Close to wrapping up the positions at PF, there’s a really interesting dynamic looking at my PF ranks. Sure you can not agree with where I have guys, but I think it’s pretty undeniable there’s a big dropoff from the middle round guys (ending with Zach Randolph, Thaddeus Young and Kenneth Faried) to the deep guys. As I’ve said before, if drafting on Yahoo the positional scarcity isn’t nearly as big a factor with their position criteria, but if drafting on other fantasy sites, I would be sure to grab one of those top 20ish pure PFs so I’m not stuck with one of the guys in my 30s.
As mentioned before, all Razzball ranks are broken down by Yahoo position eligibility (view all top 200 here), so there won’t be direct positional crossover to other fantasy sites:
2013-2014 Fantasy PF Rankings
(updated Oct. 8)
| POS RANK | OVERALL RANK | PLAYER, POS, TEAM | NOTE |
| 1 | 2 | LeBron James, SF/PF, MIA | Still think an elite season coming, but can’t question KD at 1 overall anymore. But at PF, easy call for first. |
| 2 | 6 | Serge Ibaka, PF/C, OKC | I’ll reach, scored 4 more a game, developing deep shot, 57.3 FG% 12-13. Westbrook injury now has him a key scorer as well, but obviously doesn’t move above the big 5 overall. |
| 3 | 10 | Kevin Love, PF/C, MEM | First-round talent, injury downside. Slides into top-ten overall with Westbrook injury. |
| 4 | 15 | Al Horford, PF/C, ATL | Millsap is more efficient than Josh Smith, love Teague, big year for big Al. |
| 5 | 17 | Al Jefferson, PF/C, CHA | Charlotte finally has a big, offense will run through him. |
| 6 | 19 | Carmelo Anthony, SF/PF, NY | Elite scoring, sure, think boards go down and a little injury prone. |
| 7 | 21 | LaMarcus Aldridge, PF/C, POR | Would move 5-6 spots up if guaranteed with POR all year – trade concerns. A tad gimpy right now. |
| 8 | 22 | Anthony Davis, PF/C, NO | Huge second half, lots of scorers coming in a slight concern. |
| 9 | 23 | Dirk Nowitzki, PF, DAL | After working his way back, elite Hall-of-Famer we’re used to in 2nd half. |
| 10 | 25 | Josh Smith, SF/PF, DET | Has opportunity, very volatile in his value. |
| 11 | 26 | Joakim Noah, PF/C, CHI | Injuries will be concerning, but very big year from Noah in 12-13, Rose = FG% up. |
| 12 | 27 | Larry Sanders, PF/C, MIL | GM calls him key to the team, contract extention in works, big year ahead. |
| 13 | 28 | Ersan Ilyasova, SF/PF, MIL | Easy to overlook he was coming off the bench before Skiles fired, huge 2nd half. |
| 14 | 31 | David Lee, PF/C, GS | Often underrated, not worried about the hip injury that’s healed up. |
| 15 | 34 | Pau Gasol, PF/C, LAL | Bye-bye Dwight, hello to old ways. Or would it be hola? |
| 16 | 35 | Nikola Vucevic, PF/C, ORL | Not only a double-double guy, 2 ast 1 stl 1 blk a game as well. |
| 17 | 37 | Tim Duncan, PF/C, SA | Dream season last year, think he’ll come close to duplicating going for title. |
| 18 | 38 | Paul Millsap, PF, ATL | Only 27, played only 30:26 a night last year, will flourish in ATL. |
| 19 | 40 | Rudy Gay, SF/PF, TOR | Buying all things Raptors, solid multi-cat contributor. |
| 20 | 43 | DeMarcus Cousins, PF/C, SAC | Still risky, one of fantasy’s biggest high risk/reward picks yet again. |
| 21 | 44 | Blake Griffin, PF, LAC | Despite hardcore fantasy player’s hate, there’s still upside, but I won’t reach. |
| 22 | 45 | Jeff Green, SF/PF, BOS | Huge, huge upside with extraordinary breakout potential. |
| 23 | 49 | Chris Bosh, PF/C, MIA | Under-the-radar (at least to me) very productive 12-13 despite dwindling skill set/rebounding. Some further regression. |
| 24 | 50 | Derrick Favors, PF/C, UTA | The Jazz have a ton of faith in him, oozes potential/high block total. |
| 25 | 57 | Tobias Harris, SF/PF, ORL | My boyfriend from last year, flashed fantastic goodness in 2nd half. Will start. |
| 26 | 58 | Chandler Parsons, SF/PF, HOU | Fantastic 12-13, think he has another great, efficient season. |
| 27 | 63 | Ryan Anderson, PF/C, NO | Despite new faces, don’t think his role/numbers change much. |
| 28 | 66 | David West, PF, IND | Solid 12-13, another solid 13-14. |
| 29 | 67 | Zach Randolph, PF/C, MEM | Read West, David. |
| 30 | 70 | Thaddues Young, SF/PF, PHI | Someone has to score in Philly, right? Actually a pretty good 12-13 as well. |
| 31 | 86 | Kenneth Faried, PF, DEN | Love the Manimal in real life, think his fantasy value can be a little overrated. |
| 32 | 91 | Carlos Boozer, PF/C, CHI | One of my least favorite players, is actually going a bit underrated in 13-14. |
| 33 | 92 | Andre Drummond, PF/C, DET | Sure some upside, but 37.1 FT%? Really? |
| 34 | 100 | Amir Johnson, PF/C, TOR | Despite probably a sub-10 PPG scorer, gave you 1 stl 1.4 blks last year. |
| 35 | 101 | Cody Zeller, PF/C, CHA | A surprise from Summer ball, there’s upside playing next to Jefferson. |
| 36 | 103 | Chris Kaman, PF/C, LAL | Thrived when he’s gotten starting minutes, will be vastly undervalued. |
| 37 | 104 | Kevin Garnett, PF/C, BKN | Kidd says he’ll bench KG on back-to-backs, #s still there last year, down a bit this year. |
| 38 | 106 | Anderson Varejao, PF/C, CLE | The unreal rebounds are tough to ignore, but less minutes, Bynum = less value. |
| 39 | 114 | Andrei Kirilenko, SF/PF, BKN | Never been a huge fan, but will still get minutes behind old former Celtics. |
| 40 | 117 | Shawn Marion, SF/PF, DAL | I don’t buy a repeat, but Marion was huge last year under-the-radar. |
| 41 | 121 | Tristan Thompson, PF/C, CLE | Loved him before Bynum/Bennett brought in, Bynum hurt, TT could start. |
| 42 | 133 | Anthony Bennett, SF/PF, CLE | Frontcourt is loaded, but loaded with injury-prone guys. Still won’t reach for #1 pick. Showing conditioning problems recovering from off-season shoulder surgery. |
| 43 | 134 | Gerald Wallce, SF/PF, BOS | Will get minutes early, he’s getting shopped, probably loses value on deadline deal as I doubt he gets traded into a big role. |
| 44 | 136 | ↑ Andrea Bargnani, PF/C, NYK | Apparently gelling well with Melo and Amar’e is still hurt. Not going to go nuts for him, but upside warrants the slight boost. |
| 45 | 137 | Nene Hilario, PF/C, WAS | Adds 3 dimes a game, but up there in age and not a guy I’m drafting earlier. |
| 46 | 139 | Metta World Peace, SF/PF, NY | Should play despite not playing under this name. Probably avoiding. |
| 47 | 140 | Brandan Wright, PF/C, DAL | Dalembert the de facto starter, but I see Wright getting upper 20 minutes a night. |
| 48 | 145 | John Henson, PF/C, MIL | Won’t get boatloads of minutes, but his per/48 is fantastic and can contribute. |
| 49 | 150 | J.J. Hickson, PF/C, DEN | Behind Faried and McGee, will still get pretty solid minutes. |
| 50 | 157 | ↓ Amar’e Stoudemire, PF/C, NY | Name value probably has him going earlier, not touching him. |
| 51 | 165 | Luis Scola, PF/C, IND | Relegated to the bench, still has efficient scoring upside. |
| 52 | 168 | Tayshaun Prince, SF/PF, MEM | Starts, gets minutes, will give you a tiny bit of scoring. |
| 53 | 173 | Carl Landry, SF/PF, SAC | Revolving door at the 4 for the Kings, I think Landry is most consistent. |
| 54 | 174 | Nerlens Noel, PF/C, PHI | Will get eased in, always a chance he has big last couple of months. |
| 55 | 176 | Kosta Koufos, PF/C, MEM | Was productive in only 22 minutes/per last year, will get 18-20 and a few boards. |
| 56 | 177 | Brandon Bass, PF/C, BOS | Unclear role with Humphries/Wallace stealing some minutes. |
| 57 | 179 | Markieff Morris, PF, PHX | Hey, he’s starting. Deep leagues could do worse this late. |
| 58 | 180 | Glen Davis, PF/C, ORL | Hurt, probably misses opener, they’re trying to dump him – 180 from my thoughts in May. |
| 59 | 182 | Thomas Robinson, PF, POR | This deep, there’s late-season upside if LA gets moved/hurt. |
| 60 | 183 | Patrick Patterson, PF/C, SAC | P Pat is stuck in that 3-man PF rotation with Landry/Jason Thompson. |
| 61 | 184 | Antawn Jamison, PF, LAC | He’s old but can still score off the bench as a mid-week streamer. |
| 62 | 185 | Ed Davis, PF/C, MEM | Randolph is reliable but old, Davis showed potential with TOR in 1st half of 12-13. |
| 63 | 193 | DeMarre Carroll, SF/PF, ATL | I always thought he was underrated, will see decent minutes as reserve 2/3. |
| 64 | 198 | Marressee Speights, PF/C, GS | Think he’s a better player than opportunities he’s been given, works into mins. |
| 65 | 200 | Boris Diaw, PF/C, SA | Just so fun to say his name like Rick Flair, he had to be my Mr. Irrelevant! |
