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The big wings!  Not to be confused with the big wigs.  Not to be confused with the big Whigs.  No William Henry Harrison here…  We got history jokes!  Continuing our week of tiers, which I think is close to the first tier of weeks of content during the preseason (although Slim’s awesome playoff schedule article unquestioningly pushes it into the first tier!), it’s time to group our small forwards.  Certainly a misnomer since guys like Giannis are 7-feet, and the multi-cat guys certainly aren’t small in production.  I’m certainly small in interesting opens!  Intro-ing these tiers articles is tough!  I lump this intro in the “Undraftable in 12ers” Tier.  Here’s the top SF for the 2015-16 Fantasy Basketball season:

The “Super elite top-5 overall wing flings” Tier:

SF RANKTOTAL RANKPLAYER, TEAMPOSNOTE
12James Harden, HOUSG, SFVery close to Brow for #1, very – and I mean very – minimal knock with Lawson stealing some usage whenever they play together. Brow still has a tad of upside after last year, I don’t know if Harden can go up much higher.
Slim’s Projection:.445/.870/2.5/27.5/5.5/6.6/1.8/0.6/3.8 :36
24Kevin Durant, OKCSF, PFUpside for a return to fantasy’s top player, downside his foot issue hampers yet another season.  I’m obviously closer to the former, but he doesn’t get into the top-3.
Slim’s Projection:.500/.880/2.3/28.0/6.8/4.4/1.1/0.8/3.0 :34
35LeBron James, CLESF, PFA horrific start turning it over in Cleveland, LeBron also had a steep drop in FG%.  Both should imrpove, but he also has lost the blocks.  Solid #5.
Slim’s Projection:.505/.740/1.6/24.0/6.2/7.2/1.5/0.6/3.5 :36

The “Eesh, it’s tough taking these guys in the 2nd round if I didn’t draft a PG in the first round” Tier:

SF RANKTOTAL RANKPLAYER, TEAMPOSNOTE
411Klay Thompson, GSWSG, SFProliferation of defensive stats and crazy %s for how many treys he takes, Klay has shed the ThrAGNOF label and shit on it.
Slim’s Projection:.450/.880/2.9/20.0/3.3/2.9/1.0/0.6/1.9 :34
513Draymond Green, GSWSF, PFWoooooo, #OccupyDraymondGreen!  Don’t worry about any sort of sharp regression, the multi-cat is here to stay!
Slim’s Projection:.455/.680/1.6/13.0/8.4/4.0/1.7/1.3/1.7 :34
615Jimmy Butler, CHISG, SFSure there’s injury concerns, but with Tibs gone, his ridiculous minutes should go down.  Rose will take a little volume, help with efficiency.  Love the strong game with low-TO.
Slim’s Projection:.455/.825/1.0/18.5/5.6/3.1/1.8/0.5/1.4 :36
716Kawhi Leonard, SASG, SFWith LA in town, Kawhi is going to get more shots from deep, wider lanes to drive, and get a career-best in dimes.  Pop’s annoying rotations/minutes is all that stands in the way of a superstar season.  That is, except the scheduling committee giving the Spurs that awful playoff sched…  Smh…
Slim’s Projection:.480/.810/1.3/15.5/6.4/2.8/2.4/0.8/1.6 :34

The “Usable vets and sexy wings/STOP DOUBTING MY WIGGINS LOVE” Tier:

SF RANKTOTAL RANKPLAYER, TEAMPOSNOTE
820Paul George, INDSG, SFEven in his best season, he wasn’t a first-round fantasy value.  I do expect a very strong return though, although poor FG% and TO for a wing do have to be addressed with your team build.
Slim’s Projection:.420/.820/2.1/19.5/7.4/3.2/1.7/0.3/2.8 :34
921Andrew Wiggins, MINSG, SFClear upside to have a superstar fantasy season, his post-ASB FT volume was insane.  I see monster scoring with a solid FG%, along with baby steps in the D stats.
Slim’s Projection:.450/.790/0.8/21.0/5.2/2.9/1.2/0.8/2.4 :38
1022Carmelo Anthony, NYKSF, PFOnly 30th in per-game last year, sure injuries factored in, but I don’t think there’s enough reliability here to draft him higher.
Slim’s Projection:.445/.820/1.7/23.0/6.4/3.2/0.9/0.4/2.4 :36
1128Gordon Hayward, UTASG, SFDante Exum has a torn ACL and the Jazz only have Trey Burke to play PG.  Not much of a change to the slight concern over Hayward’s 5.2:2.8 AST:TO ratio dropping to 4.1:2.7 last year, but Hayward is looking up a tad with no Exum.  Hayward has improved every year.
Slim’s Projection:.450/.820/1.6/20.5/4.7/4.4/1.4/0.5/2.7 :34
1230Rudy Gay, SACSF, PFI imagine I’ll have several shares of Gay stock with this rank, as his inherent boring-ness is going to be overlooked. Career year in 14-15, big boost in AST, should see another boatload of O with Rondo not doing much shooting.
Slim’s Projection:.450/.825/1.1/19.5/5.6/3.1/1.1/0.7/2.2 :34

The “Holy hell, did I really have a 19-spot gap until the next SFs??!?!” Tier:

SF RANKTOTAL RANKPLAYER, TEAMPOSNOTE
1349Danilo Gallinari, DENSFProbably my #1 sleeper this year, post-ASB 18.6/4.8/1.9/1.3/0.5 shooting 44.3% from the field, making 2.8 treys, hitting 3.8 FT at 89.1%, and only turning it over 1.3 per.  Still only 27, got the big extension to be “the guy”, and there will be less shots from the PG with Mudiay taking over for Lawson.  Upside to be a dynamic all-cat contributor.
Slim’s Projection:.415/.870/2.2/16.5/4.9/2.1/0.9/0.5/1.5 :32
1450Terrence Jones, HOUSF, PF68th in per-game last year, starting only 24 of 33 games.  As a starter – 13.5/7.6/1.1/0.6/1.8 while shooting 55%, making 0.5 treys, and only 1.3 TO in 29 MPG. Only knock is FT%, but volume is low.  So much upside here.
Slim’s Projection:.515/.625/0.7/13.5/7.8/1.3/0.7/1.7/1.4 :30
1552Trevor Ariza, HOUSG, SFShot 37% from the field for a little over half of 13-14, but turned it around and adds elite-wing steals to a low-TO game.  A little boring, but solid.
Slim’s Projection:.415/.820/2.3/13.0/5.9/2.7/1.8/0.3/1.7 :36
1654Tobias Harris, ORLSF, PFTrue multi-cat contributor, maybe his best asset is the easy-to-find points, but hits all cats with low TO.  Plays a ton of minutes as well.  Just has to keep the ankles taped up.
Slim’s Projection:.465/.800/1.3/17.0/6.2/1.6/1.0/0.6/1.5 :34
1755Chandler Parsons, DALSF, PFPrimed for a bigger role in the O, but he’s off arthroscopic knee surgery and has had lingering back issues.  Even at this high feels a little risky, but there’s enough upside…
Slim’s Projection:.470/.735/2.1/16.5/5.3/3.4/1.2/0.4/1.9 :36
1858Danny Green, SASSG, SFShots/3s to go down, I don’t trust a big minutes increase, and has stretches of invisibility.  It’s his super power!  23rd per-game last year seems mighty unrepeatable with Aldridge.
Slim’s Projection:.440/.840/2.1/11.0/4.4/2.1/1.2/1.0/1.1 :30
1961Nicolas Batum, CHASG, SFHorrible shooting pre-ASB, finally found his stroke for 45% post-ASB, and Hornets need another perimeter guy and facilitator.  Should be OK, low upside.
Slim’s Projection:.430/.840/1.6/11.5/5.9/4.8/1.0/0.6/2.0 :34

The “Interesting mid-round SF for multi-cat… and Kyle Korver” Tier:

SF RANKTOTAL RANKPLAYER, TEAMPOSNOTE
2063Khris Middleton, MILSG, SF34th in total value last year, after only playing 23 MPG through the first 27 games.  Bucks need O, they need treys, and Jabari will be filtered in slowly.  But as the season wears on, Jabari will work into minutes and they’ll shake-up Giannis at different positions, so could be a 2nd half sell-high.
Slim’s Projection:.455/.860/1.4/13.5/4.3/2.8/1.5/0.1/1.6 :32
2164DeMarre Carroll, TORSF, PFLimited upside over last year for a few more shots and a few more treys, steals and blocks from the wing should translate.
Slim’s Projection:.470/.730/1.9/13.5/5.9/1.8/1.5/0.3/1.2 :34
2269Kyle Korver, ATLSG, SFOff both ankle and elbow surgeries, it’s tough to see him replicating his ridiculous 3PT% or minutes played.  I’ll let someone else grab him, and when the minutes look a little more stable, maybe venture some buy low offers.
Slim’s Projection:.470/.890/2.7/11.5/3.8/2.7/0.7/0.3/1.4 :32
2370Robert Covington, PHISG, SFIn 49 starts last year, 15.2/5.0/1.7/1.6/0.6 with 2.7 treys.  FG% is an issue with how many deep balls he shoots, but should start all year as the starting 3.  Locked in a starting job and on virtually any other team, he’d be higher.  Some Philly risk here since you never know what these schlubs will do.
Slim’s Projection:.405/.820/2.5/15.0/4.7/1.8/1.4/0.6/2.2 :32
2473Giannis Antetokounmpo, MILSF, PFAthleticism and highlight-real Inspector Gadget plays seem to make him a tad overrated; treys didn’t develop last year, sub-2 STL+BLK, and 2.1 TO from a wing without doing much else isn’t worth a higher pick to me.  If he didn’t have any upside as a 20-year-old, he’d be even lower.  Upside is already baked in the baklava.
Slim’s Projection:.480/.755/0.3/13.5/6.6/2.9/1.1/1.2/2.1 :32

The “Boring vets and WHAT IS MIROTIC DOING HERE AMONGST THESE GUYS?!” Tier:

SF RANKTOTAL RANKPLAYER, TEAMPOSNOTE
2586DeMar DeRozan, TORSG, SFPts is still a category, which is fortunate for DeRozan since he doesn’t do much else.  AST:TO regressed, treys regressed, but maybe some of that had to do with the bad groin injury.  Still worth a fringe top-100 selection.
Slim’s Projection:.425/.830/0.4/22.5/4.4/3.8/1.1/0.3/2.4 :36
2687Thaddeus Young, BKNSF, PFTough season for the Impaler in 14-15, and it looks like the treys are mostly gone and his FT% became catastrophic.  Come for the out-of-position steals, stay for the nickname.
Slim’s Projection:.475/.665/0.5/14.0/6.1/1.7/1.4/0.3/1.5 :30
2788Joe Johnson, BKNSG, SFUpped his REB and AST last year, while keeping the TO mad low.  With Jack not really a creator or a 3PT shooter, I could see a lot of O running through Johnson’s hands.
Slim’s Projection:.430/.810/1.6/14.0/4.1/3.5/0.6/0.2/1.7 :32
2890P.J. Tucker, PHXSG, SFPut up 11.3/7.4/1.5/1.4/0.3 with 1.1 treys post-ASB last year, and has a little additional upside with Kieff possibly forcing his way into a trade. Sneaky value at wing.
Slim’s Projection:.440/.745/1.2/11.5/7.1/1.6/1.4/0.3/1.3 :34
2991Arron Afflalo, NYKSG, SFTough season last year, really disappeared on the Blazers, but the Poppycockers need offense and another point on that triangle to handle a lot of rock.
Slim’s Projection:.430/.845/1.7/15.5/3.4/2.2/0.5/0.1/1.7 :34
3092Kobe Bryant, LALSG, SFIf this doesn’t price me out, eesh I guess I would have to get Kobe and hope for some sort of rejuvenation.  Crushing FG% and TO drain last year, falling apart physically, and a lot of youth around him that won’t make life easier.  Meh.
Slim’s Projection:.400/.830/1.3/18.0/4.7/4.3/0.9/0.2/2.8 :30
3196Wilson Chandler, DENSG, SFThe Nugs paid him to play, but I don’t see much of a change to his 85th in per-game numbers last year,  No Lawson gets negated by Gallo commanding shots a whole year and Mudiay not drawing the same defensive pressure.
Slim’s Projection:.425/.770/1.8/14.5/5.8/1.8/0.7/0.4/1.5 :32
3297Nikola Mirotic, CHISF, PFIn an uncrowded rotation and a guaranteed 30+ MPG, he’d approach the 50s.  Per-36s 18.1/8.8/2.1/1.2/1.2 with 2.2 treys and only 1.9 TO in his rookie season, and even though he makes a great fit at the 4 next to aging centers, I don’t think you can approach him valued too much higher, although it’s very likely somone in your draft will reach to try to look like the smartest person in the room.  Bulls 5-game finals week gives him a bump, since it’d be easy to see one of Noah/Gasol hurt at that point.
Slim’s Projection:.410/.810/1.5/14.5/6.6/1.4/0.7/0.8/1.9 :28
33100Wesley Matthews, PORSG, SFI didn’t think he’d make it top-100 coming off such a major injury and the Mavs clearly stating they’ll be cautious, but the talent pool is just too thin to not take the flier.  If he lasts this far, you’ll have to excersize patience until the second half.
Slim’s Projection:.435/.800/2.3/15.0/3.2/2.4/1.0/0.2/1.4 :32
34103Kevin Martin, MINSG, SFAn extremely team-friendly contract for 16-17 as caps expand, he’s a dynamite trade target.  Worried he becomes a 6th man on a contender for the second half.
Slim’s Projection:.425/.890/1.8/18.5/3.2/2.4/0.8/0.1/1.9 :32

The “Last rounds/last pick flier” Tier:

SF RANKTOTAL RANKPLAYER, TEAMPOSNOTE
35106Otto Porter, WASSF1.6/1.1/0.8 AST/STL/BLK last year in per-36s show some limited upside, but he’s going to play a boatload of minutes.  Worth a shot.
Slim’s Projection:.440/.730/1.1/10.5/6.0/1.4/1.2/0.6/1.2 :32
36109Ersan Ilyasova, DETSF, PFOut of position treys is nice, but I’m not overpaying for pedestrian boards and defensive stats.
Slim’s Projection:.455/.775/1.3/13.5/5.9/1.3/0.7/0.5/1.1 :30
37119Jabari Parker, MILSF, PFThe Bucks are making it sound like they’re going to be EXTREMELY cautious with bringing Jabari along from the torn ACL, and I don’t really blame em.  Worth a gamble especially in IL leagues – with only 2-3 bench spots and no IL, he’ll be a tough hold early on.
Slim’s Projection:.480/.730/0.3/11.5/5.4/1.8/0.9/0.3/1.8 :26
38122Luol Deng, MIASF, PFA full roster should help Deng be a boring last-roster-spot guy, as the battered up Heat saw Deng have a FG% drop in the second half.
Slim’s Projection:.460/.770/1.0/13.5/5.0/1.8/0.8/0.2/1.5 :32
39130Stanley Johnson, DETSFLet’s get some sexy rookie hype!  Put up a gaudy 16.2/6.8/2.0/1.8/1.0 slash in 5 appearances in summer ball, with minimal TO and hitting 57.7% from the field.  Can play multiple positions – initially off the bench – but some saucy upside.
Slim’s Projection:.420/.725/0.9/11.0/5.8/1.4/1.2/0.5/1.4 :28
40137Justin Anderson, DALSFMore wing rookie nookie, Anderson wouldn’t be nearly this high if it weren’t for vets Parsons and Matthews recovering from injuries.  Mr. Anderson should get a lot of run, especially early.  My name is Neo!
Slim’s Projection:.415/.770/0.9/8.5/3.7/1.3/0.7/0.2/1.4 :24
41140Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, CHASFPretty boring, but has improved his FT% and can give you some out-of-position boards.
Slim’s Projection:.470/.715/0/11.5/7.2/1.5/0.7/0.7/1.2 :30
42142Marcus Morris, DETSF, PFMight be a better pick than StanJo in a deeper league, I think he’s the starter at SF out of the gate, then swings to some backup PF. Career-bests in Pts/Reb while tying his career mark in treys in 14-15.
Slim’s Projection:.430/.690/1.5/11.5/5.8/2.1/0.9/0.3/1.0 :30
43144Dion Waiters, OKCSG, SFWill pick up a lot of second unit minutes at wing, and mop up in junk time.  Might not be rosterable all year, but a nice streamer in projected blowout matchups.
Slim’s Projection:.400/.710/0.8/10.5/2.1/2.2/0.9/0.3/1.4 :26
44145Gerald Henderson, PORSG, SFDealing with a congenital hip issue, maybe the Blazers don’t end up starting him after all and go with McCollum.  But a few minutes should be there on a team that needs offense.
Slim’s Projection:.435/.810/0.5/12.5/3.6/2.4/0.6/0.3/1.6 :28

The “Undraftable in a 12er” Tier:

SF RANKTOTAL RANKPLAYER, TEAMPOSNOTE
45147Tony Allen, MEMSG, SFA steals-only specialist, he peaked to 2.0 per last year.  More in the streaming class, but can fit a lot of builds as a last pick.
Slim’s Projection:.485/.640/0.1/8.0/4.3/1.5/1.6/0.3/1.3 :26
46151Courtney Lee, MEMSG, SFOverall rank last year was nice, but he started mad hot from the field.  Will get minutes and 1/2/1 3PTM/AST/STL which is nice this late.
Slim’s Projection:.455/.860/1.1/10.5/2.3/1.9/1.0/0.2/1.0 :30
47152J.R. Smith, CLESG, SFNever been a Smiff guy, but nice dimes and steals late.  More a streamer though – I think last year’s numbers with the Cavs were high.
Slim’s Projection:.415/.760/1.9/11.0/3.2/2.1/1.0/0.2/1.2 :26
48157Jae Crowder, BOSSF, PFBoston Clam Crowder got to the Celtics and started with a bang, but ended up pretty ho-hum.  Can give you nice D stats, but Boston’s slim rotations will hurt.
Slim’s Projection:.415/.770/1.1/11.0/5.6/1.6/1.1/0.4/0.9 :28
49160James Johnson, TORSF, PFA nightly rainbow line threat even off the bench, we’re still going in with another undefined role.  Nice D stat streamer late in weeks.
Slim’s Projection:.470/.710/0.3/9.5/4.2/1.9/0.9/1.1/1.3 :24
50163Gerald Green, MIASG, SFI think he plays more than Slim does, as I see him at 20 MPG off the bench, then starting on Wade DNP nights.  We all know he can light it up when on.
Slim’s Projection:.410/.815/1.7/10.5/2.4/1.1/0.6/0.2/1.4 :20
51165T.J. Warren, PHXSFMarkieff Morris is still there, but if he gets moved and the Suns don’t get a SF, T.J. could get a starting role.  His fantasy game is still a little limited to PTS though…
Slim’s Projection:.480/.740/0.1/12.5/3.5/1.1/0.8/0.3/1.4 :26
52166Shabazz Muhammad, MINSG, SFLike LaVine, a ton of minutes will open up for Shabazz when K-Mart is moved, likely at backup wing.  Great numbers as a starter last year at 15.6/4.9/2.0/0.5/0.4, with 1.1 treys and a nice 2.8-3.4 FT volume.
Slim’s Projection:.475/.730/0.5/13.0/4.1/1.2/0.5/0.2/1.1 :24
53167Mike Dunleavy, CHISG, SFShould start, and that’s about all I can say that’s interesting…
Slim’s Projection:.430/.810/1.6/10.0/3.6/1.7/0.5/0.3/0.9 :28
54171Bojan Bogdanovic, BKNSG, SFLost his starting spot to scrubs like Markel Brown and Karasev last year, but is in line to give it a second shot as a starter out of the gate.  ThrAGNOF!
Slim’s Projection:.460/.820/1.4/10.5/3.1/1.1/0.6/0.1/1.3 :28
55173Evan Turner, BOSSG, SFThe long-term deal for Crowder clouds the minutes.  PTS/REB/AST stats sometimes get overrated for Turner, who isn’t good anywhere else.
Slim’s Projection:.425/.765/0.3/9.5/5.0/4.9/0.9/0.2/2.3 :28
56177Donatas Motiejunas, HOUSF, PFHe’ll move up a couple if he looks really healthy in pre-season, I worry about the back and don’t think he plays starting C if Dwight gets hurt – I see that for Capela.
Slim’s Projection:.480/.620/0.6/10.0/5.1/1.6/0.6/0.4/1.5 :24
57178Rodney Hood, UTASG, SFSolid as a fill in last year, going 12.7/2.8/2.4/0.9/0.2 with 1.6 treys in 21 starts, but tough to see a 12-team usable role out of the gate.
Slim’s Projection:.430/.770/1.4/10.0/2.7/2.0/0.7/0.2/1.0 :24
58179Harrison Barnes, GSWSG, SFYawn.  Played well in real-life terms last year – yet another time share with Iguodala.  No upside.
Slim’s Projection:.445/.725/1.1/10.5/5.3/1.5/0.7/0.2/1.0 :28
59180Paul Pierce, LACSG, SFYawn times two.  Should get one last season of nice run with some treys, but you can’t expect a healthy season or big minutes.
Slim’s Projection:.440/.795/1.5/11.5/3.8/1.9/0.6/0.2/1.3 :26
60183Corey Brewer, HOUSG, SFSteals late, Brewer also showed he can score a little in reduced minutes with a decent perimeter stroke.
Slim’s Projection:.430/.735/0.8/9.5/3.2/1.4/1.2/0.2/1.2 :22
61187Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, BKNSFWith SG such a revolving door last year, maybe RHJ can sneak in as a big starting SG…  Not banking on it, but some decent defensive stats should be there either way.
Slim’s Projection:.395/.690/0.3/5.5/3.6/1.1/0.8/0.3/0.9 :18
62192Jamal Crawford, LACSG, SFWherever he lands he’ll play, and will be worth a consistent spot on deep league teams for the treys.  ThrAGNOF!
Slim’s Projection:.400/.875/1.6/12.0/1.8/2.3/0.7/0.1/1.3 :24
63193Kelly Oubre, WASSFI wish he was looking at a bigger role, but is a great fit for instant O behind Bradley Beal.  Love his career upside.
Slim’s Projection:.405/.705/0.6/7.5/3.4/0.7/0.8/0.3/1.2 :18
64195Josh Smith, LACSF, PFTake his almost unusable %s and TO and then give him less minutes.  That’s how to tank a fantasy value, folks!
Slim’s Projection:.420/.545/0.6/11.5/5.7/2.5/0.8/1.6/2.1 :24
65196Justise Winslow, MIASFLikely a year or two away, he plays behind two old wings in Wade and Deng.  Might get a shot if Miami has another injury-plagued season.  Remember when Michael Beasley was usable last year?!
Slim’s Projection:.410/.680/0.4/6.5/2.4/1.0/0.6/0.4/1.1 :18
66197Kent Bazemore, ATLSG, SFTwo injured vet wings ahead of him (Korver, Thabo), there’s a chance for run here.  Not a good FT shooter, but can hit the D stats pretty well and some dimes.
Slim’s Projection:.425/.605/0.6/5.5/2.8/1.2/0.7/0.3/1.1 :18
67200Justin Holiday, ATLSG, SFLike Bazemore, could run with big minutes at backup wing. I think they like Bazemore more for the D so I see bigger minutes for him, Holiday can fill up a stat line as well though.
Slim’s Projection:.405/.795/0.8/7.0/2.0/1.4/0.8/0.4/0.8 :18

To be added: Al-Farouq Aminu was admittedly an oversight being out of the top-200, but I still think he’s in the undraftable tier, I’m not a fan.  He’ll get entered in with my thoughts when the ranks get updated next Monday morning.