NBA Weekly Player Rankings: Week 13

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Updated on January 17, 2016 3:07PM 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 13: Jan. 18 - Jan. 24

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

Yellow indicates new to the rankings.

Point Guards

Rank	Player	Team	Pos. Eligible	Games	Notes
1	Russell Westbrook		[PG]	4
2	Chris Paul		[PG]	4
3	Kyle Lowry		[PG]	4
4	Isaiah Thomas		[PG]	4
5	Kyrie Irving		[PG]	4
6	Kemba Walker		[PG]	4
7	Reggie Jackson		[PG]	4
8	Stephen Curry		[PG]	3
9	Damian Lillard		[PG]	3	Averaging 27.8 points, 8.2 assists, 4.4 rebounds, 1.4 steals

Week 13: Jan. 18 - Jan. 24

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

Yellow indicates new to the rankings.

Point Guards

Rank	Player	Team	Pos. Eligible	Games	Notes
1	Russell Westbrook		[PG]	4
2	Chris Paul		[PG]	4
3	Kyle Lowry		[PG]	4
4	Isaiah Thomas		[PG]	4
5	Kyrie Irving		[PG]	4
6	Kemba Walker		[PG]	4
7	Reggie Jackson		[PG]	4
8	Stephen Curry		[PG]	3
9	Damian Lillard		[PG]	3	Averaging 27.8 points, 8.2 assists, 4.4 rebounds, 1.4 steals and 4.8 threes over last five games.
10	John Wall		[PG]	3
11	Rajon Rondo		[PG]	3
12	Jrue Holiday		[PG]	4	Averaging 15.4 points, 6.4 assists, 5.0 rebounds and 1.6 steals in 30 minutes over last five games.
13	Jeff Teague		[PG]	4
14	Derrick Rose		[PG]	4
15	Deron Williams		[PG]	4
16	Ricky Rubio		[PG]	3
17	Ish Smith		[PG]	3
18	Dennis Schroder		[PG]	4	Averaging 12.8 points, 6.2 assists, 5.0 rebounds, 1.4 steals and 1.6 threes in 21 minutes over last five games.
19	Donald Sloan		[PG]	4	Averaging 8.8 points, 7.8 assists and 1.2 threes in 26 minutes over last five games.
20	Jose Calderon		[PG]	4
21	Patrick Beverley		[PG]	4	Day-to-day (ankle).
22	Michael Carter-Williams		[PG]	3
23	Jordan Clarkson		[PG]	3
24	Mario Chalmers		[PG,SG]	3	Solid play while Mike Conley is out. Averaging 15.4 points, 6.6 assists, 3.8 rebounds, 1.8 steals and 1.6 threes in 37 minutes over last five games.
25	D'Angelo Russell		[PG]	3
26	Darren Collison		[PG]	3
27	George Hill		[PG]	3	Day-to-day (personal).
28	Tony Parker		[PG]	2	Averaging 27.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals in 34 minutes over last two games.
29	Elfrid Payton		[PG]	3	Could move back into the starting lineup with Victor Oladipo hurt.
30	Beno Udrih		[PG]	3	Decent short-term play while Goran Dragic is out. Averaging 8.5 points, 7.0 assists and 1.5 threes in 33 minutes over last two games.
31	Emmanuel Mudiay		[PG]	3	Back in action (ankle) but could be in timeshare with Jameer Nelson.
32	Jameer Nelson		[PG]	3	Day-to-day (hip).
33	Cameron Payne		[PG]	4	Averaging 12.0 points, 4.0 assists, 3.5 steals and 1.5 threes in 25 minutes over last two games.
34	Trey Burke		[PG]	4
35	Shane Larkin		[PG]	4

Shooting Guards

Rank	Player	Team	Pos. Eligible	Games	Notes
1	James Harden		[SG,SF]	4
2	Jimmy Butler		[SG,SF]	4
3	DeMar DeRozan		[SG,SF]	4
4	J.R. Smith		[SG,SF]	4	Averaging 16.2 points, 3.2 threes and 1.4 steals in 30 minutes over last five games.
5	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope		[SG]	4
6	Khris Middleton		[SG,SF]	3
7	Brandon Knight		[PG,SG]	3
8	Klay Thompson		[SG,SF]	3
9	C.J. McCollum		[PG,SG]	3
10	Monta Ellis		[PG,SG]	3
11	Lou Williams		[SG]	3
12	Victor Oladipo		[SG]	3	Day-to-day (knee). Averaging 20.4 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.8 steals and 3.6 threes in 39 minutes over last five games.
13	J.J. Redick		[SG]	4
14	Marcus Smart		[PG,SG]	4	Averaging 11.5 points, 7.0 assists, 7.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals in 29 minutes over last two games.
15	Avery Bradley		[PG,SG]	4
16	Wesley Matthews		[SG,SF]	4
17	Jeremy Lin		[PG,SG]	4
18	Eric Gordon		[SG]	4
19	Jamal Crawford		[SG]	4
20	Arron Afflalo		[SG,SF]	4
21	Kyle Korver		[SG,SF]	4
22	Joe Johnson		[SG,SF]	4
23	Dion Waiters		[SG]	4
24	Rodney Hood		[SG]	4	Day-to-day (ankle).
25	Evan Fournier		[SG,SF]	3	Averaging 14.5 points, 1.5 steals and 1.8 threes in 35 minutes over last four games.
26	Will Barton		[SG]	3
27	Bradley Beal		[SG]	3	Back in action but will likely be on a minutes restriction for the next two weeks.
28	Dwyane Wade		[SG]	3	Day-to-day (shoulder).
29	Allen Crabbe		[SG]	3
30	Gary Harris		[SG]	3
31	Devin Booker		[SG]	3
32	Courtney Lee		[SG,SF]	3
33	Marco Belinelli		[SG]	3
34	Kobe Bryant		[SG]	3	Day-to-day (Achilles).
35	Tyler Johnson		[PG,SG]	3	Averaging 12.0 points, 4.3 assists and 1.0 steals in 29 minutes over last three games.

Small Forwards

Rank	Player	Team	Pos. Eligible	Games	Notes
1	Kevin Durant		[SF]	4
2	LeBron James		[SF,PF]	4
3	Jae Crowder		[SF]	4
4	Gordon Hayward		[SG,SF]	4
5	Nicolas Batum		[SG,SF]	4
6	Tyreke Evans		[SG,SF]	4
7	Kent Bazemore		[SG,SF]	4
8	Trevor Ariza		[SF]	4
9	Chandler Parsons		[SF,PF]	4
10	Carmelo Anthony		[SF,PF]	4	Day-to-day (ankle).
11	Paul George		[SG,SF]	3
12	Giannis Antetokounmpo		[SF]	3	Averaging 19.6 points, 11.6 rebounds and 1.6 blocks over last five games.
13	Andrew Wiggins		[SF]	3	Averaging 26.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.2 steals and 1.2 threes over last five games.
14	Danilo Gallinari		[SF]	3
15	Rudy Gay		[SF,PF]	3
16	Kawhi Leonard		[SG,SF]	2
17	Marcus Morris		[SF,PF]	4
18	Al-Farouq Aminu		[SF]	3
19	Gerald Green		[SG,SF]	3	Averaging 14.0 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.0 steals and 1.8 threes in 32 minutes over last five games.
20	Tobias Harris		[SF,PF]	3
21	Shabazz Muhammad		[SF]	3
22	Omri Casspi		[SF]	3
23	Robert Covington		[SF]	3	Getting more minutes with Jerami Grant out. Averaging 20.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.5 steals and 5.0 threes in 28 minutes over last two games.
24	Matt Barnes		[SF]	3
25	Harrison Barnes		[SF]	3
26	Otto Porter		[SG,SF]	3	Day-to-day (hip).
27	Derrick Williams		[SF,PF]	4	Decent short-term play if Carmelo Anthony misses time this week. Averaging 19.7 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.3 steals in 29 minutes over last three games.
28	Stanley Johnson		[SF]	4
29	P.J. Tucker		[SF]	3
30	C.J. Miles		[SG,SF]	3
31	Andre Iguodala		[SG,SF]	3
32	Jared Dudley		[SG,SF]	3
33	Jeff Green		[SF,PF]	3
34	Luol Deng		[SF]	3
35	T.J. Warren		[SF]	3

Power Forwards

Rank	Player	Team	Pos. Eligible	Games	Notes
1	Paul Millsap		[PF]	4
2	Anthony Davis		[PF]	4
3	Serge Ibaka		[PF,C]	4	Averaging 16.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.0 blocks and 2.0 threes over last two games.
4	Dirk Nowitzki		[PF]	4	Averaging 21.8 points, 8.5 rebounds and 3.3 threes over last four games.
5	Kevin Love		[PF,C]	4
6	Ryan Anderson		[PF,C]	4	Averaging 20.4 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.0 steals and 3.4 threes in 34 minutes over last five games.
7	Kristaps Porzingis		[PF]	4
8	Thaddeus Young		[SF,PF]	4
9	Draymond Green		[SF,PF]	3
10	Chris Bosh		[PF,C]	3
11	Greg Monroe		[PF,C]	3
12	Nerlens Noel		[PF,C]	3
13	Karl-Anthony Towns		[PF,C]	3
14	Ersan Ilyasova		[PF]	4
15	Amir Johnson		[PF,C]	4
16	Jared Sullinger		[PF,C]	4
17	Nikola Mirotic		[PF]	4
18	Terrence Jones		[PF]	4	Averaging 11.4 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.0 steals in 27 minutes over last five games.
19	Taj Gibson		[PF,C]	4	Could see bump in minutes with Joakim Noah out.
20	Trey Lyles		[PF]	4	Decent play while Derrick Favors is out. Averaging 17.3 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.7 threes in 32 minutes over last three games.
21	Marvin Williams		[SF,PF]	4
22	Frank Kaminsky		[PF]	4
23	Luis Scola		[PF]	4
24	Tristan Thompson		[PF,C]	4
25	Mirza Teletovic		[PF]	3
26	Zach Randolph		[PF,C]	3
27	Jabari Parker		[PF]	3
28	Darrell Arthur		[PF]	3	Averaging 14.3 points and 8.5 rebounds in 28 minutes over last four games.
29	Kenneth Faried		[PF]	3
30	Tim Duncan		[PF,C]	2
31	Julius Randle		[PF]	3
32	Mason Plumlee		[PF,C]	3
33	Markieff Morris		[PF]	3	Averaging 12.5 points, 9.0 rebounds and 1.0 steals in 24 minutes over last two games.
34	Larry Nance		[PF]	3	Day-to-day (knee).
35	Derrick Favors		[PF,C]	4	Day-to-day (back).

Centers

Rank	Player	Team	Pos. Eligible	Games	Notes
1	Andre Drummond		[C]	4
2	Al Horford		[PF,C]	4
3	Pau Gasol		[PF,C]	4
4	Brook Lopez		[C]	4
5	Dwight Howard		[C]	4	Averaging 16.8 points, 13.0 rebounds, 1.5 blocks and 1.5 steals over last four games.
6	Rudy Gobert		[C]	4
7	DeAndre Jordan		[C]	4	Day-to-day (illness).
8	DeMarcus Cousins		[PF,C]	3
9	Hassan Whiteside		[C]	3
10	Marc Gasol		[C]	3
11	Nikola Vucevic		[PF,C]	3
12	Zaza Pachulia		[C]	4
13	Jonas Valanciunas		[C]	4
14	Cody Zeller		[PF,C]	4
15	Kelly Olynyk		[C]	4
16	Robin Lopez		[C]	4
17	Enes Kanter		[C]	4
18	Steven Adams		[C]	4
19	Clint Capela		[C]	4
20	Jahlil Okafor		[C]	3
21	Marcin Gortat		[C]	3
22	Andrew Bogut		[C]	3
23	LaMarcus Aldridge		[PF,C]	2
24	John Henson		[PF,C]	3	Averaging 8.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.5 blocks in 25 minutes over last two games.
25	Tyson Chandler		[C]	3
26	Meyers Leonard		[C]	3
27	Gorgui Dieng		[C]	3
28	Nikola Jokic		[C]	3
29	Roy Hibbert		[C]	3
30	Festus Ezeli		[C]	3
31	Ian Mahinmi		[C]	3	Day-to-day (foot).
32	Cole Aldrich		[C]	4	Decent short-term play if DeAndre Jordan misses time this week. Averaging 19.0 points, 8.5 rebounds, 1.5 blocks and 1.5 steals in 27 minutes over last two games.
33	Alexis Ajinca		[C]	4
34	Timofey Mozgov		[C]	4
35	Jusuf Nurkic		[C]	3	Day-to-day (ankle).