Kawhi Leonard	[SG,SF]	SAS	4	Averaging 17.7 points, 7.6 rebounds, 2.2 steals and 1.4 threes over last five games.
2	LeBron James	[SF,PF]	CLE	3
3	Tyreke Evans	[SG,SF]	NO	4
4	Tobias Harris	[SF,PF]	ORL	4
5	Chandler Parsons	[SF,PF]	DAL	4
6	Wilson Chandler	[SG,SF]	DEN	4	Averaging 16.2 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1.0 steals and 3.0 threes in 32 minutes over last five games.
7	Carmelo Anthony *	[SF,PF]	NYK	4	Day-to-day (back).
8	Paul Pierce	[SF]	WAS	4
9	Giannis Antetokoumpo	[SF]	MIL	4
10	Luol Deng	[SF]	MIA	4
11	Andrew Wiggins	[SF]	MIN	4	Averaging 14.4 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.8 steals and 1.0 threes in 34 minutes over last five games.
12	Jeff Green	[SF,PF]	BOS	4
13	Josh Smith	[SF,PF]	DET	4
14	DeMarre Carroll	[SF]	ATL	4
15	Gordon Hayward	[SG,SF]	UTA	3
16	Rudy Gay	[SF,PF]	SAC	3
17	Nicolas Batum	[SG,SF]	POR	3
18	Trevor Ariza	[SF]	HOU	3
19	K.J. McDaniels	[SG,SF]	PHI	4	Could see bump in minutes and production with Tony Wroten out. Averaging 19.5 points, 9.5 rebounds and 2.0 threes in 32 minutes over last two games.
20	Danilo Gallinari	[SF]	DEN	4	Averaging 10.6 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.4 threes in 23 minutes over last five games.
21	Harrison Barnes	[SF]	GSW	3
22	Anthony Morrow	[SG,SF]	OKC	3	Averaging 11.4 points, 1.4 steals and 2.2 threes in 28 minutes over last five games.
23	Solomon Hill	[SG,SF]	IND	3
24	Mike Dunleavy	[SG,SF]	CHI	3
25	Courtney Lee	[SG,SF]	MEM	3
26	Nick Young	[SG,SF]	LAL	4
27	Khris Middleton	[SF]	MIL	4
28	Wesley Johnson	[SG,SF]	LAL	4
29	Evan Turner	[SG,SF]	BOS	4	Averaging 11.0 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.0 steals in only 20 minutes over last five games.
30	Matt Barnes *	[SF]	LAC	3
31	Andre Iguodala	[SG,SF]	GSW	3
32	Tony Allen	[SG,SF]	MEM	3
33	P.J. Tucker	[SF,PF]	PHO	3
34	Marcus Morris	[SF,PF]	PHO	3
35	Chris Copeland	[SF]	IND	3

Power Forward

Rank	Player	Eligible	Team	Games	Comment
1	Anthony Davis	[PF]	NO	4
2	Paul Millsap	[PF]	ATL	4
3	Dirk Nowitzki	[PF]	DAL	4
4	Jared Sullinger	[PF,C]	BOS	4	Averaging 19.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 1.0 blocks and 1.0 threes over last five games.
5	Tim Duncan	[PF,C]	SAS	4
6	LaMarcus Aldridge	[PF,C]	POR	3
7	Blake Griffin	[PF,C]	LAC	3
8	Kevin Love	[PF,C]	CLE	3
9	Serge Ibaka	[PF,C]	OKC	3	Averaging 17.6 points, 9.0 rebounds and 2.2 blocks over last five games.
10	Pau Gasol	[PF,C]	CHI	3
11	Zach Randolph	[PF,C]	MEM	3
12	Thaddeus Young	[SF,PF]	MIN	4
13	Ryan Anderson	[PF,C]	NO	4
14	Jabari Parker	[PF]	MIL	4
15	Greg Monroe	[PF,C]	DET	4
16	Kenneth Faried	[PF]	DEN	4
17	Derrick Favors	[PF,C]	UTA	3
18	Markieff Morris	[PF]	PHO	3
19	Draymond Green	[SF,PF]	GSW	3
20	David West *	[PF]	IND	3	Back in action.
21	Marreese Speights	[PF,C]	GSW	3	Averaging 17.6 points and 4.6 rebounds in only 20 minutes over last five games.
22	Channing Frye	[PF]	ORL	4
23	Amar'e Stoudemire	[PF,C]	NYK	4
24	Carlos Boozer	[PF,C]	LAL	4
25	Nerlens Noel	[PF,C]	PHI	4
26	Ersan Ilyasova	[PF]	MIL	4	Averaging 15.6 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.4 threes in 21 minutes over last five games.
27	Anthony Bennett	[PF]	MIN	4	Minutes and production could decrease with Thaddeus Young back. Averaging 13.2 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.0 blocks and 1.2 steals in 26 minutes over last four games.
28	Kris Humphries	[PF]	WAS	4	Could see bump in minutes and production if Nene misses time this week.
29	Boris Diaw	[PF,C]	SAS	4
30	Ed Davis	[PF,C]	LAL	4
31	Mirza Teletovic	[PF]	BKN	3	Averaging 13.8 points, 5.6 rebounds, 1.6 threes and 1.0 blocks in 29 minutes over last five games.
32	Donates Motiejunas	[PF]	HOU	3	Averaging 14.8 points and 7.8 rebounds in 33 minutes over last five games.
33	Nikola Mirotic	[PF]	CHI	3	Decent short-term play if Taj Gibson misses time this week. Averaging 11.6 points, 7.2 rebounds, 1.6 threes and 1.6 blocks in 26 minutes over last five games.
34	Amir Johnson	[PF,C]	TOR	3
35	Tristan Thompson	[PF,C]	CLE	3	Could see bump in minutes and production if Anderson Varejao misses time this week. Averaging 9.4 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.2 blocks in 28 minutes over last five games.

Center

Rank	Player	Eligible	Team	Games	Comment
1	Andre Drummond	[PF,C]	DET	4	Averaging 16.6 points, 14.4 rebounds, 1.2 blocks and 1.0 steals over last five games.
2	Tyson Chandler	[C]	DAL	4	Averaging 13.4 points, 14.0 rebounds, 1.4 blocks and 1.0 steals over last five games.
3	Chris Bosh	[PF,C]	MIA	4
4	Nikola Vucevic	[PF,C]	ORL	4
5	Marcin Gortat	[C]	WAS	4
6	Timofey Mozgov	[C]	DEN	4	Averaging 12.0 points, 8.4 rebounds and 1.8 blocks in 27 minutes over last five games.
7	Al Horford	[PF,C]	ATL	4
8	Marc Gasol	[C]	MEM	3	Averaging 25.8 points, 10.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.6 blocks over last four games.
9	DeMarcus Cousins	[PF,C]	SAC	3
10	Joakim Noah	[PF,C]	CHI	3
11	DeAndre Jordan	[C]	LAC	3
12	Jordan Hill	[PF,C]	LAL	4
13	Larry Sanders	[PF,C]	MIL	4
14	Brook Lopez	[C]	BKN	3
15	Andrew Bogut	[C]	GSW	3
16	Jonas Valanciunas	[C]	TOR	3
17	Robin Lopez	[C]	POR	3
18	Roy Hibbert *	[C]	IND	3	Day-to-day (ankle).
19	Dwight Howard *	[C]	HOU	3	Day-to-day (knee).
20	Gorgui Dieng	[C]	MIN	4	Solid play while Nikola Pekovic is out. Averaging 7.4 points, 8.4 rebounds, 2.0 steals and 1.6 blocks in 32 minutes over last five games.
21	Al Jefferson	[PF,C]	CHA	2
22	Omer Asik	[C]	NO	4
23	Samuel Dalembert	[C]	NYK	4
24	Brandan Wright	[PF,C]	DAL	4
25	Kelly Olynyk	[C]	BOS	4	Only averaging 6.2 points on 32% shooting from the field over last five games.
26	Henry Sims	[C]	PHI	4
27	Anderson Varejao *	[PF,C]	CLE	3	Day-to-day (ribs).
28	Steven Adams	[C]	OKC	3
29	Enes Kanter	[C]	UTA	3
30	Spencer Hawes	[C]	LAC	3
31	Chris Kaman	[PF,C]	POR	3
32	Miles Plumlee	[PF,C]	PHO	3
33	Alex Len	[C]	PHO	3
34	J.J. Hickson	[PF,C]	DEN	4
35	Ian Mahinmi	[C]	IND	3