| Al Horford, ATL | PF, C | 54 | 72 | 0.0 | 18.0 | 8.9 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 34 | Was having a career season until the pec injury. Same argument as Millsap – another perimeter threat will help Horford down low. |
| Al Jefferson, CHA | PF, C | 49 | 73 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 34 | Had an unreal run in the second half of 13-14, going 25.2/11.4/2.3/1/1 from Jan. 14 to the end of the year. Plantar fascia seems to be a non-issue. |
| Alec Burks, UTA DOWN | PG, SG | 46 | 76 | 0.8 | 16.5 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 32 | I’ve just completely soured on Jazz Gs. I think the scoring will be nice, but I think I botched the original #100 ranking. Not big on treys, pretty bad TO, and might lose PT to groom Exum late in the year… |
| Alex Len, PHO UP | C | 51 | 66 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 18 | With no one else behind Miles Plumlee, who really fell off last year, the former #5 pick could be a really interesting off-the-radar surprise. I still just have a gut feeling on this one. |
| Amir Johnson, TOR | PF, C | 56 | 68 | 0.3 | 12.0 | 7.6 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 30 | Lingering ankle issue and Raptors PF depth scare me. |
| Anderson Varejao, CLE | PF, C | 50 | 67 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 9.2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 26 | Big rebounds and not too much else in a sub-30 MPG role, does sneak in a steal a game for you from a big. |
| Andre Drummond, DET UP | PF, C | 60 | 44 | 0.0 | 14.5 | 12.9 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 34 | A lot of people are still reaching, but while I’m not getting him close to top 20, I needed to move him up a smidge. Probably not ending up on a lot of my teams, but if he’s there in my third round when I had the 6th or 7th pick, definitely taking him. |
| Andre Iguodala, GSW | SG, SF | 46 | 66 | 0.9 | 10.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 30 | I think he’s going to lead the second unit, losing the starting job to Draymond, then still has to fend off Barnes for minutes. |
| Andrea Bargnani, NYK | PF, C | 43 | 82 | 0.8 | 13.0 | 4.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 28 | 13.7/5.3/1.1/0.3/1.3 with 0.7 treys and only 1.3 TOs in 23 starts last year, and a good fit for the Triangle offense. There’s upside there, even if it’s hard to believe… |
| Andrew Bogut, GSW | C | 57 | 45 | 0.0 | 7.5 | 9.5 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 26 | Always ends up ranked higher than you’d expect, but always ends up as hurt as you’d expect… |
| Andrew Wiggins, MIN | SF | 44 | 77 | 0.9 | 13.5 | 4.7 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 30 | Uncertain role that seems likely to begin off the bench, upside of the second half keeps him a mid-round reach. |
| Anthony Davis, NOP | PF, C | 51 | 78 | 0.4 | 23.5 | 9.8 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 38 | Very legit chance of going 20/10 with a rainbow line. Well, we can dream and he could be really close. As close as his brows! |
| Arron Afflalo, DEN | SG, SF | 46 | 82 | 1.7 | 16.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 34 | Never been a fan, but the Nuggets needed a more consistent wing last year and he’ll be playing with the best PG he’s ever been paired with. |
| Avery Bradley, BOS | PG, SG | 44 | 79 | 1.6 | 15.5 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 32 | Brings you some scoring and out-of-position boards, but not too much upside. |
| Blake Griffin, LAC | PF, C | 53 | 72 | 0.0 | 24.0 | 9.4 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 36 | A breakout last year, I think he replicates his 13-14. But why in the name of Mutumbo can this guy not block more shots?! |
| Boris Diaw, SAS | PF, C | 51 | 72 | 0.5 | 8.5 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 24 | Late source of out-of-position assists, giving you 2.8 a game last year from a center. |
| Bradley Beal, WAS | SG | 42 | 80 | 1.9 | 18.0 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 36 | Fairly empty stat line with a bad FG%, he’s a better real-life asset. Others will reach. |
| Brandan Wright, DAL | PF, C | 60 | 70 | 0.0 | 10.5 | 4.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 22 | Not too much depth behind Dirk and Tyson, and both are way up there in age giving Wright a shot at more than expected minutes. |
| Brandon Jennings, DET | PG | 39 | 78 | 1.8 | 15.0 | 2.9 | 7.4 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 32 | Horrific last year, and Stan Van emphasizing rotations and defense isn’t going to help. But still upside; he’s a talented player. |
| Brandon Knight, MIL | PG, SG | 43 | 79 | 1.6 | 19.0 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 34 | Numbers were stellar once he was fully back from the early hammy issues, playmakers like Parker and Giannis along with Kidd at the helm give him further breakout upside. |
| Brook Lopez, BKN | C | 51 | 79 | 0.0 | 18.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 30 | Was 12th overall in per-game value in a short 13-14 sample, injury-risk still a big concern, but upside is tremendous. |
| C.J. McCollum, POR | PG, SG | 44 | 81 | 1.6 | 13.5 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 26 | Really if he was anywhere else he could be a major sleeper, still should see productive minutes as main backup G. |
| C.J. Miles, IND | SG, SF | 42 | 81 | 1.5 | 12.5 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 28 | Deep source of treys and steals, especially if he wins the starting 3 role over Solomon Hill. |
| Carlos Boozer, LAL | PF, C | 48 | 73 | 0.0 | 14.0 | 8.5 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 28 | Even though he only scores and boards, starting minutes should be there. |
| Carmelo Anthony, NYK | SF, PF | 46 | 83 | 2.2 | 27.0 | 6.8 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 38 | I don’t expect the career highs in boards and blocks to carry over to 14-15, but will be the same elite scorer for Phil J’s triangle. |
| Chandler Parsons, DAL | SF, PF | 47 | 75 | 1.7 | 15.5 | 5.6 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 36 | Immediately makes me a Mavs fan, but still in a high-powered offense and won’t vault too much in value. I’m hoping his ADP is a round lower. |
| Channing Frye, ORL DOWN | PF, C | 43 | 81 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 5.6 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 30 | Out-of-position ThrAGNOF is great and all, especially since no one on ORL can hit treys, but I had him a little too high to be happy to get him. |
| Chris Andersen, MIA UP | PF, C | 56 | 68 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 22 | The late availability of blocks with a pretty low-risk investment is worth a rank here, especially for deeper-leaguers needing da swats. |
| Chris Bosh, MIA UP | PF, C | 50 | 82 | 0.7 | 18.0 | 7.4 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 34 | No LeBron, time to own! I’m still not reaching too too hard, but moving him up a few spots. |
| Chris Paul, LAC DOWN | PG | 46 | 86 | 1.2 | 18.0 | 4.1 | 10.6 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 36 | Just flip-flopping the two, Paul’s category-killing dimes are awesome, but Harden brings slightly more to the table. Including his facial hair. |
| Corey Brewer, MIN | SG, SF | 45 | 71 | 0.6 | 11.5 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 30 | Elite steals guy, knows his game and should start again. I think he’s a great athlete and can surprise with nice boards as well with Love gone. |
| Cory Joseph, SAS | PG | 46 | 82 | 0.4 | 8.5 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 20 | A sleeper pick due to lack of roster depth, Patty Mills is coming off rotator cuff surgery and Tony Parker is always hurt. Could leave Joseph with a lot more minutes than people expect. |
| D.J. Augustin, DET UP | PG | 42 | 88 | 1.3 | 10.5 | 1.7 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 24 | There’s been nothing but encouragement for D.J., and nothing optimistic about Jennings. A full split could happen quickly, if not a full changing of the guard. No pun intended! |
| Damian Lillard, POR | PG | 43 | 87 | 2.8 | 22.0 | 3.5 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 36 | Opening the run on PGs, Lillard gives you elite 3s/FT%/consistency. Should be third straight season of solid-ness. |
| Danilo Gallinari, DEN | SF | 41 | 80 | 1.6 | 13.5 | 4.7 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 28 | Will be a forgotten name in many draft rooms, still offers a pretty good fantasy line if he’s healthy. |
| Danny Green, SAS | SG, SF | 44 | 80 | 2.1 | 10.0 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 26 | Took off after the ASB, shooting 6% better and upping treys from 1.5 to 2.6. Pop will make him frustrating, but will end up a value. |
| Dante Exum, UTA DOWN | PG | 40 | 72 | 0.6 | 8.5 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 24 | Knew he would fall mightily after publishing the ranks the first time through, just too raw for the NBA to trust for anything right now. Second half chance for minutes keeps him top 200. |
| Darren Collison, SAC | PG | 46 | 84 | 1.3 | 14.0 | 2.8 | 5.9 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 34 | McCallum looms, but they gave Colly starting money and he’ll have the keys. Should facilitate well with low TOs. |
| David Lee, GSW | PF, C | 51 | 78 | 0.0 | 17.0 | 8.9 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 30 | Boring Pts/Reb guy, solid %s and high-floor keep him top-60. |
| David West, IND | PF | 48 | 79 | 0.0 | 15.5 | 7.2 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 30 | Somebody has to score for the Pacers, and West was so underrated last year with a 46th overall finish. Should be an easy value target in the mids. |
| DeAndre Jordan, LAC | C | 65 | 44 | 0.0 | 9.5 | 11.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 32 | Played 3 minutes less a game post-ASB, and getting benched late is a worry for me. No way he plays 35 per in 14-15. I think we see more hack-a-Dre. |
| DeMar DeRozan, TOR DOWN | SG, SF | 43 | 82 | 0.5 | 23.0 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 36 | As I mentioned before, for as high-volume a scorer he is, TOs very manageable. Solid FT shooter, assists have consistently gone up for his career, he can plug a lot of holes for roster comp early in the mid-rounds. |
| DeMarcus Cousins, SAC | PF, C | 49 | 74 | 0.0 | 24.0 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 34 | Finally put it all together last year, and should once again set a career mark in scoring with IT2 replaced by Collison. |
| DeMarre Carroll, ATL | SF, PF | 47 | 77 | 1.3 | 11.0 | 5.6 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 32 | Was a much better player after Horford injury so I won’t reach for value he gave in 13-14. |
| Deron Williams, BKN | PG | 44 | 81 | 1.4 | 15.0 | 2.6 | 6.6 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 32 | Minutes will be down again and injuries always seem to derail him, but still has some upside. Worth the gamble on his ankles at this point. |
| Derrick Favors, UTA | PF, C | 51 | 69 | 0.0 | 16.0 | 9.6 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 34 | So, so underrated. Shot 52.2% from the field last year, and with a terrible supporting cast, was creating his own post opportunities. Played only 30 MPG last year, will get expanded if he can cut down the fouls and boost the board and blocks. |
| Derrick Rose, CHI | PG | 42 | 82 | 1.6 | 18.0 | 3.2 | 6.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 32 | I’m likely passing on D-Rose in all leagues, I think he’s lost too much with the knee injuries and I don’t like the risk. |
| Dion Waiters, CLE | SG | 43 | 72 | 1.5 | 13.5 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 28 | Super-duper ThrAGNOF with lower offensive volume with LeBron in town. Should find himself a lot of wide open treys though… |
| Dirk Nowitzki, DAL | PF, C | 48 | 88 | 1.4 | 21.0 | 6.2 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 34 | The age is the question, but I don’t see much of a fall off. That said, boards are trending down. |
| Donatas Motiejunas, HOU | SF, PF | 44 | 62 | 0.5 | 8.0 | 4.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 20 | Even though he’s not listed as a C on Yahoo, is the only C behind Dwight and could be a sneaky value for out-of-position treys. |
| Doug McDermott, CHI | SF | 43 | 86 | 1.6 | 9.5 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 20 | Told he’ll need to jack up treys and could start at the 3. Not going to do much besides 3s/Pts though… |
| Draymond Green, GSW | SF | 43 | 74 | 0.9 | 10.0 | 6.2 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 28 | #OccupyDraymondGreen! A monster last year in a low-minutes role, has a shot to start the 3 with Iggy off the bench. Multi-cat upside all over the place! |
| Dwight Howard, HOU | PF, C | 58 | 55 | 0.0 | 18.0 | 11.9 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 34 | FT shooting kills him in 9-cat, would be near elite in non-FT/non-TO leagues. Ultimate league settings-variable pick. |
| Dwyane Wade, MIA | PG, SG | 50 | 74 | 0.3 | 20.0 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 32 | DNPs, injuries, minutes restrictions, oh my! Wicked witch of having bad knees… |
| Elfird Payton, ORL UP | PG | 48 | 65 | 0.5 | 11.0 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 32 | Nothing’s changed with him being a horrible FT shooter for a PG and he’s going to turn the ball over way too much, but as I’ve found in drafts, PG dries up ridiculously fast. He’s the last option for assists upside. |
| Enes Kanter, UTA UP | C | 49 | 74 | 0.0 | 13.0 | 7.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 28 | I maintain he’s terrible on defense and was much better against second units last year, but the move to PF with Favors to C fits his game so much better, and sheer volume of minutes will give him value. |
| Eric Bledsoe, PHX | PG, SG | 47 | 78 | 1.2 | 17.5 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 34 | I expect to be one of the lowest rankers on E Bled, finished only 52nd in per-game last year. While contract is hammered out, injury-risk still there, turned the ball over way too much in his first season as a full-time starter. |
| Eric Gordon, NOP | SG | 43 | 80 | 1.4 | 15.0 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 30 | Yet another offseason knee surgery, played in 115/246 games the past three years. Not touching him. |
| Ersan Ilyasova, MIL | SF, PF | 43 | 82 | 0.5 | 11.5 | 6.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 24 | Looked downright awful last year, but was top 50 in 12-13 and came into last year with a bum ankle. Won’t be me seeing if he can bounce back though… |
| Evan Turner, BOS | SG, SF | 42 | 76 | 0.3 | 7.5 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 20 | In a minutes crunch on a crowded rotations-based team, but could do something useful. |
| George Hill, IND | PG, SG | 44 | 80 | 1.3 | 12.0 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 32 | Again low-upside, but could get back to 12-13 numbers with Paul George being out. |
| Gerald Green, PHO | SG, SF | 44 | 83 | 1.8 | 12.0 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 22 | I just don’t see the minutes, and pre-ranks of him top 100 are outrageous. Should hit some treys for you, but not a guy you’ll have on your roster all year. |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo, MIL UP | SG, SF | 46 | 74 | 1.0 | 13.5 | 6.2 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 32 | 1.7:1.7 AST:TO pre-ASB to 2.3:1.5 post showed huge improvement with the ball, going to get a starting role, offers upside in all 9 cats. A huge Razzball favorite, and moving him up a little further after missing him in RCL Draft #1 (went 73rd). |
| Goran Dragic, PHO | PG, SG | 48 | 77 | 1.4 | 18.0 | 3.1 | 6.2 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 34 | One of my big crushes this year, the FG% from a PG is elite. I see dimes going up and an even better follow-up after his 13-14 breakout. |
| Gordon Hayward, UTA | SG, SF | 43 | 82 | 1.4 | 18.0 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 36 | His shooting from the field has consistently gone down in more minutes, Exum/Burke are not going to help FG% and TOs. Some slumps are going to be tough to bear, but overall slash should be solid. |
| Gorgui Dieng, MIN UP | C | 51 | 68 | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 20 | Pekovic is going to be limited to 26-27 minutes a game, which means gimme the Dieng train! If he’s routinely over 20 minutes a game, on top of the really realistic shot at numerous starts behind brittle Pek, he needs to be drafted aggressively. Last 18 games last year (15 starts) 12/11.3/1.5/1.1/1.5 shooting 53% FG 71% FT only 1.8 TO. Gimme the Dieng train! |
| Greg Monroe, DET DOWN | PF, C | 49 | 68 | 0.0 | 16.5 | 9.6 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 34 | Stan Van has quoted that both Smoove and Drummond have great hops for defense, while Monroe is going to miss two games and has peed on himself. Need I say more? |
| Henry Sims, PHI UP | C | 50 | 75 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 7.2 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 28 | 13.1/7.7/2/0.9/0.4 with only 1.4 TO in final 19 games last year, and should start for most of the year until Embiid is 100% ready. Nothing has sounded too optimistic for Embiid and Sims is ready to provide solid big man stats, but he’s not a blocker. You have to figure that in with your roster comp. |
| Hollis Thompson, PHI | SF, PF | 45 | 74 | 1.3 | 8.0 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 28 | Treys and steals upside if he indeed starts, right now is lightly penciled in. |
| Iman Shumpert, NYK | SG, SF | 40 | 76 | 1.1 | 9.0 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 28 | Offers you a steal and a trey, and that’s about it. Tough competition for minutes against emerging Timmay J. |
| Isaiah Thomas, PHO | PG | 45 | 85 | 1.5 | 16.0 | 2.4 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 28 | I thought IT2 was going to be an interesting sleeper, but he’s getting ranked obscenely high. I don’t think he’s ever the facilitator with Dragic or Bledsoe, and the dimes drop way off. |
| J.J. Redick, LAC | SG | 44 | 90 | 2.2 | 15.0 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 30 | In an injury-riddled campaign, was actually 67th in per-game last year. A great fit in the Clips O for sneaky value. Plus, he’s on the positive end of ThrAGNOF! |
| J.R. Smith, NYK | SG, SF | 42 | 72 | 2.5 | 15.5 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 32 | Career-high assists last year with horrible Felton at PG, those will go down, treys to regress, never been a JR fan. |
| Jabari Parker, MIL | SF | 46 | 76 | 0.7 | 14.5 | 7.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 30 | I’m reaching for the rookie – I think counting stats will be reliable and have a pretty consistent 34ish minute role. |
| Jamal Crawford, LAC | PG, SG | 41 | 87 | 2.0 | 16.0 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 28 | Spiked in dimes while CP3 was hurt, minutes and points to regress and late nagging injuries last year scare me. |
| Jameer Nelson, DAL | PG | 41 | 83 | 2.1 | 11.0 | 3.2 | 5.8 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 30 | Best fit of the 3 Mavericks PGs since he can hit treys. I see him surprising this year as an old vet sleeper. |
| James Ennis, MIA | SF | 45 | 77 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 20 | Heat lack youth and explosiveness at backup wing, summer league sure opened some eyes. |
| James Harden, HOU UP | SG, SF | 45 | 86 | 2.5 | 26.0 | 4.9 | 6.4 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 3.7 | 38 | Considering the unbelievable post-ASB slash of 27.7/4.7/7.4/1.9/0.3 shooting 47% from the field with three treys a game – and no Jeremy Lin – I see a new career-high in assists for an out-of-position option that should surpass Paul’s output. And you can’t discount the high-volume FT shooting that can win your weekly FTs. |
| James Johnson, TOR | SF, PF | 45 | 73 | 0.3 | 7.5 | 4.2 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 20 | Listed as a SF reserve could make him really interesting since Terrence Ross is a question mark at best as a starter, per-36s last year were redonk. |
| Jared Sullinger, BOS | PF, C | 44 | 78 | 1.0 | 15.0 | 8.4 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 30 | 13.9/9/1.8/0.5/0.8 with 0.8 treys in 44 starts last year, in 29:33 a game. Markieff Morris-lite. |
| Jarrett Jack, BKN | PG, SG | 43 | 84 | 0.9 | 11.5 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 30 | Will fill in admirably in the Shaun Livingston role, doing nothing exceptional but being useful. |
| Jason Smith, NYK | PF, C | 46 | 77 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 4.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 20 | Late-round flyer for some boards and a block, should see some decent minutes behind Dalembert. |
| JaVale McGee, DEN | C | 53 | 59 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 6.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 24 | Blocks upside still there, will have to compete for minutes. |
| Jeff Adrien, HOU | SF, PF | 49 | 66 | 0.0 | 9.5 | 7.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 22 | Post-ASB was 10.5/7.6/1.1/0.6/0.8 in only 24:25 MPG last year – with little 3/4 depth in Houston, could play those minutes again in 14-15. |
| Jeff Green, BOS | SG, SF | 43 | 80 | 1.4 | 15.0 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 32 | One of the “busts of the year” for 13-14, really nothing indicates he’ll be any better in 14-15. |
| Jeff Teague, ATL | PG | 46 | 84 | 1.0 | 17.0 | 2.7 | 6.6 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 34 | Was so brutal in January last year, I’m worried by his streakiness. |
| Jeremy Lin, LAL | PG, SG | 44 | 79 | 1.2 | 14.0 | 2.8 | 6.2 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 30 | Low-upside, but Kobe to take the pressure off and a change of scenery could make him sneaky value. Don’t discount those steals! |
| Jimmy Butler, CHI | SG, SF | 42 | 77 | 1.3 | 14.0 | 5.2 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 36 | Shot under 40% last year and should see lower scoring with Rose back. Love his real-life game, 13-14 numbers slightly inflated by 38:39 MPG which is likely to go down a bit. |
| Joakim Noah, CHI | PF, C | 49 | 74 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 10.4 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 34 | Had a career season without Rose, obvious regression to hit and lengthy track record of lingering injuries scares me. |
| Jodie Meeks, DET | SG | 43 | 87 | 2.1 | 12.5 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 32 | Great %s from a high-volume 3-shooter, should rack up steals in Stan Van’s D, I think he’ll come somewhere close to what he did in 13-14 which was a top-50 overall. KCP looming for minutes does scare me though. |
| Joe Johnson, BKN | SG, SF | 44 | 82 | 1.8 | 14.5 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 32 | Had some big spikes when D-Will got hurt, but D-Will will have some injury stretches again… |
| John Henson, MIL UP | PF, C | 53 | 53 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 7.9 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 28 | Early news is he’ll get the first shot to start, and in 23 starts last year 13.3/8.5/2/0.5/2. Poor man’s FT-punt big! Give him the minutes or give me death! |
| John Wall, WAS | PG | 44 | 81 | 1.3 | 20.5 | 4.1 | 9.2 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 3.6 | 38 | Led NBA in total assists, played 82 games, and still young and developing with Beal. Hopefully the slight signs of wear down last year (dare I say, he hit a wall?) we be overcome. |
| Jonas Valanciunas, TOR | C | 54 | 78 | 0.0 | 13.5 | 9.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 30 | Vastly improved post-ASB, especially with FG% from 50 to 58, and maybe had some sophomore-slump-itis or an injury most of last year. Upside to bounce back, but I can’t reach after being burnt last year. |
| Jordan Hill, LAL UP | PF, C | 53 | 72 | 0.0 | 14.0 | 8.3 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 28 | 13/8.9/0.8/0.5/1.1 in 32 starts last year, and still in under 25 minutes a game. Needs the role, but I find myself wanting him top 100 for the blocks and great boards. Let’s hope he gets the consistent role! |
| Jose Calderon, NYK | PG | 45 | 84 | 2.3 | 11.0 | 2.4 | 6.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 32 | I’m buying a decent Ast resurgence in the triangle O, with similar 3s output and low TOs. Was a surprising value last year. |
| Josh McRoberts, MIA | PF, C | 44 | 73 | 1.3 | 10.0 | 5.6 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 30 | Should repeat 13-14 numbers – overall value last year inflated a bit by low TO. Solid plug-n-play for across the board stats. |
| Josh Smith, DET | SF, PF | 43 | 56 | 0.7 | 15.0 | 6.6 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 32 | This rank is hoping Stan Van Gundy gets through to him and Smith improves the terrible %s and TOs. If he becomes a sixth man, I think he can maintain big Stl/Blk numbers even in reduced minutes. |
| Jrue Holiday, NOP | PG | 44 | 78 | 1.0 | 15.0 | 4.2 | 7.8 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 3.3 | 34 | The Pelicans are turning into a really interesting team if they can stay healthy, with Jrue the true PG running the show. December slash of 16.3/4.6/9/1.4/0.4 while finally gelling with the offense pre-injury shows you the upside. |
| Julius Randle, LAL | PF | 46 | 70 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 7.3 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 26 | I’m passing on this rook, has to fend off a lot of guys for minutes and is only a scorer/boarder. |
| K.J. McDaniels, PHI UP | SF | 43 | 77 | 0.8 | 12.5 | 5.6 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 30 | The upside for a starting role is still there, and not many wings give you blocks. Worth the last pick flier. |
| Kawhi Leonard, SAS UP | SG, SF | 49 | 81 | 1.4 | 15.0 | 6.8 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 34 | The risk is only in usage both in role and minutes, but Pop had an encouraging quote citing he will be coaching Kawhi consistency to be in the upper echelon of players. But even his floor is a pretty nasty multi-cat game. |
| Kelly Olynyk, BOS | C | 48 | 81 | 0.8 | 12.0 | 7.1 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 28 | A decent NBA player, but not a good starter and will be stuck in a minutes logjam. |
| Kemba Walker, CHA | PG | 41 | 82 | 1.6 | 18.0 | 4.2 | 6.4 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 36 | Late-January ankle sprain lingered through the end of the season, improving AST:TO ratio while shooting tremendously pre-injury could make a draft day steal. |
| Kendall Marshall, MIL DOWN | PG | 41 | 68 | 0.9 | 7.5 | 2.1 | 6.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 24 | Eh, I think I looked at him with too much D’Antoni’s-crappy-team/opportunity-colored glasses. This still has him higher than most, especially since assists come at such a premium this year. |
| Kenneth Faried, DEN UP | PF | 54 | 70 | 0.0 | 19.0 | 10.4 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 32 | Slim still likes him a little higher than here, and there’s no doubting his athleticism, but FT shooting and not much more upside in Stls/Blks tempers my expectations a little bit. If he’s here this late though, yeah I’m all-in. |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, DET | SG | 42 | 77 | 1.3 | 11.5 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 26 | My boyfriend! StanVan loves his D from KCP with no TO. It’s like a Sesame Street episode! Needs to carry over season finale game/Summer League play into the season, but worth the upside. |
| Kevin Durant, OKC | SF, PF | 51 | 88 | 2.2 | 31.0 | 7.6 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 38 | Less expected than an M. Night Shyamalan twist – apparently his next movie is called “Labor of Love”. The twist? Bruce Willis is actually Kevin Love. And is an alien. |
| Kevin Love, CLE | PF, C | 47 | 82 | 2.3 | 21.0 | 11.2 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 36 | With LeBron and Varejao cutting into his boards, Kyrie will also slash his points and treys. Still a multi-cat contributor, but not the top-5 stud while in Minny. |
| Kevin Martin, MIN | SG, SF | 43 | 89 | 1.7 | 19.0 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 32 | No more Love makes K-Mart the main offensive threat and should hit a bajillion treys. |
| Khris Middleton, MIL | SF, PF | 45 | 83 | 0.7 | 8.0 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 24 | Finished 75th last year in total value, was durable for 82 games, is versatile enough to play backup to the 2, 3 and 4. |
| Klay Thompson, GSW | SG, SF | 45 | 80 | 2.7 | 18.0 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 36 | Poster boy of ThrAGNOF – don’t overpay for high-volume threes and low TOs while he does nothing else special. |
| Kobe Bryant, LAL | PG, SG | 43 | 84 | 1.3 | 19.0 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 34 | Incredibly polarizing – upside is huge, downside is he gets hurt again early on. I feel good with the risk here. |
| Kris Humphries, WAS | PF, C | 50 | 80 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 6.6 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 24 | Backup PF/C minutes galore, with both guys ahead of him old and injury-prone. Solid when given run last year. |
| Kyle Korver, ATL | SG, SF | 47 | 92 | 2.6 | 12.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 34 | Not reaching for the ThrAGNOF, but another year of big minutes, big treys, and no TOs are in store. Plus he’s got sharp, oh so sharp talons. |
| Kyle Lowry, TOR | PG | 42 | 80 | 2.1 | 17.0 | 4.4 | 7.2 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 34 | A monster breakout last year, I think he can do it again, injury-risk after career-long issue still a big concern. |
| Kyrie Irving, CLE | PG, SG | 44 | 86 | 1.6 | 18.0 | 3.4 | 5.2 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 34 | It’s all postulation, but I think Kyrie can surprise with ratios, get more assists than most (Slim!) expects, but at the expense of a few points. |
| LaMarcus Aldridge, POR | PF, C | 46 | 81 | 0.0 | 22.0 | 9.8 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 36 | The FG% from a big is no fun, but a sneaky multi-cat contributor. |
| Lance Stephenson, CHA | SG, SF | 48 | 71 | 1.2 | 14.5 | 7.2 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 36 | TOs should go down, but so should the boards. Like PBev, nothing exciting but sheer volume should accrue value. |
| Larry Sanders, MIL DOWN | PF, C | 49 | 56 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 8.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 28 | So hard to rank, so hard to like as a person, but upside is still there and his contract means he’s going to at least get a shot. Henson might start, however Sanders was still a monster in 12-13 at 27 MPG. I’m not reaching; that said, not explicitly passing either. Moving down a few spots since I love Henson so much. |
| LeBron James, CLE | SF, PF | 55 | 75 | 1.3 | 25.0 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 38 | Disappearing blocks, regressing boards – especially with Love joining – and arguably the best supporting cast with the best PG he’s played with. Less rock for King! |
| Luis Scola, IND | PF, C | 47 | 75 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 5.2 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 20 | Hibbert could continue to be awful, Mahinmi is hurt, there’s just no depth on that front line. |
| Luol Deng, MIA | SF, PF | 43 | 77 | 0.9 | 16.0 | 5.4 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 34 | I see a good resurgence in Miami, was having a really big year in Chicago before being awful post-trade. He fits better in South Beach. |
| Manu Ginobili, SAS | SG, SF | 45 | 84 | 1.4 | 12.5 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 24 | Finished 98th in under 23 minutes a game last year, should come close to repeat but game-to-game will be maddening to own. |
| Marc Gasol, MEM | C | 48 | 78 | 0.0 | 15.0 | 7.8 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 34 | 19th overall player final two months, and that’s after recovering from a bad MCL sprain. Started slow under the Joerger regime, I’m stoked if Gasol falls to me here. |
| Marcin Gortat, WAS | C | 55 | 68 | 0.0 | 13.0 | 9.4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 32 | Huge season in Wizards debut, should have no problem having a comparable encore. |
| Marco Belinelli, SAS DOWN | SG, SF | 44 | 83 | 1.4 | 10.5 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 24 | A roster filler with no upside, I think I had him too high considering he does no 1 thing very well. Besides not turn the ball over. And, well, get the Spurs announcers all amped up with Italian cliches… |
| Marcus Morris, PHO | PF | 45 | 75 | 1.5 | 11.0 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 26 | Some minutes are opened up with Frye gone, will be a surprising bottom-end contributor with treys from a PF. |
| Marcus Smart, BOS UP | PG | 41 | 76 | 1.1 | 11.0 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 26 | I’m still not huge on Smart for fantasy, but gets a bump with a probable starting role while Rondo is out. You might be dropping him after a few weeks, but he’s going to be forced into minutes and might find a spark, even if he’s not a 3-point shooter or dimer for a PG. |
| Mario Chalmers, MIA | PG | 44 | 77 | 1.7 | 11.5 | 3.2 | 5.6 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 32 | Sure there’s some upside with LeBron now gone, but I’m not that enthusiastic. |
| Markieff Morris, PHO UP | PF, C | 48 | 79 | 0.8 | 17.0 | 6.8 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 34 | Per-36 26/11.3/3.4/1.6/1.4 with 0.8 treys a game last year, and looking at a role close to those minutes. I keep getting him around here and keep feeling great about it. |
| Marvin Williams, CHA | SF, PF | 44 | 78 | 1.2 | 8.5 | 4.7 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 24 | Off his best per-36 season, by far his best perimeter output, and should get big minutes. |
| Mason Plumlee, BKN | PF, C | 55 | 65 | 0.0 | 13.5 | 8.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 28 | Could shoot way up for me if news is encouraging on his 14-15 role, per-36s in rookie year were very solid. |
| Matt Barnes, LAC | SF | 45 | 74 | 1.2 | 9.0 | 4.6 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 26 | Like McBob, a low upside stat-stuffer late. Big 2nd half aided by no Redick who I think has a big year. |
| Michael Carter-Williams, PHI DOWN | PG | 41 | 71 | 1.0 | 18.0 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 3.6 | 36 | You still won’t need to draft him until the 4th round most likely (at the earliest), and the lingering shoulder issue gives me a wrinkle. I’ll let you decide where that wrinkle is. |
| Mike Conley, MEM | PG | 45 | 82 | 1.4 | 17.0 | 2.8 | 6.1 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 34 | Is the anti-Rubio, safer on all fronts, but without the category-killing upside. |
| Mike Dunleavy, CHI | SG, SF | 44 | 82 | 1.4 | 10.5 | 4.1 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 28 | McDermott (maybe) stealing the starting role hurts, as does how good I think Snell is going to be. A role player with no upside. |
| Mike Scott, ATL | PF | 47 | 78 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 22 | Can back up the 3 and 4, might take some injuries to really hit on upside, but deep ball threat should keep him usable in deep leagues all year. |
| Miles Plumlee, PHO | PF, C | 51 | 58 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 26 | Completely fell off when the calendar turned to 2014, but for a late source of blocks, Frye let go will open up more minutes. |
| Mirza Teletovic, BKN UP | SF, PF | 43 | 71 | 2.2 | 11.5 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 24 | Kirilenko is already hurt with a back issue, Kevin Garnett is a walking back issue, Teletovic is primed for a breakout with a boatload of treys. ThrAGNOF! |
| Monta Ellis, DAL | PG, SG | 44 | 78 | 0.8 | 19.0 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 3.1 | 36 | A rock-solid safety pick, and he should have no problem duplicating 13-14 with maybe even a tad more upside with Dallas’ downgrade at PG. |
| Nene Hilario, WAS | PF, C | 50 | 66 | 0.0 | 13.0 | 5.8 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 28 | Worth a reach if punting FT or TO, would be higher if he wasn’t so old and injury prone. |
| Nerlens Noel, PHI | PF, C | 51 | 68 | 0.0 | 10.5 | 7.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 28 | This should put him on all of my teams. Immense upside, more polished offensive game than he gets credit for – the probable minutes limitation does make it a gamble. |
| Nick Young, LAL | SG, SF | 42 | 83 | 1.4 | 12.5 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 24 | Sure he was 93rd last year, but hits treys with not too bad TOs (=metrics-friendly) and will get a lot less shots with Kobe back. |
| Nicolas Batum, POR | SG, SF | 47 | 82 | 2.0 | 13.5 | 7.2 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 36 | Safe, reliable, multi-cat goodness. Should replicate 13-14 with relative ease. |
| Nik Stauskas, SAC | SG | 43 | 83 | 1.6 | 11.0 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 26 | I see him taking McLemore’s job and being a surprise source of assists with low TOs, along with the given treys and good %s. |
| Nikola Pekovic, MIN DOWN | C | 53 | 74 | 0.0 | 17.0 | 8.7 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 30 | Minutes reduction is an absolute killer. Gave you his previous output through volume, and really only scores and rebounds. Yikes. |
| Nikola Vucevic, ORL | PF, C | 51 | 77 | 0.0 | 16.0 | 11.8 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 34 | Has always been underrated, should have another 1+ 5-cat line with his minutes bouncing back up and terrific %s. |
| Omer Asik, NOP | PF, C | 54 | 60 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 10.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 28 | Beyond boards and a block a game, doesn’t do too much and won’t get huge minutes. FT drain a bugaboo too. |
| Otto Porter, WAS (projection in progress) UP | SF | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | Huge Summer League (first-team), and the favorite for minutes behind Grandpa Truth. No Martell Webster for a bit could give him some minutes at the 2 as well if the Wiz want to play big. |
| P.J. Tucker, PHO | SG, SF | 44 | 77 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 6.6 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 30 | A little regression in value and minutes likely, already missing three games to suspension and isn’t exactly a special player. |
| Patrick Beverley, HOU | PG, SG | 43 | 81 | 1.8 | 12.5 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 34 | More minutes with Lin gone, his metric-friendly 3s/low TOs should carry over with good steals. Nothing too exciting, but value will add up. |
| Pau Gasol, CHI DOWN | PF, C | 50 | 75 | 0.0 | 16.0 | 8.4 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 30 | While my blurb before holds true (FG% should jump back up on a better team, out-of-position dimes are huge, chips in blocks still as well… Not much to not like other than injury risk), like Gay, I just never end up getting him so moved him down a little. I don’t want no boring! |
| Paul Millsap, ATL | PF, C | 47 | 74 | 1.0 | 19.0 | 8.7 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 36 | A bit of a reach, but his best month of scoring/treys in 13-14 was with Horford on the court, and will continue to develop the perimeter game with Horford establishing the paint. |
| Paul Pierce, WAS | SF, PF | 44 | 82 | 1.4 | 13.0 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 28 | Age obviously up there, and the Wiz are loaded at SF. A healthy, big-minute season would make this way wrong, but I’m hedging against it. |
| Rajon Rondo, BOS DOWN | PG | 45 | 63 | 0.7 | 12.0 | 5.3 | 9.6 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 3.2 | 32 | Arguably the biggest news of the past month, a broken hand will cost him 10ish games. I think I had him a little too high to begin with as well… |
| Ramon Sessions, SAC (projection in progress) UP | PG, SG | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | Impossible to rank until he signed, but I love him going to SAC. Could run some 1/2 with Collison, will get most of the backup PG minutes, and had value behind Kemba in Charlotte years and late last year in Milwaukee. |
| Randy Foye, DEN | PG, SG | 41 | 85 | 1.3 | 10.0 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 22 | Had a huge year last year, but a greatly reduced role behind Lawson and Afflalo in 14-15. |
| Reggie Jackson, OKC | PG, SG | 45 | 88 | 1.2 | 14.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 30 | Solid as a starter last year, and while most of those starts were without Westbrook, sheer volume of minutes as the probable starting 2 should add up nice numbers. |
| Ricky Rubio, MIN | PG | 39 | 80 | 0.8 | 12.0 | 4.2 | 8.9 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 34 | The offense continues to be muy mal, but another elite ast/stl season is worth the price of admission. |
| Robin Lopez, POR | C | 54 | 81 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 8.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 32 | Played 82 games past two years, and low TOs help the overall seasonal-ranking. I probably should be higher, but just can’t get over how not great at basketball he is… |
| Rodney Hood, UTA | SF | 41 | 81 | 1.2 | 7.5 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 20 | Sneaky ThrAGNOF upside, the Jazz have a serious lack of other perimeter shooters. |
| Rodney Stuckey, IND | PG, SG | 43 | 83 | 0.5 | 15.5 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 32 | George Hill isn’t a passer and Stuckey might be the main offensive catalyst. While on an offensively-challenged team, still think he can surprise. |
| Roy Hibbert, IND | C | 45 | 76 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 7.1 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 28 | I’m not touching Hibbert unless he falls way down and I need blocks. |
| Rudy Gay, SAC DOWN | SF, PF | 45 | 79 | 0.7 | 19.0 | 5.5 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 34 | Through mocks and a few drafts, he just isn’t appealing to me in the 30s. Serviceable, but boring. Nothing has changed, just how I’ve analyzed him after drafting a lot of teams. |
| Rudy Gobert, UTA UP | C | 56 | 58 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 7.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 20 | Still has the always-in-foul-trouble worry and can’t hit FT, but blocks upside this late has no one else more appealing. |
| Russ Smith, NOP (projection in progress) UP | PG | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | Another gut feeling. Has reportedly won the backup PG role over Austin Rivers, played great in Summer League, and while I like Jrue a lot, he’s certainly brittle and still has the leg issue. Off-the-radar upside. |
| Russell Westbrook, OKC | PG | 44 | 82 | 1.4 | 23.0 | 5.2 | 7.2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 34 | A rough 13-14 season with injuries and TOs, he developed a career-best perimeter game and I think a healthy season will reap 10th overall value. |
| Ryan Anderson, NOP | PF, C | 43 | 85 | 2.4 | 15.0 | 6.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 28 | Out-of-position treys with virtually no TOs makes him a good pair with the bigger name PGs, while spinal injury last year is scary, I think he’ll bounce back and be healthy. |
| Ryan Kelly, LAL | PF | 43 | 82 | 0.7 | 7.5 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 18 | Even though there’s a ton of depth at PF on the Lakers, he’s the only one that can stretch the floor. |
| Samuel Dalembert, NYK | C | 56 | 75 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 7.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 24 | I think Jason Smith is going to steal more minutes than you’d expect, still some late blocks upside. |
| Serge Ibaka, OKC | PF, C | 53 | 77 | 0.6 | 17.0 | 9.3 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 34 | Iblocka! Plus he should take another baby step forward in FG%, Pts, treys… There’s really nothing not to like. |
| Shaun Livingston, GSW DOWN | PG, SG | 47 | 82 | 0.0 | 7.5 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 20 | The toe surgery continues to linger, and I’m getting increasingly worried for the vet. |
| Spencer Hawes, LAC | PF, C | 47 | 77 | 1.4 | 11.5 | 7.4 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 28 | A revelation last year, should still get must-own minutes as Clips’ 6th man. |
| Stephen Curry, GSW | PG, SG | 47 | 90 | 3.5 | 24.0 | 4.1 | 8.7 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 3.6 | 38 | Steady as she blows, big threes and big dimes, with a vault in the latter in 13-14. Kerr as the new coach shouldn’t change anything and Curry still has ThrAGNOF king Klay Thompson to camp for treys. |
| Steven Adams, OKC | C | 54 | 62 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 24 | All the upside in the world for his career, not going to score much, but board, steals and blocks upside. |
| Taj Gibson, CHI | PF, C | 49 | 73 | 0.0 | 14.0 | 7.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 30 | Durable, and even as a 6th man should get to 30 minutes especially behind brittle bigs. Underrated blocker. |
| Terrence Jones, HOU UP | SF, PF | 52 | 63 | 0.6 | 14.0 | 7.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 30 | There’s no reason he should be ranked lower even though he’s miles lower for other rankers. Moving him up due to sheer upside compared to the field around here. |
| Terrence Ross, TOR | SG, SF | 43 | 81 | 2.3 | 13.0 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 30 | Young with upside like the ridiculous 51-pointer, but still raw and lacks in most cats right now. Worth the lottery pick at this point. |
| Thaddeus Young, MIN UP | SF, PF | 46 | 71 | 0.9 | 16.5 | 6.0 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 34 | Succumbing a little bit to the consensus and to comments, I think I had him an iota too low. The steals are coming a little down, and I don’t think the perimeter game is going to carry over as much (K-Mart can only shoot 3s!), but solid here. |
| Tiago Splitter, SAS | C | 54 | 71 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 6.2 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 22 | No upside, but hits all cats for a roster-filler in deep leagues. |
| Tim Duncan, SAS | PF, C | 48 | 74 | 0.0 | 14.0 | 8.9 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 28 | Despite losing minutes and a racking up a couple DNPs, finished top-40 last year. |
| Tim Hardaway Jr., NYK | SG | 42 | 82 | 2.0 | 13.0 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 28 | One of the many reasons you ThrAGNOF! |
| Timofey Mozgov, DEN | C | 53 | 75 | 0.0 | 8.5 | 6.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 20 | McGee to reclaim some minutes, Mozgov is the boring one of the pair. |
| Tobias Harris, ORL | SF, PF | 48 | 80 | 0.8 | 17.0 | 7.2 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 30 | Acquisition of Frye and selection of Gordon shows non-committal approach, still such a fantasy-friendly player that if he gets the run could surprise. |
| Tony Allen, MEM | SG, SF | 48 | 72 | 0.2 | 9.5 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 26 | A late source of steals and that’s about it, a no-upside deep league play. |
| Tony Parker, SAS | PG | 49 | 81 | 0.4 | 16.0 | 2.3 | 5.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 30 | DNPs, injuries, minutes restrictions, oh my! Wicked witch of the Alamo… |
| Tony Snell, CHI | SG, SF | 42 | 79 | 1.3 | 9.0 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 22 | One of the select few that I’ll rank high without a decent minutes outlook. I like the talent too much. |
| Tony Wroten, PHI DOWN | PG | 43 | 66 | 0.7 | 13.5 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 26 | Looking more and more like he’s coming off the bench, as I was hoping he got a starting 2 role. He’s a big guy who could handle that position, but an off-the-bench guy with horrible FT numbers… Eh… |
| Trevor Ariza, HOU | SG, SF | 45 | 77 | 1.9 | 13.0 | 6.1 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 34 | Big breakout in 13-14 minimized with move to Houston, but 3s with low-TOs should yield another solid season. |
| Trey Burke, UTA | PG | 40 | 87 | 1.7 | 13.5 | 3.1 | 5.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 32 | Anemic steals, horrible FG%, but is the last big minute PG on the board if you need some upside. |
| Ty Lawson, DEN | PG | 44 | 79 | 1.2 | 18.0 | 3.4 | 8.8 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 36 | Chock full of dimebags like a true Denver dispensary! |
| Tyreke Evans, NOP DOWN | SG, SF | 45 | 77 | 0.5 | 17.0 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 30 | While his post-ASB play was astounding, a lot had to do with Jrue Holiday being hurt. Lingering knee issues led to a hamstring strain that will keep him out of some preseason action – a starting role may be in doubt. |
| Tyson Chandler, DAL | C | 60 | 66 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 9.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 30 | Return to Dallas will solidify a nice late Reb/Blk contribution. |
| Victor Oladipo, ORL | PG, SG | 44 | 79 | 1.2 | 17.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 34 | I’m hoping to get RainbOladipo on all of my teams – Orlando has cleared out the annoying G vets and given him the keys. Lost 20 pounds and is ready for a big breakout. |
| Vince Carter, MEM | SG, SF | 41 | 82 | 1.7 | 11.0 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 24 | Three year deal shows commitment, easily could start and play 30 minutes at the 3. |
| Wes Johnson, LAL UP | SG, SF | 42 | 78 | 1.1 | 8.5 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 26 | Still a little bit of a minutes crunch, and he’s not going to touch the ball much on O, but his value is in Stls/Blks. |
| Wesley Matthews, POR | SG, SF | 44 | 83 | 2.4 | 16.0 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 34 | Definition of a safe pick, has played in every game in 4 of his 5 seasons, microscopic TOs, a perfect compliment to a high volume TO PG who doesn’t make enough 3s. |
| Wilson Chandler, DEN | SG, SF | 43 | 76 | 1.6 | 12.5 | 4.6 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 28 | Wasted a big opportunity last year, Gallinari to take a ton of minutes away. |
| Zach Randolph, MEM DOWN | PF, C | 47 | 75 | 0.0 | 16.0 | 9.4 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 32 | Consistency! And Pts/Reb! And that’s it… So he moves even further down… |